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Posted by crazychickuk on November 29, 2003, at 11:16:35
I am so damm depressed..... again still ... i finally got someone from the mental health center out to see on thursday and i had a phone call friday, they said dr forman (phsyciatrist) will see me in the next few weeks, i am currently on 30mg remeron, have been for 5/6 mnths, all ssri's snri's amd tca's raised my bp to the point i had to come of off them.. I spilt my heart out to the ladie who came to see me on thursday, i was wondering did i say to much? I mentioned the way i feel, as if i aint there, as if i am gonna loose my mind, i also said it is as if i am dead and this world only starts when i am there.which is true. she asked me if i had any messages from the tv? i said no cus i havent, i did mention that i hear voices as i am going to sleep, or i will have the odd song playing in my head.... i feel as if i am gonna loose my mind completely and do things that i am not aware off.... I went to the shop erlier to get some electric tokens and i stood there and everything looked weird to me, as if i were in a dream, i could feel my mind slipping kind of thing, was strange, i couldnt wait to get home... i also couldnt wait for my mum to leave.. i am so scared.. i feel alot worse than what i did last yr and last yr was my worst as i didnt know what was wrong.. i had an mri and was fine the beggining of this yr.. the fear of having a brain tumour went.. but now i fear i am loosing my mind so that is what is scareing me.. i also fear that my phsyciatrist will give me medication that WILL make my mind slip... my mum has been saying to me i will end up in a mental hospital if i carry on the way i am.. so that kind of freaks me out as i can see myself in one!!! i can not control anything anymore.. i am scared of what meds they will give me next i really am.. i just need something to clear my mind. help me plse... thankyou
Posted by shadows721 on November 29, 2003, at 14:07:10
In reply to scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by crazychickuk on November 29, 2003, at 11:16:35
The lady asked you if you hear voices to see if you are schziophrenic. It doesn't sound like you are. Don't worry about telling how you feel. You were reaching out for help. That's a sign of strength not weakness. Hearing voices before you go to sleep isn't weird. I have that too. It sounds like you are having extreme anxiety and possibly panic attacks. That can make things feel foreign to you. Your mind is racing on things and doesn't feel in the present. Did your doc give you anything to take as needed for anxiety, ie. xanax, klonopin, or ativan? Deep breathing can help too. Inhale for 4 counts, hold the breath for 7 and exhale for 8. Focus on your breath and try to not focus on the fears. When your mind wanders, bring it back to your breathing. I listen to relaxation tapes when I get really anxious and use deep breathing when that's not available.
Has the remeron helped over the past 5/6 months and stopped working? Remeron is supposed to help anxiety. I was wondering if has helped you at all.
Posted by Syther401 on November 29, 2003, at 14:30:30
In reply to scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by crazychickuk on November 29, 2003, at 11:16:35
I basically had something similar to what you have about 9 months ago. I was smoking a lot of cannabis and became super paranoid and anxious. It didnt wear off after I stopped smoking and I basically thought i was going insane. I frequenlty lost touch with reality and my self esteem dropped like you wouldnt belive. I was so convinced something was wrong with me i was creating the problems quicker than I could deal with them. I also thought had a brain tumor or at the vry least, that something had chemically changed in my head. I would spend hours on the intente looking at all sorts of mental disorders and imagining i had the symtoms of them.
I was feeling pains in my skull and all sorts but I pulled through (to a degree). The problem for me was loss of hope and a complete lack of faith in myself. I felt very desperate indeed and some mornings i honestly thought i was going to flip. I can fully understand your need for reassurance and I hope you get better.
Posted by crazychickuk on November 29, 2003, at 14:45:20
In reply to Re: scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by Syther401 on November 29, 2003, at 14:30:30
Thankyou for your post's, I am just so scared that i will end up mentally disabled, i can feel myself slipping away into another world. I was given valuim 2 yrs ago, and it sent me into a worse panick, the remeron helped within first days of starting it up untill recently...
Posted by Syther401 on November 29, 2003, at 15:05:44
In reply to Re: scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by crazychickuk on November 29, 2003, at 14:45:20
I will tell you one other thing.
The turning point for me was the realisation that i was acting out my worst fear: a mental disorder. All the shit I had put myself through was because myself esteem was so low I was creating the problems for myself. For example, all the pains in my head may as well have been in my elbow because they were a literal manefestation of how I felt. If i thought it was my elbow causing me my problems I would have felt the pain there instead, but they were in my head because i thought it was my head giving me the problems. Distinguish one problem from the other, dont lump everything together.As far as I know you can only 'give' yourself a mental disorder by getting so anxious about something you become depressed. It disturbs me that your name is 'crazychick', not becuase I am scared of your 'craziness' but that fact that you have given yourself this label.Do not treat yourself like a forgone conclusion. You and I were both obsessed with our mental health: that was and is the problem.
Posted by 34 male on November 29, 2003, at 15:33:19
In reply to scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by crazychickuk on November 29, 2003, at 11:16:35
"life is what you make it" you can do anything you put your mind to your a winner
Posted by TheOutsider on November 30, 2003, at 12:02:43
In reply to Re: scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by crazychickuk on November 29, 2003, at 14:45:20
Wish I had something constructive to say, but I do really feel for you!
It sounds like you might benefit from a neuroleptic like Olanzapine for your troubling thoughts maybe.As for going into a hospital it won't be the end of the world. As Lang youst to say to his patients 'That great disarster your so worried about, its already happened.'
You seem to have the right attitude of wanting to get better, and to be willing to search for answers, I'm sure in the end we'll both be okay.
Posted by crazychickuk on November 30, 2003, at 13:38:03
In reply to Re: scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by TheOutsider on November 30, 2003, at 12:02:43
It sounds like you might benefit from a neuroleptic like Olanzapine for your troubling thoughts maybe.
Hi, what is neuroleptic like Olanzapine for your troubling thoughts maybe. ?Thankyou for all ya posts i really appreciate them... i will just wait and see what happens, i will tell phsyci what is going through my head.. hop this time they take me more seriousley.. thankyou again :)
Posted by Waterlily on November 30, 2003, at 14:44:04
In reply to scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by crazychickuk on November 29, 2003, at 11:16:35
When I have extreme anxiety those are my biggest fears as well - that I'm going to lose control of my mind and body and that I'm going to end up in the hospital and not able work anymore. It is terrible to be in such a state of mind. My most recent bout with that was only a few weeks ago when I first started Luvox. I was able to deal with it by taking Ativan (a benzodiazepine). It helped a lot. I wasn't so worried and it gave my mind a rest. It's too bad that you have to wait so long to see a pdoc when relief could be only hours away with a benzo. Hang in there!
Posted by TheOutsider on November 30, 2003, at 15:52:10
In reply to Re: scared basicly, need support of my dear friends :(, posted by Waterlily on November 30, 2003, at 14:44:04
In answer to what is a neuroleptic, its an antipschotic by another name!
I hear that they can be good for people who I trapped in unpleasant thought cycles. Don't have any direct experience though. Olanzapine is supposed to be quite calming/sedating.As a last resort, and I'm going to get shouted at for saying this (Metephoricly speaking)! You might want to consider GBL/GHB. You'll have to order this yourself. Bere in mind that theres lots of potential problems with this chemical.
Especially if you've got generalised anxiety. Such as Addiction e.c.t.
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