Sertraline and any other AD's Support Thread Part 2

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Just a continuation from the original thread, which is due to finish soon. Anyone and everyone needing some kind words, and hand-holding, are more than welcome .

Nope, you're wrong Vicar. I'm glad I asked, but I'm sorry you feel so badly about your work. Saying that, I have faith that you will get back to work in some sort of capacity, but the Dr is right. There's no use in pushing yourself too hard too soon or you could well end up worse off than how you would be with a phased return.

Am heading off to bed now as I'm shattered and have 2 assignments to hand in tomorrow, plus I have my Maths exam tomorrow morning so could do with a good night's sleep.

Good night ladies, sleep well and stay safe .

good luck in the exam packit

im going to get to bed earlier tonight - it seems no matter what time i go i still wake up at 4am....so will try and get some sleep first!

goodnight. let us know how the exam goes!

Morning Vicar. I will let you know how it goes, but it probably won't be until after 4pm. Hahaha, I rushed in tomorrow thinking it was yesterday, then asked my Maths lecturer if I was too late to go into the exam room. She looked at me like I'd just started sprouted a new head , then she told me that it was today. Twas the first time in year that I felt like a moose .

Anyway, how are you this morning? I hope you managed some quality sleep.

Have to go and get a coffee before I have the exam, but will be back later.

Take care all you good ladies.

That was meant to be "I rushed in yesterday. If this is what I'm like now, then I'll probably fall asleep .

Anyway, off I go. Will catch you all later.

Back again good ladies. Exam is over and was easier than I expected. I just treated like a normal day except under exam conditions. A lot of the class were saying it was harder than the mock papers we had been doing. Personally speaking, I thought the questions were far easier, but knowing my luck ATM, I'll probably fail miserably .

Anyway, how is everyone? Hope you're all doing OK .

I hope Fluffy has got the help she needs. I really feel for her having to deal with the signs and voices, but I suppose all we can do is help support her as well as each other.

I got to thinking about ill MH and it seems that having MH problems are still a taboo subject to a lot of people. Saying that, I guess that people with good MH find it hard to understand what others are going through. Not just that but lots of people find MH problems hard to deal with IYSWIM. It's about time that this taboo subject was discussed in the same way we discuss food, shopping, bargains etc. It's simply time that MH problems are discussed without shame. For some reason, my instincts link the shame of ill MH to the people finding it hard to deal with MH problem that are beyond their understanding.

Imagine the scenario like this;

A: "I'm hearing voices in my head, telling me to kill myself"
B: "Can we not talk about this"?
A: "I'll just shut up then"
B: (trying to wriggle out of discuss MH) "No, no, I didn't mean you to shut up, I just wanted to change the subject"
A: (Stays quiet on the topic) "Did you hear about blah blah blah................"?

I have noticed that the more people are uncomfortable about MH problems, the less the topic is openly discussed. I have also found that, on a whole, people are uncomfortable or even afraid of things they don't understand. That may well be because they aren't going through or haven't been through what another person has WRT MH problems.

Having a down day today. probably hormone related! Anyway feeling crap about life in general and feeling lonely. Times like this I wish I had some good friends.

Tvicar I think the cbt sounds like a great idea, hope the snoe is not too bad, it is quiet bad here

blackcatsorry youare having a rough day

pack I am so pleased your exam went well

I am in hospital now. To clarify I am not hearing voices and the rational part of me knows that there are no signs. The dr says I am not psychotic, it is my ocd going haywire. It is pretty boring hete, I am reading and smoking mostly

I am sorry about spelling, it is hard to reply on my phone because there is a lag.

hey fluffy - i posted on your thread too, hope you are feeling better very soon.

packit glad your exam seemed to go well.

black im having a rubbish day today too. still in pjs. having issues with DS again (he has phoned me 3 times today and is quietly driving me insane) i wanted to try to get out into the fresh air for a bit of exercise but the snow has kept me indoors. plus i really cannot be bothered today at all.

. Do you know, you're not alone sweetheart. Sometimes when you feel crap about your life and it seems like there is no point in going on, trust me, things WILL get better .

Fluffy, I'm so glad you're now in hospital and getting the help you so desparately needed. It probably doesn't sound like much, but you were very strong to not go the direction of taking your own life. This is the time when you should be very proud of yourself for making the decision to go back in to see your Psychologist. It takes a lot of emotional and mental strength to seek help instead of ending it all.

I, for one, am very proud of you for getting help .

