Depression

[Vibecrewangel]

Jeanette - Being that the meds didn't work for me I can't relate to you fully, however having problems of my own I can sympathize. I would never in a million years say that meds are completely unncessary (I wish my sis would take them) it's just that far more people are taking them then actually need them.

Another story (sorry, I know I've been a tad verbose today...)
A friend of mine recently got diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

He'd had a week vacation and decided to go shoping the first day and then sit at home and veg. He slept a lot. Watched TV. Showered a couple of times. But was for the most part a couch spud. When he tried to get up for work the following Monday he felt like crap and thought he was sick. He ended up calling in sick for another three days and then went to the doctor. He was feeling worse. More tired. Sleeping more. Weak. Not very hungry. They checked him for mono and diabetes (sp). Nothin. The diagnoses.....CFS.
So he calls me all worried he's got CFS. I laughed so hard my sides hurt for a week. When I calmed down he asked what was so funny. I told him that CFS was another way of calling a person lazy. I told him to go walk around the block and then let me know how he felt. He ended up calling is doctor to ask him about what he said and his doctor confirmed. His doctor though I was a kick in the pants.
I have to sympathize with doctors a bit. A person comes in...lazy bad diet, doesn't feel well. Doctor tells them eat better and get some excercise. Well hell, this aint no answer. Patient keeps coming back. Doctor tells patient he has CFS and makes same reccomendation and well hey. Now it has a name.....I'm sick.....I know he suggested diet and excercise...but I'm sick...I can't do that....I hace CFS......it has a name.....so it proves I'm sick.


You know...people have actually received disability checks for CFS. Paid for being lazy. All because it has a name.