Lets all be anxious/depressed together.

How so Joe

cloud493 wrote: »

I'm on day.... I think it might be two weeks of not self injuring.

Well done! I know how hard it can be, you should be proud! I'm two and a half years clean now, but I still remember how hard the beginning was. Keep it up, cloud!

Mimbo

Going on a three day trip to Cork with my sister later on in the week and anxiety already playing up.

ashblag

rough weekend guys had emergency psch appt this mornin. Taking this one day at a time. Talking about hospital stay if this new med adjustment dosnt work. praying it does I really dont want to go to a hospital

irelandspurs

Anyone on Effexor iF so what side effects have you had.

Gremlinertia

ashblag wrote: »

rough weekend guys had emergency psch appt this mornin. Taking this one day at a time. Talking about hospital stay if this new med adjustment dosnt work. praying it does I really dont want to go to a hospital

Things are rough - i really hope the meds work, that said, from talking to others on here and having had brief stay myself the hospital is not the horror a lot of people envision - don't let the thoughts of it affect your anxiety levels. Feel free to pm if you want a chat too. Day by day is the best approach for now.

paddyopot

Mimbo wrote: »

Going on a three day trip to Cork with my sister later on in the week and anxiety already playing up.

i know the feeling well Mimbo, my daughter lives in Galway and i live in Louth and in 2 years i havn't plucked up the courage to go and visit her,,, what must she think of me?

Chazz Michael Michaels

irelandspurs wrote: »

Anyone on Effexor iF so what side effects have you had.

I varies from person to person, so anecdotal evidence with meds is not so useful.

Hersheys

Starting with a new therapist. I was moved as part of my job to a different part of the county and its no longer a viable option to continue to see my current therapist so fingers crossed the new one is as understanding as the one I'm leaving behind.

Am experiencing huge difficulties in working currently, not just because of boards :P But concentration is a major issue. Could be the 3 anti-crazy drugs I'm on. Had to go back on the one the doc took me off due to a bit of a slip up. We'll try wean me off them again in a few weeks.

Gremlinertia

Hope you find a therapist you get on with My concentration is also very bad (five minute pause for distraction) putting off a big spreadsheet thing for ages I'm hoping between counselling and whatever the appointments in the hospital are i'll make some headway in next few months..

RubyXI

Anyone watching Eastenders last night??
Ian Beale seemed to be suffering badly with depression. He then went to talk to a doctor and straight afterwards, he seemed "cured".
Now I haven't managed to get to a doctor yet but I think it would take a little more than half an hour with the doctor to fix. I mean I know he hadn't been depressed all his life but still. Thought it was a bit flippant.

Gremlinertia

Did the doctor wave a magic wand?? yeah a lot of shows deal well with some topics and not well with others, main reason i gave up watching soaps. And yes it'll be a longer process with the doctor, then again soaps aren't real time, hopefully some day you'll be able to make the step Phi, in the mean time we're here for ya

Hersheys

My concentration is out the window today. I just cannot focus! The new therapist was quite helpful yesterday so hopefully we can build some form of relationship where I trust her enough to help me... I've a lot of issues from the past that I've yet to fully accept in my head.

My sleep pattern is also all over the place and I've got a constant throbbing headache.

Hersheys

It must be a bad day, I can't even focus on the internet. I just want to go back to bed, it's such a struggle to get through the days

Gremlinertia

Hersheys wrote: »

It must be a bad day, I can't even focus on the internet. I just want to go back to bed, it's such a struggle to get through the days

I'm sitting here like a bag of nerves over my therapist appointment in the morning. Walked the legs off the dog after work still can't calm down - if anything Hershey at least you are going to therapy and as i said more than once on this thread we're here for you anyway

darkhorse

Gremlinertia wrote: »

I'm sitting here like a bag of nerves over my therapist appointment in the morning. Walked the legs off the dog after work still can't calm down - if anything Hershey at least you are going to therapy and as i said more than once on this thread we're here for you anyway

Grem, forget about the nerves. There is nothing to worry about. The person that you are going to see is there to help you. As a matter of fact, I remember having to see a phsychiatrist some time ago, and I was a bit anxious. Anyway, when it was my turn to see him, I went in and he was just a person, so that put my mind at ease immediatly. He ask me how did I feel and I said, I am very nervous and he said there's no need for me to be nervous, because without me being there, there would be no need for him to be there. So that was the last I ever went in to see any professional with a sense of nervousness.

