Will the depression lift soon?

Moodymom27, I can completely understand where you are coming from!!! I have been depressed since September, however there are better and worse days. You are lucky to have a very supportive husband ( so am I) and you have your kids that need you! Stay strong and be open to all possible treatments mentioned on this forum. I have been trying (almost )everything mentioned here. I must say that the combination of acyclovir and vit C cleanse have been working really well. I am not vertigo free yet, but the attacks are very, very mild ( touch wood!) do not give up! Fight! Preservere! You are strong!!!

 

The depression dizziness causes is very real and debilitating, I can absolutely relate...been stuck in it for many months now. It sucks the life out of you and people often don't understand. Then you feel guilty for putting those close to you through it as well. My husband also works long hours and I am often alone, isolated, too scared to go anywhere. I haven't driven in years.

 

Winter season depression, technically "SAD," seasonal affective disorder, can in most cases be cured or significantly suppressed with adequate vitamin D (at least 5000IU per day).

I used to get the winter blahs (along with colds and flues), but not after taking 7000IU of vitamin D each day (a 5000IU vitamin D-3 softgel, along with the 2000IUs in my daily multivitamin.

Lack of omega-3s also contributes to depression. Inadequate magnesium ,too, can be a factor.

--John of Ohio

 

D3 helps with depression and Inositol helps with anxiety. Both are safe and have no serious side effects.

 

I will share what helped me - but was SO darn hard to do. Focus on the positive. When I was at my worst - my attacks always come in clusters - I had no energy, waiting for the next attack, went to work and back home. Really just getting by. I would talk to my mom every day (she has MUCH worse medical issues). She would ask if I had went dizzy - if I didn't, she would say "so it was a good day". Initially I would contradict her. I mean seriously - the ear pressure was constant 24/7, the ringing persistent, the struggle to hear was every moment, fatigue throughout my body...Umm how is that a "good" day??!! But slowly I started that mental shift. And yes - while all of those other things were there, the day I didn't go dizzy - I focused on how great that was. I said a thank you prayer every night for not going dizzy. Slowly by focusing on the good vs the not optimum the tide slowly slowly shifted. I know just how hard it is so I don't share this lightly at all.

Focus on what you have. You have a beautiful family and supportive husband. Yes on the attack days you need help - but I have no doubt on the other days you are giving 110% of yourself to your family. 2 attacks in 10 days is horrible to go through. But focus on the fact that 8 of those days you didn't have an attack!

Too often we are our own worst enemy. We expect so much more from ourselves than we do others. I was so darn horrible about EVER asking for help. But you know what, while hugely embarassing to be driven home from work puking - my world didn't end. So many people around me offered to drive me home, pick me up, get things from a store, etc.. Allowing myself to lean on others was another step towards wellness. Reality is that we all need someone sometimes!!

Last, but not least, the "great" thing of this disease is as quickly as it rears it's UGLY head - it can disappear for a period of time as well. Just focus on today.