I am sure tech school will keep you busy enough. Aced it, huh? Hey, that is awesome.

Hi everyone! Missed you and have so many things Ive been doing. I found a wonderful man. His name is Rich. He is being very good for me and we have known each other for going on 6 mo now. I think/hope this is the one.

Hope everyone is doing well and if not, Ill keep you in prayer.

HUGS AND SMILES

Good for you on finding someone who treats you right

Thank you Cutiepie! So far he has been a perfect gentleman and his parent love me, and mine his. It is nice to be able to come in here and (personally for me) be able to write some good news. There are so many bad things happening to me but all I want to do it be with him. He has helped me through so much. I think we are getting close to the "L" word

You look nice in your picture, Amber and happy.

Depression is a disease that never seems to go away...I hate it...I have dysthymia Depression, the lowest form...as well as two other disorders...but that's my depression one...little zoloft and topomax pills...you ever wonder if the pills help? I've never gone off of them or anything, but, sometimes I just wonder...other times I notice I'm more depressed without them...depression hurts, not only yourself, but everyone around you (I know that's from the commercial, but it's true...I've lived it)...to all those who suffer I'm sorry you too have to endure it...

I have dysthymia too, didn't get diagnosed until my 40s though, the meds don't work for me, I have pretty much every side effect in the book from them, so I try counseling and have learned to get along pretty well. I hope things work out for you. Welcome to our thread. It has been quiet in here for awhile, people have apparently been busy. Keep up your fight, you can conquer it or get control of it anyways. Take care.

I take Topamax too, for my migraines. Good luck.

Wow, I'm sorry to hear you didn't get diagnosed until later on. That sucks. Oh I know how it is to get every side effect in the book from meds because when it comes to surgeries I can't take anything for pain (literally--not even morphine, penicillian, etc.). Topamax for migraines? Odd. I still get migraines and I've been on Topamax for a few years. Excedrin works for me. Nice to meet someone who knows what it's like. And thanks for the warm welcome to the thread.

I am only on 200 mg of Topamax a day, but without it I get auras for migraines, I actually get "retinal auras" where I get the auras but the headache doesn't happen, really bizarre. Scared me, I was having them daily, went to the ophthalmologist, was scared my vision was going bad, he said they wouldn't affect my vision, but I get them when I am stressed. The Topamax helps control them. I know you can take up to 600 a day of Topamax, I have been on 300, but do okay on 200, so have been on that for maybe 3 years now. I still get headaches but not like I was. Stress seems to dictate my headaches, when I am super stressed, I will get stuck in a headache cycle that can last for months. I have muscle relaxants that help some with the arthritis in my neck and slows the headaches down too. After all these years, guess I am finally finding a combination that works.

Yeah, it does suck to walk around for 40+ years and wonder what the he1l is wrong with you, finally someone put some words to it, it was relief to finally know what it was. I do okay without meds, but have done a lot of counseling to work on my issues and have developing some coping skills so I do okay.

I actually can't take aspirin or Tylenol, but do take some Vicodin or another pill for the major headaches, can take the Tylenol if there is some narcotic there to buffer it, I guess, but my stomach won't take the straight Tylenol after all these years.

Welcome again, this is normally a really safe place to hang out, lots of good people here. Take care.