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Crepe Myrtle Medication withdrawal symptoms?
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Hi everyone, I tapered off my medication throughout last year, now haven't had any for 9 months. I'm still getting frequent brain zaps which I expected, though thought they'd have stopped by now. I have suffered bouts of nausea and vomiting for over ... View more

Hi everyone, I tapered off my medication throughout last year, now haven't had any for 9 months. I'm still getting frequent brain zaps which I expected, though thought they'd have stopped by now. I have suffered bouts of nausea and vomiting for over a year. This last bout has been ongoing for 3 months. Seen doctors and gastro specialists who've done all the tests and found no medical reason for the nausea. I wonder now if I might be suffering some kind of long term withdrawal syndrome? If the brain zaps (which I associate directly with discontinuation) have carried on this long perhaps the nausea is also a discontinuation thing? Sensitive nervous system? Haven't quite got my head around how this works... Anyone out there had long term withdrawal symptoms? Thanks for reading.

AliSa05 Brain tingling is it withdrawal or anxiety?
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After coming off a combination of antidepressants I’d taken for 5 months abruptly (on drs advice) I have experienced brain shivering feeling and uncomfortable tingling through my body for 9 months now. The whole process was extremely stressful so I d... View more

After coming off a combination of antidepressants I’d taken for 5 months abruptly (on drs advice) I have experienced brain shivering feeling and uncomfortable tingling through my body for 9 months now. The whole process was extremely stressful so I don’t know if I’m going through some form of withdrawal still or if it’s just a new physical reaction of anxiety. I’m on one SSRI now. So bit of background was on one SSRI for 10 years felt well stopped, went downhill, tried to resume same SSRI with no positive effect so ended up on multiple new ones...no good so cold turkey off and on new one now for 9 months...still not great with all these new physical symptoms. Do I try go back on original SSRI I was well on for 10 years again? With risk it won’t be effective again....or do I persevere with this one thinking it could be some form of withdrawal still from all of the others I was on? anyone experienced something similar? Can you have a poop out on one medication and then try again a year later and it work? im very sensitive to any changes hence reluctant to do anything drastic. tganks I trust this group

Black_Rainbow Question
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Hi. First post. Is there any other forms of therapy besides CBT? I tried that back in around 2011/12 and nah didn't work. Not gonna go into everything cuz it's way too long and complicated. But my cries for help are being ignored by everyone and i'm ... View more

Hi. First post. Is there any other forms of therapy besides CBT? I tried that back in around 2011/12 and nah didn't work. Not gonna go into everything cuz it's way too long and complicated. But my cries for help are being ignored by everyone and i'm giving up. Is there any shred of hope i should bother with therapy again?

Cuzzies21 Wrong attitude towards talking
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Psychology hasn't been working for me, my attitude is talking doesn't change anything which is probably the wrong way to look at things? My second psychologist I've tryed sent me back to my GP to try meds with the understanding to return when I'm in ... View more

Psychology hasn't been working for me, my attitude is talking doesn't change anything which is probably the wrong way to look at things? My second psychologist I've tryed sent me back to my GP to try meds with the understanding to return when I'm in a better state of mind, however the meds have calmed me down so I'm thinking slower but now my attitude is even stronger about talking doesn't help me. Is there any point me trying Psychology again? I haven't been for 9 months now, but feeling like I need to try something.

javalava13 Are these insecurities I have with my psych normal?
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hi all, i’m needing some advice about my psychologist/what to do (i’m so, so sorry this is long). i’ve had depression my whole life and more recently social anxiety. I'm 24, have seen a few psychs, one quite long term but never really felt any progre... View more

hi all, i’m needing some advice about my psychologist/what to do (i’m so, so sorry this is long). i’ve had depression my whole life and more recently social anxiety. I'm 24, have seen a few psychs, one quite long term but never really felt any progress and wasn't fully comfortable talking to her so stopped seeing her. then i stopped seeing anyone and was fine until i became really low. i started seeing a new psych who is totally different (i felt really guilty about switching because i'm so self conscious about cutting people out-I’ve had some fairly bad friendships and a lot of insecurities w friends). at first w the new psych it was abit unnatural because we're so different (i’m introverted, really struggle with low self esteem, she’s quite extroverted) but i think I was feeling better than I'd felt before (mostly day after the appt). i’ve been seeing her a few months and it’s been good, i’ve opened up about alot which i generally find really difficult and she gives me things to read/do btw appts which i like and hadn't had. i don’t know how how much she understands how i’m going. she often reacts like she is confused by what im saying happens in my mind and i dont know if that is purposeful to make me realise how silly they are or if she just doesnt realise how confused/slightly judgemental (?) her reactions seem to me. once i was abit open about a time her reaction made me feel uncomfortable/judged, which she seemed to appreciate. so i’m basically trying to figure out how much of this discomfort is a bit normal, from sharing my biggest insecurity esp considering my huge issues w trust, and how much (if any) is that she didn’t react in a very supprtive/helpful way?I don’t know when I should be concerned about how often i am going away from appts feeling judged/slightly worse than when i went into the appt? I get really scared that I just have way too much insecurity to talk to a psychologist without hating myself in or after appointments, so who on earth am I ever going to trust/how am I ever going to improve my messed up mind?

