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Hey
Ive just been to my drs and have been told im suffering with anxiety and depression,i was wondering if anyone could help me understand a little better?
I have kyphoscoliosis (curvature of the spine) chiari malfirmation (pressure in the bottom of the brain) and a few other things,since being a kid ive been in and out of hospital with ops and have alway delt with it well, im generally a happy person despite everything.
Im now 26 and have started to have problems with depression and anxiety, some days i feel absolutly fine,when i feel bad it feels like the end of the world,i cry for no reason,ive a great family,i got married last year and my husband is my full time carer and is amazing, i dont really have anything to be upset about.
With depression can you feel ok one day and awful the next? I sleep terribly always getting pressure sores on my back as i have a hunch in onr side,i find it hard to get to sleep,and recently have been having weird dreams that stick it my head all the next day,ive ended up dreading bed time ans have started getting anxious about it all,i get this bad feeling where my chest feels like its burning i get emotional and hate being in my bedroom.
Ive told my Dr all of this and hes put me on beta blockers to help with the anxiety and amitriptyline for depression. I feel better for going to soeak to him and have wonderful support from my family.
So is it normal to be ok one day and not the next? When ever i talk about it i get the bad feeling and tight burn in my chest,feel a bit paniky, i wish i knew why this has started recently. Its the worst feeling,id much rather have my back hurt even more then have all this going in in my head...
Any help or storys of how you get through it would be great..
Stacey
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archemedes stacey87853
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When the electrical wiring of the brain experiences a hiccup, because the brain controls everything then many different aspects of our ability can and does suffer.
That is the most simplistic way that I can explain why mental health issues such as depression can be so disruptive to our lives, and this is why it can be difficult to cope with the associated problems without professional help.
Hope this helps.
Aspinan stacey87853
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Depressioj is an illness as is anxiety, you very rarely experience depression without anxiety and one tends to feed the other until the cycle is slowly broken down through medication or therapy.
Everybodies experience of depression and anxiety is different however the symptoms are all too common and like yours can feel debilitating at times.
The good news is you will get better even if untreated, anti depressants can at first be scary and come with side effects so you may have to try a coup,e of different types if you get side effects or find they are not working fully, but it generally takes 6-8 weeks before you feel the full benefits, but you can expect to feel a little bit better after a couple of weeks.
Use all the support you can get and most important is to talk, whatever feelings or thoughts you have which upset you is the depression and anxiety which will go given time, when you feel well again you will be much stronger having gone through it.
So in a nut shell... Your not well, you will get better and the thoughts and feelings are symptoms of your illness.
Keep us posted of your "recovery journey"
Stay strong Neil
stacey87853
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Thank you for your advice,ive been reading other peoples storys aswell, think its helped seeing others with simual thoughts,
Since ive been put on meds to help with the anxiety i feel a lot calmer, i have this weird feeling if dread/panic but it dosent seem to rise feels like theres a layer of calm over the top stopping it bubbling over...does that make sence?
Stacey x
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