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Post by GeneralFaye on Dec 2, 2018 15:08:22 GMT
Does anyone think medication would help this young man ? The reason I ask is my late dad suffered from depression in his late Middle Age . He was prescribed some happy pills and he made an immediate and sustained improvement. He did try to come off them but he went downhill pretty quick . He stayed on them for the rest of his life Depends on how bad his or anyone's symptoms are doesn't it?! my mums been on a ton of pills for over 20 years now and don't think she'll ever stop taking them.
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Post by harryburrows on Dec 2, 2018 15:15:30 GMT
Does anyone think medication would help this young man ? The reason I ask is my late dad suffered from depression in his late Middle Age . He was prescribed some happy pills and he made an immediate and sustained improvement. He did try to come off them but he went downhill pretty quick . He stayed on them for the rest of his life Depends on how bad his or anyone's symptoms are doesn't it?! my mums been on a ton of pills for over 20 years now and don't think she'll ever stop taking them. Exactly my point , people tend to shy away from medication but in my dads case he had a pretty happy last 20 years of his life . Quality of life is more important than an aversion to any form of treatment
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Post by ClayFar on Dec 2, 2018 15:30:16 GMT
I'm going to see what the doctor says regarding tablets, i imagine i will need to have not drank for a couple of weeks before i can start taking them as i think mental health meds don't mix well with alcohol? Anyway i'll see what they say. My main priority atm is to cut down how much i drink a day a lot before my appointment with the addiction centre, also i know alcohol abuse can make mental health much worse so maybe the anxiety will become more manageable when i get sober, i'm hoping so anyway. Thanks everyone for your support and advice its really helped me, hope you're all doing well.
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Post by harryburrows on Dec 2, 2018 15:35:26 GMT
Good luck mate
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Post by kidcrewbob on Dec 2, 2018 15:53:12 GMT
I too am pleased to see this thread resurrected - reminded me that I'm not alone with this debilitating condition that comes round for me more frequently than I would like - indeed i have been in the throes of an "episode" for a week or so and will be going back to the docs asap to get the help I need.
On the subject of happy pills I can honestly say that citalopram has saved my life a few times and I guess that is where I'm going again - so, why come off them - a good question.
As others have said, there can be a stigma or sense of shame when admitting to being on ADs but I really don't give a shit as to what anyone thinks although there is a lot more understanding of mental health in recent years , especially in middle aged men.
My rationale in coming off them once I've felt better for a few months is that I want to,have somewhere to go if (when) it returns - my fear is having an episode despite being on them - yeh, bit stupid I know but there you go.
Keep talking folks...
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Post by bobby1eye on Dec 2, 2018 16:49:35 GMT
Does anyone think medication would help this young man ? The reason I ask is my late dad suffered from depression in his late Middle Age . He was prescribed some happy pills and he made an immediate and sustained improvement. He did try to come off them but he went downhill pretty quick . He stayed on them for the rest of his life The thing with it Harry is that people think "I feel alot better now" and stop taking the tablets. Not realising that it's the tables that are making you feel better. Coming off any tablet after long term use will have some effect on you one way or another,putting you back to square one.
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Post by localloser on Dec 2, 2018 21:51:05 GMT
I'm going to see what the doctor says regarding tablets, i imagine i will need to have not drank for a couple of weeks before i can start taking them as i think mental health meds don't mix well with alcohol? Anyway i'll see what they say. My main priority atm is to cut down how much i drink a day a lot before my appointment with the addiction centre, also i know alcohol abuse can make mental health much worse so maybe the anxiety will become more manageable when i get sober, i'm hoping so anyway. Thanks everyone for your support and advice its really helped me, hope you're all doing well. That's a very wise thing to say, my friend. The other thing is, once you've been detoxed they can give you medication to keep you sober -- it reacts badly with alcohol and makes you vomit. Something else I learned today which might help you. I was in London today for our annual family get together. In Kings Cross bogs I saw an advert for the Campaign Against Living Miserably or CALM. They have a website: www.thecalmzone.net While their main aim is to prevent suicide, they do have people you can speak to - you may find something useful there, ClayFar. Anyhow, despite the heat this has generated, I think everyone here wants to help you mate. There are many avenues to get out of your situation, and as I said at the beginning, you've taken the first, courageous step. I'm sure as time goes by, you will find the solution that suits you best (for me it was citalopram and a daily walk - but that isn't everyone's cup of tea) Anyroad, best of luck pal, and keep us posted.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Dec 2, 2018 22:29:41 GMT
Best wishes to ClayFar and anyone else reading this.
