tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post3139264558403846594..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: Self-Medicating When the Black Dog LoomsRay Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-82779748642501271382013-06-18T15:01:23.258+01:002013-06-18T15:01:23.258+01:00I don't know that I can answer that Colin. It...I don't know that I can answer that Colin. It probably depends on the individual.<br />What I do know is that I have been taking it since a couple of months after my husband's death (Aug 2009), and while I can't pretend it is an instant mood lifter, the days when I forget to take it I immediately feel a drop in spirits.<br />When I am really low I double the dose and do then feel the relief from the black cloud immediately.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-16167513225135344282013-06-17T22:24:24.912+01:002013-06-17T22:24:24.912+01:00How quickly does StJW work [i.e. make a positive d...How quickly does StJW work [i.e. make a positive difference to one's mood]? With Prozac and other prescribed SSRI treatments one has to let them build up for a while before any benefit is noticed.KeyReedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894097012924024789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-46294947847157196822013-06-16T17:42:42.101+01:002013-06-16T17:42:42.101+01:00Thanks Jane, appreciated. XThanks Jane, appreciated. XRay Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-37316837750008501942013-06-16T17:42:10.621+01:002013-06-16T17:42:10.621+01:00Thanks Perpetua, I will be seeing my eldest brothe...Thanks Perpetua, I will be seeing my eldest brother this Wednesday (the first time since John's funeral) so that may well prove the necessary booster.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-84527888744219822582013-06-16T15:17:45.689+01:002013-06-16T15:17:45.689+01:00xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxJane D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02571647840432446028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-77455305677721690772013-06-16T15:01:22.175+01:002013-06-16T15:01:22.175+01:00Ray, I'm sorry to hear that the black clouds a...Ray, I'm sorry to hear that the black clouds are looming and admire you for knowing which medications do and don't work for you. I do pray that this latest overshadowing will clear before long. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-75560194794251493712013-06-16T13:16:49.970+01:002013-06-16T13:16:49.970+01:00While I greatly appreciate cyber friends, I fear i...While I greatly appreciate cyber friends, I fear it is the lack of just one really close friend nearby which is at the root of most of my problems Penny. <br />As I have said St. John's Wort does at least (for the most part), keep me afloat.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-17569463959102468182013-06-16T00:54:46.238+01:002013-06-16T00:54:46.238+01:00Ray, it is good to know that you recognize when th...Ray, it is good to know that you recognize when things are going out of whack - that must give you at least some sense of having some agency in this situation. I have family members who suffer from depression, and it is sad how it can just suck the life out of everything. Here's hoping that your St John's Wort will help re-orient you, along with the knowledge that you have friends who care for you.Penelopepiscopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110169815273159849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-11886190227365568472013-06-15T17:58:19.320+01:002013-06-15T17:58:19.320+01:00I would never dream of recommending any medication...I would never dream of recommending any medication, have no training and no expertise at all Theanne.<br />All I can say is it works for me, at least to the extent that it lifts my spirits to just above floor level.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-16611016164282697502013-06-15T14:34:12.075+01:002013-06-15T14:34:12.075+01:00Being a depression sufferer myself Ray...I empathi...Being a depression sufferer myself Ray...I empathize with you...so far my "art" has helped me out...but there are days when the "doom and gloom" descend and there is little light. I perhaps should try St. John's Wort!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com