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i'm having a very bad time at the moment.

 

its been a bad month at home, lots of change, father been ill... and i'm not coping.

 

i can't deal with anything, i keep crying and i'm so stressed. then i get stressed that i'm worrying my parents by being stressed! my parents do their best to reassure me, but its not getting any better. i managed to get myself off antidepressants a few months ago and have been better off them than i was on, but i'm beginning to consider going back on them because i can't take much more of feeling like i am at the moment.

 

on top of all this i'm ill with some kind of stomach issue, and have been referred to a specialist at the hospital, but they can't tell me when i'll actually get to see a doctor, (they said perhaps 3 weeks). i can't eat, am in constant pain and am exhausted all the time, so thats not helping!

 

not really looking for anything response wise, but i needed to say it somewhere, and i feel comfortable enough here.

 

 

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WOW!

 

i saw the CAMHS guy yesterday. i think my mom had spoken to him on the phone before hand to give him notice in advance how i am feeling. i and my mother said we thought i might need some CBT to help, fully expecting to be told either that wasn't possible, or there was a 2 year waiting list for group therapy (which would be a nightmare)

 

but...

 

i have my first session next week!!!!

 

the CAMHS guy is qualified to do it and since we're done with all the pre-assessment work, he's gonna start doing CBT with me weekly. he's also recommended some anti-depressants which work well for people with AS. i was on citalopram for years, got off it, and in desperation started taking it again recently. it sent me nuts, i didn't sleep for 4 days. he said that happens with AS, the citalopram makes us over-alert and this increases stress and anxiety, rather than helping with it. he even said he would call my GP if she refused to let me have this particular drug :thumbs:

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Hi NobbyNobbs

 

You don't mind if I ask what drug your therapist is recommending. My son is on citalopram but it doesn't seem to be working for him.

 

Kinda

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