I'm not a boxing fan but thought this nice little message from Tyson Fury was worth posting:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 9:33:25 GMT
ClayFar, a word of solidarity to you as a young man with a drink problem also.
My mental health has been in the gutter this year, for the first time in my life. I've contributed to this thread in the past and on at least two occasions I brought it back up and began to post but bottled it, so good for you. This year, I moved to London. I hate my job, it's not what I want to do or why I moved here. This coincided with being on the receiving end of some bad treatment from a girl and I also lost my Grandad. I felt like I was at a crossroads in life at the age of 24. I was having all the fun in the world but there was just this constant feeling of emptiness clinging on to me and I didn't want to be here.
Anyway, I turned a corner around September after having a tough time throughout the summer. I have the odd bad day but I don't think that's anything unusual. Things do get better with time but you do have to be brave and identify what you can do to make yourself feel better. From what you have said thus far, you seem to drink because of your anxiety. Whilst your current drinking clearly needs to stop, perhaps look for the root of the anxiety. Perhaps then you could enjoy a drink more appropriately.
Please don't take that as Gospel, however, as I am no expert. For me, I have always been a binge drinker. My university days coincided with the birth of 'sesh' culture - continuous partying for as long as is physically possible. That's all well and good until your mental health slips and then it becomes a nightmare. At this age, you feel like you should be going out and having fun all the time and it would be ridiculous to even consider going tee total.
Anyway, as I said, I have turned a corner and I hope that I can manage it better now. Having gone through the phase of depression and then feeling like I come out the end, it has made me question my drinking. I went out on my 25th birthday a couple of weekends ago and got absolutely royally hammered, to the point where I couldn't remember much of my celebrations with my friends.
I went 10 days sober from my birthday to Friday. I've got nothing left to prove with that lifestyle, I've been there and done it now. If I carry on it will become a genuine addiction. Mentally, I have felt absolutely fantastic, the best I have felt in a long time. On Friday, I knew a friend from Stoke was visiting and that I'd probably have a drink, I could quite easily have done without it though. I then went to the match on Saturday, had a full day on it, out in the evening, then stayed up to watch the fight. I feel dreadful now and it genuinely feels like a remission. I'm going to try and stay sober until the New Year and reassess. Anyway, hopefully my words go some way in showing you that you are not alone.
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Post by localloser on Dec 3, 2018 11:07:11 GMT
ClayFar, a word of solidarity to you as a young man with a drink problem also. My mental health has been in the gutter this year, for the first time in my life. I've contributed to this thread in the past and on at least two occasions I brought it back up and began to post but bottled it, so good for you. This year, I moved to London. I hate my job, it's not what I want to do or why I moved here. This coincided with being on the receiving end of some horrendous treatment from a girl and I also lost my Grandad. I felt like I was at a crossroads in life at the age of 24. I was having all the fun in the world but there was just this constant feeling of emptiness clinging on to me and I didn't want to be here. Anyway, I turned a corner around September after having a tough time throughout the summer. I have the odd bad day but I don't think that's anything unusual. Things do get better with time but you do have to be brave and identify what you can do to make yourself feel better. From what you have said thus far, you seem to drink because of your anxiety. Whilst your current drinking clearly needs to stop, perhaps look for the root of the anxiety. Perhaps then you could enjoy a drink more appropriately. Please don't take that as Gospel, however, as I am no expert. For me, I have always been a binge drinker. My university days coincided with the birth of 'sesh' culture - continuous partying for as long as is physically possible. That's all well and good until your mental health slips and then it becomes a nightmare. At this age, you feel like you should be going out and having fun all the time and it would be ridiculous to even consider going tee total. Anyway, as I said, I have turned a corner and I hope that I can manage it better now. Having gone through the phase of depression and then feeling like I come out the end, it has made me question my drinking. I went out on my 25th birthday a couple of weekends ago and got absolutely royally hammered, to the point where I couldn't remember much of my celebrations with my friends. I went 10 days sober from my birthday to Friday. I've got nothing left to prove with that lifestyle, I've been there and done it now. If I carry on it will become a genuine addiction. Mentally, I have felt absolutely fantastic, the best I have felt in a long time. On Friday, I knew a friend from Stoke was visiting and that I'd probably have a drink, I could quite easily have done without it though. I then went to the match on Saturday, had a full day on it, out in the evening, then stayed up to watch the fight. I feel dreadful now and it genuinely feels like a remission. I'm going to try and stay sober until the New Year and reassess. Anyway, hopefully my words go some way in showing you that you are not alone. Good luck, my friend. You've shown real courage in coming out with that on here. Are you getting any support? Is there an AA group near you? It must be really hard in a job you hate, in London (I can''t stand the place) trying to deal with your difficulties in a drinking culture. I wish you well.
