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It's only 8 weeks since I had my 'breakdown' ( for want of a better word). I have popped by from time to time but never stay long. I just want to to say thanks to all who have sent me emails, cards, kind thoughts and help. :hug: :hug: :hug: I have appreciated every one of then but sometimes can't face the computer. My dose is up from 10mg daily to 40mg daily. Still feel vile...sick, vertigo, wobbly legs..panicky...can't eat ..can't sleep.
I made a new bear though ,who is posted in the showcase...so I CAN do something
q.D.paToOtieSJenny,
It's so nice to see you here. I've been out of the loop too so didn't even realize you weren't well. I hope they work out your medication and you start feeling better soon. Your new bear is lovely as usual.
Biggest hugs to you...
Dances With Teddy BearsJenny
I speak for many ..We love you and hope, pray, you start feeling better soon. It can be so hard, I truly know.
Do take care. You are in our thoughts and hearts. :hug:
Plum Cottage BearsWelcome back, Jenny, glad you are feeling better. :clap:
Thanks so much all... :hug: :hug: :hug: .I do think teddy bear making can be therapeutic as it focusses the mind away from anxiety and negativity. I am so grateful it does too...otherwise who knows where I'd be!!
Newcastle, OntarioHi Jenny,
Glad to see you posting and it will take some time before you will be your old self again, I'm sure. You know the old saying, one foot at a time. I'm glad you enjoy your bearmaking and I hope it helps you to slowly get back to your old self. Take care.
hugs,
Brenda
DoodlebearsHi Jenny, so nice to see you posting. Sorry that you are still not 100% but if you have managed to make a bear then that's fantastic. You're right Jenny teddy bear making can be therapeutic, I have found this many times with my medical condition, keep at it my friend and soon you will feel so much better. Enjoy Christmas and look forwards to a happy new year. Get well soon!
Hugs, Jane. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Hi Jenny. 
:hug: :hug:
That's all. You're in my thoughts. 
Patsy Lake BearsHi Jenny just take each as it comes and do what you can and when you can... good to see your post
It is a hard battle Jenny, but you will get there. Small steps and you will see a gradual improvement I am sure. Anything that takes you mind off things is great comfort. Your new bear is a treat. Take care of yourself and I know you will gradually get back to being very strong again. :hug: :hug:
Sending you lots of hugs Jenny!!!! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Hi Jenny...so lovely to see you posting here again! It's a bit of a journey with depression/anxiety...and does seem to flutuate for a while..but you will get there! Glad to hear the bear making is helping...its all about distraction and getting absorbed in something you love. It's helped me so much... to get through some really tough times! So keep at it...and stay positive..lots of love to you!! 
(the new polar bear is totally adorable by the way!)
Take care...
Hugs Yvonne :hug: :hug: :hug:
Dear Jenny I didn't realise you'd been struggling so much as I've been out of TT a lot, looking after my sister and new baby.....I do hope you're feeling on the better side of things now.....especially as you have now made a gorgeous new bear ....thinking of you
Big hugs Lynne :hug:
Pearl Button BearsLovely to see your post and lovely to see your new bear! Wishing and hoping your feeling better soon... keep on and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel I'm sure!
xxx Hugs xxx :hug: :hug:
Julie
Jenny, I'm so glad you are feeling better in some ways, at least. Are some of the symptoms you are having medicine side effects? If so, can they try another medication -- sometimes one in the same class will work better for a person than another. I'm glad you are making bears again, and your new bear is beautiful.
Lots of hugs,
Ellen
Hi Ellen...(both of you!!) and everyone who has taken time to post! I do think the side effects are part of the problem..I am having dreadful nausea..if I didn't know it's a physical impossibilty I would think I was pregnant..the sickness is vile..along with light-headedness...aches and pains...gastric problems and panic attacks. I do try and I have methods of diverting myself from it but sometimes they themselves are exhausting...you just want to forget about it...yet you can't.
I don't update my blog much because i can't face the computer lately...this is the most I have typed in weeks.
I have three bears waiting for faces so must get on...at least I have the bears.
Laurie Lou BearsIt sounds as if you are having a rough time on these drugs Jenny.If they are really necessary surely there must be a different medication that you can try that doesn't give you so many horrible side effects.Maybe these drugs aren't for you if your body dislikes them so much.I hope you feel much better soon as it sounds so awful how you feel
Laurie :hug:
Jellybelly BearsAwww, Jenny, I didn't realise you were so ill 
sending you massive hugs!!!! Is there any chance of trying another med?? Sometimes just a slight change can help, with some you react with worse side effects than others and its a very individual...just a thought, you've probably already thought of but I hate to hear you so ill :hug: :hug:
BearsbyTraceyOh Jenny I didn't realise you have been so sick. with all the xmas rush, I have been popping in and out of tt. I hope you are feeling better soon.
Big hugs from downunder in New Zealand
Tracey :hug:
Past Time BearsJenny, I agree with Sarah and Laurie . . . a different anti-depressant might work better for you. After being on Paxil many years, it lost its effectiveness for me. My doc gave me Wellbutrin in its place and I reacted VERY badly to it with almost disastrous results. I'm now on Effexor which is working very well. I hope so much that you can get relief soon from this horrid monster called depression. Like the TV advertisement says, "Depression Hurts".