How are you getting on in hospital anyway? I guess it's all boring as usual?

i am losing my marbles today. DS (special needs) has driven me mad, 4 phone calls, lots of worrying from me, and then my cat, who is 7, and usually incredibly grumpy, has apparently undergone a personality transplant and has taken a shine to my knee over the last few days (she has never ever sat on anyone in 7 years) so then i started to think about when my last cat did that - and she had cancer and very soon after was pts.
but she did it with everyone.

this one is just doing it with me - so then i make the ridiculous leap into suddenly thinking that maybe she is sensing something wrong with me and i had a bit of a silly moment.

ive gone and had a bath and washed hair. put clean pjs on. im trying to stay sane today which is a struggle.

Vicar, sometimes it takes a lot to get out of bed some days and it can feel like we need to put a monumental amount of effort in, just to get up. I'm sure all of us have had days like that though, so you're not alone .

at your cat having a personality transplant. I bet you were wondering "WTAF is wrong with you moggie". Maybe she's being affectionate because she's been getting friendly with the local cat called Tom. That's why she's being all nice. It's all that oxytocin whizzing around her wee body .

Meant to say, if it works for us when we give birth and all that, then there's no reason for it not to work on cats too!!!! Looks like you have a brazen hussy on your hands .

Could you imagine the scene...........you lying on the couch, stress level slightly higher than normal and you turn to the cat and say "C'mere you, you big tart. C'mon and give us a cuddle".

Maybe that's just my imagination running a bit daft .

she wont go out - its too cold for her! and she has been "done" so no hanky panky going on with Tom.....

dunno. seems so odd - its nice and its very cute because she is normally such a grump! but i cant help wondering what on earth has brought about such a turnaround.

Anyway ladies, I'm away off to bed now as the AD has kicked in and is making me really sleepy.

Just wanted to let Fluffy know that I'm thinking of her and hope she's doing OK. I also hope all you other good ladies are hanging in there and I'm thinking of you all too .

Will be back tomorrow at some point, but take care of yourselves and hopefully tomorrow will be a batter day for y'all.

Good night folks. Catch you in the morning.

Morning ladies. How is everyone today?

Just checking in for a few minutes before I take the wee rascals to school. Hope you all have a better day today as it sounds like yesterday wasn't so good for many of you.

Feeling a tiny bit better today. Going to try and rescue my kitchen from the chaos that built up yesterday. It's hard to stay on top off it all when you don't feel "well" .
Packit Thanks for your kind words.

Hope everyone else is o.k.

Fluffy If you around please let us know you are o.k. I have been thinking about you. x

BlackCat, I found, when I was in the depths of PND, that just getting on with what needs doing without thinking about it got things cleared. Not only that, but the more I managed to clear up, the better I felt. Nowadays, I hate even having a few dirty dishes sitting about, so will wash up no matter how little there is.

blackcat so glad you are feeing a bit brighter
vicar I hope today was ok for you, cute about the cat! They do blow hot and cold I think.

I am ok, still in hospital, still feeling a bit confused. My husband said tonight I seem different. Hmm. I have got my laptop and the internet which makes everything better ;) I have my Kindle and I have lots of magazines as well. It is weird though because usually i am so bored in hospital but now I don't feel like that really. Like, my mind is so busy and it is hard to focus so the time passes ok. I usually cross stitch but I can't at the moment, can't focus.

hugs fluffy - i keep popping on to your other thread, you sound so poorly just now. Do keep talking to the nurses and see if you can manage to try the meds they are suggesting, that would be the right thing to do - thinking of you.

hope everyone else is ok, apologies for not naming everyone....im off to bed soon - i have run out of wine.

Dr put me on sertraline a week ago and I'm getting used to it. Head been all over the place this week and don't know how I made it through yesterday

Good morning wonderful ladies . How is everyone?

Fluffy, you seem brighter just from a few posts The difference in your posts between now and a week ago is slight, but I think you're slowly getting there. It'll take time to get to a point where you'll be able to leave hospital and try and live life as normal as possible.

The one thing I was glad of, was that you asked for help. That's the first step in the long slow process of getting better. It'll be hard at times and you may well feel low, but you WILL get there. It just takes time and a lot of patience.

Hi Proud, welcome to the thread. Here come join us and have a wee and tell us your troubles. We're here to give as much support as we can and suggest different things that may help.

Anyway, I'm off to college now, but will be back later.

Hi proud welcome to the thread. Totally ignore me, I am so not the norm on sertraline!!

Thanks for your kind wishes vicar and packitin I have woke up full of cold which is just crap. Blahhh. The nurses have said I am unwell but they can't see what I can, very difficult to explain.

Afternoon good ladies. We're due a fair bit of snow, so and I'm heading down to do my shopping tonight before it starts (meant to start snowing tomorrow morning around 8-ish), just so that I can drop kids off at school and come home rather than lugging a load of groceries back. I just cannot be arsed to go out in it unless I'm chucking snowball at the kids .