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Post by rogerjonesisgod on Dec 3, 2018 12:05:10 GMT
Just a comment re: anti-depressants. Being anti-depressants doesn't necessarily make them pro-happiness. They're not uppers and some mistakenly, IMHO, call them happy pills. Exactly how they work is not known but there are different types that affect different chemical levels in the body.
The common SSRI's and SNRI's produce a lot less side effects than previous medication depending on your own body and other medication you might be taking. Many find that they dampen down all emotions, both sad and happy so rather than giving your feelings a 'boost' they create an anchoring neutral feeling. They smooth out the peaks and troughs.
They do work, hence Doctors offering them to almost everyone with depression/anxiety concerns. They take 2-3 weeks to kick-in so don't worry if there's no obvious improvement at first. If after 3-4 weeks there's no improvement in your mood the doctor might up the dose which could be as simple as just taking twice as many tablets.
The mentality around taking anti-depressants is that ideally you're not on them forever but many find that after things get better and life gets back to 'normal' they continue with a a small dose for many, many years. There's no one rule for everyone. There's no problem in using them and there's no shame in staying on them if that's what you feel is right. Coming off them normally takes a little longer.
The recommended process is gradually reducing the number of tablets down to one a day, one every two days, one every three days etc etc but giving each reduction a couple of weeks to kick in to see if you're still happy to keep reducing.
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Post by Pedropotter on Dec 3, 2018 18:02:12 GMT
Best wishes to ClayFar and anyone else reading this. I'm not a boxing fan but thought this nice little message from Tyson Fury was worth posting: That is fantastic and so heartfelt. He has just rocketed up in my estimation.
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Post by ClayFar on Dec 3, 2018 18:06:36 GMT
ClayFar, a word of solidarity to you as a young man with a drink problem also. My mental health has been in the gutter this year, for the first time in my life. I've contributed to this thread in the past and on at least two occasions I brought it back up and began to post but bottled it, so good for you. This year, I moved to London. I hate my job, it's not what I want to do or why I moved here. This coincided with being on the receiving end of some bad treatment from a girl and I also lost my Grandad. I felt like I was at a crossroads in life at the age of 24. I was having all the fun in the world but there was just this constant feeling of emptiness clinging on to me and I didn't want to be here. Anyway, I turned a corner around September after having a tough time throughout the summer. I have the odd bad day but I don't think that's anything unusual. Things do get better with time but you do have to be brave and identify what you can do to make yourself feel better. From what you have said thus far, you seem to drink because of your anxiety. Whilst your current drinking clearly needs to stop, perhaps look for the root of the anxiety. Perhaps then you could enjoy a drink more appropriately. Please don't take that as Gospel, however, as I am no expert. For me, I have always been a binge drinker. My university days coincided with the birth of 'sesh' culture - continuous partying for as long as is physically possible. That's all well and good until your mental health slips and then it becomes a nightmare. At this age, you feel like you should be going out and having fun all the time and it would be ridiculous to even consider going tee total. Anyway, as I said, I have turned a corner and I hope that I can manage it better now. Having gone through the phase of depression and then feeling like I come out the end, it has made me question my drinking. I went out on my 25th birthday a couple of weekends ago and got absolutely royally hammered, to the point where I couldn't remember much of my celebrations with my friends. I went 10 days sober from my birthday to Friday. I've got nothing left to prove with that lifestyle, I've been there and done it now. If I carry on it will become a genuine addiction. Mentally, I have felt absolutely fantastic, the best I have felt in a long time. On Friday, I knew a friend from Stoke was visiting and that I'd probably have a drink, I could quite easily have done without it though. I then went to the match on Saturday, had a full day on it, out in the evening, then stayed up to watch the fight. I feel dreadful now and it genuinely feels like a remission. I'm going to try and stay sober until the New Year and reassess. Anyway, hopefully my words go some way in showing you that you are not alone. Hi mate, thank you for sharing that, it's good to talk about it. A lot of what you say really resonates with me, it is horrible when it gets a hold on you like that. Going 10 days sober is great and if you can manage like you said to new year then that's fantastic. The binges are something i really won't miss, the feeling after is horrible. Thanks again for sharing and i really hope you go on alright, keep us updated
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Post by ClayFar on Dec 3, 2018 18:11:24 GMT
