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I know the thread is a bit dead but I thought I would start a new one and see if we can keep it going xx

sorry I haven't been around much x

well done on your campaign Keema that's excellent news

Don't know what's going on atm but DP and I are constantly arguing. His response is always "well let's not bother getting married then" :'(

Sorry not checked back sooner. How are you all?

faith Sorry to hear that, are things any better today?

Well I managed three hours at work on fri and that was enough. At least its a beginning. Still not sure if the propranolol is helping or not.

Hi mythical that's a really good start!

faith that didn't sound good. How are things now?

Quiet day here with ds off school. Probably not doing me any harm though.

Hello everyone

Checking in - feel ok (ish) Hope everyone else is at least ok x

hi lem good to hear from you, hope it stays ok.

Not quite as good today, had to stop work after 2.5 hours as I had a panic attack and my legs wouldn't hold me up any more. they were ok about it though.

mythical I think you've done really well to go into work. Sorry yesterday wasn't so good, but good that work were supportive. Be kind to yourself today x

Vvv tired today but am due to visit my dm and df which I could really do without.

checking in, doing okaish, DD is v.poorly with a UTI so of course not much sleep at the moment.

Sorry so many are struggling ((( hugs to all )))

So I've finally put DD in her own room. She is so happy/excited about it and loves her room. But of course she won't stop talking and go to sleep!!!

Hope you managed to get some sleep eventually pulled

Starting sertraline today so interested to see if that's better than the citalopram. Think I might venture over to the next town after my counselling appt this morning- they have more shops there.

Thanks victrix she did eventually drop off but came into my bed in the middle of the night. We managed to get through half the night so not bad for a start I think. I couldn't sleep after that so ended up watching movies on my phone. Now I'm exhausted after school run but have hospital appt so can't go back to bed

I've had sertraline and it worked really well for a while now on citalopram. I think I preferred sertraline to be honest as I feel more edgy with citalopram but hopefully you will find it different. I've got other drugs in the mix so maybe they are effecting it.

Hope everyone is having a good start to the day. for you all of anyone fancies it with maybe a

Hi pulled thanks I need a [tea] or maybe something stronger. I don't know how much more of this I can take. Every few days there seems to be something else that floors me. At the weekend with my dm. This evening parents evening and one of the teachers reduced me to tears. Maybe I'm just over sensitive and over defensive or maybe she was quite unprofessional and insensitive. I feel done in. And shortly dh will appear wanting to talk about settling his df into a care home and I know it's a big step but I can't deal with anything else.

And now dd is down saying she doesn't like school. It's too hard

I feel like my family is falling to pieces around my ears. .

Based on parents eve and dd tonight maybe I'm not keeping everything together

((CIQ)) it's horrible when things happen all at once x

Thanks pulled, I got on ok with citalopram but kind of hit a plateau with it.

(((( ciq )))) that sounds absolutely horrible & tough to deal with. Just try tackling one thing at a time if possible.

Maybe ur dose needs adjusting now victrix

So I collapsed yesterday and was taken to hospital. Turns out I now also suffer from vertigo. Back home now but feel absolutely shite. Could hear DD this morning screaming and crying for me to get her ready for school. She hates anyone else doing it but I couldn't move a limb

ciq i am sorry to read about your problems. if life would just throw us one problem at a time we might be able to cope. i can totally sympathise with where you are just now. one thing at a time please God, ffs! you will get through this. i find its pre and post crisis i cope with the least.

victrix i am interested to hear about the sertraline. i was thinking of suggesting it to my gp but when i went and changed from citalopram last month i would have welcomed smarties i was in such a state. i too had plateaued on it. i am on escitalopram now which i think allows me to be on a stronger dose but with fewer side effects.

i am a bit better although today my anxiety is bad. dd is home from school and dancing around the room i am trying to persuade her that classical music is fun because i can just about cope with that

pulled i hope you are recovering. xx

Thanks lem oh I couldn't cope with DD being home today so I can understand how your feeling. Any chance your DD will just sit on the sofa and watch some DVD's.

I was on the max dose of citalopram so nowhere to really go with it. It wasn't bad, just not quite enough

Hope you feel better now pulled

Hi everyone not been on this thread for a while.

I am off meds and a bit poorly really. Need to restart them but I don't want to but I have to. SIed last night so really struggling thinking some quite dark SI (not suicidal) thoughts.

how long have you been off the meds? Can you get to your Dr, maybe get some diazepam or soemthing to tide you over this crappy first week or so?