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Depression and sickle cell

Hello im amoree and I do not know if it is just me or not but I have been through depression alot in my life and I dont know if it was because of my sickle cell and if any one else had the same feelings that I had it started when I was 12 and they started giveing me meds for my depression and it seem to help and now im 17 and it seem that all the feelings are comeing I just dont seem to be me anymore and lately I have been in alot of pain and I have been in the hospital and its like when im in there i start feeling alone and sad so I dont know if its because of the meds or what ??? so if you have been goin through the same things just leave a comment or something .

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Comment by Kemi Thomas on November 25, 2009 at 4:46pm: Hey gurl I'm 17 too! And I know how u feel, its so hard at this age,and especially having to deal with this burden 24 hrs! I feel depressed sometimes and deeply saddened, by thi and always think why, like today!lol but I've learned to just think positive, and not let it discourage you from your goals. Its hard to find people who would understand, but if u want someone 2 talk to ill be here ; )!

Comment by Tasha Benjamin on November 3, 2009 at 11:41pm: Hi Amoree,I'm Tasha 36yrs old mother of 4,I also suffers from sickle cell anemia,as a child growing up I was lonely at times but I kept myself busy,I would draw,write etc.I hate that you got depress at such a young age, don't worry sweetie it do gets better we all have our good & bad days.Now that I'm grown I got depress because I had an ulcer on my ankle that would not heal & I'm use to doing things on my own taking care of my kids but now they have to do alot on their own but I do have a wonderful husband that help take good care of me,I know my ankle is gonna heal,you have to have faith think how wonderful it is to have life to breathe & walk when you think you have it bad there's someone out there with problems that can't be solve, You good & you'll be just fine just have faith leave all your troubles to the Lord trust me he will handle them!

Comment by Ali on October 7, 2009 at 11:58am: Hello Amoree,
I always felt lonely growing up because I didn't have playmates as a child. After I went to school, I was ostracized by the other kids due to my illness. I also suffer from depression and take medication. I don't blame it entirely on SCD. It was triggered by an incident in 2000 and I have been on anti depressants ever since. We get blue due to the isolation and the constant pain. I hope that you have an anti depressant that works and also try to find things that pick your mood up.

Comment by Mr.JAH on October 2, 2009 at 8:01pm: Hi, I just want to encourage you to try ur best to remain happy. Just think about all the blessings that you have like...life aka living. I know it's hard sometimes to cope with having sickle cell, but just think about the people who have cancer, aids, and other immediate life threating diseases. Don't worry lil mama...you'll be just fine. Keep ya head up!