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Endlesspursuitofhapppines Switching anxiety meds due to weight gain
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Hi all, I have been taking an SSRI for anxiety for two years now. I am certain it has affected my weight, and am 15kg heavier than I ever was prior to taking them (I am a 36 year old female). I have tried various weight loss diet and exercise program... View more

Hi all, I have been taking an SSRI for anxiety for two years now. I am certain it has affected my weight, and am 15kg heavier than I ever was prior to taking them (I am a 36 year old female). I have tried various weight loss diet and exercise programs with no success. I have been trying to wean off them to try and deal with the weight loss, but my anxiety and mental health has declined dramatically in the process. I have sufferered anxiety/depression my entire life and think I may not be able to manage without meds. I have two children now so I feel I owe it to them to be mentally fit. But my weight just keeps gradually going up so I now have the concern for my physical health. My question is, has anyone had success in switching meds for anxiety and achieving weight management goals? I am also worried about the mental effect of switching meds, is it difficult changing? Thanks -L

Dante_C_ Getting a mental health assessment from GP
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Hi, I was wondering what activities do GPs get you to do during a mental health assessment? Also, how do you perform these activities? Is it via your phone, a computer or is it just pencil and paper?

Hi, I was wondering what activities do GPs get you to do during a mental health assessment? Also, how do you perform these activities? Is it via your phone, a computer or is it just pencil and paper?

Shazzawazza Want to try new antidepressants
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Hi all Ive been on an antidepressant for over a year I like to try new antidepressants I got general anxiety disorders I can avoid activities if I'm very stressed out Been started back to work since March since my anxiety is different I think it's go... View more

Hi all Ive been on an antidepressant for over a year I like to try new antidepressants I got general anxiety disorders I can avoid activities if I'm very stressed out Been started back to work since March since my anxiety is different I think it's gone a bit worse I do take sleeping medication which seems to help but I can not take it all the time makes me drowsy the next day People what's your opinion I also broke my leg twice for the past year maybe gone a bit worse since I couldn't go anywhere for the time any suggestions

goldilocks His behaviour is strange. What should be done about it?
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I have been attracted to someone for a very long time, and I think they have some sort of personality disorder or social disorder? He is attracted to me too, and finally admitted to it last year. I have tried to speak to him on multiple occasions in ... View more

I have been attracted to someone for a very long time, and I think they have some sort of personality disorder or social disorder? He is attracted to me too, and finally admitted to it last year. I have tried to speak to him on multiple occasions in order to start a conversation with him, but he has simply ignored me or has not acknowledged my presence. He does this often. I spoke with a colleague of his only to find that this man sits at the lunch table alone and does not interact with anyone at his workplace. Apparently, he ignores people and doesn't acknowledge their presence when they try and communicate with them too. When I spoke to his colleague he also disclosed to me that he was more outgoing when he was slimmer, but he has since put on a lot of weight. I recall having a panic attack in front of this man a few years ago and he was genuinely kind towards me, asking if I needed an ambulance and asking if I would be okay to travel home on his bus. He asked for my age and also asked why he saw me at a particular place earlier that day. I liked the conversation we had and I wish we had more of them. I like him a lot, but nothing can be done about it now unfortunately. He has since been ignoring me. I just think his behaviour is bizarre. Why do you think he is so strange towards myself and other people? Can anyone on here relate or had a similar experience?

Kombie390 Please Help!! Breech of Confidentiality
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Long story short. I am a CSA and DV survivor. The only people who know about my history are my counsellors. Out of the blue late last week I received a call from a detective from the local police station in my area asking me to confirm a report they ... View more

Long story short. I am a CSA and DV survivor. The only people who know about my history are my counsellors. Out of the blue late last week I received a call from a detective from the local police station in my area asking me to confirm a report they had received from an unknown source. This detective had precise details about my abusers only souls on Earth that know are my professional helpers. I have asked them and of course they all deny making any contact with the police. Since then I feel extremely unsafe which I am sure is also a bit of paranoia within myself and also anyone around me. I have few friends and my professional support that's it no family support. Now I have lost all trust in everyone including me. I don't even know if this is the right place to be asking for such help but I want to know if there is any way I can request an investigation into my health records or am I just needing to accept this has happened and move on. I wanted to be the one to one day make this report to the police, myself, in my own time and AGAIN someone has taken my power away from me. I don't want to talk anymore to any of these people I don't want to work with them I want to walk away from everyone isolate and hide away to protect myself against any further harm. I am angry with someone but I don't know who to be angry with. I feel so let down and betrayed by someone. Running away feels more safer and comfortable then facing this reality. I want silence. I can't get that here.

