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I used to have a Tonka. It's a Dinky these days though...
Maybe itās just a small garage?
Big red fire engine it was, it was a bit of a tight fit.
Iām just going to stop now and wish you a good night.
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Just an update as others are brave enough to share, i believe i suffer from SAD quite badly, only had it a few years now but this winter has been atrocious.
I'm on citalopram 20mg per day with the idea to wean off on 10mg over March and April.... Well... I've been getting so much better with the lighter mornings and staying light till half six or so. Felt much better.
Today.... This bloody non stop rain and the prospect of days of it unrelenting has absolutely crippled me... Cant believe just how much of a relapse I'm having. Bloody stupid, a complete trip backwards.. Absolutely gutted. Really need to get this sorted as i cant have this every year. Was doing so well too. Oh well....
I'm on citalopram 20mg per day with the idea to wean off on 10mg over March and April.... Well... I've been getting so much better with the lighter mornings and staying light till half six or so. Felt much better.
Today.... This bloody non stop rain and the prospect of days of it unrelenting has absolutely crippled me... Cant believe just how much of a relapse I'm having. Bloody stupid, a complete trip backwards.. Absolutely gutted. Really need to get this sorted as i cant have this every year. Was doing so well too. Oh well....
Have you tried full spectrum led bulbs? You can either get a light box or just buy the bulbs for maybe a lamp. They are designed to replicate natural light and are often used in treatment for SAD.
Hope you are back on the mend soon
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I suspect there's a lot of people that suffer from SAD, I certainly do though nowhere near as bad as you. It actually stops me enjoying the Christmas holidays although Christmas day is usually enough fun to put it out of mind. I count the days down to the winter equinox, that's my Christmas day because after that I know things can only get better.
There are certain triggers that get me down, e.g. the "back to school" adverts and whenever someone says "the nights are drawing in", I want to slap them!
I'd also recommend moving away from Preston if no rain and sunlight are your things....(flippant I know but by god the weather, my kids are still convinced it rains every day in Preston as they've never been there when it hasn't rained )
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Just thought i would share something that struck me last night. I had a terrible winter with my irrational fear of the rain and weather.. Now its nicer i feel much better to great again.
Anyway, i am only just watching Better Call Saul on Netflix, there is a character called Chuck, he is about my age and a lawyer, he is Sauls brother. In the show he is housebound and has a fear of electricity... No phones or watches.. Nothing electrical allowed near him
He says its a medical condition.. Everyone else says its a mental thing.
So... In last nights episode chuck sees his electric meter is running but nothing is turned on... Over the next twenty minutes he literally rips his house apart trying to find the source of the electric output. You see it from his point of view and an outsiders... Its literally driving him mad..
I watched it and the parallels with how i felt at my worst were astonishing... A great bit of acting
Anyway, i am only just watching Better Call Saul on Netflix, there is a character called Chuck, he is about my age and a lawyer, he is Sauls brother. In the show he is housebound and has a fear of electricity... No phones or watches.. Nothing electrical allowed near him
He says its a medical condition.. Everyone else says its a mental thing.
So... In last nights episode chuck sees his electric meter is running but nothing is turned on... Over the next twenty minutes he literally rips his house apart trying to find the source of the electric output. You see it from his point of view and an outsiders... Its literally driving him mad..
I watched it and the parallels with how i felt at my worst were astonishing... A great bit of acting
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I'll try and keep this brief... Mum required 24 hr care at home ( she wanted it) after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in hospital.I quit work for a while to provide it but her mental side deteriorated and it became a nightmare. Anyway, she sadly passed away eventually which led to umpteen other problems on top of her death ( funeral, bills for 2 properties, dealing with suppliers, long delay on probate due to covid etc etc ). Nothing that others haven't faced in the same boat.
I'm still off work sick ( no pay which only makes matters worse) because I don't sleep much and my heads up my arse. Almost everything that I wouldn't bat an eyelid about normally worries me to death. Can't concentrate on anything and don't even feel confident driving so I avoid it.