Scubascubascuba Mental struggle
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Hi all, it's difficult to explain I went from being my happy self to three weeks ago got a double eye infection which the dr said was conjunctivitis, results came back with hsv1( herpes simplex virus) in both my eyes and it's completely shattered me.... View more

Hi all, it's difficult to explain I went from being my happy self to three weeks ago got a double eye infection which the dr said was conjunctivitis, results came back with hsv1( herpes simplex virus) in both my eyes and it's completely shattered me. My anxiety levels have been through the roof losing the will to function with the fear of going blind. I've never felt this low and helpless in my life, I really don't know what to do feeling trapped in myself with no where to run. It's such a uncommon thing to happen with my specialist telling me I could be the only person in the country with this condition which wasn't great for him to say knowing how it must feel to be me. I feel know one can help me and being lost is a understatement, I don't know how to live at the moment holding on for better days to come but my mind is so wired and stressed right now I feel it will never get better dreading my future. I'm crying out for help

Kelster TMS
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Hi all, I would love to know if anyone has had TMS and what they experienced? I have bipolar 2 and It absolutely works for me with lifting depression so highly recommend it, however if I have too much I get bad anxiety, headaches and crazy fatigue fo... View more

Hi all, I would love to know if anyone has had TMS and what they experienced? I have bipolar 2 and It absolutely works for me with lifting depression so highly recommend it, however if I have too much I get bad anxiety, headaches and crazy fatigue for at least 2 weeks if not longer. I’m just wondering if anyone else has had this? Thanks so much

Tinker69 Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and MAOIs
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Has anyone had transcranial magnetic stimulation? My psychiatrist wants me to try this treatment as nothing else seems to be working. I have googled about TMS but there does not seem to be many personal accounts from people undertaking this treatment... View more

Has anyone had transcranial magnetic stimulation? My psychiatrist wants me to try this treatment as nothing else seems to be working. I have googled about TMS but there does not seem to be many personal accounts from people undertaking this treatment. From my reading it takes between 4 to 6 weeks and treatments are about 30 minutes to an hour each day. It appears to be very safe with no anaesthetic required. I would really like to find out from a real person what it was like, if it worked and whether you relapsed after about 6 months etc. Also do you continue to take ADs while undergoing the treatment. I am currently on MAOIs. This requires a strict diet. I am increasing the dosage of the MAOIs over the next couple of weeks. Has anyone else taken MAOIs? How did you feel about the diet? I do not seem to have any adverse effects from the Medication which I have been on for about 3 months. They do not seem to actually do anything for me which is why the Psych wants me to try TMS. Over the years I have been on so many different ADs and they don't seem to work for me. Would appreciate hearing about anyone else's experience with TMS or MAOIs.

kitkatsoppy ECT treatment
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Hi, I had 12 rounds of ECT two years ago, and my memory from those days onwards has been horrendous. I was just wondering if anyone has had any good or bad experiences with the treatment. [Mod note: we've pinned this thread to the top of the Treatmen... View more

Hi, I had 12 rounds of ECT two years ago, and my memory from those days onwards has been horrendous. I was just wondering if anyone has had any good or bad experiences with the treatment. [Mod note: we've pinned this thread to the top of the Treatments section, as we have regular inquiries from members about ECT. Other threads detailing members' experiences with ECT are linked to below: Tired of being depressed now - looking at ECT? ECT - my experience My wife has just had ECT - what is the recovery time? Updated: impending ECT treatment

Bob_22 Experience working as a mental health professional?
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Hi all, I've had some time off and thought about doing a masters of social work when I get back into things next year. Does anyone have any experience working as a mental health professional (psychologist, peer worker, social worker etc) having exper... View more

Hi all, I've had some time off and thought about doing a masters of social work when I get back into things next year. Does anyone have any experience working as a mental health professional (psychologist, peer worker, social worker etc) having experienced mental health issues. What's it been like for you? Thanks! Bob