kookenhaaken
16-10-08, 17:35
Hi. I just found this forum and it seems so relevant and supportive I had to join.
I was diagnosed with depression in 1992 and put on Prozac by a GP after a 10 minute appointment. Not having much confidence or being able to find a decent GP I accepted that for the next few years, but it never seemed an adequate diagnosis. A half decent GP suggested I may have PMS, and the hormone tests backed that up. I waited 18 months to see a specialist and she told me to just take the Prozac when I felt depressed. So much for that. After Mind counselling wasn't effective a psychiactric nursed friend recommended I ask my GP about the primary mental health team and, to cut a long story short, about 2 years after that I saw a phsychiatrist who suggested that I don't have depression but that Generalised Anxiety Disorder seemed more likely. This seemed much more relevant to me and my closest friends agreed, which was a great relief.
I changed a.d.'s to Venlafaxine, which has stopped me feeling so Prozac-numb, but now I'm learning to deal with feelings again, which is tough. I had cognitive behavioural therapy, which I could see the advantages of, but it didn't work too well for me. For the last few months I've been seeing a cognitive analytical therapist, who's been great and I feel has really helped. The only thing is that I think my PMS is back. :yahoo:
I've been off work for the last 2 weeks and really need an outlet talking to people that understand what I go through more. I haven't really written much about that, I notice, but hopefully will get the confidence to soon!
Sorry for the over-long intro :blush: and thanks for reading it.
I was diagnosed with depression in 1992 and put on Prozac by a GP after a 10 minute appointment. Not having much confidence or being able to find a decent GP I accepted that for the next few years, but it never seemed an adequate diagnosis. A half decent GP suggested I may have PMS, and the hormone tests backed that up. I waited 18 months to see a specialist and she told me to just take the Prozac when I felt depressed. So much for that. After Mind counselling wasn't effective a psychiactric nursed friend recommended I ask my GP about the primary mental health team and, to cut a long story short, about 2 years after that I saw a phsychiatrist who suggested that I don't have depression but that Generalised Anxiety Disorder seemed more likely. This seemed much more relevant to me and my closest friends agreed, which was a great relief.
I changed a.d.'s to Venlafaxine, which has stopped me feeling so Prozac-numb, but now I'm learning to deal with feelings again, which is tough. I had cognitive behavioural therapy, which I could see the advantages of, but it didn't work too well for me. For the last few months I've been seeing a cognitive analytical therapist, who's been great and I feel has really helped. The only thing is that I think my PMS is back. :yahoo:
I've been off work for the last 2 weeks and really need an outlet talking to people that understand what I go through more. I haven't really written much about that, I notice, but hopefully will get the confidence to soon!
Sorry for the over-long intro :blush: and thanks for reading it.