I feel depressed, what do I do

[farhad]

Anyone can help me out on this, I'm upset that I feel depressed at a young age, is there anything that could take those constant headaches away.

[Shaun]

Constant headaches, eh... hmm. Are you under a lot of stress at the moment?

[farhad]

Originally posted by Shaun
Constant headaches, eh... hmm. Are you under a lot of stress at the moment?

Dont know, I guess so, I keep on having awful headaches quite often, dont know why.

[Dan_]

Go to your doctor, he should be able to prescribe something to help.

[CassetteFinger]

Have a bath that might help if you have no tablets.

[Ross]

Lie down maybe, or go to Doctors would be safe option.

Or maybe you're coming down with a flu or something.

[Red Moon]

Doctors are your best bet. If you can't wait that long phone the Samaritans.

From there website.

Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.

Whatever you're going through, whether it's big or small, don't bottle it up. We are here for you if you're worried about something, feel upset or confused, or just want to talk to someone.

We offer our service by telephone, email, letter and face to face in most of our branches.

Samaritans is available to anyone in the UK and Ireland. If you live outside of the UK and Ireland, visit www.befrienders.org to find your nearest helpline.

The phone number is 08457 90 90 90

[farhad]

Originally posted by Rice_Snap
Have a bath that might help if you have no tablets.

I have a bath everyday, I do actually take tablets.

[farhad]

Originally posted by Red Moon
Doctors are your best bet. If you can't wait that long phone the Samaritans.

From there website.

Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.

Whatever you're going through, whether it's big or small, don't bottle it up. We are here for you if you're worried about something, feel upset or confused, or just want to talk to someone.

We offer our service by telephone, email, letter and face to face in most of our branches.

Samaritans is available to anyone in the UK and Ireland. If you live outside of the UK and Ireland, visit www.befrienders.org to find your nearest helpline.

The phone number is 08457 90 90 90

Thanks Red.:thumbs:

[Red Moon]

You are a nice guy just get help and talk to someone..... life is a bummer at times.

[Captain.Remy]

I had many headaches when I was younger ! I've been to the doctor and he told me I have migraines. Then I think pills when I have one. But it still an horrible feeling.

[Sticks]

This one is out of left field, but also see the dentist.

Sometimes a dental problem can manifest itself in a headache.

Failing that see if you can get a CAT scan, just to make sure there are no tumours or someone has not shot you in the head. (it has happened that someone was carrying round a bullet in their head)

Or try Beecham;s powders.

The depression is probably a side effect, plus it is winter, so try and get a sodium lamp to sit in front of for a few hours each night (S A D ?)

[farhad]

I dont have any dental problems, just the headaches are bugging me.

[CassetteFinger]

So are you depressed cause of your headaches like everyone has said the safest bet is go to the doctor.

[Sunny_01]

like Sticks said it could be dental. Even if you think your teeth are fine. I used to get headaches and it turned out to be my wisdom teeth that had not descended.

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by Sunny_01
like Sticks said it could be dental. Even if you think your teeth are fine. I used to get headaches and it turned out to be my wisdom teeth that had not descended.

I second that! I have second that. I have suffered with my wisdom teeth for the last 3 years and they can cause so much pain and that can often result in a headache

[Jackie]

I get depressed more in the winter time,as soon as the sun comes out i feel much better,try focusing on the good things that you have going for you at the moment.

[farhad]

Not that long ago, it's been 18 months since I've returned home from a care home, and I've been to the doctors there which I had a low blood pressure, it did get better but now starting to feel the same again with those headaches, i've just made an appointment, thanks for the suggestion guys.:thumbs:

[Jackie]

Thats okay.

