tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post115448738678970867..comments2023-10-18T08:26:30.457-07:00Comments on Scrappin' Digi Style: Tracy Blankenshiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555590797500952838noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1155002212699416872006-08-07T18:56:00.000-07:002006-08-07T18:56:00.000-07:00Hi Tracy...I'm sorry I missed this post. I think y...Hi Tracy...I'm sorry I missed this post. I think you are so brave for posting this. You are right...doctors don't tell you much before you get on anti-depressants. I'm on one of the newer drugs right now for depression and even though it's working well, I hope I won't have to be on it forever. I hope you can find a solution that helps you get off that drugs. I know just what you mean about not being able to cry and of course the other issue too...<BR/><BR/>Hang in there and keep us informed of how you are doing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429332555622125334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154952233248143112006-08-07T05:03:00.000-07:002006-08-07T05:03:00.000-07:00Hello from Brazil ! :o)Thanks for this lovely alph...Hello from Brazil ! :o)<BR/>Thanks for this lovely alphas !<BR/>Hugs !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241354040748386329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154846868952080782006-08-05T23:47:00.000-07:002006-08-05T23:47:00.000-07:00I wanted to thank you for the alpha. Hang in there...I wanted to thank you for the alpha. Hang in there with the meds, I'm sure it is going to be really hard, but you can get off them. I have taken many different meds for my BiPolar disorder. I quit taking them in 95 because I would act worse when I was on them. It's hard to deal with depression, but I chose to deal with it without taking meds because I didn't like the way they made me feel. Hang in there, eventually it will get better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154840932526531102006-08-05T22:08:00.000-07:002006-08-05T22:08:00.000-07:00This is a great alpha, Tracy! Thank so much.JanThis is a great alpha, Tracy! Thank so much.<BR/>JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154826041507309622006-08-05T18:00:00.000-07:002006-08-05T18:00:00.000-07:00I love the fabulous alpha you shared with us. It's...I love the fabulous alpha you shared with us. It's so darn cute! I'm sorry you have been having trouble with your meds. I know it's hard to wean off of them and/or switch to a different medication that might have fewer side-effects. I've been taking Prozac for 12 years or so now and have tried a few times to get off of it (with the doctor's supervision) and have had no luck.<BR/> Just make sure you give yourself a break whenever you can get it! Hugs to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154748245281751112006-08-04T20:24:00.000-07:002006-08-04T20:24:00.000-07:00Such a cute alpha! Thanks so much!!Such a cute alpha! Thanks so much!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154704911028602982006-08-04T08:21:00.000-07:002006-08-04T08:21:00.000-07:00Just wanted to say thanks for your generosity. I ...Just wanted to say thanks for your generosity. I hope all works out for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154624395789301262006-08-03T09:59:00.000-07:002006-08-03T09:59:00.000-07:00Wow Tracy, what strength to not only be going thro...Wow Tracy, what strength to not only be going through all that but to also actually talk about it. That's one of the great things about blogs...you can just let it all out without actually having to at look the people you're talking to. For me, anyway...makes it much easier to get this stuff out and off your chest when you don't have to see the possibly condemning looks. Or maybe that's just me and I'm too sensitive LOL Whatever, it's great that you're doing it. I'll be thinking of you and hoping you can find your way through all this!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and thanks for the alpha ;-) I hadn't even seen the kit (trying to keep myself from spending...yeah, right) so I had to go grab it, too LOL Too cute!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154611654972634492006-08-03T06:27:00.000-07:002006-08-03T06:27:00.000-07:00A lovely alpha thanks for sharingA lovely alpha thanks for sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154601263160323412006-08-03T03:34:00.000-07:002006-08-03T03:34:00.000-07:00Thank you for the great Alpha & wishing you all th...Thank you for the great Alpha & wishing you all the best Tracy.lebjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058523351072531427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154588141374111212006-08-02T23:55:00.000-07:002006-08-02T23:55:00.000-07:00Tracey, I admire you so much for speaking out abou...Tracey, I admire you so much for speaking out about your ppd and I hope that you can get some help in coming off the meds. <BR/><BR/>I suffer with depression (not ppd) and can imagine some of what you are going through. I'm sending all good thoughts to you.