What finally happened when someone asked a simple question about my depression medication? My Peer Advocate, from On Our Own, has been after me for several years to speak with her doctor about my medication. For some reason, I had never really considered the idea. I would say, “yeah, yeah” when she would bring it up, but then not follow up with a phone call or a Google … [Read more...] about For Eight Years I Saw a Different Psychiatrist Every Year
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Is It My Medication—or Something I’m Not Ready to Face?
I’m not sure what to make of my current condition. It’s possible I have something going on, health-wise. Or it may just be one of those things. I am certain that whatever it is, things could be better. And from NCIS, I’ve learned that there are no such things as coincidences. So, what is making me “fuzzy?” And why does it happen at very specific times? I drive and get out … [Read more...] about Is It My Medication—or Something I’m Not Ready to Face?
How to Completely Change Your Life With Depression – 2025 UPDATE
How to Completely Change Your Life With Depression June 28, 2019 by Depression Is Not My Boss (Edit) Updated October 9, 2025 by Joel Quass As I started reading this blog post I wrote over 6 years ago, I realized how little I knew then about my depression. And even without yet reading the remainder of my post, I see how little I knew about SEO. Even my … [Read more...] about How to Completely Change Your Life With Depression – 2025 UPDATE
What Makes Me Choose to Live with Depression?
Photo by Marten Bjork on Unsplash Choosing not to live with depression is, for me, choosing suicide. Because of my family history, I see that I either learn to face depression and live with it, or check out. And my one instance of contemplating checking out occurred almost 50 years ago. Since then, I have understood that I am more afraid of death than I am of living with … [Read more...] about What Makes Me Choose to Live with Depression?
My Pharmacy Cannot Get 150 mg Wellbutrin XL
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash How is that possible? My pharmacy can get 300 mg Wellbutrin XL but cannot get the 150 mg tablets until September. They are just not available. Again, how is this possible? I have checked the internet, a bit, but have not found a reason why the 150 mg dose is currently unavailable. But I did find a reason why I should NOT be using a pill … [Read more...] about My Pharmacy Cannot Get 150 mg Wellbutrin XL
