Si Kadelic
12-02-10, 19:25
Hey everyone I'm Simon from Ireland.
I've been struggling with anxiety/depression/insomnia with the past year or so which came about due to me suffering from a debilitating physical illness which had been misdiagnosed on several occasions.
Thankfully this physical illness has recently been diagnosed as fibromyalgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia) and I have been receiving treatment for it which, on a physical level anyway, has improved things greatly and I am almost completely back to normal on that front.
However despite this upturn in my fortunes the depression/anxiety/insomnia remains and is a bigger obstacle to me getting some semblance of a life back than any physical ailments.
Accepting that this is an issue that needs to be addressed is something I have only done quite recently as I thought that I could deal with it by myself. But after battling away for this long with no positive results I've finally admitted defeat and booked an appointment with my GP so that I can be referred to a counseller/psychologist.
At the moment my greatest fear is going on anti-depressants for the first time in my life especially considering the fact that I'm only recovering from a serious illness and I worry that my body may not react well to these meds, has anyone been in a similar scenario to this in the past?
I've been struggling with anxiety/depression/insomnia with the past year or so which came about due to me suffering from a debilitating physical illness which had been misdiagnosed on several occasions.
Thankfully this physical illness has recently been diagnosed as fibromyalgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia) and I have been receiving treatment for it which, on a physical level anyway, has improved things greatly and I am almost completely back to normal on that front.
However despite this upturn in my fortunes the depression/anxiety/insomnia remains and is a bigger obstacle to me getting some semblance of a life back than any physical ailments.
Accepting that this is an issue that needs to be addressed is something I have only done quite recently as I thought that I could deal with it by myself. But after battling away for this long with no positive results I've finally admitted defeat and booked an appointment with my GP so that I can be referred to a counseller/psychologist.
At the moment my greatest fear is going on anti-depressants for the first time in my life especially considering the fact that I'm only recovering from a serious illness and I worry that my body may not react well to these meds, has anyone been in a similar scenario to this in the past?