Dwayne NM

Dwayne, I'm curious to know if you had bouts of depression before surgery. I've had seasonal affective disorder my whole life and wasn't finally diagnosed and properly medicated for BP II until my 30s. I had heard that depression can be heightened after surgery and read this book before surgery and twice after. I found it very helpful.

Find a reputable psychiatrist or psychopharmacologist near you and go talk it out and try to keep your mind open. You may be offered medication which you may or may not want, but from personal experience, I have found that my meds stabilize my mood so there are less ups and downs and the ups and downs become less frequent and less severe. I recommend skipping the psychologist because you can get the same talk from a psychiatrist with the added benefit of not having to go to a new doctor and tell your life story all over again should your psychologist suggest you go on meds or you choose to. Don't forget, meds don't have to be for life and you don't have to feel all over the place.

I wish you peace.

Hi, yes I've suffered depression all my life. It has been controlled well with medication for years. The type of emotions that I'm feeling now far surpasses the problem that I started out with. The responses from all the great people on here have helped me understand what's going on, which makes me less afraid that it's a permanent problem. Thanks very much.

For some reason I'm not looking quite like that ; ) fantastic job!

I live in a small town and have zero gay friends here. I do believe that my gat friends in Dallas would have been supportive.

Amazing. .. i just found this site about an hour ago and joined. Already so many caring people have shared support. Miss Mac you've got a good guy there.

I'm sorry about your friend Jeff. I kind of feel like I might be driving some of mine away too.

All good information and advise, thanks. I wouldn't say it makes me feel better to know some of you are going through it too, but it does help to know I'm not alone in this which means it must be normal.

Thank you, that's very helpful as it sounds a lot like what I'm experiencing. You say that you're still depressed, I hope it gets better for both of us.

Thanks and I agree but what I'm wondering is if this might be a physical side effect.

Hi everyone, I know that most men refuse to talk about feelings but I need to know if this is normal. I had the VSG 3 1/2 months ago. I've lost a lot of weight and was really happy about it. Now I'm going through some pretty extreme emotional mood swings. My feelings get hurt at the drop of a hat. I've really been feeling sad, lonely, and depressed. Is anyone else going through this? Do you know if there's anything that can be done to help?