[supernoodles!]

hey farhad,I suffer from depression myself and headaches are a common symptom of depression.
I know this wont help right now and you may not see it ever happen but believe me one day you wont feel like this anymore,and im not talking in a matter of years,maybe it will be less than a matter of months but all I can say is one day your going to be feeling great about yourself and your life and for that reason you can never give up hope.
Going to see your doctor is an option but at such a young age they will prefer you to get your self out of the depression so to speak,without the aid of anti depressents as they often have terrible side effects and some people become addicted quite easily.You may hear about some docs handing out anti depressents willy nilly but i honestly dont think thats the case.My personal experience with depression got to quite a serious stage before i was finally pescribed prozac.However I must admit talking can do wonders,some times you just need to get everything off your chest.You seem like your reaching out for someone to talk to and if you were to arrange through your doctor to see a councillor then it may help you significantly more than just posting your problems on tibb as the help us members can give you is obviously limited.
If you ever want a personal chat feel free to contact me,I understand and I sympathise and I promise you things WILL get better.:hug:

[farhad]

Originally posted by supernoodles!
hey farhad,I suffer from depression myself and headaches are a common symptom of depression.
I know this wont help right now and you may not see it ever happen but believe me one day you wont feel like this anymore,and Im not talking in a matter of years,maybe it will be less than a matter of months but all I can say is one day your going to be feeling great about yourself and your life and for that reason you can never give up hope.
Going to see your doctor is an option but at such a young age they will prefer you to get your self out of the depression so to speak,without the aid of anti depressents as they often have terrible side effects and some people become addicted quite easily.You may hear about some docs handing out anti depressents willy nilly but i honestly dont think thats the case.My personal experience with depression got to quite a serious stage before i was finally pescribed prozac.However I must admit talking can do wonders,some times you just need to get everything off your chest.You seem like your reaching out for someone to talk to and if you were to arrange through your doctor to see a councillor then it may help you significantly more than just posting your problems on tibb as the help us members can give you is obviously limited.
If you ever want a personal chat feel free to contact me,I understand and I sympathise and I promise you things WILL get better.:hug:

Thanks for the cuddle supernoodles :thumbs:

[Billy]

aww supernoodles that was dead nice

[Conzors]

Originally posted by Billy
aww supernoodles that was dead nice

Yes it was..

:D

[Sticks]

I would still go for a dental check up and mention the headaches, just to be on the safe side.

Always try and avoid anti-depressants, as they are addictive.

[farhad]

What side effects does an anti-depressant casue?

[Retroman]

Just to clear something up Farhad...

Are you depressed because of your constant headaches? like some people have said.

Or are you depressed AND suffering from headaches?
Just curious.

Id offer advice but it seems that's already been well taken care of =] so I hope you're ok at least.

[farhad]

Originally posted by Retroman
Just to clear something up Farhad...

Are you depressed because of your constant headaches? like some people have said.

Or are you depressed AND suffering from headaches?
Just curious.

Id offer advice but it seems that's already been well taken care of =] so I hope you're ok at least.

constant Headache.

[~Kizwiz~]

Farhad, do you wake up with the headache or does it come on during the day? Does it stay until you sleep? Or does sleep not help?

Do you see flashing lights or are your eyes sensitive to light?

[Bells]

You're going through a difficult time, so it's common to feel depressed. For your headaches, a good thing would be to get plenty of rest - perhaps you feel stressed, in which case resting would be your best bet. It's easy to get carried away, feel pushed for time etc., but the fact is you can't jeopardise your own health and sanity as a result. If your headaches are extremely bad, however, seeing a doctor would be the best idea.

You could talk to someone you feel close to to try and lift a weight off your chest, or if you feel uncomfortable doing so, even writing it down helps. I hope you feel better soon though - I would try to bear in mind that a lot of people do go through the same thing.

[farhad]

Originally posted by ~kizwiz~
Farhad, do you wake up with the headache or does it come on during the day? Does it stay until you sleep? Or does sleep not help?

Do you see flashing lights or are your eyes sensitive to light?

It helps, but then comes back once I wake, after and hour.

[~Kizwiz~]

Do you wear glasses? If not when were your eyes tested last?

[Sticks]

Originally posted by farhad
What side effects does an anti-depressant casue?

