Depression

[portslade seagull]

Don't allow it to carry on for too long without going to the Doctor Frutos, My wife has suffered for years and was minutes from taking a overdose ... been on tablets and they help .. just don't leave it until you get to low

 

[Durlston]

There are many different types of depression. Most are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, mine was due to using up loads of serotonin (the feel-good feeling that helps us tick along every day) by hammering ecstasy tablets for a few years. I never thought about the future when I was getting out of it in nightclubs every weekend and left myself a right f***ing mess and on the brink.....anti-depressants saved my life but only turned me into a zombie but I could feel myself getting better slowly. Even now I can have manic highs and crushing lows whereas all the people around me seem to be emotionally normal.

Frutos, obviously you don't touch drugs and have said you don't drink. There's a lot of help out there for you and I really hope you feel better soon mate.

 

[Conor]

Dealing with depression could prove to be a serious affair and the best way to get rid of it is to look for the specialists in this field available online who may guide you better and thereby help you to come out of the depression better. So, if you would like to consult a specialist then look for them online.

 

[Falkor]

First meeting today with my psychiatrist in 6months Dont even think she knows im of my medication any more, as i keep getting blood test forms, as a different Dr took me of them.

I am going to ask to go back on something today, only as i keep having dips, im not getting suicidal but say one or 2 days out of a month i wont get out of bed due to feeling so low and the voices, so going to ask for some advice/help.

Good luck everyone fighting this battle, its not easy but we will all get there in the end.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I would say if you DO opt for medication, which is no bad thing if you ask me, make sure you let a loved one or friend know when you start.

Some anti-depressants can have awful side-affects during the first couple of weeks, including suicidal thoughts. Once your brain gets used to them, they can be a big help. But I have written about more than one inquest where anti-depressants were listed as a contributing factor of the suicide.

Find a friend you can talk to, try exercise etc. Maybe counselling? Can be a wait on the NHS.

I would not rule out medication though. Sometimes, and for some people, it can help you into a position where you are then able to address your problems and then come off them. Best to research any medication you are offered first though.

 

[Northstandite]

Small daily things to look forward to, eg. a favourite TV programme, comedy, film, football!

Don't take on too much in your life at once, thus reducing stress.

Talk to trusted people. If no one close, use resources ... NHS, helplines, etc.

 

[Northstandite]

I would say if you DO opt for medication, which is no bad thing if you ask me, make sure you let a loved one or friend know when you start.

Some anti-depressants can have awful side-affects during the first couple of weeks, including suicidal thoughts. Once your brain gets used to them, they can be a big help. But I have written about more than one inquest where anti-depressants were listed as a contributing factor of the suicide.

Find a friend you can talk to, try exercise etc. Maybe counselling? Can be a wait on the NHS.

I would not rule out medication though. Sometimes, and for some people, it can help you into a position where you are then able to address your problems and then come off them. Best to research any medication you are offered first though.

Re second paragraph ... that's right re the modern SSRI Prozac-type drugs. Work well on some, dodgy for others.

Sleep important for all, too.

 

[Falkor]

If ya can afford it the NLP is a good start, then try and get on a CBT course with ya mental health team, i am supposed to start a new therapy soon, called Steps done it before but i tried to end my life during it so pulled out and they want to get me on the next one, issue i find with Steps is its a group therapy and i dont feel over comfortable in that situation but it works, i still have my book here and its very helpful will send ya it if ya would like mate.

 

[Falkor]

Im back on Olanzapine not to happy but one of them things

 

[elwheelio]

I a currently really struggling with depression. I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks since childhood and have been treated for depression for the past 10 or so years. I have been taking escitalopram for a number of years and, on the whole, it's been great. I genuinely believe it is the reason I am still around. However, in recent weeks I have had a really unexpected dip - the worst I've had for years and it has really shaken me up. Perhaps naively I thought the days of darkness were behind me and the drugs would forever keep things under control.

As a result my GP has switched me to prozac (40mg) and referred me for therapy. I'm really struggling with prozac and seem to be suffering from bad side effects. My GP had told me things might get worse before they get better but it's really very hard to cope at times.

I have a good job, an incredibly supportive partner and all the other things one typically wants in life but every hour feels like a struggle. I am desparately hoping that the prozac does work for me and fast. I found it heartening to see how supportive, kind and sympathetic most of the people on here have been to one another.

 

[Durlston]

I a currently really struggling with depression. I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks since childhood and have been treated for depression for the past 10 or so years. I have been taking escitalopram for a number of years and, on the whole, it's been great. I genuinely believe it is the reason I am still around. However, in recent weeks I have had a really unexpected dip - the worst I've had for years and it has really shaken me up. Perhaps naively I thought the days of darkness were behind me and the drugs would forever keep things under control.