So please dont worry
John:):):)

Hersheys

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Hersheys wrote: »

It must be a bad day, I can't even focus on the internet. I just want to go back to bed, it's such a struggle to get through the days

I'm sitting here like a bag of nerves over my therapist appointment in the morning. Walked the legs off the dog after work still can't calm down - if anything Hershey at least you are going to therapy and as i said more than once on this thread we're here for you anyway

Good luck with the therapist, it's a step in the right direction.

Cannot sleep. I can feel a big panic attack brewing (lots of mini ones getting closer together) and am 100% outside my comfort zone with it.

ashblag

bolloxed tired on this new medication on 45mg zisprin. Have aches everywhere since started them. Was told this wouldnt last long though.

Headhog

I went to see a psychiatrist in July because of issues with prescription medication addiction (xanax and valium). They put me on a detox for alcohol with librium which is the same type of drug I was addicted to. Now that is stupidity. Needless to say I jumped at the chance for the drugs as my withdrawals were so bad. To be honest she seemed away with the fairies and kept leaving the room to discuss things with the consultant and then coming back to me. It was ridiculous, the consultant should have just asked me the questions instead of these Chinese whispers. Since then I have been off work waiting to be seen again by another psychiatrist and slowly moving up a waiting list for addiction counseling. I saw the psychiatrist last week who, first of all, kept interrupting me before I had finished a sentence and second, who spoke so low I could barely hear him. Then he asked me "what do you want me to do for you". I was speechless. Then he referred me back to my GP for antidepressants. My GP had held off changing my medication in anticipation of me seeing this psychiatrist as she assumed they would be better equipped to deal with my meds. By the time I got to the end of the consultation I was smiling and nodding just to get out of there because I knew it was a complete waste of time.

Thats my experience of mental health services in this country, well public services anyway. Its a disgrace. thankfully Ive had a lot of family support to get me through all this otherwise I dont know what I would have done. I wish I had taken out private health insurance years ago but you live and learn

cloud493

Hope everyones doing ok

manual_man

Public services are a joke. I've suffered pretty constantly for 12 years, i've somehow battled on, anyway 3 1/2 weeks ago i reached that point where i felt i couldn't go on, i managed to see my GP who referred me to St James A&E to be seen by the psychiatrtic services, after hours of waiting i was seen by the on-call psych, the usual questions, i wass so bad i could barely talk to be honest. Anyway they got a trolly for me to sleep on for the night, in the morning another psych talked to me, promised they were going to do their best to get me a bed in in-patients, there weren't any available, she also assured me i would be seen to a.s.a.p. by the specialist psychiatry team, i was sent home, prescribed something for my nerves. Since then i have heard nothing from them (they have both a landline and a mobile to contact me on). I tried contacting them myself, even went to A&E again out of desperation to see what the hell was going on. Of course no answers, no one to talk to, no help. What is a person supposed to think when admitting you need help and seeking it, and then to get treated like that??? I started on a new AD (prescribed by my GP) yesterday, i hope it helps, still very agitated for now but i know it takes time for these things to kick in. Anyway for anyone reads this who finds themself in a difficult situation, all i can say is go private or see your G.P., the public system is an utter joke and has total disregard for a person's wellbeing. We deserve better.

m_m

Gremlinertia

This morning i went to first therapy session - i spoke more than i thought i would and was amazed that i was so honest about things.. The whole thing still terrified me but i'm back next week.. Was pretty rattled and upset leaving, so much so my balance was all over the place. Back to hospital for appointment next week - she urged me to seek a diagnosis, now why the eff hadn't i thought of that?. :mad:

paddyopot

Headhog wrote: »

I went to see a psychiatrist in July because of issues with prescription medication addiction (xanax and valium). They put me on a detox for alcohol with librium which is the same type of drug I was addicted to. Now that is stupidity. Needless to say I jumped at the chance for the drugs as my withdrawals were so bad. To be honest she seemed away with the fairies and kept leaving the room to discuss things with the consultant and then coming back to me. It was ridiculous, the consultant should have just asked me the questions instead of these Chinese whispers. Since then I have been off work waiting to be seen again by another psychiatrist and slowly moving up a waiting list for addiction counseling. I saw the psychiatrist last week who, first of all, kept interrupting me before I had finished a sentence and second, who spoke so low I could barely hear him. Then he asked me "what do you want me to do for you". I was speechless. Then he referred me back to my GP for antidepressants. My GP had held off changing my medication in anticipation of me seeing this psychiatrist as she assumed they would be better equipped to deal with my meds. By the time I got to the end of the consultation I was smiling and nodding just to get out of there because I knew it was a complete waste of time.