Requested repeat sick notes at regular intervals ( that were provided ) in the hope that things would improve with a bit of time. It hasn't really and the Doctor wanted to speak to me ( fair play) but was only prepared to do it on the phone due to Covid ( fair enough ). Went through everything and was sort of pushed into either tablets or counceling. Didn't fancy either to be honest but agreed to try the pills in the hope they got me back to work.
Picked up the prescription ( mirtazapine ) and read up on it. It seems that this is for depression. Thing is in my view I'm not depressed at all. I'd describe it more like " hyper " which to my mind is the exact opposite. I've no intention whatsoever of taking the tablets.
Not trying to burden anyone with this as I'm sure that time will sort it out. I feel a bit of a berk writing this but I'd be interested to know if anyone else has been through anything similar. Any thoughts? Thanks
I'm still off work sick ( no pay which only makes matters worse) because I don't sleep much and my heads up my arse. Almost everything that I wouldn't bat an eyelid about normally worries me to death. Can't concentrate on anything and don't even feel confident driving so I avoid it.
Requested repeat sick notes at regular intervals ( that were provided ) in the hope that things would improve with a bit of time. It hasn't really and the Doctor wanted to speak to me ( fair play) but was only prepared to do it on the phone due to Covid ( fair enough ). Went through everything and was sort of pushed into either tablets or counceling. Didn't fancy either to be honest but agreed to try the pills in the hope they got me back to work.
Picked up the prescription ( mirtazapine ) and read up on it. It seems that this is for depression. Thing is in my view I'm not depressed at all. I'd describe it more like " hyper " which to my mind is the exact opposite. I've no intention whatsoever of taking the tablets.
Not trying to burden anyone with this as I'm sure that time will sort it out. I feel a bit of a berk writing this but I'd be interested to know if anyone else has been through anything similar. Any thoughts? Thanks
I know one thing
You are a better man than me.
many years ago we had two kids both in hospital over Christmas with long term health issues that are still with us
my dad was in Christieās with terminal cancer, he succumbed very quickly.
I was in the middle of a redundancy program
And a myriad of other āstuffā
But - I donāt come from a background of discussing or even recognising mental health, all that nonsense stuff !!!!
Stiff upper lip, thatās the way isnāt it ???
Not so when you find yourself driving down a motorway having no idea where you are going
Not so when you find yourself sat downstairs at 4am in a chair having no idea how you got there
Not so when you are in meetings and couldnāt articulate a single word let along the output after the meeting
So my point if there even is a point is we have to discuss mental health, we have to remove any stigma or stereotypes, and most of all we have to support each other, note changes in behaviour, be intelligently intrusive and of course find ways to assist when affected by any form of mental health issues. Which doesnāt have to be time off or medication
I'm not a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist so take this with a pinch of salt, but what you're describing sounds more like stress than depression. I'm under a lot of pressure at the moment, and focussing is hard sometimes. I do think a lot of GP's will either push anti-depressants or counselling as they're not particularly experienced with mental health.
40 per cent of all GP appointments about mental health
Mind calls for better training and resource as GPs say numbers have increased in last year
www.mind.org.uk
My daughter only received her ADHD diagnosis because she saw a counsellor at our local hospital. It went undiagnosed for years so these things can be mislabelled or missed completely. It might be worth getting a second opinion from a GP or having a counselling session just to explain how you feel.
We're here to listen anyway and not judge.
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What about giving the mirtazapine a go? I know it says depression is itās main use, but it also gets used for people with sleep issues, anxiety, OCD, thereās quite a few uses for it. Presumably the doctor thinks maybe one of those could be the cause?
Iād say give it a go, see if anything changes, and if not, go back and say these are crap
Also if people didnāt want others to burden them this part of the forum wouldnāt be open, so donāt feel like a berk for asking
Yes, sorry, I meant to mention that it might be worth giving the meds ago and see how you feel.