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Oct 19, 2014, 03:36 PM
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Hi, I'm new here... I'm a male of 20 years old and for the past couple of years I have been having periods where I don't want to see anyone and just feel completely alone for up to 2 weeks at a time. However, recently it has become far worse and almost on a daily basis I find myself wishing I was dead. Now don't get me wrong, I live my life as any other person does, I'm studying at university etc... but sometimes I just feel like I've had enough. Also, I am a diabetic and this angers me because I know that it has limited my life, even though people say it shouldn't, it just stops me from doing things like staying out or night or having to go home to take insulin etc...
Anyway, I'm not too sure what to do, I went to the see my GP a couple of years ago and they just prescribed me with anti-depressants without any thought to it, I don't feel like anti-depressants would be the right thing for me as I don't necessarily feel depressed a lot of the time. What should I do? Do I try to go back to my GP and explain to them how I'm feeling? and I don't want to be put on medication, I take enough of it already! What other forms of help are available? |
 Blue_Bird, moodycow
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Oct 19, 2014, 06:32 PM
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If you don't want to be put on medication you could try therapy, it can help you learn coping skills for when you're feeling depressed. If you decide you feel like you need medication down the road, a psychiatrist would be the way to go since they specialize in psychiatric medication unlike a regular GP. There are other medications that can help with depression such as mood stabilizers etc.
-Take care, 
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Oct 20, 2014, 04:40 PM
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I would not go to a GP. You could go to a psychiatrist but firmly state you don't want meds just some insight into what is going on. You could go to a therapist and get help there.
There are many things you can do besides meds.
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The "paradox" is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality "ought to be." -- Richard Feynman Major Depressive Disorder Anxiety Disorder with some paranoid delusions thrown in for fun. Recovering Alcoholic and Addict Possibly on low end of bi polar spectrum...trying to decide. Male, 50 Fetzima 80mg Lamictal 100mg Remeron 30mg for sleep Klonopin .5mg twice a day, cutting this back |
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Oct 21, 2014, 01:50 AM
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I agree with you. And I am glad you didn't just take the anti depressants without thinking it through first. If you are truly feeing suicidal, then that has to be dealt with quickly and is one of the things that could made you decide to take them. But one thing is clear: you need a therapist. You need someone who can help you think and talk things through. Depression causes someone to have fuzzy thinking processes. You need help with that. Let someone help.
Have you talked with your doctor about using an insulin pen to control your sugars? They are quick an easy to use. That can keep you going. Also realize that just because you cannot stay out all night partying, that your life is going nowhere. Most folks your age grow out of the party stage pretty quickly. I remember being at university and having a lo of fun an then it stopped being really novel at all. There is more to life than going out. But then I think these are ideas that you should work through with good therapist. Give it a try. |
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Oct 21, 2014, 08:14 AM
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Hello lp60, welcome to Psych Central.
You will need to go back to your GP to be referred to a psychiatrist/mental health team. There should also be a free counseling service attached to your university, they recognise that it is stressful being a student which is why there is usually one within the university. Here is a link to Home | Mind, the mental health charity - help for mental health problems which has a wealth of information on support and treatments available. Also, while you are seeing your GP, ask to see the diabetic nurse regarding your insulin, I'm sure that you should not be restricted to dashing home to do it. You are young and don't need that sort of restriction, it would help your depression to have more freedom.
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Oct 22, 2014, 12:00 PM
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If you'd like further help with your mental health you need your GP to refer you to your local community mental health team - under them you'll have a psychiatrist who can recommend the best medication and possibly therapy if that's what you want. Sometimes the waitings lists are long and you can have difficulty accessing certain treatments depending on your postcode but at least you'll be under someone qualified to adequately medicate you - most GP's are not really qualified to dispense pscyhiatric meds. Please join my social group for those in the MH system from the UK, we'd be glad to help you in any way we can: http://forums.psychcentral.com/group...britannia.html
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