Black Dog of Depression - can we help each other?

absolutebounder

sandy71 wrote: »

Hope things are better for everyone today. I have just rung the out of hours doctors about my reaction to my meds and was told they will admit me if I want or I can just stop taking the meds and suffer the consequenses (It may kill me:rolleyes:) or put up with it.
Thanks SOOOOOOO much for the advice :mad:

What advice did you want? There is no such thing as a safe drug. judging by the success of placebos in AD trials it is likely that if the doc had any sense they would have stopped your present tablets and prescribed a placebo for a week or two to see if you improved.

dmg24

absolutebounder wrote: »

What advice did you want? There is no such thing as a safe drug. judging by the success of placebos in AD trials it is likely that if the doc had any sense they would have stopped your present tablets and prescribed a placebo for a week or two to see if you improved.

Maybe sandy71 just wanted a bit of reassurance, some reasoned advice from an expert? You seem to have missed the point that this thread is about supporting each other!

sandy71, could you find out if there is an out of hours chemist near you, and ring the pharmacist for advice? There could be other reasons for the rash, or something else that you can take to counteract the side effect. Hope you can get some proper advice, it is frustrating trying to get any kind of help at the weekend!

Hello everyone else, I'm sat in the dark watching useless tv ... if I don't think about anything it is all good ... honest!

absolutebounder

dmg24 wrote: »

Maybe sandy71 just wanted a bit of reassurance, some reasoned advice from an expert? You seem to have missed the point that this thread is about supporting each other!

But they offered to admit her. Then she could have been checked out properly and reassured if need be. If I was concerned I would be happy to be admitted especially if I thought it was serious.

sandy71

absolutebounder wrote: »

What advice did you want? There is no such thing as a safe drug. judging by the success of placebos in AD trials it is likely that if the doc had any sense they would have stopped your present tablets and prescribed a placebo for a week or two to see if you improved.

You should never assume. Its not ADs I'm on and if I just stop this med there is a strong chance I would become seriously ill or die. A placebo would be no use to me what so ever.

dmg24 wrote: »

Maybe sandy71 just wanted a bit of reassurance, some reasoned advice from an expert? You seem to have missed the point that this thread is about supporting each other!

sandy71, could you find out if there is an out of hours chemist near you, and ring the pharmacist for advice? There could be other reasons for the rash, or something else that you can take to counteract the side effect. Hope you can get some proper advice, it is frustrating trying to get any kind of help at the weekend!

Hello everyone else, I'm sat in the dark watching useless tv ... if I don't think about anything it is all good ... honest!

Thanks hun, Yes I was thinking he would say he would or consultant straight away. The pharmacist told me to ring the out of hours service :rolleyes: She wasn't impressed but all she could do was offer piriton.

Hope you are ok and not thinking too much. xxx

absolutebounder wrote: »

But they offered to admit her. Then she could have been checked out properly and reassured if need be. If I was concerned I would be happy to be admitted especially if I thought it was serious.

When he made the other suggestions I said fine I will come in to be admitted so he started to backpedal and said there was no space on the ward I would need and I should wait until morning and see what my GP says.
Bloody useless :mad:

dmg24

absolutebounder wrote: »

But they offered to admit her. Then she could have been checked out properly and reassured if need be. If I was concerned I would be happy to be admitted especially if I thought it was serious.

I cannot speak for sandy71, but for me the option of being admitted would make me far from happy.

You often tell people to think outside the box. Perhaps you need to do this, and realise that for many of us, things are not nearly as simple as they appear to be for you?

absolutebounder

dmg24 wrote: »

I cannot speak for sandy71, but for me the option of being admitted would make me far from happy.

You often tell people to think outside the box. Perhaps you need to do this, and realise that for many of us, things are not nearly as simple as they appear to be for you?

It depends how worried one is. The NHS has limited resources and often on a weekend the best staff may not be there but if it was serious being admitted seems the obvious safe option.
You only think out of the box when the answer is not in it.

dmg24

absolutebounder wrote: »

It depends how worried one is. The NHS has limited resources and often on a weekend the best staff may not be there but if it was serious being admitted seems the obvious safe option.
You only think out of the box when the answer is not in it.

You seem to want to create an argument absolutebounder, and you are not going to get one.

Please remember that this thread is for support. I'm sure you mean well, but more often than not you come across as judgmental rather than helpful.

sandy71

dmg24 wrote: »

You seem to want to create an argument absolutebounder, and you are not going to get one.

Please remember that this thread is for support. I'm sure you mean well, but more often than not you come across as judgmental rather than helpful.

I totally agree. Absolutebounder you wrongly assumed I was taking AD's and implied that anyone with depression doesn't need medication as a placebo would have the same effect.

I'm only new to this thread but have found it very supportive regardless of what meds I take and what is wrong with me.

LameWolf

Friends,

please forgive me for not having been around for a bit; I'm so sorry.

I'm struggling big time, and not quite up to dealing with some posters who seem to be a tad confrontational. I'm sorry if I'm doing anyone an injustice, but having done a "catch-up" read on the thread, that's how it seems, AbsoluteBounder.

I'm really not up to doing any major "advice" stuff, but having clawed my way out of the pit, can I offer a Wolfy hug to any one of my friends here who needs/would like one.:o

May I also offer a big welcome to the posters who have come here while I've been dealing with the Black Dog.

I feel I'm waffling a bit, so I'm going to go and sit in my basket now,:o but, please know that I care about all my friends here, and *hopefully* normal sevice will be resumed..... eventually.:o

witchwoopiggy

absolutebounder wrote: »

In the words of erickson it looks like you have lost rapport with your unconcious mind

I have no idea what you are talking about sorry

seem to be getting there today voices are not screaming which is good, and i have managed to cook and eat a meal which is fantastic. As for trying to explain my fears about hosptial stem from the way i was treated when i was admited a few years ago and i feel safer at home than i do there. Hope others are having a better day