Claiming DLA and Esa

masterlumps

davsidipp wrote: »

your not on anti depressants but want to claim dla is it because you know how much your friend is getting being on it come on get real see a gp first before you start claiming have some proof of your needs.

edited due to my own reasons

colpol1

Parva wrote: »

Actually, the OP has sought professional help, allegedly. She was given a box of tablets and told to return in a fortnight if memory serves.

All of this detracts from the fact that the OP started this thread to ask about claiming ESA and dare I even say DLA! Yet the very person that started this debate appears happy with a box of Smarties given to her by the GP and conveniently forgets that all of this started because she wanted to get onto the welfare gravy train.

Either her JSA claiming boyfriend is a genius at living a freegan lifestyle or the OP is being supported elsewhere. Nobody can tell me that someone can manage to get out of the house once every 2 weeks to sign on for what, six months (12 months for 25+, I don't know the 18+ limit) and not be able to attend the Work Programme because they suddenly got ill.

Even if it was the lower 6 month limit, that is 12 times that the OP had to go to the Jobcentre. Is the Jobcentre right next door? Looky here, Work Programme! Ohhhh, I've come over all dizzy, I suffer from (name your tune here.... _________).

I don't care if I sound harsh, I'm a Yorkshireman afterall and it's how we are. That said, if the OP made the effort to pose the question about ESA and DLA then why didn't they ask the doctor for this magic sicknote that would have put them on ESA rather than claiming nothing at all? And yes Calpol (or whatever your name is) I've taken on board the fact that you were prescribed anti-depressants and whatnot, been there, done it and got the sicknote!

Your actually not going to believe this and I am going to sound like a troll more than ever, but my flat is 2 seconds away, making it a lot easier than travelling long distances.

Well update anyway for those who are interested, I have an appointment with a counsellor ( sorry about my spelling! ) in a few days and my OH is ringing up ESA for me on Friday, my friends mum who is a social worker has came and spoke to me and has really given me lots of help..she said I am more than likely to get it ( she helps a lot of people going through hard times ) so fingers crossed! Its been quite hard living on 200 pound.

JillyJolly_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Seeing a GP is getting professional help!
!

I know but what am saying is a GP alone is not often best, seeing other professionals that deal with depression / anxiety solely can help a great deal. Also allot of GP's are no help at all and can make the situation even worse and a GP is not going to meet you at certain places to try help you deal with your illness, you need professionals in certain area's, support workers who will help you through the hard times and try tackle your illness and try help you get better.

As said a GP alone is often not an answer to fix all the problems, especially if your trying to claim benefits, if not done right you will be rejected as most people are. But if you do get a decent GP they can at least give you medication etc and you can ask him/her if they can forward your problems to professionals who solely deal with anxiety / depression etc, to get the ball rolling, this can help massively and is doing to many, in fact it's vital to many and there's many who don't know about it who struggle to survive because they don't even know what they got or anything (I was ill for years without having a clue what was wrong with me) so many of these issues that are very real out there.

bestpud wrote: »

Thing is with google, you will find what you want to see.

I agree there is side effects but have you read the instruction leaflet on other meds? It seems every medication going can cause you to be ill!

Sometimes you just have to weigh up the symptoms against the potential side effects.

I did not google them, the support team I was seeing brought leaflets round with every bit of info of several anti depressants that they recommended, I chose two to try. If you do research there is some very good ones which offer very little side effects and only bad ones are very rare and you'd have to be extremely unlucky to get them. But they are some that have common side effects which are not nice which is why I suggested to research them before taking.

colpol1 wrote: »

Your actually not going to believe this and I am going to sound like a troll more than ever, but my flat is 2 seconds away, making it a lot easier than travelling long distances.

Well update anyway for those who are interested, I have an appointment with a counsellor ( sorry about my spelling! ) in a few days and my OH is ringing up ESA for me on Friday, my friends mum who is a social worker has came and spoke to me and has really given me lots of help..she said I am more than likely to get it ( she helps a lot of people going through hard times ) so fingers crossed! Its been quite hard living on 200 pound.

Do you have a medical note from your GP saying you can't work? As you will need one to get ESA , but you can at least get the forms to start with but as said if not done right you could well be rejected.

