I don't know where we're going, but it can only be 5K away

Sardonicat

Hope it's something easily fixed, Perse. He will feel a whole lot better after a few units of the good stuff, at least.

This time with style

Leg End Reject wrote:

What kind of monsters are you?

:pac:

Leg End Reject

[Deleted User] wrote: »

He has been admitted Mam. He has very low haemoglobin and may need a blood transfusion. That's really all I know They need to figure out why its low. Hopefully in the morning they will have some news for me.
Thanks for asking

I hope it's good news, Perse.

Mam of 4

fr336 wrote: »

Thanks for this. I just don't have mental energy to do anything much at all. Even writing this post is tough rather than other posts as it is meaningful. I work but it's a very basic job and not where I want to be. I just don't know where to start, gone down the natural, food, exercise etc route for years and years but nothing gets me anywhere near normal. Meds necessary I think!

It's tough , but you even writing it , and knowing where you want to be at is a massive step in the right direction , it really is . Getting to your GP will be the another step in the right direction in helping you on the path to feeling better . Mind yourself

IamMetaldave

fr336 wrote: »

Thanks for this. I just don't have mental energy to do anything much at all. Even writing this post is tough rather than other posts as it is meaningful. I work but it's a very basic job and not where I want to be. I just don't know where to start, gone down the natural, food, exercise etc route for years and years but nothing gets me anywhere near normal. Meds necessary I think!

Defo go suss some meds! There’s lots of different types to for all sorts of people. So there’s something out there to the pep in your step that you’re looking for.

Mam of 4

[Deleted User] wrote: »

He has been admitted Mam. He has very low haemoglobin and may need a blood transfusion. That's really all I know They need to figure out why its low. Hopefully in the morning they will have some news for me.
Thanks for asking

He's in the right place , as Sardonicat said , if he needs a transfusion it will help him feel better , hopefully they will have some answers for you , and him tomorrow fingers crossed .

fr336

IamMetaldave wrote: »

Defo go suss some meds! There’s lots of different types to for all sorts of people. So there’s something out there to the pep in your step that you’re looking for.

You guys are probably thinking god he's so far down the track any meds would sort him out lol...this has been a problem for a long time, in fact as long as I've been on Boards (7 years!!) but it's got progressively worse every year.

The Crazy Cat Lady

Im having some Vodka and coke I apologize for any drunk posts

Still Couchside, cats are very well behaved

Sardonicat

The Crazy Cat Lady wrote: »

Im having some Vodka and coke I apologize for any drunk posts

Still Couchside, cats are very well behaved

I shall look forward to your drunk posts.

fr336

IamMetaldave wrote: »

Bedside watching my car get washed by the rain. Exciting Thursday.

There are worse things than a good night of lashing rain.

Leg End Reject

fr336 wrote: »

You guys are probably thinking god he's so far down the track any meds would sort him out lol...this has been a problem for a long time, in fact as long as I've been on Boards (7 years!!) but it's got progressively worse every year.

I don't think there's actually a "normal" and very few of us are where our younger selves thought we'd be.

Most of us just put on a game face and carry on as best we can.

Yizzer good auld eggs all the same

Leg End Reject

Leg End Reject wrote: »

I don't think there's actually a "normal" and very few of us are where our younger selves thought we'd be.

Most of us just put on a game face and carry on as best we can.

Exactly. We are all doing the best we can in life. Sometimes it's a real struggle and sometimes it's ok.

Sardonicat

fr, the right meds can really help. I'm speaking from experience here. You don't have to feel the way you are doing now. And starting meds does not mean taking them for the rest of your life, either. Good luck

I'm totally exhausted. Played hide-and-go-seek with the child earlier, and on the third go, I was genuinely hiding and I think I briefly took a nap behind the couch. She's finally gone down, will ye be quiet?

Sephiroth_dude

Best wishes too your pappa bear poly x

fr336

Sardonicat wrote: »

fr, the right meds can really help. I'm speaking from experience here. You don't have to feel the way you are doing now. And starting meds does not mean taking them for the rest of your life, either. Good luck

Yeah I guess despite holding off taking the meds again (for more than one day lol) I'm scared I'll spend ages tying to find something that works, and in the meantime other meds might make me even worse or produce permanent or semi permanent side effects, no matter how trivial. I can't have another wasted year I just can't

Gremlinertia

It feels like it takes ages at the time but on the calendar it's not much time at all.

fr336

Gremlinertia wrote: »

It feels like it takes ages at the time but on the calendar it's not much time at all.

Is this directed at me or a general pearl of wisdom Grem :pac:

Gremlinertia

fr336 wrote: »

Is this directed at me or a general pearl of wisdom Grem :pac:

Sorry, at you Fr, up the walls here but had to respond

fr336

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Sorry, at you Fr, up the walls here but had to respond

You are great, I remember you from another thread from long ago, hope you feel okay soon

The Crazy Cat Lady

Hope you feel better soon fr336, with the right meds it can help, might be a case of trial and error. Lexapro has being a life saver for me

fr336

The Crazy Cat Lady wrote: »

Hope you feel better soon fr336, with the right meds it can help, might be a case of trial and error. Lexapro has being a life saver for me

I've read through most of them so many times Cat, and put it off for literally years. Think I'll try Citalopram again as it seems the most "mainstream" one and a good starting point. It worked amazingly for my mum's panic attacks.

The Crazy Cat Lady

fr336 wrote: »

I've read through most of them so many times Cat, and put it off for literally years. Think I'll try Citalopram again as it seems the most "mainstream" one and a good starting point. It worked amazingly for my mum's panic attacks.

cool, best of luck

kowloon

The Crazy Cat Lady wrote: »

Hope you feel better soon fr336, with the right meds it can help, might be a case of trial and error. Lexapro has being a life saver for me

Lexapro sounds like the name of a tablet with a screen. Hunting for a phone/laptop replacement and It's doing my head in!

The Crazy Cat Lady

kowloon wrote: »

Lexapro sounds like the name of a tablet with a screen. Hunting for a phone/laptop replacement and It's doing my head in!

nope tis an anti-anxiety medication, hope you find what you looking for

fr336

It's a cliche but feels good to even talk about this stuff, feels like unloading it from my cluttered mind.

This time with style

fr336 wrote:

It's a cliche but feels good to even talk about this stuff, feels like unloading it from my cluttered mind.

Is there anything to be said for going down the counselling route rather than medication fr? Might be a good place to start.

fr336

This time with style wrote: »

Is there anything to be said for going down the counselling route rather than medication fr? Might be a good place to start.

I tried it once before but got an awful patronising "counsellor" who didn't seem to want to be there. Exactly what you wouldn't want as a counsellor but maybe because I didn't pay for it and it was NHS. To be honest I can't be doing with trying to find one again, then seeing if they're any good, then having to try again till I firstly find a good one and then one good for me. I've just wasted so much time already. I think I need meds to get me out of the hole then counselling when I'm able to function and arrange it easily will get to the root causes.

This time with style

fr336 wrote:

I tried it once before but got an awful patronising "counsellor" who didn't seem to want to be there. Exactly what you wouldn't want as a counsellor but maybe because I didn't pay for it and it was NHS. To be honest I can't be doing with trying to find one again, then seeing if they're any good, then having to try again till I firstly find a good one and then one good for me. I've just wasted so much time already. I think I need meds to get me out of the hole then counselling when I'm able to function and arrange it easily will get to the root causes.

Fair enough. You know yourself better than anyone on here. Good luck fr. I really hope it works out for you.