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Bluerunner PMR Side effect
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Hi all I have been having therapy for a few months now with psycholigists (not sure exactly what I am dealing with yet (will see a psychiatrist in March). I has a conversion event in Nov last year and found myself in a sates of collapsed mobility (I ... View more

Hi all I have been having therapy for a few months now with psycholigists (not sure exactly what I am dealing with yet (will see a psychiatrist in March). I has a conversion event in Nov last year and found myself in a sates of collapsed mobility (I don't know how this happened) after 4 hrs I came out of this state. The Hospital Neuro diagnosed this as FND. I think i am doing some version of CBT but am having great difficulty naming feelings ( for me I still need to look at a list of feelings to name how I am feeling after 6-7 weeks of doing this). My question is I have also been holding a lot of Physical tension in my arms, neck, head. I have been asked to try to do PMR exercises which I have been doing twice a day for about 6 days. Last night and the night before I blanked out part way through the guided activity. First night last thing I remember was the first few min with the hand crunches, and last night I can remember the face exercises but nothing after that. Is this normal????

Rusty123 Mental health denied me
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My wife had some mental health issues as I did also and needed to seek help, I had convinced my wife she wouldn't get lockup in mental health as they there to help. We had a doctor's appointment and I managed to convince my wife to tell him what was ... View more

My wife had some mental health issues as I did also and needed to seek help, I had convinced my wife she wouldn't get lockup in mental health as they there to help. We had a doctor's appointment and I managed to convince my wife to tell him what was happening to her mentally. We both had a talk to the doctor separately then both together, the doctor told us he was concerned for both of our mental health and told us he requested a ambulance to take us to hospital. When the ambulance arrived the had brought two ambulance, saying it was because of covid-19, which seemed odd as we both a married couple. They

Bob73 A request for some advice from a first time poster and first timer in experiencing a partner with mental health issues. Im very lost!
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I am happily married to my wife both mid 40's and loving life with no financial stress, good holidays and reasonable social life. In early December this ended with my wife being committed to hospital with acute psychosis and depression both of which ... View more

I am happily married to my wife both mid 40's and loving life with no financial stress, good holidays and reasonable social life. In early December this ended with my wife being committed to hospital with acute psychosis and depression both of which had never been experienced before. I have some questions 1, day one depression was diagnosed however treatment only started after week 4, is this normal? 2, the anti pschycotic drug was taken orally initially then a depot was then injected. Her oral dose at full strength continued and last week side effects started. The oral dose stopped however she is left with the depot which has a 4-6 week lifespan and can not be stopped. This is scary for my wife and she is given a drug to stop the shaking ie a drug to counter the side effects of a drug. Has anybody had similar experiences of this? 3, The ward is a communal ward and I believe my wife has become institutionalized. We are a couple, no children etc so she will be returning to a quiet home. Any ideas to overcome the community to at home with just me factor? 4, Does behavior change or is the paranoia an ongoing issue? 5, She has refused to open up fully only providing a drip drip of information to her team any tips? 6, I have never had anybody sit down with me and explain what to expect, what to look out for and how to live with her condition from this point onwards. 7, Communication has been terrible, I have to threaten formal complaints to receive calls back and for nurses to remove her phone etc as other patients have conned her into ordering food into the ward. 8, Fellow patients have become friends. How have others dealt with the patients becoming friends problem? 9, I am trusting in her medical team however after discussing her present position after 6 1/2 weeks I have doubts. To date little has been achieved, still showing signs of psychosis, depression, lack of memory etc, the only positives we know she cant have one form of medication she is speaking to me a little more...only a little! Obviously this is testing of our relationship on top of my busy professional life. Friends have been great and YES I have been in regular contact with my GP however sometimes I feel very alone and fighting the system. Final question do people believe some of the above issues could be resolved by taking her out of the public system and moving her to private? This becomes a possibility in a couple of weeks. Thank you and any advice is very gratefully received.

Guest6547 What's the point of having a case manager?
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Hello this is my first post. So I've somehwat recently been put on a treatment order and I've been given case managers. The first one was from England and was constantly seeing a dentist so she was never there till her visa ran out which she forgot a... View more

Hello this is my first post. So I've somehwat recently been put on a treatment order and I've been given case managers. The first one was from England and was constantly seeing a dentist so she was never there till her visa ran out which she forgot about so she was shipped off to England again. The second one I saw once and she was going to look for groups but then I ended up in the mental hospital again and I never saw her till an appointment outside of it and one meeting then she was gone the third one was a piece of work, he was arrogant and kept going on about my autism which was dealt with already in childhood which was not why I was there now granted I had not yet opened up about why I was angry so he was assuming it was autism but still I was not there for that then when I said that to him he said I was there because there's something wrong with me and the whole meeting that meeting was hard to get through before the meeting I tried to get rid of him and he said that all case managers do the same things and he knows "I tried to get rid of him" and told me "not to do it again" well he asked to many questions and was being like that so I thought I'll show you and got rid of him now this next one is never there been gone for a month and five weeks and I saw her one time throughout those months because she was on holiday then sick with whatever. But every case manager asks all the questions how's your sleep, diet, mood what have you been doing and they all have their own personal questions they like to ask me but beyond asking these imo invasive since I'm a private person I like my life to be mine not theirs questions what do they do? I know their original purpose was to prevent us from.landing back in hospital but how? Thanks for any answers.

