inthesouthrn

inthesouthrn has 18 years experience and specializes in med/surg.

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1. Question for those who receive SSD

   inthesouthrn replied to mondkmondk's topic in Disabilities

   Do you mind my asking what type of bipolar you have? Type 1 or type 2? I have type 2 and find it so hard to work and sometimes I can't and have had multiple hospitalizations. I can't get stable on meds. Just wondering what kind of chance I may ha...

2. Stress related near breakdown

   inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Stress 101

   You are an angel! Thank you so much for your kind words. They soothed my soul.

3. Stress related near breakdown

   inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Stress 101

   I'm still struggling. After going without meds and tx, I wound up in a psych unit for a week. This is the 3rd hospitalization in a year and a half. I'm back on meds and seeing a psychiatrist, but I'm up and down. Good one day, the next depressed ...

4. Stress related near breakdown

   inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Stress 101

   My gynecologist thought that the depression was not caused by menopause, but I don't think she's checked my hormone levels. I'm thinking of getting another gynecologist and start all over again with them. I didn't get this severe with depression un...

5. Stress related near breakdown

   inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Stress 101

   Well, 2 years later, I wanted to give everyone an update. Even though I went into a less stressful nursing job since I had the near breakdown at my previous hospital job, I feel like now I cannot ever get back to the person I was before this happene...

6. I hate being a nurse

   inthesouthrn replied to SJE RN's topic in Career Support

   I've been a nurse for 18 years, part of that time was on a med/surg floor. Hospital nursing literally almost killed me mentally and physically. I don't know why I ever went back to it. I tip my hat to any nurse that can handle it well. I wish I c...

7. What if you don't want to be an RN anymore?

   inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all so much for your replies. They did help. I have sought help for my depression for the last almost 3 years and I've been to psychiatrists, tried many meds, and had counseling and nothing really helps for long. Have a lower stressed ho...

8. What if you don't want to be an RN anymore?

   inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the replies so far. I worked at a hospital for a few years and it was so stressful I went into home health where, overall it is less stressful. But I don't even feel on top of that anymore. I have been trying to get help for my depre...

9. What if you don't want to be an RN anymore?

   inthesouthrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse for almost 20 years now and I'm in my early 50s. In the last couple of years I really feel like I'm no longer sharp and my memory is getting not so good. I've suffered from depression for the last several years and I'm disillusion...

10. Found out I may be bipolar----explains alot

    inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Stress 101

    UPDATE: Thought I might come here and update you all on my post of 11-09. Here it is, May 30, 2011 and I am still not stabilized with my bipolar. It is bipolar type 2, where one does not have periods of mania with the depression, but periods of hyp...

11. Found out I may be bipolar----explains alot

    inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Stress 101

    Thank you! They say things are bigger in Texas! :)

12. Found out I may be bipolar----explains alot

    inthesouthrn posted a topic in Stress 101

    Back in Feb 09, I posted on the general forum that I had some type of panic attack at work and had to tell my nurse manager I could not work that morning. I had called her into the office first thing after the day before having a horrible day. I ha...

13. Stress related near breakdown

    inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Stress 101

    I haven't posted here in many months. Not since around the time where I got so stressed out at work, that I had to take a medical leave of absence for 6 weeks. I didn't know what to do, but did go to a PA that gave me Effexor and Klonipin for my de...

14. Stress related near breakdown

    inthesouthrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Stress 101

    Just so all my posts won't seem like gloom and doom, I wanted to post something on a positive note. For those of you familiar with my bout of stress related panic attack, the depression, and being put on medical leave, then ultimately having another...

15. Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    inthesouthrn replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, If I post a thread and many people respond to it, it doesn't matter if many people basically say the same thing or not. It's the fact that they took the time to try to help is what counts to me. I think the replies are for the poster no...