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Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 26-04-2012, 06:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,197
Posted By Duck
I got a week or two of bad headaches going from...

I got a week or two of bad headaches going from 400mg to nothing (not a good idea, relapsed soon after). Painkillers helped a bit.
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 26-04-2012, 06:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,162
Posted By Duck
That's a shame that your care team don't support...

That's a shame that your care team don't support you looking for paid work. Maybe you could discuss with them what sort of work might suit you, and how you could be helped to stay well in it?

I do...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 26-04-2012, 05:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 621
Posted By Duck
I am sorry you are having such a rough time. I...

I am sorry you are having such a rough time.
I think you should definitely ask for an advocate. They should be able to help raise issues about the conditions where you are being kept, they are not...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 26-04-2012, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 395
Posted By Duck
Yes. It frustrates me that services don't...

Yes. It frustrates me that services don't recognise that being in the MH system is itself traumatic.
Forum: Serious Discussion and Advice 26-04-2012, 05:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 416
Posted By Duck
This website has lots of useful things on:...

This website has lots of useful things on: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/
Forum: First Aid Advice 12-04-2012, 03:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,539
Posted By Duck
Quite possibly electrolyte imbalance. Try sports...

Quite possibly electrolyte imbalance. Try sports drinks / rehydration drinks (like Dioralyte). You probably need a blood test from your GP too.
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 12-04-2012, 03:32 PM
Replies: 3,230
Views: 144,940
Posted By Duck
Yeah, I *hate* the media stuff. For me, I find...

Yeah, I *hate* the media stuff. For me, I find the best thing to do is argue back! I've done some publicity work with the mental health charity Rethink - I've even been in the Sun newspaper talking...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 12-04-2012, 03:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 494
Posted By Duck
Has your doctor had a look at your rash? There...

Has your doctor had a look at your rash? There are some that can progress very fast to making all your skin fall off & killing you (Stephens Johnson Syndrome), but others where you just get a bit...
Forum: Serious Discussion and Advice 11-04-2012, 12:30 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 376
Posted By Duck
Hi, Getting these thoughts does not make you a...

Hi,
Getting these thoughts does not make you a bad person. It is common for people to think about things that they don't want to happen.
Keeping it to yourself, and being very worried about it, won't...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 11-04-2012, 12:18 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,347
Posted By Duck
I worked at the Retreat a few years ago. IIRC we...

I worked at the Retreat a few years ago. IIRC we didn't often take people on section (at least onto the PD ward), as there's a lot of needing people to take responsibility for themselves in the...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 11-04-2012, 12:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 761
Posted By Duck
Oh, and I hate hate hate taking my meds at the...

Oh, and I hate hate hate taking my meds at the moment. Currently on flupenthixol, which looks like evil manky yellow Smarties. I have to take it twice a day and it is like swallowing live spiders! It...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 11-04-2012, 12:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 761
Posted By Duck
Ami, tardive dyskinesia is really really rare on...

Ami, tardive dyskinesia is really really rare on aripiprazole & olanzapine. It mostly happened with older drugs (ike chlorpromazine or haloperidol), where it affected about one in twenty people on...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 11-04-2012, 12:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,162
Posted By Duck
I feel like that sometimes. It helps me to think...

I feel like that sometimes. It helps me to think that actually, relapse isn't the worst possible thing that could happen. For me, spending all my time sat at home never doing anything because I am...
Forum: General Support and Advice 09-04-2012, 11:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 724
Posted By Duck
They can get the police to bring you in. This is...

They can get the police to bring you in. This is Not Fun. I agree that it would be good to phone the ward & talk about it.
Forum: Serious Discussion and Advice 08-04-2012, 12:48 AM
Replies: 3,720
Views: 131,004
Posted By Duck
Do you have an advocate? Maybe you could talk to...

Do you have an advocate? Maybe you could talk to the advocate about the carer?
Forum: General Support and Advice 04-04-2012, 08:05 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,579
Posted By Duck
Time out is not the end of the world. I had to,...

Time out is not the end of the world. I had to, then came back part time. Was horrible at the time, but I got a high 2:1 and am now doing well on an MSc.
Forum: General Support and Advice 03-04-2012, 10:18 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 446
Posted By Duck
First month or two was really tricky for me, but...

First month or two was really tricky for me, but after that was good, less mess and hassle than anything else I have tried. Try taking it out in the bath or shower first few times, I made a right...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 03-04-2012, 10:12 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,561
Posted By Duck
Yeah, I'd heard about dopamine. Bit worried it...

Yeah, I'd heard about dopamine. Bit worried it could make my voices worse.
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 03-04-2012, 10:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 968
Posted By Duck
Please go back to your doctor and tell them about...

Please go back to your doctor and tell them about it. Meanwhile, lots of water.
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 02-04-2012, 10:43 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,347
Posted By Duck
Making a plan with your CPN sounds like a really...

Making a plan with your CPN sounds like a really good idea, make your own notes on it so you can talk about it at tribunal. Maybe you could also make a list of things that have changed?

I know it is...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 02-04-2012, 08:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,561
Posted By Duck
I'm about to go from 150 to 225, should I expect...

I'm about to go from 150 to 225, should I expect anything different?
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 02-04-2012, 07:48 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,347
Posted By Duck
Tribunals can be organised quickly, because...

Tribunals can be organised quickly, because Section 2 appeals have to be done in less than two weeks.

As well as your solicitor, you should be able to.access an advocate. Can you use them to help...
Forum: General Chat 01-04-2012, 08:43 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,171
Posted By Duck
If you are a single parent, income based ESA...

If you are a single parent, income based ESA might well work, but if you have an earning partner probably not.
JSA conditions aren't as horrible if you have a very young child, might be worth a...
Forum: General Chat 01-04-2012, 07:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,171
Posted By Duck
Afraid so. Sorry.

Afraid so. Sorry.
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 31-03-2012, 01:08 PM
Replies: 3,230
Views: 144,940
Posted By Duck
I hate taking them. I am on flupenthixol which...

I hate taking them. I am on flupenthixol which has a 5% chance per year of tardive dyskinesia, and it makes me feel stupid. But last year in November the voices were too bad and I had to be in...
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