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Catr1na

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« on: December 02, 2012, 10:47:39 PM »
well the crisisteam have signed me off and referred me to the safe team. The thing is i dont feel any better the only thing i can say is although i dont want to be here i know it would hurt my family too much if i killed myself...is this progress does this mean im cured everyone seems to think so. I am on 30 mg mitazaprine and 100mg sertraline, but my mood is no better i feel empty like im acting my way through life its exhausting i have no energy ive piled a load of weight on im drinking again i want to scream i just want to be fixed. I cant go out alone as it makes me feel ill my life is ruined it has no purpose

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Re: help
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2012, 12:31:22 AM »
Hi Catrina. It's important that you let somebody know that things haven't really helped you. It's often in the way of some of the Crisis teams to be in a rush to tick the box and try to pass you on. I'm glad that you realise how much your family would feel the loss if you weren't about to care for them, but YOU need to have a reason to get out of bed each day. I'm not disregarding your family, but you are the important one here. You must find the strength to tell your GP or this safe team just what is going on for you. It can help if you have somebody you can trust to accompany you and to talk about your problems to the medics, if you don't feel able to tell all. You are an important person who is perfectly entitled to try to get the real help that you so obviously still need. A quick fix might be a change of meds, and I truly hope that it works, but you mustn't just let it drop if your doctor tries this approach. If you don't feel that it is working, keep going back until they find a solution that does really help you. And remember - you're worth it! Best wishes.

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Re: help
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2012, 06:58:46 PM »
Catrina

I hope things feel a little better today.  Life may feel ruined and without purpose, but please believe that the future will at some point feel better.

Have you talked the MHT about the meds you're on?  If you still feel so down, perhaps the meds are not doing as well as they should.  As Michael says, it's important you go back and talk to the MHT.  Maybe they could explore prescribing you a mood stabiliser in addition to the AD's.

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