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Am i going downhill again?

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katiebrusby · 13/04/2015 19:33

In march of last year i took 2 seperate od's, my intention at the time was that i really wanted to die and i just didnt wanna be here anymore. After that i had help from mental health team and also had cbt and was put on sertraline. Have felt fairly 'normal' for quite a while...

However the last im not sure how long, maybe few weeks or so im noticing im becoming progressively more 'down' and more often... im struggling to want to do things, im telling my husband im worthless all the time, im getting harmful thoughts again, i cant be bothered to go into work, whenever anyone tries to talk to me about a problem theyre having all i seem to be able to think is 'i dont care about your problem ive got my own', i want to shop all the time because its the only thing that takes my mind off anything, i sit and stare into space for hours, im sleeping loads.

im still on the sertraline and it ws only a month ago i was thinking of speaking to the gp about coming off it.

things have been a bit difficult lately, i have a chronic illness and have been very up and down health wise, ive not been getting alot of hours at work, my husband is restarting a college qualification through his job, and ive been starting to get really broody, it also hasnt helped that several of our friends are currently either pregnant, trying for a baby or have pregnancy scares.

and it also doesnt help that i want a baby but my husband doesnt!

i dont want to get as bad as i was again but im struggling to find a way out of the pits so to speak, i was sat re reading my cbt exercises the other day but didnt find anything useful in them.

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ProfessorPreciseaBug · 19/04/2015 10:03

What is the nature of your chronic illnes?

katiebrusby · 19/04/2015 11:41

I have Addison's disease, celiac disease and pernicious anaemia

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fluffybunnies246 · 19/04/2015 17:26

Hi katie sorry to hear you've not been feeling great.

Did you and your husband talk about kids before you got married?

TheoriginalLEM · 19/04/2015 17:31

i think might be a good idea to request a meds check for the Addissons because you will feel low if your cortisone levels drop. Are you under an endocrinologist.

katiebrusby · 20/04/2015 10:57

Yes I am under An endo I have actually had a day curve this week to check my medication I'm waiting for the results of it. Wev never really talked about kids tbh it always seemed like it was so far into the future and now it seems the futures here lol

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TheoriginalLEM · 20/04/2015 12:33

hopefully a change in meds will lift your mood. xx

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