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Post by melly on Sept 3, 2007 19:07:09 GMT
hi, im the same, been on anti ds which made me feel worse, now starting some saint johns wart which mostly and amazingly im feelin alot better on day 3, think its all in my head though. Im convinced im dying although i have been to about 10 different docs telling me its anxiety. ARRGGGGG!!!!!!!! Im never having any more children. This illness is really effecting my life and i find it hard to go out or talk to people incase i panic or faint. Hope u r feeling ok today. MY name is mel. Email me if you want at mellyandconnor@msn.com take care.
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Post by carlie on Sept 3, 2007 19:28:51 GMT
hi melly, sorry to hear u are feeling like that. I know all to well how horrid it is. My doctors havent mentioned anxiety yet they jus tel me i have a virus which is rubbish!! Im very open about my illness i find it quite easy to talk about- to ppl that understand. Its ppl that think u can just 'pull ya self together that annoy me. i will email you x
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Post by melly on Sept 3, 2007 19:38:31 GMT
i got told today to get a grip and its all in my head. (which i know) but cant get the thought out of my head. I have black outs but not where i fall to the ground, i can just feel it happening. I have been to a@e a few times as well but they tell me its anxiety. It drives me crazy and i cant wait to get better. I am trying to get get thing back on track but its not working. R u on medication? I was given citlapram to start with but that made me feel worse. Now im off that med I get dreams im dying or have a week to live, my head feels like there is a drill inside it that just keeps going. Its like my mind wont switch off anymore. How old is your baby and when did all this start?
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Post by carlie on Sept 3, 2007 19:54:11 GMT
did u get my email? i sent u one. sorry to hear about your black outs that must be really hard. Dont listen to ppl that say its all in your head, the physical symptoms of anxiety are very really and very distressing. Yes im on medication- venlafaxine but they want me to up the dosage and at the moment i dont want to i have joined a gym to try help myself. Excercise it meant to be very good for mental health. I too was given citalopram originally and it too made me worae, it was awful! How long have u not been on it for? it takes a while to get out of your system totaly. Have you tried doin any sort of relaxation? i try to do it every nte before bed. My baby is coming up 9 months, i had antenatal depression when i was pregnant and the post natal started pretty much as soon as she was born. But it didnt get noticed til i hit rock bottom when she was about 6 weeks. xx
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Post by melly on Sept 3, 2007 20:08:45 GMT
Hi iv been off meds for about six weeks now but started feeling it again just this last week and went into the docs crying. I thought if i was going to hit bottom again it would be within 2 weeks of stopping. He gave me a drug to calm me down which a didnt take and said try st johns wart because i was reluctant to go back on meds again incase i became sucicidal like i did on citlapram. He doesnt think that this will work for me though. But in my eyes its worth a go! Do u get head rushes? Like a funny feeling in your head? My baby is 7 months old and this only started at 3 months. It happened in one night and went down hill from there. Going to check your email now babe.
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Post by carlie on Sept 3, 2007 20:45:58 GMT
i have heard of st johns wart, anythin is worth a go to get out of this hell i think!! citalopram really didnt agree with me either, it made me ten times worse luckily i stopped it after jus three days as i was havin major panic attacks on it. The meds im on now seem to be ok, i have been on them in the past, they jus a bugger to come off but im tryin not to think about that as il be on them for some time. head rush, um well i do get a funny feelin in my head but its very hard to describe it. Fuzzy is onl way i can think, kind of dizzy but not the dizzy that spins. Kind of feel off balance. altho im convinced its cos i have a brain tumour. so are you gonna try beat it without meds? it took docs a few weeks to get me to take anymore meds after the affects i got from citalopram as i was petrified it would happen again xx
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Post by yoyo on Sept 3, 2007 21:14:24 GMT
HI melly You mention head rusehs - I got these when I went cold turkey from a big dose of citalopram - could it be this??
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Post by melly on Sept 4, 2007 7:52:32 GMT
could be i was so dizzy on the meds. My head feels weird now.
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Post by winegirl on Sept 4, 2007 19:53:58 GMT
Hi Guys
Just wanted to say that I am with you on thsi one as my dizziness has comne back with a vengance recently and I can't wait for it to go either. It sucks doesn't it?
Hang in there girls. We will get through it x
Winegirl x
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Post by melly on Sept 4, 2007 20:06:34 GMT
wish I was as positve as u. U know when you think your gonna die and that thought keeps going through your head again and again, is that part of the illness?Sorry if im rabbling.
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Post by winegirl on Sept 5, 2007 15:31:10 GMT
Hi Melly
Yes, lots of ladies have been convinced they are going to die. But we ARE NOT (well not right now anyhow). It is just the illness playing with your head. Hang in there, one day you will look back at all this with amazement x
Winegirl x
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Post by melly on Sept 5, 2007 19:44:36 GMT
hi, thankyou for your reply. Today i just feel like im floating, goinna fall over or pass out. Not on meds part from saint johns wart and doc has just referredme to a shrink! I must be a nut case lol! Anyone know what they do? I seriously think there is something wrong with me.JUst had a few drinks to calm me which im not gonna do every night.
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Post by winegirl on Sept 5, 2007 19:57:22 GMT
Hi Melly
Its great that you are going to be reffered to a phsyciatrist. I have been suffering for 15 months and have still not had that refferal! Let us know how you get on?
Winegirl x
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Post by carlie on Sept 6, 2007 20:01:45 GMT
hey everyone and thankyou monica for your post. i have recently joined the gym and i love it once i get there it takes alot to get there tho!! i did a step aerobics classed last week, i really enjoyed it. Im on venlafaxine 75mg in morning but they want me to take another 37.5 in the afternoon. I really want to avoid it if i can. Mainly cos iv been on these in the past when i was younger and they were hell to come off.
I went to the gp today about the dizziness again and she has refered me to a ears,nose,throat specialst. Take a while to get appointment but as im sure it is part of pnd i still need the reasurrance as i cant rid of the morbid thoughts that i got somethin terrible and gonna die!!
I am in process of lookin for a new gp surgery as i dont like any of the docs at mine except one who i cn never get to see as she is so poular.
How are u these days monica? are you better?
love carlie
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Post by monica on Sept 7, 2007 19:46:24 GMT
Hi
Carlie - so pleased your posts sound more positive. Hang on in there - it will get better. Glad your gp has referred you to ent. More probably than not, the dizziness is part of PNI, but they will be able to reassure you. I'm sure in time your symptoms will ease, as mine did, but it can take a bit of time.
I'm well thanks. I won't pretend recovering was easy - there were lots of ups and downs but you will get there, I promise
melly - dont' worry about being referred to psychiatrist - they might be able to suggest something - maybe techniques to help you feel better. I used to feel so off my head when I was in the depths of PNI and liek you I'd hav eth eobsessive thoughts about dying going through my head - it's this illness. i did a PND course and we were taught techniques to help the negative thinking, which can take the edge of it adn found very useful when recovering as I used to have quite bad blips when I'd get the thoughts again.
Love
Monica
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