[Rugar]

Hi everyone.

I've been considering myself to be out of the whole mental health problem thing for a few years, but lately, anxiety has been blighting my life, and although not strongly depressed as I used to be. I realise that I do need a boost.

I've done counselling before, docs wouldn't let me do CBT, and I'm seriously considering going back on the meds again. I was wondering if anyone was in a similar situation coming out of a period of severe mental illness, getting to normality (sic) again and then having to go back for support?

I feel really uneasy about it. Lots of memories triggered, but also I am letting go of a history of being treated badly by the healthcare professionals when I was at uni (I'm in a different city now). I didn't respond well to any of the meds in the past. I'm kind of desperate for help which is why I'm willing to go back. That's different to the time when I was on it before.

Any advice would really be appreciated..

[girlscientist]

Why wouldn't the Dr let you have CBT? Have you been referred to a psychiatrist? they will be able to offer you a far wider range of services to help you.
Can you see a different doctor?
For me I refused meds, got a lot better then got bad again and went on meds.

[Rugar]

(Original post by girlscientist)
Why wouldn't the Dr let you have CBT? Have you been referred to a psychiatrist? they will be able to offer you a far wider range of services to help you.
Can you see a different doctor?
For me I refused meds, got a lot better then got bad again and went on meds.

Sounds like your situation is similar to mine. Well basically they said its because they have limited budgets in the catchment area I am in. They only give certain treatments to 'priority' patients and for me its drugs or nothing...I'll ask again for CBT

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

It's been more than 10 years since I started taking meds by my psychiatrist advice (I was very depressed by that time). Now I'm I'm not feeling all the best I can feel, but I'm not feeling bad either. So I told my psychiatrist I wanted to stop taking the medication I'm currently taking, and we started reducing the dose to the half, but since I will probably be abroad by my own for about one year, she advised me to go to the prior dose until I come back to my country.

I'd really like to be free of the medication, since it makes me a bit sleepy, makes me feel a bit bored of everything, and also increases my weight, but I agree that maybe the best thing to do is to keep taking it for a while until I'm back home. (I don't think it would be nice to get depressed while being in another country with no family and friends to talk to).

My advice is, if you think you need support, then go to a psychiatrist/psychologist. Evaluate how you feel with them, if there's no match, then find another therapist you feel comfortable with. I lost a lot of time in a so called therapy with someone that didn't help me at all, but luckily I went to another place and found the help I needed.

Good luck!

[girlscientist]

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