Support for people with Depression

Louise22

rubytuesday wrote: »

That's great Louise. Mine has been reduced too. How have you been keeping? xxx

Ups and downs but the ups far outweigh the downs

What about you? x

rubytuesday

Louise22 wrote: »

Ups and downs but the ups far outweigh the downs

What about you? x

Oh that's good to hear. My mood is good but a little anxiety still from time to time and I've been very, very tired lately. Managed to get to Kew Gardens today though but missed the last entry by about two minutes!! Last admission is at 3.45pm in the winter!! Had a nice walk along the Thames Tow Path instead and ended up duly soaked before coffee and cake in Starbucks! x

Errata

rubytuesday wrote: »

the devil made me do it, what about contacting PALS they may be able to help you.

And if not, they may have details of local mental health advocacy services.

Louise22

rubytuesday wrote: »

Had a nice walk along the Thames Tow Path instead and ended up duly soaked before coffee and cake in Starbucks! x

Sounds perfik

UnluckyT

hope all well, on thier way up and or get better.
same old for me, kinda feel better, then had ruddy colleage start with the nastyness about another colleage to blame me and chase me down the road having a go. had a word with the manager though to find out he had a few words sort of thing but cant do anything once it out of work?
she doesnt talk to me or anything which suits me as it quite funny with me bieng polite and proffesional as i can when i serve her and so on.
had to ask what another colleage was on about though as 'they' were talking about someone they work with the same as another colleage on a particular shift. i got the wrong end of the stick apparently although it was a 'strange and kinda shocked reaction' i got. feel better for asking though.

Louise22

Ruby, how do you feel about your dosage being reduced? Any ill effects? What are you on if you dont mind me asking?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I will have to sort something. Telephoned MIND the other day & they've received no referral from the mental health team, even tho' they told me they would write to MIND straight away and mark the letter urgent.

My OH had phoned mental health team only a few days before asking for support and whether they had wrote to MIND. He got the usual yes we've sent the letter & we can't do anything now as I've been referred on to another service.

My OH rekons we should write a letter to a medical ombudsman, but I'm not even sure there is such a thing. He also said I've had constant assesments with various agencies but as yet no help or support. It's a crazy disheartening situation.

rubytuesday

Louise22 wrote: »

Ruby, how do you feel about your dosage being reduced? Any ill effects? What are you on if you dont mind me asking?

I'm pleased as I had already reduced it unofficially anyway. I'm on paediatric dose of risperedone (smallest dose possible) and Soduim Valporate. The Sodium Valporate was reduced.

rubytuesday

Devil you should be able to get help from Mind without a referral. What about seeing if Rethink can help you.http://www.rethink.org/

the_devil_made_me_do_it

rubytuesday wrote: »

Devil you should be able to get help from Mind without a referral. What about seeing if Rethink can help you.http://www.rethink.org/

Yes I realised that, but the waiting is list is long and getting the referral from the mental health team was supposed to be urgent as I need the support now. Have been struggling on for too long and am pretty desperate for help.

I will check out the link. Do you know if they operate all over the country?