Posted by Katey on December 30, 2001, at 11:25:47
In reply to whats happened to my life?! » Katey, posted by ELA on December 29, 2001, at 6:43:56
what meds are you taking? sometimes those are the *cause* of the panic and the shaking- one of mine makes me shake a lot of the time. have you tried seeing a psychologist? sometimes cognitave therapy is more successful than chemical, especially when its due to a situation, which is what yours sounds like. just a thought. hang in there, eventually things get better, like when you have the joy of firing a doctor =)
> > my general practitioner was like that. he would ask for a yes/no answer and read me a list of symptoms before handing me the new miracle drug. thats why its taken four years for me to start getting on track. its not your fault. dont ever feel like it is. you deserve the best treatment available and all of the respect owed to any human being, unfortunately humanity is struck with ignorance, stupidity, and apathy, so even when you feel like you cant push yourself to reach out, its still your job. and as for you family, i can definately relate. this year when i started going through one medication after another (it can take several tries to get the right thing going) my father told me to my face 'what we're trying to figure out is if you need medication or a good kick in the butt to motivate you'. encouraging, huh? hang in there, things start to slowly get better, and you get more comfortable with all of this. we're here for you if you need us.
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> Thankyou, again. I'm struggling to cope with the aftermath of blood clots in my lungs as well as the depression which followed them. GP is useless and the medical specialist I'm seeing just keeps increasing my dosage all the time. I can't stand being in crowds of people at the mo and I'm shaky and panicky all the time. I hope this will pass. I also hope that this site continues to be as useful to me as it already has after only a couple of days.
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