Hey
My Dad and I live in the same house, and he suffers from massive depression, which is strange because he was never like that.
Both my dad and I grew up the same way. During teenage years and through 20′s we partied alot, we traveled, love life, and we are both very smart. We both believe in the incredible power the Brain has, and we understand how to stay away from stress and look at things in the best way possible, ect…..
but in the last year, my dad has become MORE and MORE depressed, more stressed out, almost to the point of having a breakdown
He knows better, he knwos he shouldnt be upset over little thngs, but he cant stop
My dad is a diabetic, now for 30 years, (type 1) and he is deteriorating, foot surgeries, bad eyes, the works… and now he is suffering from bad nausea everyday
He goes to a Pain Management Clinic for his pain, and he sees a Psyciatrist for his stress and depression
Tried all meds, from zoloft to xanax and everything inbetween
Now i know that his body getting worse, sickness and pain is part of the problem, but that is NOT why im asking
its not JUST his sickness, he wouldnt be THIS bad over just that. For some reason he cant do ANYTHING, my dad used to love music, video games, traveling, ect… but now, he wont even do any of it
he tries, and gives up after 5 minutes. nothing is fun to him, he can never enjoy himself, he gets close to having break-downs… i mean he can barely eat now, NEVER sleeps
and this is my basic question here
aside from the sickness…. aside from just “trying” to do stuff (because that is a stupid answer) … and besides the normal depression/stress medicine
What is there? what can you do when everything else has failed???
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Please Help My Dad – He Has Severe Depression….?4 comments to Please Help My Dad – He Has Severe Depression….? |
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I’ve been through the decades of health problems myself and at times I let myself get down to the point that could be called depression. One thing keeps me going, it changes my attitude, and even helps me control my health. I have a daughter who I really feel needs me right now in her life. It might not always be that way but right now she needs me and I plan on being here for her. My answer is since you are older maybe you need to let your Dad know that you still need him around. Let him know how important he is to you. Then wait and see what happens. I hope things work out..
Give him a viagra.
Your dad needs to talk to his doctor about this. Depression is a very serious condition but it can be easily treated. His doctor can give him a test for it. It may help you in your talk with him that one in five people will get help for depression in their lives…imagine how many suffer without getting help. Also, it is not something he is likely to be able to pull himself out of on his own.
He needs to talk to his doctor.
Constant pain really wears you down after a while, so one thing to do is make sure this is being treated properly. If he is depressed, is he taking his meds like he should?
Another thought is that socializing can be helpful. Does he have friends that he can spend time with occasionally? Some people respond to animals -if your dad is a dog lover, do you have a friend with a nice, well-behaved dog who wouldn’t mind you having the dog over occasionally (if your dad likes animals)?
Is his psychiatrist aware of the situation? I’d talk to him about what to do. If the current psychiatrist isn’t working out, you might consider finding a new one.