Please get help...

In Mike's depression we went to our family doctor who was helpful but never did refer him to the right doctors even after we asked many many times.  Mike did go to see a general practitioner who specialized in ADD this past January who diagnosed him with adult ADD and started him on ritalin.  He had been on paxil for the past 6 years.  Needless to say there were many kinds of medications that were trialed and Mike often felt like an experiment.  Mike tried, he looked for help and took his meds, but the demons came and took over.

What I am hoping that will come from this loss is that everyone who suffers from depression take the time to stop and think about how many people who love and care for you.  Mike felt that he was alone in the world, when in actual fact there were well over 230 people at his funeral.

Please, stop and if you do not feel right get help, talk to someone, anyone.  All it takes is a phone call to get help.  Doctors are there, therapists are there and family and friends are also there!

Please just don't let this happen to anyone else and to any other children!

Post Edited By Moderator (HW_Peace) : 5/30/2005 5:08:38 PM (GMT-6)

Words don't even begin to express the hurt and pain you must be going through. My God.....I am so sorry and if I were there, I would give you a BIG hug. The members here take depression very seriously. We do not harass each other nor do we put anyone down. We "shy away" from the subject of suicide but know the heartache it brings. Some of us have experienced it, some not. They are the lucky ones. Please listen to me closely and carefully. I didn't read any other posts to yours so I will say this without knowing what anyone else said. You have a place here. You can be a great help to people here without even mentioning the "S" word. You will become family. A lot of people need encouragement as much as they encourage others. They need love as much as they need to give love. They need support as much as they need to be supportive. Life is a give and take thing. A lot of people take all they can and never give back. They are the one's that skate through life without any "oil slicks" on the road, however, it all comes out in the wash after a while. I think I can safely say that we are all here for different reasons. No two of us are alike except that we care for one another. We are here for one another. We are, as I always say, names without faces. That is the best part. See, we don't care about formality. If it's good, decent advice, we want that. We depend on our "higher power", most being the Lord and Savior. If it weren't for Him, I wouldn't be here. I would have "thrown in the towel" a long time ago and just not have cared about anything. A lot of us have depression along with illnesses. So, we are dealing with more then one demon. After being here a while, I knew I could say anything, tell the members how I felt and never get put down. Now if you ask for advice, you better get ready to get it, however, you mostly get love. We genuinely care for each and every member and that means you too! 

I want to personally thank you for sharing your heartache with us. You will get lots of prayers. I am "overnighting" my prayers to you, but they come as soon as I get off line. God be with you and guide you and help you stay strong for the children. I will, of course, pray for your entire family too. God nless!

"Lefty"