I don't understand why I keep getting messages for me to go to my doctor.  He's only a primary care physician and he only writes out prescriptions and orders tests only when I tell him I have a medical problem and when my husband was alive he did the same for him.  He doesn't know anything about what it's like to go through the loss of a spouse. My PCP as a general practioner doesn't know anything about specialized medicine like cancer, grief, stress etc.  He'd write a script for pills and then I'd be left to suffer the side effects and as it is I'm already taking 5 prescriptions for medical problems.  It was my understanding that we must do our 'grief work' and I can't do that when I'm sedated.  I'm sleeping too much as it is. And besides if I die of a broken heart what difference does it make.  My husband is gone and no one is worried about him.  He's in a better place than I am, or so I've been told.
P.S. I would like everyone who replied to my posts that each and every one of you who sent me gifts, hugs, condolences, words of comfort and wisdom, even though I along with everyone here who are in much grief and sorrow, and even though I am so depressed and crying, I am so touched and amazed at your heartfelt compassion.  Besides my grief support meeting at Hospice these grief sites are the only place I can go that you all make me feel so understood and each of you are so  supportive. I read your emails and replies again and again.  You are all so helpful and  I am truly grateful.

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I saw my doctor in December and my mom died in Jan. When I went in December it was for a physical, but once I started answering the questions and he saw the answers where I stated I was suffering from anxiety and depression he offered to give me some meds. He put me on Cymbalta and Xanax and I can tell you that it really did help!!! Of course, nothing takes away the intense pain of missing them, but it kinda just leveled me out and I am able to control my emotions better. I was in total meltdown mode and it really just evened me out. I am now pregnant (just found out in March) and I can no longer take these meds and I really notice a difference! You might want to try what he has to offer. They really did help me. As my doc said..the stress of dealing with a close family member dyeing of cancer is an EXTREME circumstance and to get you through the roughest times, it is certainly ok. We do not have mental problems, we are reacting TOTALLY normally. He said I should stay on it for a year and we could try to wean me off next year, but I had to wean off b/c of my pregnancy. Sorry for rambling! Let me know what you find out from your doc....

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