Ask the counselor if they can pass you onto teams who deal with anxiety / depression, they can help so much and it's only beneficial you see some of these people to help you. These can also help with your ESA, as they can give you medical reports and talk privately with your GP about your condition to get make your situation more stronger to stay on ESA (Such as getting on the main phase)

Oldernotwiser

JillyJolly wrote: »

I know but what am saying is a GP alone is not often best, seeing other professionals that deal with depression / anxiety solely can help a great deal. .

You have to start with your GP and see whether the treatment you get is helpful, you don't immediately expect to be referred to a psychiatrist and CPN the second you turn up at the GP's surgery and say you're depressed!

mazza111

Good luck with the counselling colpol. Hope you manage to overcome some of your problems. The only advice I can give here, is not to expect miracles overnight. It may take time, but work hard and give it time.

villarenter30

Not being funny or judging - but you don't need to be a doctor to know whats going on - citalopram and the doctor has given it you for a month! google the tablet -I have taken it - doesn't even start working for 5 to 6 weeks! and I think your last quote of its been quite hard living on £200 says it all - you think its going to be any easier on esa? you're in for a shock - and if you think you are going to get dla and esa all in one go - you're in for a bigger shock - just saying as it is - they are refusing people who are blind and amputees for example and you think you're just going to get it - God given right like - I have suffered from depression and anxiety for 10 years and when you're really ill - money doesn't even enter your head - sorry to question your motives

Parva

colpol1 wrote: »

Your actually not going to believe this and I am going to sound like a troll more than ever, but my flat is 2 seconds away, making it a lot easier than travelling long distances.

I'm glad to hear that you are getting the help you need. I'm not quite sure where you are getting this "£200" per week to live on, that sort of money would buy someone on basic JSA benefits an almost lottery winners lifestyle. A friend of mine often went the last 3-4 days without electricity and literally sat in his 7th floor flat in darkness and with barely any food whilst awaiting his next JSA payment.

Anyway, I hope that things improve for you.

colpol1

Well I promised I would update you when I knew what was going on, this morning I got a letter saying they are pleased to tell me I can claim ESA and its now being payed into my account, thanks to all that helped!

colpol1

Hello.

I don't know if anybody remembers this thread and myself, but I thought I would give an update. I last posted on here when I was 18 and I am now 20 years old and things have changed a lot.

I first of all want to thank those who were very understanding towards me and didn't judge me. I realise now that I didn't word things very well and that some things I said could of come across in the wrong way, for example when I spoke about how it would be nice if I was able to get DLA because we would be on more money. I did not mean this in a greedy way, it is just me and my partner had a lot money struggles at that time as our only income was £200 a month JSA.

I never once lied about my depression or anxiety, nor did I just want to claim DLA because my friend was. I wanted to claim DLA, because I was entitled. And I went to my medical and was completely honest about everything and never once spoke a word of a lie and they decided that I should be entitled to it. I have been nothing but honest with my doctors, friends and family and anybody else and I nearly cried reading back through this thinking of how judgmental people are towards mental illnesses and I was shocked at how many adults on here mocked me when I finally tried to sort out my depression again.

I have been depressed since a young age. Since around 10/11 years old due to a number of things which have happened in my life and most of those years I was getting help from schools/doctors etc but stopped once I turned 14/15 as I gave up with it all because I was so low and felt like it was useless. I have been fighting depression/anxiety all my life and even these last 2 years with a lot of help from medication and from counselling nothing good has come of it and sadly things are only getting worse. My anxiety has spiraled out of control and I am at one of the lowest points in my life and I am so unhappy with myself but I am trying to fight it and I am sure one day I will get there.

I am still with my partner, who, finally got a job and has been working for over a year and a half now. He really wasn't the guy some of you made him out to be and that hurt too reading back on this.

I am still claiming DLA and get £160 a month which is a great amount for me. it really helps me when I leave the house. I can afford taxis to places and I can buy the odd treat online to give my confidence a little boost. I am not a fraud and I am not a troll.

I don't know what the point of writing this was and I am sure some of you will still not believe me, but I just seen that I had posted this and wanted to just say a few words.