I'm going to see what the doctor says regarding tablets, i imagine i will need to have not drank for a couple of weeks before i can start taking them as i think mental health meds don't mix well with alcohol? Anyway i'll see what they say. My main priority atm is to cut down how much i drink a day a lot before my appointment with the addiction centre, also i know alcohol abuse can make mental health much worse so maybe the anxiety will become more manageable when i get sober, i'm hoping so anyway. Thanks everyone for your support and advice its really helped me, hope you're all doing well. That's a very wise thing to say, my friend. The other thing is, once you've been detoxed they can give you medication to keep you sober -- it reacts badly with alcohol and makes you vomit. Something else I learned today which might help you. I was in London today for our annual family get together. In Kings Cross bogs I saw an advert for the Campaign Against Living Miserably or CALM. They have a website: www.thecalmzone.net While their main aim is to prevent suicide, they do have people you can speak to - you may find something useful there, ClayFar. Anyhow, despite the heat this has generated, I think everyone here wants to help you mate. There are many avenues to get out of your situation, and as I said at the beginning, you've taken the first, courageous step. I'm sure as time goes by, you will find the solution that suits you best (for me it was citalopram and a daily walk - but that isn't everyone's cup of tea) Anyroad, best of luck pal, and keep us posted. Thanks a lot for the link i'll check out their website I did manage to get out for a walk this afternoon with a friend, only 20 minutes around the block but its a start, i'll try to do the same tomorrow.
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Post by localloser on Dec 3, 2018 21:30:02 GMT
That's a very wise thing to say, my friend. The other thing is, once you've been detoxed they can give you medication to keep you sober -- it reacts badly with alcohol and makes you vomit. Something else I learned today which might help you. I was in London today for our annual family get together. In Kings Cross bogs I saw an advert for the Campaign Against Living Miserably or CALM. They have a website: www.thecalmzone.net While their main aim is to prevent suicide, they do have people you can speak to - you may find something useful there, ClayFar. Anyhow, despite the heat this has generated, I think everyone here wants to help you mate. There are many avenues to get out of your situation, and as I said at the beginning, you've taken the first, courageous step. I'm sure as time goes by, you will find the solution that suits you best (for me it was citalopram and a daily walk - but that isn't everyone's cup of tea) Anyroad, best of luck pal, and keep us posted. Thanks a lot for the link i'll check out their website I did manage to get out for a walk this afternoon with a friend, only 20 minutes around the block but its a start, i'll try to do the same tomorrow. Well done! As you say, it's a start - and someone earlier on said, correctly, that it's a case of baby steps. Keep going - that's another day less till your appointment. I'm pleased you got a chum to go out with you and give you some support. If you compare this post of yours with the first one you posted up here, I can see you are already more positive and hopeful in your outlook. You should be pleased with yourself. Keep it up - we are rooting for you! Look after yourself buddy
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2018 10:14:25 GMT
ClayFar, a word of solidarity to you as a young man with a drink problem also. My mental health has been in the gutter this year, for the first time in my life. I've contributed to this thread in the past and on at least two occasions I brought it back up and began to post but bottled it, so good for you. This year, I moved to London. I hate my job, it's not what I want to do or why I moved here. This coincided with being on the receiving end of some horrendous treatment from a girl and I also lost my Grandad. I felt like I was at a crossroads in life at the age of 24. I was having all the fun in the world but there was just this constant feeling of emptiness clinging on to me and I didn't want to be here. Anyway, I turned a corner around September after having a tough time throughout the summer. I have the odd bad day but I don't think that's anything unusual. Things do get better with time but you do have to be brave and identify what you can do to make yourself feel better. From what you have said thus far, you seem to drink because of your anxiety. Whilst your current drinking clearly needs to stop, perhaps look for the root of the anxiety. Perhaps then you could enjoy a drink more appropriately. Please don't take that as Gospel, however, as I am no expert. For me, I have always been a binge drinker. My university days coincided with the birth of 'sesh' culture - continuous partying for as long as is physically possible. That's all well and good until your mental health slips and then it becomes a nightmare. At this age, you feel like you should be going out and having fun all the time and it would be ridiculous to even consider going tee total. Anyway, as I said, I have turned a corner and I hope that I can manage it better now. Having gone through the phase of depression and then feeling like I come out the end, it has made me question my drinking. I went out on my 25th birthday a couple of weekends ago and got absolutely royally hammered, to the point where I couldn't remember much of my celebrations with my friends. I went 10 days sober from my birthday to Friday. I've got nothing left to prove with that lifestyle, I've been there and done it now. If I carry on it will become a genuine addiction. Mentally, I have