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Mental health

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its the little things that set you back

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Titania · 04/02/2005 10:33

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misdee · 04/02/2005 10:34

whats up dear?

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Titania · 04/02/2005 10:36

just one of those days i guess.....dd is totally distraught and thats upset me loads. Its nothing compared to what you are going through misdee. sorry.

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kernowcat · 04/02/2005 10:37

Morning Titania. Do you want to talk?

misdee · 04/02/2005 10:38

is she missing rocky?

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Titania · 04/02/2005 10:43

yes. when i told her she went hysterical......

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misdee · 04/02/2005 10:55

will you replace rocky at all?

poor dd and poor you.

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Titania · 04/02/2005 10:56

no i dont think we will.

I just want to feel normal and 'alive' again......

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misdee · 04/02/2005 10:57

are you on ad's?

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Titania · 04/02/2005 10:58

yes

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misdee · 04/02/2005 11:00

are they helping? and how is things with dh (found it hard to keep up lately) is he suporting you and coming to terms that you being down isnt his fault etc?

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Titania · 04/02/2005 12:02

I don't know if they are helping. I don't feel that much better on them. Been on them about a month now. Things with DH are getting there. He has accepted that I am ill, but finds it hard to accept me going for any counselling and talking to somone else. He has been a lot better. We are talking more and things are improving. I still run myself into the ground everyday trying to get everything done, but only so we can spend some time together at night without having to do something else. I feel constantly tired and sick

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Titania · 04/02/2005 12:08

dds just come home asking where rocky is........

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Chandra · 04/02/2005 12:17

Titania...many hugs. I don't know if this would help, it has helped me a lot. When I feel low and wonder if this depresion is ever going to go, I just wait until the bad moment pass, and normally it does. Accepting that there are certain moments, days or even weeks that are going to be difficult no matter how much I try to find the reason, has helped me to be "nicer" to myself. Hope that helps, hugs to your DD, if she is still very sad when she returns from school, offer her to write a letter to Rocky and send it up with a ballon.

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Titania · 04/02/2005 12:18

oh chandra thats a lovely idea....i might just do that......

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Chandra · 04/02/2005 12:18

...sorry, DDs.

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Titania · 04/02/2005 12:20

surely the nausea should have worn off by now? I've been on the ADs 4 weeks now.... I feel constantly sick.

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Chandra · 04/02/2005 12:35

What are you taking?

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Titania · 04/02/2005 12:38

20mg cipralex

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Chandra · 04/02/2005 14:47

Sorry Titania, left for a moment and the moment became several hours... Could you tell your GP about the nauseas? he may suggest something different or at least reasure you everything is OK

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Titania · 04/02/2005 15:39

I have told the GP but she said that its too early for any side effects to be wearing off and to give it another month.

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Titania · 04/02/2005 16:03

oh i am so so tired.....but still got so much to do.

I feel like I am standing here looking at myself and seeing someone else....if that makes sense at all.

My head and my heart feel so heavy. I don't know what to do for the best. I want to feel better. I should be feeling at least a little bit better now shouldn't I??

Been having more panic attacks than ever before, and they are scaring DH as he's not seen me have one before. DH said I actually passed out the other night and landed on poor ds2 (who is totally fine btw) I don't want to be taking diazepam all the time. They don't make a difference anyway.

I can't remember anything....even what day it is, or what I had for tea last night. I want to just go and do something but it feels like I've got lead in my feet weighing me down.

And once again DH is working all weekend.......

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Chandra · 04/02/2005 16:27

When I started I was feeling far worse during the first month, what the GP told me was that before I din't care about things but with the AD I was starting to care therefore feeling more anxious. Then, after a few months, I didn't care anymore but I was feeling happy So there's hope!

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Titania · 07/02/2005 08:50

feeling totally lousy today. Got a kidney infection now and I can barely walk. Still full of this dratted cold as well. There is so much I want to do but I physically can't and it's driving me mad. FIL took ds1 to school for me. dd is at home with me today. Am supposed to be going to parents evening for ds1 this evening. Might ring and see if I can make it tomorrow instead. (they do it over 2 days) Really not up to doing anything today.

It looks really empty where the birds once were. 3 birds gone in a week

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Titania · 07/02/2005 14:30

Have had to ring the school and tell them I can't go to the parents evening. I just feel so rotten. They are going to try and fit me in tomorrow. FIL is fetching ds1 from school for me thank goodness. Have hardly done anything today. Even the bleach has stayed put in the cupboard.

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MummytoSteven · 07/02/2005 14:32

eeek poor you, hun being so under the weather. could it be the kidney infection that's been making you feel sicky the last few weeks?

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