YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

It dawns on me that when things are going semi-ok in my life, I don't get depressed (sad, hopeless, down) but I get angry and irritated all the time. The things that made me mad bother me for hours or days. How would I go about trying to get out of this? I haven't had health insurance for... maybe 4...

I think the SSRI crowd is like what you mentioned with Zoloft - works and then stops working. It happened to me with Zoloft and I think it's happening with Celexa too.

I feel stuck. My family is insane and hates each other. They're all about drama, no love, no peace. I want to move but I need a full-time job. The process of finding one stresses me out so bad. I'm so insecure that after a while, I just want to give up. It's harrowing. I love the job I have now (asi...

I used to cry much more than I do now. The meds have helped a lot in that area. Usually if I cry now, I'm feeling rejected, very frustrated, or when I haven't take my meds in a couple days :O. It's so weird when that happens - when you can cry about nothing . It is hard to cry about little things. I...

Hi, I just heard Paul Gilmartin's podcast and I knew immediately I had to come and talk about my experiences. I've had depression/anxiety related issues for about 10 or so years now, at least that I've really noticed. It started to develop fully in my freshman year of high school. It was over a boy ...

Hi, here's some info on the meds I've been on and am currently on and how they work/don't work. Zoloft (Generic) -I was on this when I started counseling for the first time in 2006. I started at 50mg but I had the best counselor in the world and that was all I needed to feel 75% than I was before. I...