>----- Original Message -----
From: "Sally Grigg" <lostcst@mcn.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:08 PM
Subject: To Hell-yon from Sally
> My dear Helen, Hi, How are you? Silly question? You wrote about
> antidepressants. I tried a number of them for a few years. They affected
> my body very badly. Some people just do not benefit from them. I
> couldn't write, my thought processes were very sloppy, my voice sounded
> like I was very spaced out. I couldn't answer the Inn phone and take
> reservations because people kept asking me what was wrong with me. It
> was so obvious that something was. And they didn't help me with the
> depression. I had to do that on my own, or should I say with the help of
> God and my natural self. Chemicals couldn't do it.
>
> Mainly I was depressed because it hurt all of the time and nobody was
> helping me. My family doctor let me cry in his bathroom, but he wouldn't
> give me pain meds. He was going to call the authorities because he
> thought I was going to kill myself, but he wouldn't give me pain meds.
> He would give me every weird drug on the market as long as it didn't
> contain an opiate. None of these drugs helped the pain.
>
> Now I know its different with you. You do have pain medication and maybe
> you have the opposite problem. Maybe your meds have "put you to sleep"
> in the daytime. I wish I were building up to a solution, but the only
> thing I can think of is for you not to take maps during the day. And
> stop hitting me. It's just an idea. I would have been taking naps but
> with the Inn, my radio, or intercom, or phone, or some other electronic
> gadget goes off all the time wanting to know if New Years Eve is a slow
> time and questions like that. LOL
>
> I'm so sorry things have gotten worse for you. You certainly don't
> deserve it. You've helped so many people. And you're such a good
> listener. Well, take it easy. Love,Sally
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