felt absolutely fantastic, the best I have felt in a long time. On Friday, I knew a friend from Stoke was visiting and that I'd probably have a drink, I could quite easily have done without it though. I then went to the match on Saturday, had a full day on it, out in the evening, then stayed up to watch the fight. I feel dreadful now and it genuinely feels like a remission. I'm going to try and stay sober until the New Year and reassess. Anyway, hopefully my words go some way in showing you that you are not alone. Good luck, my friend. You've shown real courage in coming out with that on here. Are you getting any support? Is there an AA group near you? It must be really hard in a job you hate, in London (I can''t stand the place) trying to deal with your difficulties in a drinking culture. I wish you well. Thank you very much. I'm not getting any support, no, and I think the worst thing about this year has been not any of my friends know that I've been suffering. I play the happy-go-lucky character far too well. It's sad really that I'm only able to talk about it with hindsight and I think the harsh reality is that no matter how many awareness days that we have, you'll never know how difficult it is to open up until you're in that situation. I was going to switch GPs and get an appointment down here but to be honest, it was a right faff and when you are in that frame of mind, it is difficult to motivate yourself to do those kind of things, even if you know it can save you.
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Post by trickydicky73 on Dec 6, 2018 14:00:34 GMT
Good luck, my friend. You've shown real courage in coming out with that on here. Are you getting any support? Is there an AA group near you? It must be really hard in a job you hate, in London (I can''t stand the place) trying to deal with your difficulties in a drinking culture. I wish you well. Thank you very much. I'm not getting any support, no, and I think the worst thing about this year has been not any of my friends know that I've been suffering. I play the happy-go-lucky character far too well. It's sad really that I'm only able to talk about it with hindsight and I think the harsh reality is that no matter how many awareness days that we have, you'll never know how difficult it is to open up until you're in that situation. I was going to switch GPs and get an appointment down here but to be honest, it was a right faff and when you are in that frame of mind, it is difficult to motivate yourself to do those kind of things, even if you know it can save you. I struggle with my mental health, and have for years. To look at me, I seem like a life and soul type, very popular with work mates, etc. Built like a brick shithouse. Sometimes I can barely get through a day. Job interviews, daily work, general tasks are fucking monumental. It's hard to explain to someone who is "normal". Anyway, what I am trying to say, is all the best getting through your problems.
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Post by musik on Dec 6, 2018 14:47:43 GMT
Question: Do they carefuly look at your hormone levels and blood tests before giving you the pills?
Aren't these pills only used for getting some levels higher if they're too low?
Or are they prescribed randomly?
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Post by trickydicky73 on Dec 6, 2018 15:14:52 GMT
Question: Do they carefuly look at your hormone levels and blood tests before giving you the pills? Aren't these pills only used for getting some levels higher if they're too low? Or are they prescribed randomly? I think they are prescribed out of laziness and with no regard to how they affect people.
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Post by musik on Dec 6, 2018 21:19:08 GMT
Question: Do they carefuly look at your hormone levels and blood tests before giving you the pills? Aren't these pills only used for getting some levels higher if they're too low? Or are they prescribed randomly? I think they are prescribed out of laziness and with no regard to how they affect people. To me it's like doing surgery without any X-rays, MRIs or computer tomography.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2018 11:23:46 GMT
Thank you very much. I'm not getting any support, no, and I think the worst thing about this year has been not any of my friends know that I've been suffering. I play the happy-go-lucky character far too well. It's sad really that I'm only able to talk about it with hindsight and I think the harsh reality is that no matter how many awareness days that we have, you'll never know how difficult it is to open up until you're in that situation. I was going to switch GPs and get an appointment down here but to be honest, it was a right faff and when you are in that frame of mind, it is difficult to motivate yourself to do those kind of things, even if you know it can save you. I struggle with my mental health, and have for years. To look at me, I seem like a life and soul type, very popular with work mates, etc. Built like a brick shithouse. Sometimes I can barely get through a day. Job interviews, daily work, general tasks are fucking monumental. It's hard to explain to someone who is "normal". Anyway, what I am trying to say, is all the best getting through your problems. For years I've thought I was lazy when it comes to doing tasks that I know I need to get done, will always put it off to a nice round number on the clock. I realise now it is probably a mental thing. Anyway, thank you for your words of encouragement and sharing. Do you ever see yourself healing, for want of a better word?