JJ_K99 Psychologists encouraging dating?
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I am just wondering if anyone ever had their psychologist encourging dating to them? My psychologist has been asking me "why don't you get a boyfriend" and I am sure she said it to help me. But I don't want to date anyone for the sake of dating espec... View more

I am just wondering if anyone ever had their psychologist encourging dating to them? My psychologist has been asking me "why don't you get a boyfriend" and I am sure she said it to help me. But I don't want to date anyone for the sake of dating especially when I am unstable with depression/anxiety and will have unrealistic expectation on the other person. Also, I am genuinely fine now but like until two years ago, i used to feel like there is something wrong with me for never having a boyfriend or having anyone interested in me in general. But idk, ever since my psychologist brought the topic up (even when i mentioned that i dont want to date anyone for sake of dating etc, I think she firmly believes it can help me?? idek) I think I've been relapsing into my old thought/emotions and a voice in my brain is keep saying I'm worthless. Has anyone else had such experience?

kaityo1 Different methods of help?
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Over the past year I have felt myself decline emotionally.. I have always found it hard to ask for help but towards the end of last year I worked up the courage to go to my GP as I felt like I was losing control. Unfortunately since I stutter I found... View more

Over the past year I have felt myself decline emotionally.. I have always found it hard to ask for help but towards the end of last year I worked up the courage to go to my GP as I felt like I was losing control. Unfortunately since I stutter I found it hard to get my point across to my GP, but she said I was dealing with a mix of anxiety and depression, and referred me to a psychologist. My GP said that the psychologist would get in contact with me. I never received a call and attempted to call them multiple times but was left with an automated message. I went back to my GP and asked them to resend my referral and again, still no contact from them. This experience has disheartened me as I already have a fear of going to the doctors.. and when I finally worked up the courage to go, I've been left in the dark.. I always find it hard to get my point across in person and tend to shy away from explaining how I feel due to extreme nerves.. I was wondering if there was any way of getting help online, preferably via a web chat. I have found communicating via messaging a lot easier on myself and is a great opportunity for me to explain myself in greater detail.

DW90 Mental Health Care Plan vs Private - Implications on Insurance
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I’m considering seeking some help with a psychologist about an issue but don’t want it on my medical record for insurance purposes. Is it possible for insurance companies to obtain details of psychology consultations if they’re done privately? Is it ... View more

I’m considering seeking some help with a psychologist about an issue but don’t want it on my medical record for insurance purposes. Is it possible for insurance companies to obtain details of psychology consultations if they’re done privately? Is it possible to code a consultation as performance coaching or something similar so that details don’t have to be shared? I’d be interested in hearing if anyone has dealt with this.

Madison_ellen GAD and panic disorder - recovery with a psychologist
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Hi all, i’m hoping to here your experiences/ insights. some months ago I had what I think was my first panic attack our of absolutely nowhere. Since then I have not recovered. My anxiety is constant and even when “happy” or neutral physical symptoms ... View more

Hi all, i’m hoping to here your experiences/ insights. some months ago I had what I think was my first panic attack our of absolutely nowhere. Since then I have not recovered. My anxiety is constant and even when “happy” or neutral physical symptoms are very present. they are constantly rotating or new, which leads to panic attacks and may have lead to health anxiety.This makes starting meds difficult as the side affects are overwhelming. I have been seeing a psych for a while now, and we click very well, however this has been of no help at all so far. he explains the basic anxiety facts and I do the excersises he provides, take care of my physical health etc. but because I have no obvious underlying cause of anxiety/panic, I don’t seem to be getting anywhere because he has nothing to work off. does anyone have experience recovering from anxiety and panic disorder under similar circumstances, I’m beginning too feel I’ll never be myself again and That im waiting a whole lot of money on treatment that isn’t helping. Any help or insight is appreciated thanks!

thlurp never been to psychiatrist/therapist, unsure how to??
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hey everyone, i've not been doing so great lately and i have vague ideas of what im dealing with but would really like to seek professional help and see a psychiatrist/psychologist/therapist idont even know what the difference is im so out of the loo... View more

hey everyone, i've not been doing so great lately and i have vague ideas of what im dealing with but would really like to seek professional help and see a psychiatrist/psychologist/therapist idont even know what the difference is im so out of the loop :'((. im like 90% sure ive got anxiety but i feel there may be other stuff thats not so easy for me to guess aha. i'm going to the doctor tomorrow mostly bc i have chronic migraines which apparently arent treatable (yayyy) and I think i will ask about getting help, anxiety-wise but I might chicken out lol and just kinda want to know how I would go about getting help? i've been told i should go to counselling etc in the past due to family stuff, but im really bad at asking for help and prefer to struggle on my own which i know is bad but i just dont like being seen as useless. i moved out at the start of the year for uni and am 18+ so getting help is pretty much just up to me but i have no idea how... i've been progressively getting worse as of late which is why i've finally decided to actually do something about it. i find it impossible to force myself to do uni work but i still find it easy to do stuff that entertains me like drawing/embroidery etc so im not too bad on that front, but my sleep schedule is also around 7am-5pm lately which i hate and i also havent been to work in 2 weeks because it makes me so anxious but the break ive had has just made it worse and i dont want to go back. anyway sorry for rambling guys tldr idk how to get anxiety help and thought id ask people who know

45987 Can your mental health care plan be reviewed by a different GP?
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I got a mental health care plan this year, and recently started regularly seeing a psychologist. I am approaching my 6th appointment on the plan, and will therefore need to get it reviewed soon to access the rest of the appointments. For reasons I do... View more

I got a mental health care plan this year, and recently started regularly seeing a psychologist. I am approaching my 6th appointment on the plan, and will therefore need to get it reviewed soon to access the rest of the appointments. For reasons I don't want to delve into, I don't feel comfortable with going back to the GP I saw last time. I was therefore wondering if it is possible to get it reviewed by another GP? Thanks