The message has got through at work, love, so try to focus on doing what you can right now and try not to borrow trouble
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The message has got through at work, love, so try to focus on doing what you can right now and try not to borrow trouble
I'm going to start taking the Aripiprazole 5mg tomorrow I'm going to half the tablets to begin with and see if they help give me a boost.
Bit disappointed boss said she'd speak to me first thing after last night but she was busy, she did speak to me but said she'd catch me later but I went in early so ended up just going home.
It takes between 4 - 8 weeks for any anti depressant to get into your system properly. Nothing is going to work in 2 weeks love. They may not "give you a boost" but might just make things more stable......
Why didn't you stay for your shift?
Did the doctor suggest halving the tablets?
I did my shift I just ended up going in earlier as friends said it was busy and they could do with me coming in asap.
No he didn't say half the tablets but I'm just worried about taking something new as I always seem to have side effects,so thought I'd start off slow and see if they affect me.
Please talk to your doctor first, there are often reasons for them not halving tablets - mainly that you can’t be sure of the dose you’re taking and it could change from day to day dependant on how you halve them itms
Definitely talk to your Dr... Please?
Had a good evening Friday spoke to the new store manager and seemed nice she told me to continue to do twilight shifts for now and if I needed any support to let her know.It was nice to finished the end of the week feeling good considering how it started.
I'm getting really nervous about going in again tomorrow after what happened last week I'm constantly anxious now.
I haven't started the Aripiprazole as I'm a bit scared tbh.
I've got a review with the psychiatrist but it's not till the end of September,also got my autism forms to fill in, so I filled them in with my partner and her mum & dad helping and giving there views with what they've seen. Some of the past & present behaviours I couldn't really fill in as it goes right back to being a baby,so we just filled in what I could.
Hopefully try and get back in the garage tomorrow as lately I just feel a bit deflated.
Hope everyone's okay
What are you scared about?
So glad your manager seems lovely and understanding.
I agree, what are you scared of for going back in or starting the meds?
What's in the garage that you want to get back to?
I'm glad last week finished well. That is a positive.
I'm just worried as its a new medication and I'm scared of possible side effects and I'd then have to have tests at the Dr's to make sure I'm ok.
Worried about work after what happened last week and wondering if it's going to happen again, and am I taking the mick only doing 3 hrs? Like I explained to the manager I'm just trying to get comfortable back there but I'm struggling with loosing everyone.
My garage is my gym, weights, treadmill etc lately I've lost motivation after worrying about work etc it just seems to derail me.
What tests at the Drs are you worried about?
This is, if you don't try it you wont know if it could be the medication that helps massively......
I'm sure your manager doesn't think you are taking the mick at all lovely. Start small and work up when you are ready - a mighty oak tree comes from the smallest acorn and all that....
Sorry for the delay had to take a few lateral flow tests and they've come back positive woke up this morning feeling really rough, think I've caught it from my patterns parents as they've both tested positive today.
So I've had to isolate for 10 days as I'm not jabbed and I'm waiting for a pcr test to arrive.
I think the psychiatrist said I'd need an ecg and bloods maybe? It just puts me off as its another thing that's out my comfort zone.
Oh no, sorry that you've tested positive. Hope that you don't get it badly lovely.
Can I ask why you haven't had the vaccine?
ECG and bloods are standard for so many things now love, they are just being overly cautious...
Ive not had the vaccine due to what I was going through struggling to go out etc getting back to work, also I've read too much into it so decided not to get it as I was worried about side effects etc and if I really needed it.
I'm okay just feels like a bad cold atm waiting for my pcr test to arrive tomorrow
Oh, we were all very desperate to get the vaccine - I think it's different when you've been shielding... Even my needle phobics wanted to get the vaccine to be able to protect me and to then be able to get back out there......
So I'm almost a week into isolating and I'm struggling, finding it tough staying in not being able to go out.
Lost my taste & smell, constant headaches hardly eating, and I'm still worrying about work.
Sorry you're feeling so bad.
Don't worry about work, they have to be understanding with this.
(panda)
I'm just quite down atm I know you'll moan but I've not takien my tabs for the past 4 days due to feeling so rough this is the first night tonight.
