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Worsening racing thoughts

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graham91270
graham91270

Having posted on here before, I am now posting again on the subject of mtpy terrible racing thoughts.

I am now off work for the fourth week running, and the ailment that originally began as a very bad winter flu virus has now developed into full blown depression with horrible racing thoughts on every occasion now that I close my eyes and try to sleep. I’ve asked my doctor for help, and whilst they’ve prescribed me umpteen meds, only the Zopiclone has helped me. This does at least get me to sleep, and calms me for a while, but as soon as it wears off in the morning the racing thoughts begin again, and so I am totally unable to rest at all during the day without dosing myself up with alcohol - which I assure you I have now stopped - or simply staying awake.

i was also given some Diazepm (2mg) but this didn’t work at all, so I’ve stopped taking it now altogether.

My life is now a living hell and at 63 I can see no other future for me than living out the rest of my days in a mental hospital where they’ll just experiment on me and keep almost permanently sedated until I die.

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  • graham91270
    graham91270

    Posted

    These are now like really weird dreams within seconds of closing my eyes. They lure me in with what seem like sensible thoughts which I accept, then my mind goes into a panic when I realise that I have been drawn into another nightmare. This is constant now and happens almost immediately on closing my eyes. I feel I am going mad.
  • apu91247
    apu91247 graham91270

    Posted

    once you start those medication , slow taper is the only way you should stop the medicine. Otherwise one has to face all the effects.
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