Hi, welcome to RYL.
It's great that you want to help, and I hope you find RYL useful for answering your questions. Feel free to ask anything if you need to, but the most important thing is just letting your daughter know you're there for her (which it sounds like you've done).
You might find the information for parents helpful, else making a thread in the Self Injury board or General Support and Advice board.
You and your daughter are also more than welcome to contact the Supporters (support@recoveryourlife.com) if you need to talk.
Take care.
It doesn't matter where you come from; it matters where you go.
No-one gets remembered for the things they didn't do.
We won't all be here this time next year,
so while you can take a picture of us.
We're definitely going to hell,
but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Hi Im New and dont know where to post my Question!
Hi Im Vikki. I had my last breakdown in January 2012 and have been on a meds rollercoaster! Since March i have been on venalfaxine slow release which gave me a dry mouth for a few months but wore off. Summer was hell though with my weight gain and sweats! Finally i got to see a psychiatrist in April (after 3 trips to the wellness centre, getting lost in the system and taking myself to A&E to beg for help, then getting lost in the system again, then finally a different doctor to my own put in a call to make an appointment!) who prescribed me Optimax L-Trypophan to help improve my mood in order to start CBT. I started my therapy in October......(i wont start on the mental health system in this country, that is for another day!) and at roughly the same time i started to get a burning tongue, and an awful taste in my mouth...bananas now taste of fish! Could this be my medication? my dentist seems to think so and my GP has no idea! Its getting worse though. I would have thought side affects would start shortly after starting medication.....or am i incorrect to think that? So thats my first question! My next issue is that after a really good CBT session, the last one until the 11th jan, i stopped to pick up my medication to find out that they had not been able to source my l-trytophan, as it had been discontinued! (i googled that it had been discontinued in october) so after my Psychiatrist told me i would be ok to go could turkey over the weekend, i had a mega panic attack. My gp gave me some amitriptamine (probably spelt wrong!) and diazapam to basically zombie like until she can find out what my psyc wants to do!!!!! What can i do? Im so scared of slipping back....my CBT was going well and the meds kept my mood more or less stable (apart from my very hurty tongue) and now its like ive had the rug pulled from beneath my feet. I assume that over the weekend there was enough l-tryptophan in my system to keep me going but now i dont feel so happy. I dont want to start again with new meds, with new side effects, also, ive gone up 3 dress sizes since starting the antidepressants, i couldn't bare to put on any more as i cant seem to lose what ive already got.....my heavy weight and low confidence (that comes with it) is a major part of my depression now.....im scared to put more on. Just when you think your on the right track.....has anyone got any advice.....shows how down i am.....i took 2 zopiclone 2 hours ago, and i couldn't be more wide awake...grrrrr
Sorry for the length of that but my family are finding it hard, so i cant always off load on them. Its like i have a broken leg and someone took my crutches away and told me to get on with it for a bit......how many times would i fall over?!?!?
You might like to make a thread in one of the main forums to talk about how you're feeling and what's going on right now - Mental Health Discussion and Support might be particularly helpful.
It doesn't matter where you come from; it matters where you go.
No-one gets remembered for the things they didn't do.
We won't all be here this time next year,
so while you can take a picture of us.
We're definitely going to hell,
but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
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hi i am new to this site and honestly quite nervous i am currently seeking additional help and i am struggling a bit to cope i thought a site like this could help learn to cope with my bpd and voices.
Hi sum1helpplz,
Welcome to RYL, I hope you settle in okay. You might want to have a look at the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) thread or if you are wanting extra support or advice you might find it helpful to make a thread in Mental Health Discussion. Take care
Kat xxx
"Recovery is something that you have to work
on every single day and it's
something that doesn't
get a day off."
Hello,
new here. I already posted to "abuse and bullying" but then I found this thread. I have a friend in an emotionally abusive relationship and am trying to figure out how to be the most supportive of her. Should I post in the abuse and bullying thread, or elsewhere?
Hi, I'm new here, and I posted a thread earlier, though I don't know if it was the best place to put it. Anyways, I was wondering where to post about Pregnancy, being a Father-to-be, my crazy hormone laden Fiance/Mother-to-be (no offense to her, I know she doesn't mean it. I love her dearly), her health both mentally and physically and all these crazy things going on in life revolved around it all at once? I have a lot to say and need to get it out, because I can't talk to her (again, no offense to her. It's not her fault).
I'm kinda new here.
I joined a couple days ago, made a post in a topic (a topic I found through searching google) & then went on to make an introduction post in the introduction forum. I then made another post, but I can't remember where.
On both my introduction & this other post, when I submitted them, i got this message saying my post needed to be reviewed before it would be visible... Now I thought: "OK, give it a couple hours & it will be visible." But almost 24 hours later I still can't seem to find these posts... Is this normal? Or was there something wrong with the posts, so they didn't get approved?
is there any way I can follow this process to at least have a clue where I'm standing?
Many thanks,
HereIAmThisIs_JustMe
Last edited by HereIAmThisIs_JustMe : 06-07-2013 at 01:41 AM.
hey. im new here. I don't really have anyone to talk to. I'm just struggling too much with everything and I don't feel like I can turn to my friends. If theres any new people out there who want to talk to someone im here, just PM me :) xx
