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I used to take these meds at the hospital, for pulmonary damage. One of them was a steroid, and the other was not. Anyways, ever since i have been taken these meds more often, ive had this lingering low grade depression bugging me. It wont go away, and all i can think of is misery and despair. Exercising doesnt help, nor does drinking more water, cutting out carbs, etc it supercedes any mechanism for me to get rid of the depression. The problem is if i stop taking these meds, i will die within 2 years, and if i keep taking the meds i could possibly live for 20 or more. So part of me wants to go for the noble death, and die in 2 years knowing i lived a great live, vs lingering around in misery and agony for 20 or more years.

That is all.

I used to take these meds at the hospital, for pulmonary damage. One of them was a steroid, and the other was not. Anyways, ever since i have been taken these meds more often, ive had this lingering low grade depression bugging me. It wont go away, and all i can think of is misery and despair. Exercising doesnt help, nor does drinking more water, cutting out carbs, etc it supercedes any mechanism for me to get rid of the depression. The problem is if i stop taking these meds, i will die within 2 years, and if i keep taking the meds i could possibly live for 20 or more. So part of me wants to go for the noble death, and die in 2 years knowing i lived a great live, vs lingering around in misery and agony for 20 or more years. That is all.

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[–] • 0 pt

Is depression listed as a potential side effect of either of these drugs?

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

It is, for a variety of reasons. The biggest one is these meds are combination of oral steroids and a bunch of stimulants used to simulate normal pulmonary function. However, to do so the medications makes you weaker by suppressing your immune system.

[–] • 0 pt (edited )

Ok, that's tough. You have to take the med's but they're also giving you a nasty side effect. Also, the knowledge that you have to keep taking the medicatons is compounding the depression.

I'm no doctor but one thing that would be very good (and please correct me if you're already there) would be to contact a qualified nutritionist. As you already know, diet is a great way to organically change imbalances in the body but given your condition and medications it would be unwise to go it on your own.

Remember, everything exists on a bell curve. You need to do a lot of research and find the best nutritionist possible. This is very important so even if you have to go to stupid reddit to do it - do it. Good news is that most health care professionals will now do online consultations.

Second, if you haven't already done so - get posession of your FULL medical records (I mean everything). This is a great step in taking charge of your own healthcare. It really helps to have all that vital information in your hands.

Spiritually, I would be wary of spending too much time on poal. We need you in the fight to uncover the lies and hipocracy in the world but you need to be as strong as possible to do that so make sure to take regular breaks. I sometimes do this for a month or so in order to get my head straight.

Also, if you aren't already there - make sure to attend regular church services. This is one of the best and most uplifting things you can do and anybody who says otherwise is in denial of all evidence to the contrary.

And please don't forget that you are loved. Not just by God but also by all of us. Anytime you need prayers, you know where to come.

Last but not least, remember who you are. You are a goat and goats are strong headed. Goats are survivors.

Stay strong.