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MisterM Scared to try antidepressants for my depression/anxiety
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Hi All, I just saw a GP who has suggested I try antidepressant medication. My GP also referred me to a psychiatrist, I have seen a psychologist before but never a psychiatrist, would there be a difference in treatment between the two? I am very scare... View more

Hi All, I just saw a GP who has suggested I try antidepressant medication. My GP also referred me to a psychiatrist, I have seen a psychologist before but never a psychiatrist, would there be a difference in treatment between the two? I am very scared to try medication as I have read about the side effects. Does anyone here suffer any side effects from their medication? If so how bad is it? I am worried I will be vomiting from nausea and get overweight. A friend of a friend was withdrawing from them and was vomitting. This person also said the meds made her feel worse, like she was a zombie.

Breathl355 Hypnotherapy for depression and anxiety.
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My partner has suffered from depression for many years, long before we met. Has was managing it quite well until recently. He has been extremely down, feeling overwhelmed, stressed and unable to think straight. This is affecting him running his busin... View more

My partner has suffered from depression for many years, long before we met. Has was managing it quite well until recently. He has been extremely down, feeling overwhelmed, stressed and unable to think straight. This is affecting him running his business. I myself had suffered depression for many years in my past relationship which was situational. I recovered once I left that marriage. My partners depression is chemical so he is told he will always need to be on medication. With his sudden downturn, I have tried to find therapy in any shape and form. He wants to get better. Has anyone had experience with themselves or family/friends trying hypnotherapy for helping with depression and anxiety? Has it worked? Do you have any recommendations? thank you in advance

Mary_Ploppins How long for withdrawals to dissapear?
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Hi , just wandering how long it takes for withdrawal symptoms to dissapear? I have been on a lot of different medication the strongest ones for insomnia. I have stopped taking them now and the withdrawals are terrible, headaches,flu like symtoms and ... View more

Hi , just wandering how long it takes for withdrawal symptoms to dissapear? I have been on a lot of different medication the strongest ones for insomnia. I have stopped taking them now and the withdrawals are terrible, headaches,flu like symtoms and feeling nauseas. Insomnia is terrible getting about two hours a sleep at night if im lucky.

UsErivenIcITaIr Best mental health practitioner to consult about chronic procrastination, lack of self-discipline, and lack of motivation
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Hello, I've decided to consult a mental health practitioner to try to address some issues that have been causing me problems for years and are now really starting to affect my career (or lack thereof)--namely chronic procrastination, lack of self-dis... View more

Hello, I've decided to consult a mental health practitioner to try to address some issues that have been causing me problems for years and are now really starting to affect my career (or lack thereof)--namely chronic procrastination, lack of self-discipline, and general lack of motivation--but I'm not sure what kind of mental health practitioner to consult--psychologist, therapist, psychiatrist, counsellor, ... . I don't really want to go to a GP because I don't think my problems are bad enough and I would feel like a fraud, so I'd rather just make an appointment with whichever mental health practitioner would be most able to help me with my problem. Any suggestions? Many thanks.

Ellens DBT options
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I am pretty sure I have Borderline Personality disorder, I seem to meet all the criteria and my last therapist was using methods for BPD to help me so she must have felt I had it also. I really feel I’d benefit from DBT but it seems to be so expensiv... View more

I am pretty sure I have Borderline Personality disorder, I seem to meet all the criteria and my last therapist was using methods for BPD to help me so she must have felt I had it also. I really feel I’d benefit from DBT but it seems to be so expensive, are there any inexpensive options? Also if I wanted an official diagnosis would I need a GP to refer me to see a psychiatrist? Many thanks

MotherOfTwoBoys Bipolar Type 2 and Anger Management
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I am trying to understand more about Bipolar Type 2 and Anger Issues. Are they truly connected? Are they 2 separate issues? I seem to thrive on being angry and irritated in particular with my husband and want to know some techniques to stop this. Tha... View more

I am trying to understand more about Bipolar Type 2 and Anger Issues. Are they truly connected? Are they 2 separate issues? I seem to thrive on being angry and irritated in particular with my husband and want to know some techniques to stop this. Thanks in advance.

Jeanagh Help with diagnosis
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I need to know exactly what's wrong with me. Have so many labels from so many people i need to know so i can get the best treatment. How do i do this, where do i go. Sorry if I've done this wrong it's my first time

I need to know exactly what's wrong with me. Have so many labels from so many people i need to know so i can get the best treatment. How do i do this, where do i go. Sorry if I've done this wrong it's my first time

GADAdam Can someone explain why starting meds has made my anxiety, unbearable?
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Hi all. I'm new here and I was hoping from all you beautiful people that we can get some advice up in here on the effects of starting an SNRI anti depressant for anxiety. If anyone can point out to me that this is normal then I'd very much appreciate... View more

Hi all. I'm new here and I was hoping from all you beautiful people that we can get some advice up in here on the effects of starting an SNRI anti depressant for anxiety. If anyone can point out to me that this is normal then I'd very much appreciate a reply. It feels like its making it worse. I've been on an SSNRI for GAD for 9 years and as it turns out I was able to get off them over the past 9 months. And while my anxiety felt just as challenging on them than off, I've become conflicted weather i should continue back on my SSNRI . I feel like hell ever since starting them again 5 days ago and need to go away for two weeks and its completley thrown a spanner in the works. I don't know what to do anymore. Do I keep taking them or work my way away from them again and perhaps try something else? Thankyou so much for listening. Looking forward to a reply.

Jadessy Anti depressants and anti anxiety medication
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I’ve just recently started taking anti depressants and the side effects make me feel horrible does anyone else have this or have had this cuz I know they take a while to fully get into the system. does anyone actually feel better being on them, I kno... View more

I’ve just recently started taking anti depressants and the side effects make me feel horrible does anyone else have this or have had this cuz I know they take a while to fully get into the system. does anyone actually feel better being on them, I know everyone is different but I just would like to know all yours views and opinions on anti depressants

alwaysrosie ASD+Dyslexia - Adult psych specialists
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Hi there I'm getting very aggravated at the fact that my poor husband who is suffering terrible social symptoms has been knocked back by two autism specialist psychiatrists because he is an adult. I am an ex-nurse and cared for my mum with MDD for ma... View more

Hi there I'm getting very aggravated at the fact that my poor husband who is suffering terrible social symptoms has been knocked back by two autism specialist psychiatrists because he is an adult. I am an ex-nurse and cared for my mum with MDD for many years but I've never found it so difficult to get in to see someone. He finally decided that this might be the issue, has a referral from GP and a mental health plan, but can't proceed with new treatment without a formal diagnosis of ASD (asperger's) and dyslexia. He has been treated for depression and anxiety for almost 10 years now but it doesn't help his social symptoms. He is about to be fired from yet another job for "behavioural" issues when this could be easily solved if he had a formal diagnosis. Just for context, he has worked through numerous online tests for both Asperger's and dyslexia and scores in the "high likelihood" range for both. Can anyone help me find a ASD psych specialist who would be willing to assess him? Looked at autism australia website with no luck!