General / Mental Health Support Thread

They rang me this morning but I was half asleep and didn"t take in what they were saying completely but I think psychiatrist was mentoned and "a plan".
I did go to bed earlier than usual.but couldn't drop off until about 5 so didn't go out during the day

I am going to try and muster the energy and courage to go to the hospital on Sunday night because I'm suffering badly and thinking of nothing but quitting
 
PinkFinal said:
They rang me this morning but I was half asleep and didn"t take in what they were saying completely but I think psychiatrist was mentoned and "a plan".
I did go to bed earlier than usual.but couldn't drop off until about 5 so didn't go out during the day

I am going to try and muster the energy and courage to go to the hospital on Sunday night because I'm suffering badly and thinking of nothing but quitting
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At least you tried to go to bed earlier, that’s what counts PF what was keeping you awake? just feeling wide awake ?
 
Kirkstall Blue said:
At least you tried to go to bed earlier, that’s what counts PF what was keeping you awake? just feeling wide awake ?
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Yeah it's hard to change your sleep pattern.
You can do it with alcohol but that's a no no for me.
Today's been very very tough. I'm planning to go to A&E on Sunday night as it's just impossible to live with depression this severe. This could be a very decisive week. If they don't hospitalise me or otherwise help me I think it's effectively a death sentence. That's blunt but it's true as far as I'm concerned.
It feels like it's my fate and I'm being forced to accept this whether I like it or not. This isn't melodrama it's unfortunately the grim reality.
 
PinkFinal said:
Yeah it's hard to change your sleep pattern.
You can do it with alcohol but that's a no no for me.
Today's been very very tough. I'm planning to go to A&E on Sunday night as it's just impossible to live with depression this severe. This could be a very decisive week. If they don't hospitalise me or otherwise help me I think it's effectively a death sentence. That's blunt but it's true as far as I'm concerned.
It feels like it's my fate and I'm being forced to accept this whether I like it or not. This isn't melodrama it's unfortunately the grim reality.
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Is it anything to do with your medication the timing when it’s wearing off ? Maybe I shouldn’t askI wondered why sometimes you are coping and then other times you feel trapped
 
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Have you ever been offered anything by the doctor to help you sleep? Have you tried this before and found it hasn't worked? I was put on sertraline in late 2022 after a series of bad jobs and stressful personal life fucked me up quite badly. After one too many snide comments from a boss over a period of time I ended up sat in a toilet cubicle with my world spinning, struggling to breathe, and they wouldn't let me go home until someone picked me up. I've been a roofers labourer and a postman since then, I will never work indoors again if I can help it.

The reason I gave you this whole spiel is because when I presented at the doctors the day after all this happened, he took one look at me and held both my hands in his and said "I never prescribe sleeping tablets but in your case, I am", and off I went with 10 Zopiclone, supposedly to reset my circadian rhythm.
 
I think the Mirtazapine I'm on is meant to help me sleep.
I don't actually have trouble sleeping, I just need to change my sleeping pattern so I can go out during the day.

I think I have to go to A&E tonight I'm in serious trouble and my life is at risk
 
PinkFinal said:
I think the Mirtazapine I'm on is meant to help me sleep.
I don't actually have trouble sleeping, I just need to change my sleeping pattern so I can go out during the day.

I think I have to go to A&E tonight I'm in serious trouble and my life is at risk
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It’s how to change what is probably your natural body rhythm, there is time for that it’s the least of your current situation, A&E is there for you they probably won’t be busy and don’t be put off if there’s a queue tell them the truth when they do the triage system they do. I think it’s the answer to get rid of the pain/trauma you’re in :)
 
I didn't go to A&E
I went out picking up litter because I felt absolutely terrible and ended up doing it for two and a half hours, so felt a lot calmer , so probably would have come over as not an emergency case if I'd gone to A&E

But of course the demons are back today big time so I'm intending to go tonight
 
Just left A&E after 5 hours
There wasn't much they could do for me but I did discover that you don't need two psychiatrists to agree if you want ECT private as you do in the NHS
I"ll need to research this to make sure it's true
I have just enough money to go private and would have done this years ago had I known.
 
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Took friend from work for coffee at lunchtime today. We've been quite close and known each other for over 18 years. Worked in same team and closely for about 10 of those.

Lost his dad and his wife lost her dad in last 10 months.

I knew he wanted to chat when we asked what time I was going for lunch. Arranged to meet him at 12 and I let him talk for the full hour

Hopefully helped him in his struggles with mental health
 
PinkFinal said:
Just left A&E after 5 hours
There wasn't much they could do for me but I did discover that you don't need two psychiatrists to agree if you want ECT private as you do in the NHS
I"ll need to research this to make sure it's true
I have just enough money to go private and would have done this years ago had I known.
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It is true you could go down the private route, I know you will research the side effects before you spend your savings. I wish you didn’t have to pay for ECT that once was done free on the NHS
Maybe you could see a private consultant psychiatrist who would recommend you for it on the NHS or regulate your medication that isn’t working then you wouldn’t spend all your money. What do you think.?
 
Kirkstall Blue said:
It is true you could go down the private route, I know you will research the side effects before you spend your savings. I wish you didn’t have to pay for ECT that once was done free on the NHS
Maybe you could see a private consultant psychiatrist who would recommend you for it on the NHS or regulate your medication that isn’t working then you wouldn’t spend all your money. What do you think.?
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Thanks, things to consider, definitely.
I just don't get why the NHS is treating me like this. I've done everything possible to get out of this rut and it's just not happening.
There is a Mind centre not far away perhaps I'll go there and see if there's anyone there with knowledge of this kind of situation. The other walk in centre volunteers don't seem to know much about ECT at all.
 
Anything you can do to help yourself PF because the NHS is nothing like it used to be, it’s just an emergency service now, it’s very difficult to even get an appointment. I don’t know how easy it is for you.

You don’t have to have a doctors letter anymore to make a private appointment in some places. You just ring where you want to go.

It might be worth contacting your GP surgery to discuss it with them :)
 
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