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Post by trickydicky73 on Dec 7, 2018 12:15:11 GMT
I struggle with my mental health, and have for years. To look at me, I seem like a life and soul type, very popular with work mates, etc. Built like a brick shithouse. Sometimes I can barely get through a day. Job interviews, daily work, general tasks are fucking monumental. It's hard to explain to someone who is "normal". Anyway, what I am trying to say, is all the best getting through your problems. For years I've thought I was lazy when it comes to doing tasks that I know I need to get done, will always put it off to a nice round number on the clock. I realise now it is probably a mental thing. Anyway, thank you for your words of encouragement and sharing. Do you ever see yourself healing, for want of a better word? I think it's more a case of coping with it, or accepting it's my nature. I hate it, at times, but I have had 25 years of trying to cure it with pills. Some helped, but every one has had terrible side effects. The best I tried was Venlafaxine, mood wise, but also affected me performance wise! Quite a lot do, unfortunately. Seeing the doctor today, maybe they can come up with something new?
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Post by localloser on Dec 7, 2018 21:14:30 GMT
How did you get on, tricky>
And how are ClayFar and humph getting on? Not been here for a couple of days, but still thinking of you all, and hoping you're getting through.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2018 19:29:40 GMT
For years I've thought I was lazy when it comes to doing tasks that I know I need to get done, will always put it off to a nice round number on the clock. I realise now it is probably a mental thing. Anyway, thank you for your words of encouragement and sharing. Do you ever see yourself healing, for want of a better word? I think it's more a case of coping with it, or accepting it's my nature. I hate it, at times, but I have had 25 years of trying to cure it with pills. Some helped, but every one has had terrible side effects. The best I tried was Venlafaxine, mood wise, but also affected me performance wise! Quite a lot do, unfortunately. Seeing the doctor today, maybe they can come up with something new? How’d it go?
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Post by trickydicky73 on Dec 9, 2018 19:41:45 GMT
I think it's more a case of coping with it, or accepting it's my nature. I hate it, at times, but I have had 25 years of trying to cure it with pills. Some helped, but every one has had terrible side effects. The best I tried was Venlafaxine, mood wise, but also affected me performance wise! Quite a lot do, unfortunately. Seeing the doctor today, maybe they can come up with something new? How’d it go? Not great. Just offered the usual, including counselling. Not for me. Cheers for asking, though.
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Post by southstanddan on Dec 11, 2018 21:37:17 GMT
Not great. Just offered the usual, including counselling. Not for me. Cheers for asking, though. The counselling didn’t really work for me. In the end I had to come up with my own ways of avoiding the dark thoughts.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Dec 11, 2018 22:12:22 GMT
Havnt read the whole thread but acupuncture and group sessions worked for me with alcholism and depression. Agree that it doesn't work for everyone but it did for me.
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Post by localloser on Dec 23, 2018 16:09:37 GMT
It's been a while, and I was wondering how folk are getting on in these dark, rainy, miserable times.
Just to say I hope you all get through Christmas safely - it can be a bastard as I know only too well - all that pressure to experience the "magic" of the season bollocks. ClayFar, hope you've got the help you need... and Humph, hope you're okay too.
Take care of yourselves everyone
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Post by rogerjonesisgod on Dec 24, 2018 12:55:51 GMT
Useful telephone numbers for anyone who is struggling or vulnerable this time of year.
☎️Childline 08001111
☎️@samaritans 116 123
☎️@theCALMzone 0800585858
☎️@womensaid @refugecharity 08082000247
☎️@MindCharity 03001233393
☎️@age_uk 03001696565
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Post by bobby1eye on Jan 1, 2019 19:47:47 GMT
I'm going to see what the doctor says regarding tablets, i imagine i will need to have not drank for a couple of weeks before i can start taking them as i think mental health meds don't mix well with alcohol? Anyway i'll see what they say. My main priority atm is to cut down how much i drink a day a lot before my appointment with the addiction centre, also i know alcohol abuse can make mental health much worse so maybe the anxiety will become more manageable when i get sober, i'm hoping so anyway. Thanks everyone for your support and advice its really helped me, hope you're all doing well. How's things mate? Have you seen the doctor,what's the latest.
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