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[Cuddlebear]

@AuntGlow   Hello lovely how are you? 

Yes the medication changes are still brutal. The supposedly ongoing mental health local service can’t support people for more than 6 months so I’m being booted off mid taper and left completely with no support other than SANE. I’m terrified and feeling multiple withdrawal symptoms. It’s so very unfair. 
 
My GP isnt collaborative. They are in a big rush to decrease my medicine more and my body just isn’t ready. 

The support here from the community is absolutely amazing. 

[Kashmina]

Hello @Cuddlebear sorry about late reply, struggling a bit.

That is good that you have some support but I do understand it is not the same as having a friend to go and do things with.

How are you feeling? Any better? I am as mentioned not doing the best but I had paid to go and listen to an author talk last night - Trent Dalton. I did not stay long but I got his book and came home

[AlwaysMyself]

Sorry that you're still not doing well @Kashmina . I'm glad you still were able to go to get the book though - I hope reading that will be some good rest time and/or distraction. I'm not familiar with that author, so I have google his name. I see he is the one who wrote the story Boy Swallows Universe - wow! I saw the Netflix tv version of it and liked it 😊.

[AuntGlow]

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@Cuddlebear wrote:

@AuntGlow   Hello lovely how are you? 

Yes the medication changes are still brutal. The supposedly ongoing mental health local service can’t support people for more than 6 months so I’m being booted off mid taper and left completely with no support other than SANE. I’m terrified and feeling multiple withdrawal symptoms. It’s so very unfair. 
 
My GP isnt collaborative. They are in a big rush to decrease my medicine more and my body just isn’t ready. 

The support here from the community is absolutely amazing. 

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I am doing well @Cuddlebear. You have been on my mind. 💛

You are right, this is incredibly unfair. I am so sorry you are going through this... 

Not having a collaborative GP and care team would feel completely alienating right now. 

I am very glad our community has been a place of support during this time - we will always be here for you. Though, I am wondering, is there anything specific that might help you to feel more supported during this time? 

[Kashmina]

Thank you @AlwaysMyself I am going to start to research burnout more as this is not shifting and I am having such challenging days.

That serious was amazing! The story is about Trent's life. He was Eli. He is a very down to earth Aussie guy. Glad his life has worked out for him because it could have gone the other way considering how he was raised.

How are you going?

[AlwaysMyself]

I am not good at looking after myself and not getting burnt out, @Kashmina lol. But i am slowly getting better at it. Spoke to my GP today actually about it and the idea of taking some time off work to recover.

Im doing OK, but had a lot of challenging thinking this afternoon. Its become most days, but this evening was hard to push out of mind, but thankfully wasnt too intense so i could distract myself with mobile games that require focus/thinking. My thoughts are related to my feeling burntout i think in part.

[Kashmina]

Sorry to hear @AlwaysMyself you are not doing so well 🤗

I understand about the thoughts thing. I have found myself quite emotional lately about the struggles I am still facing. I just cant seem to shift the momentum this time.

It is good that you have found a distraction that works. Although I am sure it doesnt all the time. Taking some time off work is a good idea if it can be managed.

Its difficult, our life is not set up for us to fully recover properly unless you have a partner that can support you or plenty of money to not work.

I hope you have a good day and let me know how you go with discussing it with work, if you go down that road 😊

[Cuddlebear]

@Kashmina  Hello lovely how are you? How are you feeling? It sounds like you are going through a rough time. Here to talk if you need. 

I’m glad you did manage to go to authors talk and pick up the book. I know it can be so very hard to do this stuff when you are not feeling well. What is the book called? Have you started reading it? 

[Cuddlebear]

@AuntGlow  Hello how are you? How is the weekend going? Anything on for you? 

Yes it is very hard when mental health well being local and GP disagree. My GP is also upset with me because I’m not ready to taper further down yet due to still having significant withdrawals. The taper off this medicine is supposed to be slow and wait till patients body and withdrawal symptoms are manageable and mine are not due to the drops being too quick. GP said if I don’t go according to his plan he will only see me once a fortnight. He said he doesn’t need to listen to me feeling unwell and experiencing SI (I’m safe). I see him weekly just during this taper as I’m unwell and the taper has caused stage 2 hypertension. At one point I had serotonin toxicity. They also need mental health wrllbeing local believe the taper is too fast and they’re concerned. They called him and spoke to him but it hasn’t made a difference. He didn’t force a further reduction and I see him Tuesday which I’m dreading. 

Im really stuck. I have chronic health conditions too and this GP I’ve been seeing for around 10 years. 

It would help if I had access to a bulk billing psychiatrist. Can’t find any. I should put a post up on forums here perhaps others might have some lived experience on how to get through this.