Gerai Psychiatrist
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Hi everyone, I am new member here. struggling wih anxiety, social anxiety, overthinking, depression and etc. Have been doing psychotherapies online via skype (with psychologist who speaks my own language) almost 1 year now. Helped me a little bit, bu... View more

Hi everyone, I am new member here. struggling wih anxiety, social anxiety, overthinking, depression and etc. Have been doing psychotherapies online via skype (with psychologist who speaks my own language) almost 1 year now. Helped me a little bit, but I am still struggling with my problems. Also my English is not perfect, will it be hard for me to communicate with psychiatrist ? What is your thoughts ? I am from Lithuania so I don’t think there are any Lithuanian psychiatrists... Thanks !

hello9899 Help wanted : what should I do to seek mental care?
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Hello, just wondering if I could get some tips on where to start looking for counsellor / etc. I'm failing uni student finally accepted that I am actually falling apart and need some serious help to hopefully wrap me back up. As far as I know no one ... View more

Hello, just wondering if I could get some tips on where to start looking for counsellor / etc. I'm failing uni student finally accepted that I am actually falling apart and need some serious help to hopefully wrap me back up. As far as I know no one around me has any knowledge about where to seek for help in my situation, partly because I don't have many close people... so I was wondering if I could get some help here. I did some google search and all they recommended was contacting my GP, but I'm not too confident to break this out to my family yet... so if theres some other way it would be great. Also if anyone got an advice on how to talk about depression and anxiety without.. making others upset, that will be amazing. Thank you. Have a nice day.

Jimmy_T I've not much had luck with doctors.
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Hi there. I'm really struggling to accept my doctors advice. I have a history of being let down by medical professionals, I wouldn't know where to begin. Sometimes I feel like the only reason I'm there is to accept their sponsors medication or equipm... View more

Hi there. I'm really struggling to accept my doctors advice. I have a history of being let down by medical professionals, I wouldn't know where to begin. Sometimes I feel like the only reason I'm there is to accept their sponsors medication or equipment, hand over what little cash I have and then disappear. I had one rock-star specialist, speak to me like he was reading from a teleprompter. He wasn't responding to my questions in a thoughtful way, he dismissed them or brought us back to a road that led to his product of choice. What a waste of my money. It's driving me to despair and there are days I don't even feel like bothering to go see a doctor anymore. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression in my 20's and after having some medication and a quite a few sessions later I was doing ok. I'm now 40 (late) something or other. The last few years though, have been filled with different specialists giving me non helpful advice about mindfulness. But it doesn't seem to sink in. I really think there is more to my situation than anxiety and depression. Sometimes i'm not even depressed or anxious, but something is there preventing me from living the way I want to. Zoning me out, getting me confused, zapping my enthusiasm and messing with my concentration. I have thoughts of creating something incredible and then I do nothing and before I know it, the day has disappeared. Now that is depressing. So I finally have a referral for another psychiatrist. I couldn't afford the random psychiatrist my doctor pulled out of his hat, so I had to call around and find one that I could afford. I can't wait. Over and out.

MegsyMessy Voluntary Admission to hospital not in your area.
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Are you able to go to a hospital that is not where you live to voluntarily admit yourself? My area has one that is rated very badly and the other is over the border but I work in that hospital. Thanks

Are you able to go to a hospital that is not where you live to voluntarily admit yourself? My area has one that is rated very badly and the other is over the border but I work in that hospital. Thanks

ecomama Mental Health Care Plan - 10 sessions???
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Hi peeps I picked up my Mental Health Care Plan from GP Surgery tonight. She said I had 10 yeah TEN MHCP supported sessions on it. I had to ask the Receptionist 3 times, whether it was correct. Apparently this is correct. No one has mentioned 10 and ... View more

Hi peeps I picked up my Mental Health Care Plan from GP Surgery tonight. She said I had 10 yeah TEN MHCP supported sessions on it. I had to ask the Receptionist 3 times, whether it was correct. Apparently this is correct. No one has mentioned 10 and I have talked to so many people in the past week about this. Helplines like BB, 1800RESPECT, Blue Knot, the psych's receptionist today. Plus seen members here upset that their sessions had run out mentioning less numbers. I am a 'front line worker' and our boss says "watch TV news reports to find out what's going on, because I get more from then than from up the line". So I know information is difficult to understand. I know Psychologists had done a brave thing being our advocate to Govt and asking for more sessions. Did this work? lol The info is better than TV lol... it's from my Doctor. Is it because my 'story' is pretty torrid and the traumas are varied and periodically throughout my life? Please let me know if you have had same number of sessions given on your MHCP? Not sure if I'll believe it until I'm sitting in front of my new Psych and they say so too. Thankyou EM

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