Do you think it's ok to try to sleep away our depression?

i also take seroquel and i know it does help you to sleep i sleep all the day and then take it at night to help me sleep through the night i try to sleep away im pain for losing someone who was a mother to me so im sort of in the same area with you she was not my mother though just someone i was really close to im sorry for your loss and it will get better you must face your grief cause to be honest with you it is just going to be there when you wake up trust me ive been there just try and hold on it will get better i hope i have said something that will help you through this major time. have you talk with your doctor about using the extra seroquel if not you need to be careful so that it doesn't harm you take care and remember there will be a day you will see her again

i also take seroquel and i know it does help you to sleep i sleep all the day and then take it at night to help me sleep through the night i try to sleep away im pain for losing someone who was a mother to me so im sort of in the same area with you she was not my mother though just someone i was really close to im sorry for your loss and it will get better you must face your grief cause to be honest with you it is just going to be there when you wake up trust me ive been there just try and hold on it will get better i hope i have said something that will help you through this major time. have you talk with your doctor about using the extra seroquel if not you need to be careful so that it doesn't harm you take care and remember there will be a day you will see her again so live your life now

Hi ctry
I support you at this time of grief on the death of your beloved mother.
No amount of meds obviously is going to make it too much easier. But it is wise to do as the doctor says.
Well, I know when I was very ill a over a year ago, the advice from the mental health area was to be more active. Keep active, because the body produces certain substances in the brain to fight depression..has the opposite effect of just sleeping. It is a chemical reaction apparently.
Now me on the other hand, I think if a person needs sleep to heal, then so be it. I also think that sleep can heal many things and quells the minds racing thoughts.
Well, just my two cents ctry.
(((((ctry)))) I do hope it eases for you, some of the shock of it all..we are here anyway for you ctry.
Bless You ctry.xo

I am concerned for you. Do you have a grief counseling group that you can seek help from. Our local vna/hospice has a bereavement group that helps people going through loss. You need to get out of the house and do something to get your mind off things.

Do you exercise? Perhaps you can go to the gym. Exercising is a great way to relieve stress and get those endorphins working. Walk if you can't go to the gym. But, get yourself out of the house.

Staying in bed all day and sleeping isn't helping you deal with your pain, your loss, your grief. Please check your local hospice to see if they have the bereavement group.

Big huggers to you.

i guess sleeping away the depression doesn't help...it will come back to the way it is when you wake up..its the time of the month where in i am about to lose a brother who is so dear to me...Feb 28 when he committed suicide and its going to be a year now...i had felt so devastated and was still grieving till now...somehow the pain never went away..even my anti depressant pills it just made me sleep but never took the anxiety away...

I'm so sorry to hear of your grief but I do not think that you should over medicate yourself like this and sleep the feelings away as they are still going to be there! Coming here and talking to us about it is a start to your healing but I do believe that you need to share your sorrow, your thoughts and feelings with someone that is close to you and who will understand....

Please take care of yourself and know that I am praying for you:)

Hugs

~Heavens~

No its not healthy for you to be sleeping this much
You should talk to your doctor and see if they cant switch you to something other than seroquel
I dont think its working like its supposed to.
You have to make yourself get back into life
The longer you isolate yourself the worse it will be
It is not healthy for you to be alone all the time.
Is this how your mom would have wanted to see you?
If she is watching down on you do you think she approves of this?
I am very sorry for your loss I really am
BUT you are still here and you still have a life to live
I dont mean to sound mean
i am genuinely concerned about you.

I would say, ctry, that your body is dealing with your grief in the best possible way that it can. I remember the early days when I lost my sister and then my mom -they were some of the darkest days of my life, and each day I didn't see how I could go on. I would be just talking to a neighbor and all of a sudden the tears would start to flow. I could not control it. I promise you, though, that things WILL get better! Please, do not become too dependent upon the medication. It has its purpose, but you should grieve naturally as much as you can. I began going outside and just communing with Nature more, and it helped me tremendously. I know that it is too cold for that right now, but if I remember correctly, you have DirecTV(or something like it), so seek out nature programs and enjoy the beauty of them. I wish you the best.

I lost my mom and six months to the day I lost my father, and it is very hard, but you have to get help not just with your meds but with a grief group in your community, I also found a web called GriefShare.com and it has helped me cope. I suffer from panic and anxiety attacks plus clinical depression and I too take alot of meds but no matter what sleep is not going to take the pain away. Get out there talk to friends, family anybody that would listen and talk about your feelings let them out this also helps, keep a journal and write down everything you are feeling no matter what it is, let your pain out dont hold on to it. Learn to let go and let God help you heall, go for a walk, read a book, anything to help you cope with your grief. You may not think that is goin to help, but all that I am writing I also did it does help.

You need to deal with your grief, but you don't need to do it alone. If I were you I would talk to my doctor about recommending maybe a therapist to talk to, to help you in dealing with your grief.