Hello one and all......I scrolled back tonight to the beginning of this thread as I know a lot of new people joined, but I think a lot have fallen by the wayside, so to speak. The point of doing it was so I could be more aware of people's specific difficulties etc., as I honestly can't remember details of people other than a few from the older threads.
Silvery your IP stay seems to be playing on your mind a bit, and I'm not surprised really as any IP stay is traumatic and it sounds like your manic episode almost came "out of the blue" - I don't know how long ago your last IP stay was - mine was in 2010 and they were certainly not short staffed, quite the reverse. The staff nurses stayed in the office except when dishing out meds and the nursing assistants sat with the patients, but talked to each other, over our heads or around us - and constantly complained of being bored and talking about how much they had to do at home etc. The only time they ever talked to us was if we were well enough for general chit chat about their kids/weddings etc. There was just no interest in the patients at all. Dreadful really.
Ah now I'm struggling to remember other's details.........Pyrrh I really hope you don't mind my saying this but your DH does sound like he is very unkind to you at times. Does this bother you, or do you just maybe post about the negative things, and there are positives - I do hope so, because you sound such a lovely person and you (as we all do) deserve to be treated with kindness.
Hmm I'm on about kindness but someone mentioned anger and yes I can get angry, much much more often now since my relapse 5 years ago. I'm like a firework sometimes - once the blue touch paper is lit - I'm away and DP attempts to "bring me down" don't work very well.
Ah collardove I think you are going back to work this week? If so hope things are ok for you, as it was an issue at work that was the cause of your current MH difficulties wasn't it.....
CIQ Have you thought any more about counselling as things are certainly not getting any better for you and DH are they - in fact it sounds like they are a lot worse. Don't you think you ought to "give it a go" although I know you are having counselling yourself aren't you, so would that confuse the issue. Can you picture yourself separated from DH I wonder. Sorry if that's a bit intrusive.
Lem not sure where you are with the lump needing to be re-assessed and I think you're waiting to hear from the GP? You've been sounding a bit flat of late and I think you've said you're feeling overwhelmed and I know you have been having anxiety problems and back on diazepam.
Snowy - what does "in a state" mean - I'm glad to see you posted though as you were one of the reasons I came on tonight to see if you had put in an appearance. Are you still struggling with side effects of the meds and maybe depression. Are you still having therapy with the CPN. I do worry about you and wish there was more I could do to help. You have such a generous spirit and are so stoical about your own difficulties.
Nethun victrix sorry can't remember your details.
I am progressing through my meds change and am on 100mg sertraline and 50mg imipramine and have to reduce the imipramine to 25mg over the next 2 weeks and then a review again. This week has been more or less ok with just a few wonky mornings, when I've felt flat and miserable but lifted after a couple of hours. I don't want to get my hopes up though - I've had too many false dawns.
Sorry if I've missed anyone