Depression

God bless petal, so sorry about your nana. Try not worry about what it might feel like when you come home, you've had a bad blow and it's natural to feel very sad about it. If you do get down about it, you'll rise again just as you've done before. I bet you can look at times in your nana's life when she took some knocks, but in time came back again. Glad you're talking to your wife about what's going on.


Recently?

Yeah like now, I've managed to do stuff today n that.

First weeks were class, then bam out of nowhere.

I'm still abroad
Nearly came home, but gonna try fight it and still have time off so going to give somewhere else ago
 


Yeah like now, I've managed to do stuff today n that.

First weeks were class, then bam out of nowhere.

I'm still abroad
Nearly came home, but gonna try fight it and still have time off so going to give somewhere else ago
Must be a pisser if you were doing OK and suddenly it came on, in the middle of a trip abroad.
 
Absolutely. It can be a gradual build up. One thing I realized is fixing a problem doesn't make the stress it caused go fully away. Some of it can stay with you - maybe that's what "builds up", and why its hard to realize why. A stress hangover?


Beta Blockers did nothing for me, so I tried ADs.
They seem to be working now, but holy shit were the initial side effects bad.

Feel for you, marra. They were hell on earth when I was on them. It eventually settled down, but it was horrible until that point. I don't ever want to go there again. They did not really help. What helped was talking to someone trained to listen.

I've been off meds for nearly two years and have not had any issues with the black dog. Don't get me wrong, I watch myself closely when feeling stressed. I take a bit vitamin c and d when feeling a bit low. Feeling a bit low is different to the black dog walking with you, but it helps. Take them for three weeks then stop. I've only done that twice.

Nothing changed in my life until I got some professional help. Then, my life changed , and I feel like me again.
 
Evening all.
Been reading this thread for donkeys but never had the bottle to post.
Had cbt last year and tablets. I seemed all right for a bit but now I'm just a paranoid mess. I finished the cbt and didn't feel like i needed to go any further and I knocked the tablets on the head cause I felt like I was dependant and felt weak.
I seem to be jumping from absolute apathy to blinding rage and it's doing my bloody nut in.
I don't really know what to do. Any way sorry to burden you lot i just needed a little vent.
I don't think you've posted again since this?
I'm certainly no expert, and that leads to my first though - get yourself to the docs mate, and tell them this.

Seems like you had an initial improvement from either the CBT or the tablets (or both), but you stopped them both, and things have regressed. I can certainly see one thing you could do - start again.

Hope you are feeling a bit better soon mate

Feel for you, marra. They were hell on earth when I was on them. It eventually settled down, but it was horrible until that point. I don't ever want to go there again. They did not really help. What helped was talking to someone trained to listen.
The doc was going to take me off them when I told him how I felt - but I also said I didn't want to give up too soon.

I'm really pleased I stuck with it - this last weekend was amazing, its the first time I've felt actual happiness for as long as I can remember. Like actually warm-blanket, smiling to myself happiness, even just for a little while.
My ability to deal with things has got a bit better too.

I'm not struck on the computer-based CBT yet - although I'm doing the absolute minimum every week, which might be why?
 
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Sorry for the delayed response. Thanks all for the messages.

Getting there I think, last week just knocked me for six. I've had a couple of tough weeks and a few family members had health issues.

I'm hoping that is what made me feel so crap. Genuinely feel a bit better this week, but if I feel like I'm slipping I will have to look at going back to my gp.

Got a bit lucky cause my doctor was spot on when it got really bad last October.

I really don't want to go back on the tablets tbh. They did help but I felt proper zoned out. Another thing to discuss if my the situation gets worse.

Again thanks all for the support.
 
Apologies for the bump, but I didn't think making another thread was necessary.
Plus this is more of an anxiety thing, although that does go hand in hand with depression as many of you will know.

Well now, I was hit by some kind of viral bug yesterday (still not feeling great today, but we'll see how we go).
By the time it got to about 8pm I was absolutely knackered. Went to bed at 9 and hoped I'd be asleep by 10.
How wrong I was...
Top half was burning up and my feet were freezing - probably should have put something on them, but that thought didn't really enter my head at that point.