One is dependence

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by farhad
What side effects does an anti-depressant casue?

It depends which one, the newer ones, SSR's, can cause some major side effects in the first few weeks but after that you shouldnt get many problems with them. The older anti depressants dont have that many side effects but doctors only prescribe them if you have been on ssr's and experienced problems.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : ~kizwiz~
Farhad, do you wake up with the headache or does it come on during the day? Does it stay until you sleep? Or does sleep not help?

Do you see flashing lights or are your eyes sensitive to light?

I guess you are talking about migraines because I have so many, well when I have them I take pills and I can't stand light and I want to hit my head on the wall. That's terrible.

[Kate..]

Try and do things that cheer you up, keep yourself occupied so you don't have times to dwell on being depressed,

it's what i had to do after my dad died but it really works, i got some pets to get responsibility of and stuff
:hugesmile:

[Sticks]

It sounds like the headaches are the problem and the depression is a side effect.

Visit the dentist, to check that out, as Red Moon and KizWiz confirmed, dental issues can cause headaches. Then also see a physician.

Meanwhile if you can take it, try Beecham's powders as a soluble medicine it enters the system quicker.

[flavaflav11]

call childline or talk to someone close to you ive been there man youll come through trust me

[Sticks]

Originally posted by flavaflav11
call childline or talk to someone close to you ive been there man youll come through trust me

But before we go after complex psychological reasons, apply Occam's Rasor and look into clinical causes first. Make sure that any possible physical cause has been addressed.

As I said, see a dentist and a doctor.

[farhad]

Originally posted by flavaflav11
call childline or talk to someone close to you ive been there man youll come through trust me

I'm not a child.

[Dan_]

If they are migraines then some medication that I've found to be very helpful and effective are migraleve tablets.I was suffering badly with Migraines and none of the normal paracetamol were working so I went to the doctor and was prescribed these migraleve tablets and they always managed to work, you start off by taking one of the pink ones and if they migraine is still there a couple of hours later you can take one of the yellow ones.

You can buy them from most chemists but you doctor may well give you a prescription for a box of about 12.I always have a box just in case a migraine comes on, usually the pink tablet will get rid of it fairly quickly.

[farhad]

Originally posted by Dan_
If they are migraines then some medication that I've found to be very helpful and effective are migraleve tablets.I was suffering badly with Migraines and none of the normal paracetamol were working so I went to the doctor and was prescribed these migraleve tablets and they always managed to work, you start off by taking one of the pink ones and if they migraine is still there a couple of hours later you can take one of the yellow ones.

You can buy them from most chemists but you doctor may well give you a prescription for a box of about 12.I always have a box just in case a migraine comes on, usually the pink tablet will get rid of it fairly quickly.

Thanks, sounds it helps, how much does is cost, do you first have to be prescribed by your doctors or you could buy them without prescription.

[Dan_]

Originally posted by farhad
Originally posted by Dan_
If they are migraines then some medication that I've found to be very helpful and effective are migraleve tablets.I was suffering badly with Migraines and none of the normal paracetamol were working so I went to the doctor and was prescribed these migraleve tablets and they always managed to work, you start off by taking one of the pink ones and if they migraine is still there a couple of hours later you can take one of the yellow ones.

You can buy them from most chemists but you doctor may well give you a prescription for a box of about 12.I always have a box just in case a migraine comes on, usually the pink tablet will get rid of it fairly quickly.

Thanks, sounds it helps, how much does is cost, do you first have to be prescribed by your doctors or you could buy them without prescription.

You can buy them without prescription.I normally get mine from Boots or Tesco, most chemists stock them.They are about £3.50 for a packet of 12.

[supernoodles!]

Originally posted by Sticks
I would still go for a dental check up and mention the headaches, just to be on the safe side.

Always try and avoid anti-depressants, as they are addictive.

not always and its more likely that headaches are a side effect of depression not the other way round.Im no doctor but its obvious that farhad is going through some troubles atm and its quite possible that he is depressed,he even said so himself