Thats my experience of mental health services in this country, well public services anyway. Its a disgrace. thankfully Ive had a lot of family support to get me through all this otherwise I dont know what I would have done. I wish I had taken out private health insurance years ago but you live and learn

I finally got my gp to refer me to a psychiarist after sufering depression al my life, i'm 50 now and at last i was doing something positive. I was seen by a lady psychiatrist who spoke to me for about 20 minutes, she wasn't very nice to me and made me feel like i was wasting her time. Another appointment was made for 5 months in the future, in the meantime i met a trainee twice and filled out two questionaires, one had 567 questions.
Anyway, after 5 months i met the psychiatrist again(feeling optimistic) but in less than 10 minutes she told me that i wasn't depressed, it was just my personality, told me to stop all meds and dismissed me from the mental health services. I walked out of the place feeling shocked and more depressed than when i first went in.
If i go back to my doctor he has no choice but to refer me back to the same woman again, no point. (c.o. Louth)

Headhog

paddyopot wrote: »

I finally got my gp to refer me to a psychiarist after sufering depression al my life, i'm 50 now and at last i was doing something positive. I was seen by a lady psychiatrist who spoke to me for about 20 minutes, she wasn't very nice to me and made me feel like i was wasting her time. Another appointment was made for 5 months in the future, in the meantime i met a trainee twice and filled out two questionaires, one had 567 questions.
Anyway, after 5 months i met the psychiatrist again(feeling optimistic) but in less than 10 minutes she told me that i wasn't depressed, it was just my personality, told me to stop all meds and dismissed me from the mental health services. I walked out of the place feeling shocked and more depressed than when i first went in.
If i go back to my doctor he has no choice but to refer me back to the same woman again, no point. (c.o. Louth)

Shocking that a psychiatrist could have the nerve to tell someone they are not depressed as if they don't know their own feelings and emotions. It is dreadful to think that someone can seek help for a genuine mental health issue and be treated like an idiot. Maybe your GP can help you better or if not try another GP. Sometimes a second opinion can be helpful. Some GPs are more clued into mental health problems than others.

Headhog

manual_man wrote: »

Public services are a joke. I've suffered pretty constantly for 12 years, i've somehow battled on, anyway 3 1/2 weeks ago i reached that point where i felt i couldn't go on, i managed to see my GP who referred me to St James A&E to be seen by the psychiatrtic services, after hours of waiting i was seen by the on-call psych, the usual questions, i wass so bad i could barely talk to be honest. Anyway they got a trolly for me to sleep on for the night, in the morning another psych talked to me, promised they were going to do their best to get me a bed in in-patients, there weren't any available, she also assured me i would be seen to a.s.a.p. by the specialist psychiatry team, i was sent home, prescribed something for my nerves. Since then i have heard nothing from them (they have both a landline and a mobile to contact me on). I tried contacting them myself, even went to A&E again out of desperation to see what the hell was going on. Of course no answers, no one to talk to, no help. What is a person supposed to think when admitting you need help and seeking it, and then to get treated like that??? I started on a new AD (prescribed by my GP) yesterday, i hope it helps, still very agitated for now but i know it takes time for these things to kick in. Anyway for anyone reads this who finds themself in a difficult situation, all i can say is go private or see your G.P., the public system is an utter joke and has total disregard for a person's wellbeing. We deserve better.

m_m

Yea I've suffered for almost 12 years myself. I've been referred to psychiatrist once before and all they did was throw tablets at me. At the time I thought it was great, 100 xanax in one go, years later I was hooked on them.

I actually went to the A&E in the Mater one night because I'd cut myself. Now I have to say I find the services in the Mater very good in general but on this occasion although my physical injury was seen to almost straight away they told me to wait to see a psychiatrist. So I waited, and waited, and waited. About 12 hours later still no sign of the psychiatrist so I just left.

