Discussion & help on depression & mental health related issues

[COYBL25]

I've been to first steps and called in sick to work, going to have to take time off again, I don't feel that being there is helpful. Can't see occupational health until next wednesday.

Regressing back into myself now, can't be around people, If they had listened to me in the first place they would have known I wasn't ready to go back.

Sod everyone else I'm doing what I feel is right from now on.

Where you still on the phased return - sitting around doing nothing ?.

It didn't sound like that was helping.

If you're not ready mate, you're not ready.

They have a duty of care and the occupational health should view it that way.

 

[Blue Cheese]

Where you still on the phased return - sitting around doing nothing ?.

It didn't sound like that was helping.

If you're not ready mate, you're not ready.

They have a duty of care and the occupational health should view it that way.

I was on phased return, I do agree sitting around all day ruminating hasn't helped, I feel I've regressed but my anxiety is much higher than I have ever had before. My head is not in the correct frame of mind, but when is it ever.

Feeling hopeless at the moment.

 

[COYBL25]

I was on phased return, I do agree sitting around all day ruminating hasn't helped, I feel I've regressed but my anxiety is much higher than I have ever had before. My head is not in the correct frame of mind, but when is it ever.

Feeling hopeless at the moment.

Back to the docs, maybe a short course of sedatives ( very short ) just to get you through this bad patch ?.

Is there nothing to take your mind of the worrying and anxiety ?

Maybe the gym or a run, excercise ?

Works for me

 

[Blue Cheese]

Back to the docs, maybe a short course of sedatives ( very short ) just to get you through this bad patch ?.

Is there nothing to take your mind of the worrying and anxiety ?

Maybe the gym or a run, excercise ?

Works for me

Just changing meds now onto sertraline, never had them before, my fifth set of anti-depressants, maybe tablets aren't the answer. I have physical problems which make excercising a lot painful, not a good excuse but I've enough going on without being in more pain than I already am.

Just having a bad patch and I thought I was through the worst. Depression and anxiety love to kick you when you are down.

 

[COYBL25]

Just changing meds now onto sertraline, never had them before, my fifth set of anti-depressants, maybe tablets aren't the answer. I have physical problems which make excercising a lot painful, not a good excuse but I've enough going on without being in more pain than I already am.

Just having a bad patch and I thought I was through the worst. Depression and anxiety love to kick you when you are down.

That's when they creep in mate.

You need something to take your mind off the bad stuff.

Have you got a good mate or a family member that your close to, maybe to stay with for a bit ?

 

[Blue Cheese]

That's when they creep in mate.

You need something to take your mind off the bad stuff.

Have you got a good mate or a family member that your close to, maybe to stay with for a bit ?

I live with my partner, I can see it affecting her now and it kills me. I've been trying my best to live a normal life but by heck it's hard.

 

[edge]

Just changing meds now onto sertraline, never had them before, my fifth set of anti-depressants, maybe tablets aren't the answer. I have physical problems which make excercising a lot painful, not a good excuse but I've enough going on without being in more pain than I already am.

Just having a bad patch and I thought I was through the worst. Depression and anxiety love to kick you when you are down.

if you a not going to take the tablets, make sure you do it in stages with your doctor, I haven't taken anything for years my choice, as like yourself had been around the block with the tablets, I had got to a stage were my doctor was going to say I was unfit for work for good, my employer , put me off work, my file said I was a danger to the public.
I had counselling and put under a shrink through work, didn't seem like very much at first but it really helped , got back into work off the tablets, still have the odd rough patch but at least I know its just that and I will come out the other end.
don't give up hope mate you can get there in the end

 

[jaycee]

I live with my partner, I can see it affecting her now and it kills me. I've been trying my best to live a normal life but by heck it's hard.

I have read all your posts mate but it sounds like its a vicious circle at the moment

 

[Blue Cheese]

if you a not going to take the tablets, make sure you do it in stages with your doctor, I haven't taken anything for years my choice, as like yourself had been around the block with the tablets, I had got to a stage were my doctor was going to say I was unfit for work for good, my employer , put me off work, my file said I was a danger to the public.
I had counselling and put under a shrink through work, didn't seem like very much at first but it really helped , got back into work off the tablets, still have the odd rough patch but at least I know its just that and I will come out the other end.
don't give up hope mate you can get there in the end

Thanks, I will give the sertraline a go, if they don't work then other avenues need exploring I think.

 

[Blue Cheese]

I have read all your posts mate but it sounds like its a vicious circle at the moment

That's exactly what it is currently and has been since 2004. Part of my problems now are that it keeps repeating itself, there must be something that keeps triggering it but I'm at a loss. I used to be such a strong character but there is very little of then real me here at the moment.

 

[jaycee]

That's exactly what it is currently and has been since 2004. Part of my problems now are that it keeps repeating itself, there must be something that keeps triggering it but I'm at a loss. I used to be such a strong character but there is very little of then real me here at the moment.

The 1st thing is to work out whats the original cause of the feeling you have,the tablets are an aid to help but if the same root cause keeps cropping up then you wont get any further along the line,

 

[edge]

Thanks, I will give the sertraline a go, if they don't work then other avenues need exploring I think.

give it a go till you find something that works for you, little trick I use is to break things down , like two weeks ago I was worried about this or that now it doesn't matter, so when something creeps in I just say well this time next week this will be over with and it will not matter, seems to keep me calm.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

I was on phased return, I do agree sitting around all day ruminating hasn't helped, I feel I've regressed but my anxiety is much higher than I have ever had before. My head is not in the correct frame of mind, but when is it ever.

Feeling hopeless at the moment.

Stick it in your work accident book as a work related illness. By not giving you anything to do they have contributed to your current situation. Did you have regular chats with your line manager during your phased return. Take somebody to Occ health with you - a colleague you trust or even your other half. They would be hard pushed to refuse that as a reasonable adjustment given your anxiety levels.

 

[COYBL25]

Lads advice needed, started on fluoxetine tablets for a week now and I can't sleep, up at strange time then I can't get back to sleep. For example up at 1ish this morning and not been back to sleep, just started a new job and worried it's going to effect my performance.

1) Do these side effects stop after a while?

2) Should I tell my bosses?

How did you get on mate ?

 

[Blue Cheese]

Stick it in your work accident book as a work related illness. By not giving you anything to do they have contributed to your current situation. Did you have regular chats with your line manager during your phased return. Take somebody to Occ health with you - a colleague you trust or even your other half. They would be hard pushed to refuse that as a reasonable adjustment given your anxiety levels.

My line manager hasn't spoken to me; scratch that he's just phoned me at home; everyone is being reasonable to my face so far. He's put me back on the sick at least until I have spoken to occupational health next week.