<BR/><BR/>In the midst of all this you still find time and strength to share with us - thank you for the alpha, its great.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154579855019078052006-08-02T21:37:00.000-07:002006-08-02T21:37:00.000-07:00Tracy. My thought are with you. I have had problem...Tracy. My thought are with you. I have had problems getting off a med the doctor gave me for depression also. I look like I have Parkinson's disease and my body quit making its own seratonin. Nasty stuff those M.D's hand out so readily. Thank you so very much for the great alpha! It's go neat!<BR/>Hugs,<BR/>Jan<BR/>GodBlessAmericaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154577497528160222006-08-02T20:58:00.000-07:002006-08-02T20:58:00.000-07:00And I got up on my soapbox so far that I didn't sa...And I got up on my soapbox so far that I didn't say - thanks for the alpha AND, ::sniff:: I'm so proud you answered the tag! LOLGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086462444136948547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154577358456841662006-08-02T20:55:00.000-07:002006-08-02T20:55:00.000-07:00Huge-mongous hugs for really putting yourself out ...Huge-mongous hugs for really putting yourself out there, girlfriend. I had post-partum depression horribly with all three of my girls and I'm sure you've prob read in my blog that I was almost suicidal - aw, hell, let's admit it, *I was suicidal* - when I was pg with Annie. I keep saying "almost" - but really deep down, I wanted OUT. Not cool. Love and hugs. I hope the doc can help you out. <BR/><BR/>And dadgummit, we women NEED to talk about PPD!!!! It happens!!!!!! And it SUCKS!!!!!!!!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086462444136948547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154577238586475422006-08-02T20:53:00.000-07:002006-08-02T20:53:00.000-07:00Thank you for the fantastic alpha! So sorry to hea...Thank you for the fantastic alpha! <BR/><BR/>So sorry to hear about all that's been going on! It must be terrible to go through! Thank you so much for sharing your story with us... only when women are willing to discuss it will it stop being taboo... <BR/>Hope you and your doc can figure something to help getting off the meds! Good luck!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154571351202995852006-08-02T19:15:00.000-07:002006-08-02T19:15:00.000-07:00I LOVE this alpha! Thanks so much.I LOVE this alpha! Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154570482526194862006-08-02T19:01:00.000-07:002006-08-02T19:01:00.000-07:00This alpha is SOOOO COOL! Thanks so much for shar...This alpha is SOOOO COOL! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!<BR/><BR/>I really really know what your talking about about the meds. I always research before taking anything and even then I'm still leary about taking things. I'm sorry to hear that your having these problems and I hope they clear up really soon! HUGS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154564577662076112006-08-02T17:22:00.000-07:002006-08-02T17:22:00.000-07:00What a cute alpha! Thank you!SusanWhat a cute alpha! Thank you!<BR/>SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154550473626456142006-08-02T13:27:00.000-07:002006-08-02T13:27:00.000-07:00Sending big ((Hugs))) to you Tracy. Hope you and y...Sending big ((Hugs))) to you Tracy. Hope you and your doctor can work out a plan together. I had PPD after each of my three children - didn't get help the first time, finally got help the second time and when I had my third, the doc had my prescription waiting for me while I was in the delivery room. Hang in there - it will get better!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321336920373757111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154538678754221262006-08-02T10:11:00.000-07:002006-08-02T10:11:00.000-07:00Thanks for the Alpha!Sorry that you are having tro...Thanks for the Alpha!<BR/><BR/>Sorry that you are having trouble with your meds. You should go off of it with your doctors supervision, decreasing the dose over the course of several months, and you shouldn't notice the withdrawal effects as much. I had to do that a few years ago when going off of Paxil. If I just stopped I got all woozy. It's called SSRI withdrawal syndrome and is fairly common across the board with the SSRIs (Prozac, Paxil, etc)<BR/><BR/>HUGS sweetie!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514253585049849994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154532825320229522006-08-02T08:33:00.000-07:002006-08-02T08:33:00.000-07:00{{{Hugs}}} hun!I know where you are coming from- I...{{{Hugs}}} hun!