Mrs has it as well although she's had 1 jab she's still bad. This afternoon we spent watching on the buses (rofl)
My mum popped some shopping into the garden which has helped although we seem to be going through Paracetamol & ibuprofens very quickly
Why on earth would you not take your anti d? You do know how they work don't you? You can't just take one and think it's going to work on that day. It takes 4 - 8 weeks for them to get into your system properly. Each change in dose takes the same time again to be adjusted. You are going to feel worse for stopping and starting. It's just pointless to not take them properly. This just makes me so annoyed to be honest. You've been given so many things to help and yet you don't seem to be doing the basic things that can help to get you stable/brighter. You have had issues with the CMHT so switched your phone off when they didn't call when you were expecting, you put off registering for a GP, you don't take your meds properly.... I really don't know how you are expecting to get better if you don't help yourself.
I haven’t had covid but I had flu a few weeks ago. It was awful and I couldn’t move for days. Yet the one thing I made sure I did was take my meds. Why? Because I knew if I didn’t, I’d go into withdrawal and would feel a thousand times worse.
As for judging. No one here has ever judged you in the 3+ years you’ve been a member. What we try to help you understand, though, is that you need to be proactive with your treatment, medication, self care and with your medical team - otherwise you won’t be any further forward in 3 years time than you are now and was 3 years ago. I know you want to get better, but you’re not allowing yourself the chance to when you do things like not take your meds for 4 days
Quick to judge? Me? You've been a member for over 3 years!
As I said, I'm sorry you aren't feeling well, but you HAVE to take your meds. You seem to just not take them properly even when you don't have covid..
Wasting your time on here? That's your opinion, but as with everything you only get out of something what you put into it.... You've made 351 posts in that time.... We listen, we support, but you have to be here and engage.....
Hi John, I'm sorry you've been poorly with Covid, I've watched loved ones suffer with it and it's not pleasant at all.
I'm sorry you feel judged, you joined here just before me and I know at times I haven't liked the obvious being pointed out to me...... but I needed to hear it. At times we feel misunderstood or 'picked on' but I promise you it's all just to support and encourage you towards recovery.
Recovery IS possible but it takes so much more than popping my tablets just when I feel like it, and I know you know that, you dont need us to tell you but sometimes we need a reminder to keep fighting and doing the right thing
Quick to judge??? You are having a laugh right. Maybe you should look back through this thread and actually see how supportive people have been. Everyone else around here are incredibly understanding and you now accuse them of being judgmental? Maybe it’s you being selfish and ungrateful for all the advise you’ve been given (and ignored) and not bothered to give anything back. We all have similar struggles and dispute members taking the time to read your posts and reply, I don’t see you engaging with other threads. Maybe it’s time for you to take a step back, take onboard the information you have been given and start doing something to help yourself to get better. If you don’t wanna help self there’s nothing any one else can do for you.
Wow had to login to repost true colours being shown now aren't they!! and this is a support forum !! Like i said i hope you never get covid then maybe you wouldn't be so quick to judge!
I've been extremely grateful for the advice on here, also im sorry i don't contribute much in other posts i'm no expert! it seems i don't offer much to the group
Feel free to delete the thread it doesn't look to kind tbh! and i dont need to be made to feel any worse than i already do!
No one has judged you. You frequently complain about meds but then don't take them correctly. Do you realise that non-compliance is enough of a reason for CMHT to discharge you? You have no idea how lucky you are to be getting that support. Please don't throw that away by being non-compliant. I would assume that you would have been taking paracetamol to help with pain/raised temperature so you could have taken your meds then.
If you'd read other people's threads then you would know that Suzi has chronic, long term disabilities that cause her significant difficulties and a huge amount of pain pretty much every day of her life. She has had significant pain and chronic conditions since she was a child so the "if you've tested positive then you'll know how crap it makes you feel" is quite frankly, offensive. She suffers every single day but does nothing but offer love and understanding to everyone here, putting everyone else before herself. I suggest you take a step back, think about what has been said, think about how you have responded, which has been quite aggressive, and decide if you want to still be a member here. I'm leaving the thread here as it shows nothing but kindness and patience when you have repeatedly talked about not complying with your care team, but I am going to close it before it gets too heated.
Take a few days, if you still wish to be a member here, then come back and start afresh. If not, PM Suzi and she can sort that out for you. No one has ever judged you though, they have just shown frustration as they know how important complying with meds and treatment is.