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Hi everyone, im new to this site first time writing in a forum thought I'd share my story, thoughts and feelings hopefully will help me and maybe others. Ill just tell you a little about myself im female, 23 and unemployed. Took me a while to first go to the doctors, First diagnosed with depression n anxiety at around 18. Was very low in mood, constant worrying, staying indoors not wanting to go out or do anything. Through childhood and school, college n work always had difficulty in talking about my problems, issue's bottled things up never hardly spoke about how I was feeling and fitting in, socialising, relationships, exams etc was extremely hard found myself mixing with the wrong crowd alot. Employed Since leaving school2008 till 2014. 2014 everything went downhill my behaviour was manic, erratic, obsessive and violent highs n lows lost my job, wrote off my brand new car under the influence, lots of debt, family troubles, getting into trouble wi police, stealing much more things really could go on n on. Currently and the last two years have been horrendous withdrawn myself from the world stayed in bed days, weeks, months got sectioned diagnosed with severe depression, anxiety n psychosis disgusting place if anyone can relate...In there i was on lorazpam felt amazing was discharged but they couldnt pescribe me that at home so i went back down. irrational thoughts are destroying me. I've tried most types of AD meds most of them have had no effect or made me like a zombie. Been back to see my gp last week and started again on Sertraline 50mg increased to 100mg following week and she has give me beta blockers propranolol 40mg twice daily. Really struggling to cope.
Has anyone any advice ? Thanks
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Redus1978 Sam24259
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Firstly remember you are not alone with this. Much of what you are going through has and is being experienced by many others, including me.
The irrational behaviour and downward spiral you talk about I can relate to especially. This has been me for the last couple of months. I ended up in the Crisis unit and saw a psychiatrist and they changed my mess from 150mg setraline to 30mg Mirtazapine. This seemed to work but I went back to the spiral after a few weeks. I then was told the different meds do different things and was then advised to take 100mg setraline and 30mg Mirtazapine. This has seemed to really help me so it might be worth asking your Dr if this might help you?
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Go back to your doctor I am on Sertraline the lower dose did nothing for me but it has been put up to 200mg the highest dose and I hope it will work.
I have also been on lots of AD 's that have not worked you gotta keep on trying.
This forum is excellent for support you are not alone.
Stay Strong
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