<BR/>I know where you are coming from- I've gone through PPD twice. The first time was after Bryce was born and I was a total basket case- had no energy, all I wanted to do was sleep, and I was a wreck emotionally. DH didn't know what to do with me and I had no idea of what was making me such a wreck. Everything made me cry and I was so unhappy. Then I went in to the university clinic for my annual exam and the doc starts asking me if I had ever thought of hurting myself or the baby. Whoa! that was a shock. She put me on some lower dose birth control pills and things started to get better. Then, we had the twins. This time it was much more subtle- not the 'in your face' emotional roller coaster I was on before. DH annoyed me no end, no matter what he did, I had absolutely no interest in intimacy, but the biggest thing was I wanted to be anywhere but home. There is no way I was going to leave, but it was still a very strong desire. To say that that hurt our marriage would be an understatement. The twins were almost two before I started to recognize it for what it was other than just being exhausted from taking care of 3 small kids 24/7 with no one to help out. This time I just went cold turkey off of the birth control. Hence child #4 LOL I haven't been back on them since and don't plan to- it is just not worth the stress to my family.<BR/><BR/>::sigh:: I still have to answer that tag myself. been avoiding it ;)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Creative Expressions alpha- I'm glad I hadn't done anything with that kit yet- it's fab!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130468665650062564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154528982209259802006-08-02T07:29:00.000-07:002006-08-02T07:29:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing. I hear ya on the meds. I gain...Thanks for sharing. I hear ya on the meds. I gained 30 pounds, and from one (in a year)... Uh, I wish I would have done some research online before.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414514118280407248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154527625787308322006-08-02T07:07:00.000-07:002006-08-02T07:07:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for the alpha. I am so sorry to ...Thank you so much for the alpha. <BR/><BR/>I am so sorry to hear what you are going through with your meication. That is AWFUL! I wish you the strength to get to the other side. (((HUGS!!))Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613498386964470037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154510236078341032006-08-02T02:17:00.000-07:002006-08-02T02:17:00.000-07:00I love Honest People, Thankyou so Much for Sharing...I love Honest People, Thankyou so Much for Sharing your Story!! Good Luck and Stay Strong even on your weakest days. I hope with all my Heart you make it through to the other side. I too suffer from something but not sure if it's PPS. Just not sure at all and Yes I should go Talk about it but how do you explain something your not even sure has a name? But that's another story Anyway Sweetie, Thankyou so Much for your little Gifts too, They say that giving is the way to get back Happiness and more, I hope your as happy as me for you giving this to us! Take Care and When ever possible have fun! Keep Smilin' xxx<BR/>PS I know you can do it in your own time, I have faith in you ! xxx~*~ Coralee ~*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06925703506355605119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17025091.post-1154507518850777582006-08-02T01:31:00.000-07:002006-08-02T01:31:00.000-07:00Wow Tracy! I appreciate your talking about it so c...Wow Tracy! I appreciate your talking about it so candidly. I've been avoiding taking any meds for most of my life... well since I was about 16'ish... Every other female in my family out of 5 girls has or is taking some form of something for it... guess I got some of the same genes. lol But I was determined to figure out how to control it with diet and just ask for extra understanding from my DH. It is tough some days but I'd rather be a roller coaster at times than no feelings at all... I guess. That's how all my family explains the meds to me. And they've been taking them longer than you did. I can't imagine them trying to get off of them. I know one sister struggled with suicidal thoughts a lot before the meds... So, what do you do? <BR/><BR/>I hope and pray God can give you the extra human strength to get back to living life without them. Look into the diets that help with this sort of things... do some research on the net... It's amazing the stuff that helped me to even myself out and now I just have to make sure I watch my diet. You can tell just when you get moody... you start to realize... I've been eating crappy fast food or not at all or not enough or too much sodas and chocolate. There's so much more to it than those few foods but it helps. Good Luck with it Sweetie... and I will keep you in my prayers. Blessings!<BR/><BR/>PS THANKS so much once again for all you ever do for us... with your gifts.shawnyrvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799947031592545758noreply@blogger.com