What do you do when the pills don't make you feel better?
My Gp has been throwing anti depressants at me for the past few months but they are not working, there are things going on in my life that are not helping my mental state right now and I don't know how to fix it.
Counselling isn't going to cut it. Been there done that, didn't work.
I am honest with my Gp, I told her about my SH a week ago, what will she do if I admit I've done it again?. I'm worried about social services or someone getting involved because I have kids.
Medication isn't always the cure. It takes time and often it takes atleast 4-6 weeks for you to even notice a difference and then you need to get the dosage right if its the right type of medication.
How long have you been seeing your counsellor for? It will take time. Feeling better will take time and there's no miracle cure to make you feel better over night. It takes works and commitment.
Your GP is probably used to people self harming and has experience on how to handle the situation. Please don't worry about telling your gp. They maybe able to help suggest way for you to cope and what to do next x
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I'm not in counselling at the moment, bad past experience with it so I'm kind of reluctant.
I think it's all the side effects that I don't like about the medications, especially sleep, or the lack of it. I can't cope when I can't sleep, with the kids it's not like I can just veg all day.
My husband knows what I'm going through but it's hard because he feels helpless and doesn't know what to do. I don't like my family knowing things, they already have me labeled the odd weird one in the family. Plus my mum would just worry and make me feel bad for making her feel bad iykwim.
I think it's worth going back and seeing your doctor, but you're going to need to agree to either medication or a talking therapy, so it's worth thinking about which one you'd most like to try.
Does you husband/mum know how bad things are right now?
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.
I just wanted to say don't be too concerned about social services; I know a lot of people see social workers as people who are just concerned about taking people's kids away from them, but I was training to be a social worker, and trust me those are not the principles they go by. If you do get a social worker, then they are there to help you and will just see what sort of support you need. Also, if you are still looking after your kids, then the fact that you self harm is pretty irrelevant, and the fact you have a husband to help you, I really wouldn't worry about it at all. I know that probably won't make a difference to your worries, but I just really wanted to try and reassure you somewhat. Also, when social workers do their training, they don't just get trained in child protection - they get trained in everything, including mental health. Everyone seems to assume that social workers are all in child protection, but to be perfectly honest I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole! I want to go into mental health. So if in the unlikely situation you have a social worker assigned to you, please please don't panic, and I'm sure if you tell her/him your concerns then they will be perfectly willing to reassure you.
Anyway, sorry for my ramble. I just wanted you to know and to try and reassure you a bit so you don't have to worry about that on top of everything else.
I really would suggest you carry on talking to your doctor - they can be a really good source of support.
Have an appointment with my Gp in a few days. Am going to talk to her about another AD med I can take. I can't have gone through them all and have really noticed that I'm going down since I tried to quit taking any meds at all so I have accepted I need something, just don't know what.
It could be withdrawal. Sometimes if you've been taking medication for a while then you can get withdrawal from it if you don't reduce it down gradually.
I think it's a good idea to talk to your GP about it.
Hope that the appointment goes well. It's definitely worth weighing up other ADs, or even other therapy options. There are so many meds out there, it's good to give other things a chance.
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.
Started back on first meds yesterday though I haven't seen Gp yet, i just had some left and figured I'd go back to the beginning and see how I went on them this time.
I felt ok then but today I am thoroughly knackered. It's a struggle to stay awake. Don't remember them making me feel this zonked.
I have no desire to eat, though my stomach is making noises so I know I probably should. It's strange that since I have been taking AD meds my eating issues have flared up again. Maybe I should mention that to the dr.
