depression
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Aug 2014
11:24am, 13 Aug 2014
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Carpathius
(((sheri))) huge hugs. Can you go with him tomorrow - or ring the GP today to tell them how things are? (((EJ))) xxx |
Aug 2014
11:29am, 13 Aug 2014
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sheri3004
Thanks xx I will offer to go with him. It’s difficult though because of child care so he will probably say no. I did think about phoning the GP but I’m just not sure… |
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Aug 2014
1:04pm, 13 Aug 2014
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Carpathius
If you think he will not tell the GP everything it might be worth it. I did that to my mother-in-law once because I *knew* she was telling the GP she was pretty much OK and she definitely wasn't. They won't tell you anything but as I explained to her GP, I didn't want them to tell me anything, I wanted to tell them. It does depend on the individual though - if you know that in the long run they will know it was a good thing that's great but if it will cause suspicion and resentment it might not be a good idea. He might be grateful for someone else to tell the GP things if he feels he can't - I was. |
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Aug 2014
9:52am, 19 Aug 2014
18,681 posts
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sheri3004
He has been put up to 20mg citalopram (as of last Thurs) and things are not good, at all. I have said to go back or phone the GP if things are not better within next couple of days because this is awful. Will things get better? I honestly don't know what to do, whether to phone GP myself or what...
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Aug 2014
1:49pm, 19 Aug 2014
4,538 posts
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Southcoastpete
Sheri, 20mg is still quite a low dose of citalopram. You may still need to wait a week or two for improvements. Can't you get him to write a list of what he wants to talk to the GP about? I need to do that, as sometimes I either forget or feel as is the GP is rushing me. |
Aug 2014
2:07pm, 19 Aug 2014
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seafood
((Sheri)) - I really suffered with citalopram side effects for the first 4 weeks: worst bits were nausea (lost almost a stone), night sweats and hugely increased anxiety. One thing that helped was moving the time of day that I took the tablet (from morning to night) - could be worth a try? Things were definitely worse before they got much better and I thankfully haven't had to increase my dosage above 20mg since. Hope you're coping and he sees some improvements soon,
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Aug 2014
2:52pm, 19 Aug 2014
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Carpathius
(((Sheri))) things *will* get better but not immediately - and the limbo period is horrible. I hope so much that things get better for you both quickly. Going through a slump at the moment. Waking up every morning feeling like shit. |
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Aug 2014
11:07am, 20 Aug 2014
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Southcoastpete
(((Carp))), are are you today, any better?
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Aug 2014
11:51am, 20 Aug 2014
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Carpathius
I was, actually. Woke up this morning feeling ok. Then an occupational health appointment supposed to clear me to restart at uni in a fortnight but they want psychiatry reports. From a psychiatrist I've seen once and didn't like much because I didn't feel she understood me or listened to me. Now I'm despondent and angry. |
Aug 2014
6:47pm, 21 Aug 2014
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Liliaicha
(((Carp)))) Despondent is how I feel too. Either that or I feel nothing. If I don't finish a run I beat myself up about it. If i do finish a run I feel nothing. At least it gets me out of the house. Summoned all my courage today to phone my boss only to discover that she's on leave until the end of next week, so I've no idea about what's happening at work. I HATE being in limbo. Spent the early hours of the morning scraping down to the deepest depths of my memory to find all the awful things that I've done and all the things that have happened to me and beat myself up about them all over again and again and again. Then I spent a while worrying about my job, again a totally pointless exercise as I have no information about it. I'm not sure if it was my state of mind that affected my run this morning or a physical thing, my lungs felt like I was having a panic attack and then my legs just drained of alll energy I could feel it slipping away. I'm bored, but I can't motivate myself to do anything. I just lie around all day watching TV and looking at dumb things on Facebook. I don't even want to *treat* myself to anything like a facial or a latte in the sunshine or a nice lunch. I have no purpose, no enthusiasm, no desire, no work, no friends, no life. Sorry for "woe is me" post 
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