In the time between 10pm and apparently midnight - although I could have sworn it was about 4am by this point, I had a succession of horrendous anxiety thoughts. Pretty much one after the other.
Highlights included:
Me, Mrs K and Mini-K being in a car crash and them dying but not me - I rationalised this one came in because I hate my commute.
Me struggling to get to work, so I got the train and then collapsed at East Didsbury station - although I did ask the ambulance driver if it wasn't too much trouble could I be transferred to Bolton, but I didn't want to waste their resources
Getting to Burton away on Saturday, but then collapsing and voming on the row in front.
Me verbally tearing a strip off Richard Branson while walking down a street in New York berating him about suing the NHS.

I've had similar before when I was in MRI. Unfortunately when you're alone with your thoughts, and you have anxiety, your brain tends to go on a wander down all kinds of avenues which you'd very much rather it didn't.
I don't usually get like this, unless I'm ill. So basically, I've had an utterly shite night, I'm knackered and I'd rather not repeat that experience. If anyone can put in a word with the management, I'd appreciate it.
 
Apologies for the bump, but I didn't think making another thread was necessary.
Plus this is more of an anxiety thing, although that does go hand in hand with depression as many of you will know.

Well now, I was hit by some kind of viral bug yesterday (still not feeling great today, but we'll see how we go).
By the time it got to about 8pm I was absolutely knackered. Went to bed at 9 and hoped I'd be asleep by 10.
How wrong I was...
Top half was burning up and my feet were freezing - probably should have put something on them, but that thought didn't really enter my head at that point.

In the time between 10pm and apparently midnight - although I could have sworn it was about 4am by this point, I had a succession of horrendous anxiety thoughts. Pretty much one after the other.
Highlights included:
Me, Mrs K and Mini-K being in a car crash and them dying but not me - I rationalised this one came in because I hate my commute.
Me struggling to get to work, so I got the train and then collapsed at East Didsbury station - although I did ask the ambulance driver if it wasn't too much trouble could I be transferred to Bolton, but I didn't want to waste their resources
Getting to Burton away on Saturday, but then collapsing and voming on the row in front.
Me verbally tearing a strip off Richard Branson while walking down a street in New York berating him about suing the NHS.

I've had similar before when I was in MRI. Unfortunately when you're alone with your thoughts, and you have anxiety, your brain tends to go on a wander down all kinds of avenues which you'd very much rather it didn't.
I don't usually get like this, unless I'm ill. So basically, I've had an utterly shite night, I'm knackered and I'd rather not repeat that experience. If anyone can put in a word with the management, I'd appreciate it.
Sorry you're ill, hope you feel better soon...
I find listening to something via headphones helps quell anxiety attacks a bit... Usually talking podcasts as I have to make myself focus on listening rather than the stupid washing machine of anxiety going on in my head.
Paracetamol for the fever and a pair of bedsocks !!!
 
Sorry you're ill, hope you feel better soon...
I find listening to something via headphones helps quell anxiety attacks a bit... Usually talking podcasts as I have to make myself focus on listening rather than the stupid washing machine of anxiety going on in my head.
Paracetamol for the fever and a pair of bedsocks !!!

Thanks. I've taken tomorrow off.
Nurse (Mrs K - actually a nurse which helps!) was on hand for the last bit. I probably should have tried putting some music on or something, but we're sleeping/listening out for Mini-K in case she wakes up during the night.
Bit of a perfect storm really!
 
Copy of a FB post I got tagged in, thought it might be useful to post here.

“Did you know that if you text 07725 909090 when you are feeling really depressed, a crisis counsellor will text with you? Many people don't like talking on the phone & find it difficult to open up to friends and family. Some people would be more comfortable texting. It's a service run by Samaritans. Please share, copy, paste & pass on You never know who might be needing it.”

Seems like a good idea to have a text service available.
 
Is anyone taking sertraline on here?

Ive been on 50mg pd for a few months now. After the first month, things definitely got better. But for the last 3-4 weeks, I've noticed I'm getting periods of nausea almost every day, and I've been getting headaches. I'm wondering if its the tablets?
 
Thoughts to everyone suffering.

Never said anything on here before but I became another statistic myself about 5 months ago when panic attacks and anxiety decided to strike on 10th May, no history previously.

Been a battle since to be honest and until this week it's been going in right direction for sure. Not been good this week though. Feels a bit like a return to 'start' on snakes and ladders.

If anyone wants to compare notes and feels talking to another sufferer would help, by all means drop me a PM.
 
Thoughts to everyone suffering.

