Anxiety/depression

[Tomshardware]

"Been through bad time lately with suffering with this. Dark thoughts as well. I know some posters on here suffer with this. Anyone come through the other side of this shit?

"A number of posters have been yellow carded and told to stay off this thread unless they have anything constructive to add.This is a thread that has been very useful to so many, for any other posters with scores to settle, argue on another thread. This thread is sacrosant.Thank you"

[Far Cough]

"Hoddesdon will do that to people. Haha, indeed, are you from there then?"

[Block]

"B-man, Citalapram is fucking horrific, did you drink on them? Cough, not good mate, hopefully they work out for you!"

[goose]

Hoddesdon will do that to people. so will west ham.

[Bungo]

"I work in the pharmaceutical industry and have been involved with various anti-depressants over the years. As with lots of therapy areas, one drug might suit one person better than another and vice versa. Often we don't know why this is, but switching until you find the one that is best for you is very common. There are no trials that show that one SSRI (or SNRI) is 'better' than any other. It's all horses for courses. Food craving is an unusual side effect. Are you sure you're not just a greedy cսnt? :)"

[Far Cough]

"Bolty, I've had depression all my life, nothing has worked, so this regime is a last chance for me"

[Buster]

"I was proper fucked with anxiety for about three years, was on Sertraline for a couple of years and it sorted me right out, 50mg but stopped them early last year and been fine ever since. Citalopram fucked me up when I tried it, massively. All down to the booze though."

[Blunders]

"Was on the max 200mg for Sertraline, in the process of gradually reducing. As I said earlier, I found they've made me too numb. Putting chemicals in to correct your mood can be a necessary thing, but sometimes you need to release. For example, despite wanting to on several occasions because of different things I wouldn't deal with, I can't actually remember the last time I was able to cry Which might sound great, but if you're genuinely upset about something it's not good to not be able to get that mounting tension out. You just feel like shit. One of the other side effects for me is made me constantly craving food and binging (no I'm not just a greedy cսnt!)"

[Block]

Jesus fucking wept. What on earth are you talking all that for?

[Far Cough]

"Bolty, I'm on 300 Mg Quetiapine, 10 Mg Promethazine and 45 Mg Mirtazapine, also take 2 Mg Circadin for sleep I rattle when I walk :-)"

[Block]

"Was on 100mg every day, which I'm looking to drop to 50mg by the end of Jan. Chances are the dosages were too high with setraline, know a few people who are on it and find it really helpful."

[Blunders]

"Block, Been on both of them, varying dosages."

[Block]

"Blunders, which tablets did you use mate? I went on Citalapram(sp) firstly, I felt like shit, made me dizzy, sickness and generally lousy. Then switched to Setraline which has been absolutely brilliant, but obviously everyone reacts differently to drugs."

[Blunders]

"Firstly, anyone who says shit like ""cheer up"", ""just stop doing X/Y/Z if it makes you unhappy"".... doesn't have a fucking clue what they're talking about. There is a massive massive difference between going through a rut or having the hump over something, and having a mental illness. To me Depression is a black cloud that hangs over you, a feeling of utter dread in your gut, a voice constantly at the back of your brain telling you you're a failure. It starts affecting everything you do. I've done 2 courses of CBT myself, the first one did fuck all. The therapist was shit. The most recent time I did it, probably saved my life because I saw absolutely no future for myself. I had to fight to get through every day. I just didn't want to be around anymore, I had no fight left. You've seen a GP which is the first step. I've been on medication a few different times overall probably for the majority of the past ten years I reckon. It has its advantages, but after a while I've found it tends to make me a bit too numb and they can also have some pretty bad side effects that can make you feel worse. But if you decide you don't want to be on them, you must come off them gradually and on medical advise. Don't just stop taking them. I'd also recommend getting a book called Feeling Good by Dr David Burns. Or there's a weekly discussion based podcast from the same author if that's more your thing. Best of luck toms."

[Block]

"Royal, I'm pulling your plonker son. 8 years is a long time to deal with it, being on the other side of it and the one being a pain in the arse when I act up or out of character the mrs knows that it's not me, she's managed to grow patience and takes a step back and lets me go through it, rather than trying to fight me as it makes things a whole lot worse. I guess the difference is, she knew how to handle me and the situation, which does take time. At points she's wanted to walk away but the only reason she didn't was because she knew the ""real"" me."

[goose]

"if his (joe) missus is making his life hell, why should he stick around??"

[bruuuno]

"Cheezey Bell-End 3:10 Tue Jan 14 Short term - no, long term - yes"

[alfs barnet]

Bungo 4:44 Tue Jan 14 That's bollocks. Joe knows all there is to know about depression and anxiety. He was a little bit sad once for 3 and a half days.

[joe royal]

"Royal, you run away because you couldn't handle it. Yes , I had 8 years of it then “ran away” How long should I have stuck it out for? Just remember ; I drive a truck , I am not educated , I have no medical. Skills and no training in any sort of health . Mental or otherwise . I think 8 years was long enough before running away . How long should I have given it ?"

[Bungo]

"goose 4:31 Tue Jan 14 Joe unfortunately seems to have zero understanding that depression is absolutely not the same as being cheerful in your life or being miserable. Nothing in any post displays any understanding of this at all. He is however not alone in that complete absence of understanding. Depression can be related to an external cause, but is often endogenous, i.e. not attributable to any identifiable external factors. This is a part of the complexity of the condition when it comes to diagnosis and treatment. The HAM-D scale is a good point to gauge where a person actually is. Clearly a lot of people misuse the term (see cold/flu), which doesn't help with the lack of understanding a significant proportion of the population have,"

[Block]

"IMO, the border line from being clinically depressed to being psychotic is very, very thin. We ultimately can control how we think to a a degree, I'm learning this through meditation etc,"

[Block]

"IMO, the border line from being clinically depressed to being psychotic is very, very thin. We ultimately can control how we think to a a degree, I'm learning this through meditation etc,"

[goose]

"yeh its not as black & white had having a heart problem. the brain is a very complex thing, small chemical imbalances can change mood. there must be triggers to the problem though? and outside influences that make it worse. i think what Joe is suggesting is removing those triggers or influences from your life where possible."

[Bungo]

"goose 4:17 Tue Jan 14 I think one useful distinction between 'feeling a bit low' and clinically depressed is that if you are suffering clinical depression you are not in full logical control of your thoughts. You can't just switch the low mood off. I would suggest that if the depressed patient could do this, they would. Many depressed people can control their actions, sometimes with a huge effort. It doesn't mean they aren't suffering with depression though."

[Block]

"Royal, you run away because you couldn't handle it. Probably for the best your relationship with her didn't work out as you clearly didn't give a fuck about her and that her messing you around ""wasn't actually her"". Shows the level of a human you are."

[joe royal]

Block That’s exactly what I’m saying . Took me 8 years to realise but yes.