Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 2

elsien

mellymoo74 wrote: »

Safeguarding is intl stay up with him till 3
He has painkillers goes sleep and is left 2 until I get back from work
He also has to text every couple of hours.
Failed to go docs
Tired

Stay up with him till 3 am? When you're working full time? Sorry melly, I don't think that's realistic unless you want to end up in hospital as well - it's putting both of you at risk. Or have I misunderstood?

mellymoo74

Right
I failed to make it to the docs which is going to get me into trouble
When I go they are going to want me to take ads I guess any recommendations for ones that don't increase anxiety or make you thick

mellymoo74

No you understood Elsie
I don't sleep much anyway luckily
Tomorrow I will be at work from 6am till 6pm can't get out of it
They are trying g to get me to go out after can't leave oh that long

Waves_and_Smiles

Certainly opt for SSRI's or similar Melly, not the older antidepressants. They are all pretty similar, it is trial and error really to see which one works best but you might get one that works for you first time. My american friend started on Citalopram and it worked like a charm from the first week and she has taken it ever since. They are also very good with ED on a positive note, mine got easier to manage when I started taking them and my anxiety reduced by a lot. They shouldn't turn you into a zombie at all, and you will be started on a low dose and they will be increased if you feel you need them to be. They take a few weeks to fully start working and you might be a bit sleepy, headachey and foggy the first week but anything that makes you worse than that means swap to a different one.

mellymoo74

Thanks WaS
Do they work on anger?

Waves_and_Smiles

They work very well on anger, I stopped having bursts of rage when I started taking them and was able to think things through more calmly and slowly. In that way they slowed my thought processes slightly so rather than freaking out about something I would have time to think before I reacted. They shouldn't blunt any feelings other than anxiety or anger though and they don't 'cure' you as such, they just stop the emotions feeling so overwhelming and give you a breathing space. If they are working correctly you still be very much you, they will just take the edge off kind of like a pill version of counting to 10 and stop the panicky feelings taking over.

tea_lover

Melly, as a H&S professional you must know that a 12hr shift after a couple of hours sleep is just not safe. Not to mention driving.

calleyw

Melly,

I took Citalopram did not help with anxiety. now on sertraline. Which is helping with the anxiety but not the bad thought that I have done something wrong.

HTH

yours

Calley

mellymoo74

I'm not driving tea
Also won't be at any risk other than falling over got to be there have auditors to induct and escort

mellymoo74

Can't afford thickness or weight loss so need to be careful