Sounds very therapeutic Bruce. Love anything that gives people peace of mind. If it works - your walks do for you - just keep on doing them fella.
Discussion & help on depression & mental health related issues
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It's a bit of a battle every day at the moment, but I think it helps get things off to a decent start.Sounds very therapeutic Bruce. Love anything that gives people peace of mind. If it works - your walks do for you - just keep on doing them fella.
There's a lot to be said for doing something that helps the spirit, rather than the mind or the physical. I live close to a hospital that deals with profoundly disabled children and adults. This has helped me to develop a deep gratitude for the health that I have. I actually start my day with a type of gratitude list. I can still get out of bed to pee. I have food in the fridge. I can still get moments of serenity listening to the birds singing. I've stopped listening to the news.
I pick litter up when I run, I didn`t even know it was a thing, but apparently it`s called " plogging "
It`s become a bit of an obsession, as I like the trails that I run on to be litter free, but it makes me feel good knowing that they`re litter free.
It's a good thing. If you journal, adding a "daily gratitude" is good, as even when things are [Poor language removed], there's usually something, no matter how small, you can be grateful for.
It's probably a bit like dogging though. If you admit to doing it among polite company, you'll get some looks. Maybe the phone number of Janice from next door.I pick litter up when I run, I didn`t even know it was a thing, but apparently it`s called " plogging "
It`s become a bit of an obsession, as I like the trails that I run on to be litter free, but it makes me feel good knowing that they`re litter free.
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Just a quick question is there a massive difference between different types of anti depressants, I'm on citalphram but not sure it's working.
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How long have you been taking it do you mind me asking?
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About a year and a half.
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Ye that’s defo long enough I would say. I’d speak to my GP if I were you. Some SSRIs are a better ‘fit’ than others for people. If you’re having no adverse side effects your GP might just up your dose. Do you feel like it’s having no effect or it’s affecting you in a way you don’t want?
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I may need to up my dose, I've tried sertraline before and it made me I'll.
Yes 100%.
What works for me, may not work for you and as you`re experiencing at the moment, the one that your taking can all of a sudden can stop working or you can experience adverse affects for no apparent reason. ( I`m not an expert, but from what I`ve read, it can be caused by a chemical shift in your brain )
As @GrandOldSte117 says above, go and see your GP as soon as you can and discuss what`s going on with them
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My dad has Alzheimer's disease and I'm really struggling with his psychosis lately. My mum was away last night on a trip with her sister, back this evening and he's been very restless and delusional, largely because of her abscence.
Constantly emptying out the wardrobes and drawers. I barely managed to stop him putting piles of clothes into the garden waste bin. Asking what time we need to leave (doesnt understand this is his home of 30 years), that "they" (nobody real) aren't communicating and the guys and girls in the office (psychotic delusions) need him to load the products (his clothes) into his car (he doesnt have one anymore).
I just can't get through to him. I've been reduced to practically begging him to stop even though I know it wont help, and he just looks at me like im silly and laughs it off.
Last night I was cooking his dinner and saw him go out into the pouring rain with another pile of clothes in his arm and approach a parked car (thinking it was where he was meant to load up the "products").
I don't know if I'm meant to play along with his delusions? Say something like "the order has been cancelled and we don't need to ship the products"? Doing that just feels like its feeding into it and would reinforce it and only make it worse?
I live with him and most days aren't great, but today and last night has been the worst. And I know it will only get worse as time goes on. Mentally, I am drained, and I feel trapped with a delusional, psychotic old man that wears the face of my father, but has none of his personality.
I'm on universal credit so can't afford a therapist or whatever, which I would like, so I guess writing it here and screaming into the digital void is the only other thing I can do.
Constantly emptying out the wardrobes and drawers. I barely managed to stop him putting piles of clothes into the garden waste bin. Asking what time we need to leave (doesnt understand this is his home of 30 years), that "they" (nobody real) aren't communicating and the guys and girls in the office (psychotic delusions) need him to load the products (his clothes) into his car (he doesnt have one anymore).
I just can't get through to him. I've been reduced to practically begging him to stop even though I know it wont help, and he just looks at me like im silly and laughs it off.
Last night I was cooking his dinner and saw him go out into the pouring rain with another pile of clothes in his arm and approach a parked car (thinking it was where he was meant to load up the "products").
I don't know if I'm meant to play along with his delusions? Say something like "the order has been cancelled and we don't need to ship the products"? Doing that just feels like its feeding into it and would reinforce it and only make it worse?
I live with him and most days aren't great, but today and last night has been the worst. And I know it will only get worse as time goes on. Mentally, I am drained, and I feel trapped with a delusional, psychotic old man that wears the face of my father, but has none of his personality.
I'm on universal credit so can't afford a therapist or whatever, which I would like, so I guess writing it here and screaming into the digital void is the only other thing I can do.
If I may, following discussions about "antidepressants", I'd like to give my views in the hope it clarifies ja number of things. Firstly there are loads of anti depressants specifically formulated to help with depression. I say "specifically" because there are lots of anti psychotics, probably all , that will help with mood, not just though processes. So loads of medications to help.
Your Dr or psychiatrist will prescribe you medication dependent on a number of factors. The side effect profile for example. If a medication is known to make you more drowsy, they'll unlikely prescribe it to someone who is already complaining of feeling tired all the time. Also believe it or not there are a number of anti depressants that side effects include "increased probability of suicide". Your BMI, history, family history and lifestyle will also be factors at to which medication you are prescribed. A good practitioner will look at your life "holistically", a fancy word for looking at everything that is going on in your life.
I will close with a note of caution but I'd like to implant a thought for you to think about. When a patients of mine is fist prescribed an anti depressants, I'm always a little anxious and here's why. I've often had patients say "Terry, I don't even have the motivation to kill myself. I'm just at rock bottom". Here's my worry and it may be just me being overly concerned, but I always worry that their prescribed medication sees my patients improve and their mood lifted just enough they find that "motivation and get up and go" to carry out their "plans". It's just a worth of mind.
Please don't stop your medication suddenly, but keep taking them and visit your GP for a consultation. It may be dose issues or you may require a change, but there is ALWAYS help out there. Take care all, I hope this has been offered some help.
Your Dr or psychiatrist will prescribe you medication dependent on a number of factors. The side effect profile for example. If a medication is known to make you more drowsy, they'll unlikely prescribe it to someone who is already complaining of feeling tired all the time. Also believe it or not there are a number of anti depressants that side effects include "increased probability of suicide". Your BMI, history, family history and lifestyle will also be factors at to which medication you are prescribed. A good practitioner will look at your life "holistically", a fancy word for looking at everything that is going on in your life.
I will close with a note of caution but I'd like to implant a thought for you to think about. When a patients of mine is fist prescribed an anti depressants, I'm always a little anxious and here's why. I've often had patients say "Terry, I don't even have the motivation to kill myself. I'm just at rock bottom". Here's my worry and it may be just me being overly concerned, but I always worry that their prescribed medication sees my patients improve and their mood lifted just enough they find that "motivation and get up and go" to carry out their "plans". It's just a worth of mind.
Please don't stop your medication suddenly, but keep taking them and visit your GP for a consultation. It may be dose issues or you may require a change, but there is ALWAYS help out there. Take care all, I hope this has been offered some help.
