Psychiatry Appointment

I met with my psychiatrist today. Kind of. They have this new thing where the doctor isn't actually there. You have to talk to them on a video screen. Due to lack of sleep my mind is drawing a blank to what that is called. It will come to me. Anyway, I told my doctor about my insomnia and she is doubling my nightly dose of Vistaril. Hopefully that will do the trick and not leave me with a hangover the next morning.

My mom has become depressed and she told her home health nurse about it today, but the nurse said that medication wasn't the answer, that my mom had to think positively and get out and do more and exercise. While I agree that all those things help, I know from personal experience that when you are truly depressed those things are nearly impossible. Sometimes you need a med to give you a little lift out of the hole so you actually feel like doing those things that will further help. Personally I think a good antidepressant would help my mom. Right now she wants to sleep all the time and feels worthless. She can't do many types of exercise because she isn't supposed to be moving her arms in order for her breast bone to heal from her surgery. She has trouble walking so it's hard for her to get out and do stuff outdoors. I understand why she is depressed. I would be too. I am insisting that she visits her actual doctor and talks to him about it. I know medication isn't always the answer, but it sure can help sometimes.