Never said anything on here before but I became another statistic myself about 5 months ago when panic attacks and anxiety decided to strike on 10th May, no history previously.

Been a battle since to be honest and until this week it's been going in right direction for sure. Not been good this week though. Feels a bit like a return to 'start' on snakes and ladders.

If anyone wants to compare notes and feels talking to another sufferer would help, by all means drop me a PM.

Its not a return because your a week further on in learning about yourself.

Even if you go forward a month then feel terrible, you still have a months more experience about yourself.

An example being after I ran the GNR I hit a dip in my mood (Ive suffered with depression, twice.) I then got a injury so I couldnt run anymore and it knacked me, work felt harder, home life felt harder, I felt shit in myself feeling like I was going back to square one in my fitness and wasting all the hard work Id put in physically and mentally. However, I made myself think if my fitness slips I know what makes me get fitter because of the experience I have through the training, I also know I could get back to the level I was at as Id done it before.

So, you can apply that to low mood too. Ok, your back to square one in your mind... So what worked last time bringing you forward? It may take you a little bit of time to think about it BUT because of your own life experience you will find the solutions quicker than last time when you had no idea what worked in lifting your mood.

I hope this makes sense.
 
Is anyone taking sertraline on here?

Ive been on 50mg pd for a few months now. After the first month, things definitely got better. But for the last 3-4 weeks, I've noticed I'm getting periods of nausea almost every day, and I've been getting headaches. I'm wondering if its the tablets?

I tried it for a few weeks but for various reasons the side effects made another long standing non mental health condition worse and I had to come off. Tried another SSRI and it was just the same. I need to go back to the GP really and tried the previous generation of
Its not a return because your a week further on in learning about yourself.

Even if you go forward a month then feel terrible, you still have a months more experience about yourself.

An example being after I ran the GNR I hit a dip in my mood (Ive suffered with depression, twice.) I then got a injury so I couldnt run anymore and it knacked me, work felt harder, home life felt harder, I felt shit in myself feeling like I was going back to square one in my fitness and wasting all the hard work Id put in physically and mentally. However, I made myself think if my fitness slips I know what makes me get fitter because of the experience I have through the training, I also know I could get back to the level I was at as Id done it before.

So, you can apply that to low mood too. Ok, your back to square one in your mind... So what worked last time bringing you forward? It may take you a little bit of time to think about it BUT because of your own life experience you will find the solutions quicker than last time when you had no idea what worked in lifting your mood.

I hope this makes sense.

Perfect sense and correct too. Thankyou
 
Is anyone taking sertraline on here?

Ive been on 50mg pd for a few months now. After the first month, things definitely got better. But for the last 3-4 weeks, I've noticed I'm getting periods of nausea almost every day, and I've been getting headaches. I'm wondering if its the tablets?

I’m on the same dose and have been since April but not had those side effects. I was a state when I started them mind, made me worse mentally and physically before I started feeling better. Do you have reviews with your GP? I’d book an appointment and see what they say.
 
Is anyone taking sertraline on here?

Ive been on 50mg pd for a few months now. After the first month, things definitely got better. But for the last 3-4 weeks, I've noticed I'm getting periods of nausea almost every day, and I've been getting headaches. I'm wondering if its the tablets?

Shouldn't be, as your body will [should] be used to the medication by now, but as above, have a chat with the doc and see what they say


Check this thread on here out too

Sertraline tablets to treat anxiety
 
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Any chance of a little advice?

About 3 months into 50mg Sertraline now (mostly for anxiety, but also depression).
For the last month, I've been getting almost daily (often more than once daily) feelings of nausea. Right now, I'm struggling not to throw up - got my tea in front of me, and I seem to get better after eating, but I feel terrible.

Is this normal and do I have to put up with it?
Thanks.
 
Any chance of a little advice?

About 3 months into 50mg Sertraline now (mostly for anxiety, but also depression).
For the last month, I've been getting almost daily (often more than once daily) feelings of nausea. Right now, I'm struggling not to throw up - got my tea in front of me, and I seem to get better after eating, but I feel terrible.

Is this normal and do I have to put up with it?
Thanks.

I would see your gp and maybe he’ll consider an alternative. It can be a common side effect imo

I was on citalopram for 6 months or so and had bouts of nausea right the way through. Had loads of side effects tbh, thats why i cut back and stopped them
 

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