Posts by nimbleharbor54

If anyone here has any experience with this medication,
could you please share some insight
or describe what it was like for you?
Thanks

Greetings,

Looking for a kind soul who’s up for some company—maybe even a workout session (a gym would be perfect after being stuck on the couch for so long 😁), or even just some shopping... I find myself heading into NYC quite often just to escape my toxic environment back home (debt and other trivialities, a long story
). I have no intention of weighing anyone down with my drama; that’s what therapists are for 🙂
. Perhaps if you ever feel the urge to flee NYC for the coast, you'll have some company out by the ocean
.
It would honestly be wonderful if someone reached out... I'm not exactly a spring chicken, but age isn't an issue for me 👍

😲 Honestly, who here has actually lost it?
I’ve been reading through these posts and—frankly—I'm speechless.

I was on Lyrica for two years straight to manage recurrent depression.
That was 150 mg daily. I tried tapering off on my own afterward, but the depression just came crashing back.

Now, I'm terrified of taking anything else—even though I know I need to.

Rebecca Johnson said:You won't find any diagnoses listed on your pay stub. It only shows the dates of the leave and the specific type of sick leave taken. They aren't allowed to include the actual diagnosis or even the ICD code—anybody with half a brain could just look up those codes online.

Is this being implemented everywhere?

Some people are saying you should include specific diagnosis codes—and others are arguing against it.

Patrick Watson said:I hope you're joking, because if not, you're being a total idiot.🙂>

Bridget—that isn’t just some monkey business; it’s a full-blown condition called idiocy. 👎

All I can tell you is how I feel when I’m going through those depressive stretches.
I honestly can't stand—actually, I loathe—it when people try to drop by just to "cheer me up."
I just want to be left alone.
I'm not saying this is the right way to handle things, nor that everyone feels the same, but personally? I wouldn't go pay her a visit.

It’s no wonder I run into so many issues—I could never function in an environment like that.
I can't stand the hypocrisy. You see how people treat someone the second they get caught being vulnerable; you aren't allowed to show any weakness, insecurity, or heaven forbid, sensitivity. They immediately tear you down, and once you're labeled, it's nearly impossible to recover. It’s honestly exhausting. I’ve always been excellent at my job—the only thing I ever struggled with was public speaking or group presentations, mostly because of a deep-seated fear of being center stage.
Even now, thirty years later, I haven't completely shaken that feeling. It’s a bit easier to manage, sure, but it still feels like a heavy weight to carry. And that’s just one small aspect of what I do. So, what does that actually imply?
That I’m not good at my job? That someone who happens to be better at public relations is somehow more capable?
It’s all so incredibly subjective...

You might not want to hear this, but eight months isn't nearly enough time to just "move on" without feeling the weight of grief and despair.
For me, it took a full two years before I could even begin to breathe again—and even then, it wasn't exactly deep breaths...
Obviously, everyone handles things differently—some are more resilient than others—but nothing about it is easy.
It takes time. Just time. You have to adjust to the reality that a major chapter of your life is gone for good, and you have to find a way to make peace with that. But that day will come, believe me. I've been there myself.🙂