rosy
14-01-09, 12:31
Dear everyone
Well I hope I can be of help to any of you worrying yourselves to death over whether to go to the doctors yet again about your problems.
I spent a good 10 mins with him, he was really sweet. He went into absolutely everything. He agreed with me it is all basically severe anxiety (he knows I have bone marrow cancer but I have a hospital consultant for that and it is currently stable) and that I need to be with the Community Mental Health Team who will get me back on my feet. He agreed that I was still grieving, my dear mother died in June 2005 but it feels like only yesterday.. He said, if I feel overwhelming anxiety tearfulness or just worry, or feel terribly alone, to take an extra diazepam (I am already on them), or to take an extra one if I feel faint or lightheaded because that again is severe anxiety.
I am waiting for an assessment with the local CMHT who should give me a social worker and a case worker. He said they will be able to get me going out and about again like I always used to.
At last I feel I am getting somewhere, albeit slowly and very very gradually.
Oh yes, regarding alcohol, he said to try and keep it for the evening, because one diazepam equals one glass of wine, so if I have a diazepam with a glass of wine it is the same as two glasses of wine (after which I would end up on the floor).:flowers:
Take care
Rosy
Well I hope I can be of help to any of you worrying yourselves to death over whether to go to the doctors yet again about your problems.
I spent a good 10 mins with him, he was really sweet. He went into absolutely everything. He agreed with me it is all basically severe anxiety (he knows I have bone marrow cancer but I have a hospital consultant for that and it is currently stable) and that I need to be with the Community Mental Health Team who will get me back on my feet. He agreed that I was still grieving, my dear mother died in June 2005 but it feels like only yesterday.. He said, if I feel overwhelming anxiety tearfulness or just worry, or feel terribly alone, to take an extra diazepam (I am already on them), or to take an extra one if I feel faint or lightheaded because that again is severe anxiety.
I am waiting for an assessment with the local CMHT who should give me a social worker and a case worker. He said they will be able to get me going out and about again like I always used to.
At last I feel I am getting somewhere, albeit slowly and very very gradually.
Oh yes, regarding alcohol, he said to try and keep it for the evening, because one diazepam equals one glass of wine, so if I have a diazepam with a glass of wine it is the same as two glasses of wine (after which I would end up on the floor).:flowers:
Take care
Rosy