As a result my GP has switched me to prozac (40mg) and referred me for therapy. I'm really struggling with prozac and seem to be suffering from bad side effects. My GP had told me things might get worse before they get better but it's really very hard to cope at times.

I have a good job, an incredibly supportive partner and all the other things one typically wants in life but every hour feels like a struggle. I am desparately hoping that the prozac does work for me and fast. I found it heartening to see how supportive, kind and sympathetic most of the people on here have been to one another.

Depression can creep up when you least expect it. Things are going well and then BANG it feels like you've got the worst kind of flu imaginable and it's impossible to move, just staring into space with no interest in anything. I'm still struggling to get off diazepam, an anti-anxiety drug. I can go a few days without it then start feeling panicky and I'm back to square one. Oh well, one day at a time and all that.

I really hope you feel better soon, elwheelio. I can empathize with you mate.

 

[tedebear]

I a currently really struggling with depression. I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks since childhood and have been treated for depression for the past 10 or so years. I have been taking escitalopram for a number of years and, on the whole, it's been great. I genuinely believe it is the reason I am still around. However, in recent weeks I have had a really unexpected dip - the worst I've had for years and it has really shaken me up. Perhaps naively I thought the days of darkness were behind me and the drugs would forever keep things under control.

As a result my GP has switched me to prozac (40mg) and referred me for therapy. I'm really struggling with prozac and seem to be suffering from bad side effects. My GP had told me things might get worse before they get better but it's really very hard to cope at times.

I have a good job, an incredibly supportive partner and all the other things one typically wants in life but every hour feels like a struggle. I am desparately hoping that the prozac does work for me and fast. I found it heartening to see how supportive, kind and sympathetic most of the people on here have been to one another.

I hope it works for you too, certainly wonder though sometimes whether long term you build up sme sort of resilience to these drugs, and need a change anyhow? So its nothing you could have done or forseen, its just something that happens.

Therapy is important though, sometimes it takes a few goes for something to either flip the switch inside, or for others its a long slow realization....Doesn't always work in the ways we with think it will...

Focus on the next hour, and get through this one.... if thats what keeps you going then there is nothing wrong with that at all...

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

250,000 anti depressant prescriptions given out in Brighton in 2011.

 

[public school boy]

I've been suffering for months now. Have to keep soldiering on though

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I've been suffering for months now. Have to keep soldiering on though

Good luck mate. Keep battling on. The reason I raised this was I have been on Citalopram at 20mg for 10 weeks and went cold turkey 10 days ago. I have been experiencing brain fog and brain zaps which looking at people's experiences of withdrawals seems to be common.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Depression can creep up when you least expect it. Things are going well and then BANG it feels like you've got the worst kind of flu imaginable and it's impossible to move, just staring into space with no interest in anything. I'm still struggling to get off diazepam, an anti-anxiety drug. I can go a few days without it then start feeling panicky and I'm back to square one. Oh well, one day at a time and all that.

I really hope you feel better soon, elwheelio. I can empathize with you mate.

how i felt today. no idea why, things have gone so well this last year. but this last week i have felt like shit. staring into space with no interest in anything. actually want to get back to work right now to have something on my mind.

 

[Falkor]

Good luck mate. Keep battling on. The reason I raised this was I have been on Citalopram at 20mg for 10 weeks and went cold turkey 10 days ago. I have been experiencing brain fog and brain zaps which looking at people's experiences of withdrawals seems to be common.

Just come off that, have been put on Vinlafaxin i think its called, been battling depression for 4years now after the lost of my best mate to SADS and it sucks why im working with Albion in the community at the moment

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Good luck mate. Keep battling on. The reason I raised this was I have been on Citalopram at 20mg for 10 weeks and went cold turkey 10 days ago. I have been experiencing brain fog and brain zaps which looking at people's experiences of withdrawals seems to be common.

yep, i had those when i came off citalopram

the reason i came off was because it was the most likely cause of a massive seizure that i had in front of several family members, including fairly young siblings...it also made me hallucinate and (i know this might sound a bit silly) have the worst dreams i;ve ever had, don't think i had a single good nights sleep on that shit

f***ing horrible stuff that drug

 

[Mutts Nuts]

250,000 anti depressant prescriptions given out in Brighton in 2011.

Thats a huge amount is there a sudden rise or has this been the same for years

 

[Braders]

Well I'm also in the same boat , been down for years but last couple of months have been exceptionally hard to deal with , been on tablets to get me through and seeing someone start of April to talk to - it's absolutely horrible.