Do you mind me asking what antidepressants your GP put you on? I've been on effexor for years but I don't find them any help so I've weened myself off them over last few months. Am a few days completely off them now

manual_man

Headhog wrote: »

manual_man wrote: »

Public services are a joke. I've suffered pretty constantly for 12 years, i've somehow battled on, anyway 3 1/2 weeks ago i reached that point where i felt i couldn't go on, i managed to see my GP who referred me to St James A&E to be seen by the psychiatrtic services, after hours of waiting i was seen by the on-call psych, the usual questions, i wass so bad i could barely talk to be honest. Anyway they got a trolly for me to sleep on for the night, in the morning another psych talked to me, promised they were going to do their best to get me a bed in in-patients, there weren't any available, she also assured me i would be seen to a.s.a.p. by the specialist psychiatry team, i was sent home, prescribed something for my nerves. Since then i have heard nothing from them (they have both a landline and a mobile to contact me on). I tried contacting them myself, even went to A&E again out of desperation to see what the hell was going on. Of course no answers, no one to talk to, no help. What is a person supposed to think when admitting you need help and seeking it, and then to get treated like that??? I started on a new AD (prescribed by my GP) yesterday, i hope it helps, still very agitated for now but i know it takes time for these things to kick in. Anyway for anyone reads this who finds themself in a difficult situation, all i can say is go private or see your G.P., the public system is an utter joke and has total disregard for a person's wellbeing. We deserve better.

m_m

Yea I've suffered for almost 12 years myself. I've been referred to psychiatrist once before and all they did was throw tablets at me. At the time I thought it was great, 100 xanax in one go, years later I was hooked on them.

I actually went to the A&E in the Mater one night because I'd cut myself. Now I have to say I find the services in the Mater very good in general but on this occasion although my physical injury was seen to almost straight away they told me to wait to see a psychiatrist. So I waited, and waited, and waited. About 12 hours later still no sign of the psychiatrist so I just left.

Do you mind me asking what antidepressants your GP put you on? I've been on effexor for years but I don't find them any help so I've weened myself off them over last few months. Am a few days completely off them now

have just started on Valdoxan. just feel sleepy at the moment but i have a feeling the anxiety will come back with a bang in a few hours, like it did yesterday. It's been all-consuming lately. i've been on Effexor alot too it worked wonders for me around 7 years ago for a couple of months but it stopped working and has never done anything for me since. i'm not sure it's the most stable of drugs, i think it stopped working for me because it was TOO powerful, i mean i was on a different world on it, i just don't think the body can sustain it over time. I managed finally to get in touch with someone in St James. I'm trying to get into in-patients, tbh i'm not coping in an out-patient capacity, i'm very bad. I don't feel safe from myself at the moment, and that's never a good sign. They know that, i just hope now they can help me.

I hope everything works out for you Headhog.

Headhog

Thanks m_m I hope it all works out for you too and hopefully the new antidepressants do the job. Would be interested to know how you get on with them

RubyXI

Just had a 110g bar of aero chocolate for lunch in attempt to cheer me up. Didn't help much.

neemish

phi3 wrote: »

Just had a 110g bar of aero chocolate for lunch in attempt to cheer me up. Didn't help much.

I know the feeling - went shopping for food and ended up buying nothing but junk and fizzy drinks. Still feel pretty crappy

ashblag

spent the day vomiting and feeling like death. just wat i needed!!

paddyopot

manual_man wrote: »

have just started on Valdoxan. just feel sleepy at the moment but i have a feeling the anxiety will come back with a bang in a few hours, like it did yesterday. It's been all-consuming lately. i've been on Effexor alot too it worked wonders for me around 7 years ago for a couple of months but it stopped working and has never done anything for me since. i'm not sure it's the most stable of drugs, i think it stopped working for me because it was TOO powerful, i mean i was on a different world on it, i just don't think the body can sustain it over time. I managed finally to get in touch with someone in St James. I'm trying to get into in-patients, tbh i'm not coping in an out-patient capacity, i'm very bad. I don't feel safe from myself at the moment, and that's never a good sign. They know that, i just hope now they can help me.

I hope everything works out for you Headhog.

hi, i was on valdoxan for 5 months, it's a relatively new drug and not an ssri so there is no bad sexual side effect, i came off it quite easily so i don't think it's addictive. I didn't help my depression and it made me feel angry and close to losing my temper alot which is not what i am like.