Important Question.

[lizard0921]

Has anyone ever seeked professional help?

[sez]

Yes iv had help from my gp in prescribing tablets and also help from a counsellor - iv subsequently taken matters into my own hands and seeking alternative therapies privately as I don't believe the NHS is helpful to me and I have given up the tablets. It's definitely a start though to go and see your doctor

[alankay]

Yes. That's the day I started getting better and understanding why I was anxious. Started with a psychiatrist who had me talk with a therapist within his practice. Was the best thing to happen to me as they were very good people. Alankay

[tailspin]

Yes! Psychiatrists, therapists and medical doctors have helped me.

[lizard0921]

Are any of you on meds?

[sez]

I was, not any more

[tailspin]

Are any of you on meds?

Yes, I take Lexapro.

[lizard0921]

I've been on and off Xanax and lately they have been making me feel really weird. Like anxious. Like I need to do something, but I'm so scared to do so. I feel like I need to be with someone all the time. I'm scared to be alone. I just pray. They've told me I need to seek for help. Talk to someone. I always feel like crying.

[Lin]

I have had a psychiatrist for the past 2.5 years and a community psychiatrict nurse who I see regularly. I have taken many different tablets during this time, but my psychiatrist has been unable to find an anti depressant to give me a lift, so he has now referred me to a mood specialist, and I am waiting for my appointment.

My problems started with hormone imbalance through the menopause, so I also take HRT and also a nasal spray to get rid of the hormones completely. I am hoping that once this works my mood will lift like it used to after post natal depression.

However, this time I think the depression has taken a real hold over my body and is no longer just hormone related. I have never acted on suicidal thoughts during previous bouts of post natal depression, but this time it has gone on so long that I have been acting on the bad thoughts. My head just gets so angry and acts which is really stupid, but it is so hard to stop.

I take diazepam to try and stay calm together with anti depressants and sleeping tablets. Also gynae meds. Unfortunately, nothing is working at the moment, apart from the diazepam because without that I don't think I would go outside the house at all.

[lizard0921]

What do you think I should start off with since it will be my first time seeking professional help? I am so afraid to go crazy or not being able to function properly as a mother and wife. I work full time and all I wanna do is go home and sleep. During the day on the weekends I feel good, but once night comes I just don't want to go no where. I feel like this anxiety depression has taken a tole on me. Before I would take my xanax and would feel normal. Now I've just been having bad thoughts also. Never have I acted on suicide either. I'm afraid of death so bad. Even when to hear someone died makes me feel soooooo bad. I really hope you get the help you need. I never knew how bad this depression and anxiety was until now that I am a sufferer. You will be in my prayers!

[DodgingRain]

Done meds, done therapy. I didn't see to much value in either. It seemed like the meds didn't do anything at all and the therapist just seemed to want me to write a bunch of stuff down, bla, bla, bla lets talk all day and not solve any real issues that affect my reality. I'm type A, when I have a problem I want to come up with a plan to solve it and execute the plan and move on. I don't want to sit around and talk about it forever or sing kum by yah until we all feel good and them walk out of the room and realize everything is the same as it was before.

Hopefully it goes better for you, maybe you'll get better meds or find a better therapist.

[lizard0921]

I'm really sorry to hear that! How are you maintaining yourself positive if I may ask?