Anxiety and depression thread (Please read OP)

For me it was terrible. Like, genuinely terrible. Went to one psych who just met me, and within ten minutes prescribed Effexor. Effexor is for a condition not related to my own. It f**ked me up so badly, I had to go off of it. It really did a number on me. I stopped taking it, went back on my previous meds, which I'd be doing pretty well on. He also told me 'Get a girlfriend'... that that would help me out. Not bringing anyone else into my mental health minefield.

Another started getting seriously nosy into my private life. My friend has experience with those two as well, and one of them nearly killed him (completely wrong meds, similar to myself). My friend is bi-polar, and he can't mess around with the wrong meds. I tend to know when he's got the wrong meds, he starts talking silly, flights of fancy stuff. He had to go into hospital until they sorted out the meds.

Then you get handed over to trainees, but you only get a few sessions. And it's often not the amount of sessions you may need. But they're often in way over their head, and so you just think 'fine'. Then seek private help.

Cut 15mg Abilify in half this morning. Can't really get it exact. It will be more some days and less the next. Back to GP next week and hoping to bring it down to 5mg which will be easier to manage.

It's taking ages but at least things are going in the right direction and I don't have any adverse effects. Working on diet and exercise too.

I'm still on other meds that numbs me and makes everything flat. But can just tackle one thing at a time. I'm a bit more hopeful about things.

Off cannabis a week too. It was a very long week but the brain fog is clearing a bit.

I'm still annoyed that I was pumped full of meds the past 6 years and misdiagnosed. Am very wary about psychiatrists after that.

Anybody any experience of going through A+E? Like the wait times and if it was good or bad treatment..

I suppose even if I got a follow up appointment and a review of my meds would be something. I don't expect anything much.

I have a letter from my GP. I just don't have the patience to queue for hours in A+E.

I've been referred from private to public. I'm waiting about 4 months so far. No sign of any appointment coming up. He says I need to go to link in with the services. It's the only way I'll get seen. I am seeing nobody at the moment.

Yeah but I really need to see someone. I can't remember the name of the clinic or where it is that I'm waiting on so can't ring them.

He gave me a letter because things are bad.

Had to get a medical to renew my driver's license.

That application was delayed for a year due to covid.

All ok now, so forms submitted.

But it was another thing that was really getting to me.

Anxiety + waiting is such torment.

Depression stops me dealing with things, which just increases the waiting and anxiety too.

I am suicidal but the thoughts of going to A&E fill me with dread. The stress of having to talk and explain myself although the letter may help. And the waiting....I can't do it......I wouldn't be able to handle that at all.

Part of me believes that A&E is only for physical complaints. I feel like a burden if I did go in. That's something I need to work on.

I have to commend you, if I may and indeed all those who have an continue to be remarkably supportive on this Thread. There is so much negativity, lack of understanding round mental health and its inspiring to see such decency here.

Well done 😉

I've my own challenges, fortunate to have support and have just been reffered for additional supports.

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This thread is 6 years old and 314 pages long, I don't even know if people can read all that and participate. I personally would walk away from this monster pile of words.

This feels like a troll.

Not you, the person you're responding to.

I think it's the weather. Normally I wouldn't blame the weather so much, but three storms in one week will take a toll on ya. My sleep has been battered worse than a cod fillet, despite getting a decent sleep. Just feel tired due to crappy weather.

But the winds, the rain, the worry one gets with this mess of a weather system, isn't fun.

Keep going. But try and take some mindful rest time. I think it's needed.

I'm doing 50/50, which is a bit better than how the year started. I've started taking more vitamins, because I just really felt drained, and the weather wasn't helping. Outside of the storms, there was lots of rain.

My sleep in the last few days was better, but the storms still threw me off. Went to bed early Saturday in order to catch up on sleep. It helped a bit.