Vickey
20-09-06, 10:20
Hi
My name is Vickey and I've just registered here, although I have been reading posts for about a fortnight now - how comforting to find people that think exactly as you do, just like any other illness we all have similar thoughts, like similar symptoms of a cold!
Anyway, I'm 24 and 4 years ago had a nervous breakdown. I now suffer with GAD and panic, although this usually manifests itself in health (mainly) or social anxiety and agoraphobia.
I have been taking anti-depressants since I first got ill - I was on citalopram then I was switched to Effexor 2 years ago. I have really struggled to come off meds - i always seem to relapse very quickly. I was lucky when I first got ill that I received counselling every week for a year whilst I was at university - but it mainly dealt with the reasons i got ill in the first place. In the past three years since entering the real world(!) post university - i have just been told to increase my medication - no support apart from pills from the Doctor! So I found this site - Ive been feeling for a long time that I wont get better on medication alone - it does stabilise me a little but I'm still very far off being totally well. I came to this site for support, to establish that my thoughts and feelings were part of my illness - that I am not alone like I think.
I also came here for advice and experiences on different therapies and coping techniques.
Anyway, Ive talked too much so I'll sign off - I look forward to chatting with you on this forum and hope that my experiences may help some of you just like i hope to benefit from yours
Thanks,
Luv Vickey x :D
Happiness is a journey - not a destination
My name is Vickey and I've just registered here, although I have been reading posts for about a fortnight now - how comforting to find people that think exactly as you do, just like any other illness we all have similar thoughts, like similar symptoms of a cold!
Anyway, I'm 24 and 4 years ago had a nervous breakdown. I now suffer with GAD and panic, although this usually manifests itself in health (mainly) or social anxiety and agoraphobia.
I have been taking anti-depressants since I first got ill - I was on citalopram then I was switched to Effexor 2 years ago. I have really struggled to come off meds - i always seem to relapse very quickly. I was lucky when I first got ill that I received counselling every week for a year whilst I was at university - but it mainly dealt with the reasons i got ill in the first place. In the past three years since entering the real world(!) post university - i have just been told to increase my medication - no support apart from pills from the Doctor! So I found this site - Ive been feeling for a long time that I wont get better on medication alone - it does stabilise me a little but I'm still very far off being totally well. I came to this site for support, to establish that my thoughts and feelings were part of my illness - that I am not alone like I think.
I also came here for advice and experiences on different therapies and coping techniques.
Anyway, Ive talked too much so I'll sign off - I look forward to chatting with you on this forum and hope that my experiences may help some of you just like i hope to benefit from yours
Thanks,
Luv Vickey x :D
Happiness is a journey - not a destination