mnemonic
30-04-09, 10:18
Hi,
It has been 14 years since first being diagnosed agoraphobic. Although it's been 3 years or so since the last time it really grabbed hold of me. However that respite ended abruptly just before the end of December.
Until this time my Wife was able to calm me down and help me work through it but after 20 years she is now gone and I am left to deal with my issues by myself.
Out of desperation I resorted to crawling the web looking for answers and found NMP. I've been hiding in the shadows for a while now and reading the some the great info here. Now I've finally got up the courage to join in.
There is no local support group available to me. The Mental Health Unit that is "managing" my case is pretty much useless - they don't even know how to spell agoraphobia; let alone understand it. Which is really quite pathetic considering they are a government department. (I guess that's a bit naive of me...)
They changed my medication again last month, this time to Mirtazapine. I complained to them that I am now suffering hallucinations and I am constantly itchy all over with nothing apparent on my skin. I told that I was going to stop taking it and was told that if I did they would discharge me. They said that I should keep taking it for at least two months to see if things settle down.
My distrust for them is growing daily and this concerns me as I rely heavily on my case manager to assist me with dealing with life.
I don't understand why the only treatment option is them forcing pills down my throat.
Anyway perhaps being a member here will help me sort things out.
It has been 14 years since first being diagnosed agoraphobic. Although it's been 3 years or so since the last time it really grabbed hold of me. However that respite ended abruptly just before the end of December.
Until this time my Wife was able to calm me down and help me work through it but after 20 years she is now gone and I am left to deal with my issues by myself.
Out of desperation I resorted to crawling the web looking for answers and found NMP. I've been hiding in the shadows for a while now and reading the some the great info here. Now I've finally got up the courage to join in.
There is no local support group available to me. The Mental Health Unit that is "managing" my case is pretty much useless - they don't even know how to spell agoraphobia; let alone understand it. Which is really quite pathetic considering they are a government department. (I guess that's a bit naive of me...)
They changed my medication again last month, this time to Mirtazapine. I complained to them that I am now suffering hallucinations and I am constantly itchy all over with nothing apparent on my skin. I told that I was going to stop taking it and was told that if I did they would discharge me. They said that I should keep taking it for at least two months to see if things settle down.
My distrust for them is growing daily and this concerns me as I rely heavily on my case manager to assist me with dealing with life.
I don't understand why the only treatment option is them forcing pills down my throat.
Anyway perhaps being a member here will help me sort things out.