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thanx ann
had a lovely time tonight am pretty relaxed so hoping for a full nights kip lol

Hello everyone hope you are all keeping as well as you can be.

My son had a letter from the Primary Care Mental Health Service on Sat. 4/6/11 to say that his GP had referred him, however he has to phone them on Monday with the aim of making an appointment which they say maybe between 4 to 6 weeks.

I got some Rescue Remedy for him from local chemist and it cost £6-90 and in another chemist it was only £4-90 if it does him good I don't mind the cost but £2 difference :-( :-(.

Thank you all for support .

Frances x <3

See you on the beach then Anne. Forever' hope the rescue remedy helps, sure it will. Big difference in price from one shop to another. Were they the same brand? Bach is good. Tinkers with practice the breathing will help. Just keep at it.
Saw Dutch has fell and hurt her legs, hope she gets over the pain of that soon.
Took Mum out for lunch today, with our daughter and her boyfriend. It was nice. Four days at work then some holiday time off.

Lol Carole, and the sun will be shining.

To everyone who suffers with depression I applaud you for your bravery making contact with each other. I am a counsellor, but the support you offer each other is of great importance, I hope you all keep yourself safe and well.

a little bit of an update

went n saw doctor this morning and asked hows things were going so i explained and he seems pleased wiv my progress and he has kept me on these new pills but increase the disage and i have to go back in 2 weeks again

Thanks Karen, there has been a lot of suport given on here over the years. I think it would be good for the NHS to be able to offer this sort of suport. You can be anon' (can't spell!) or like some of us after a while have phoned or even met up. We have been able to offer help with understanding while always recomending people to get proper medical help. I have been on a few courses to help me with anxiety and confidence building but it is such a let down when the courses finish.

Tinkers pleased to hear the new pills are helping. It's frequent to start on a lower dose and build it up.

Tinkers, it seems your doc is being prudent, increasing the dosage slowly, glad you're feeling well enough to go out for a meal, have a chuckle with your friends, laughter helps too.
We had a busy weekend -starting off I sprained my ankle at the school, then broke a toe on the other foot - then had a lawn sale to raise funds for miniMary's baton club. The rain started aboiut 3 hours in, then really starting pelting down with a high wind, so there went any further sales and a lot of stuff ruined, BUT in only 3 hours they managed to raise over $200, and the best part is that I've cleared a lot of things from my house. Carole, thanks for asking, C's job thus far is going really well. She is working for an agency who run group homes for children in foster care, they have made a decision to establish a group home for foster children with special needs, most having autism. She is to be manager/therapist/programme director, all of which is right up her alley. We are now looking for toys,books,DVD's, and upholstery foam at a good price( so they can pad the walls in one room, for a sensory room, esp for aggressive kids and those who bang their heads on walls). I've rounded some up on Freecycle which helps bring down the cost, she has loads to do to get it ready for opening next week, on a tight budget.. Somehow of course I am helping . . . . do some baking for the sale and all sold well, 2 neighbours have already asked me for more of 2 items LOL - don't want to get bored.
My big news is that last evening, C's ex FIL took us all out for dinner at a local restaurant, where they were having a contest. believe it or not, and don't laugh, I won a $12,000 Kawasaki ATV (all terrain vehicle). Have to send the papers by registered mail today. Much as I know it would provide entertainment for me to keep it and ride it around, I will sell it, which will help enormously with the cost of major house repairs which need done. Once it's sold, that will be a load of my shoulders. C's FIL who has early alzheimers and is wobbly on his feet, wants to ride on the back of the ATV!!!
Group hug,
Mary

Mary,I am so pleased for you. If anybody deserves a big win it is you.

Tinkers sounds as if you are getting there.

Karen, yes, the people on here do a great job, I am fortunate in that I don't have depression so a bit of an imposter really but I like to think I help things along and I have made some lovely friends.

mary Wow, well done, great news, what a help that money will be, could not have gone to a more deserving person.

mary wow thats great news

when i went out for a meal o saturday i enjoyedd myself and i even slept the full night without waking up but since then i feel the attacks r slowly coming back and im not sleepin again grrrrrrr i am so fed up wiv feelin like this

i am trrying soooooooo hard to control my breathing

Tinkers it sounds as if because you were so enjoying yourself that wiped out fears of the problems returning. Of course not saying you imagine it but that something 'better' is needed to swamp the bad feelings.

You'll have to go out every night, nothing else for it :-D :-D :-D

Hi Carole

The Rescue Remedy i got was Bachs 10ml first one at £6.90 was from local chemist family owned, the second was from a chemist in the Co-p supermarket at £4.99. I got a 20ml bottle from B--ts chemist today for £7.70 keeping stocked up.

We got a cancelled appointment from PMCT for this Friday so hope they can help.

<3 <3 Frances

ann i wished lol couldnt afford to go out everynight lol but havin said that when i startt gettin panicky i do have to go for a drive somewhere as that is the only thing to seem to calm me down

Probably because you are concentrating on your driving do you think?

Ann your suport on here is valued xx You're always here with non judgemental suport.

Mary congratulations, the win could not have been won by anyone who deserved it more. I hope you get a good price for it to help you pay for some treats for you and your deserving family. Steve said to send his regards.x.

Two more days at work till my holiday! I am ready fot it. Time to get some of the jobs done round the house that we keep ignoring.

Hi all


Sending ((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))to you all

Worried about my son as he has very high bp and near to having a heart attack. His eye has gone black they say its because bp is so high. Have put him on another tablet to see if can get it down.


Sister isnt too bad at mo. Had a good holiday with her and stayed at hers for 5 days after holiday

Hazelx

Hi Hazel, I am glad you had a nice holiday and spent lots of time with your sister.

You do get so many worries, don't you? Hope your son will be ok, has the doc upped his dosage of tablets? Sending lots of positive thoughts that his bp will go down soon

Take care of yourself too

love
Lizxx

Hello everyone, it's a really slow day at work so I popped in to read the posts. Haven't been on here for months but have been reading. Nice to see some new people.
For those who don't know me I live in Sydney (Australia) where of course it is winter at the moment and the early hours of the morning for those over there (probably very late at night for Mary).
I have the type of bipolar where you don't get extreme highs, but very deep lows. I'm on doxepin (one of the older tricyclic type) and Epilim (valproate) which as well as being an anticonvulsant also works to prevent hypomania. I have only had one bad one of those but it was really, truly frightening.
My new photo is near where I live. The mighty Parramatta River and one of the bridges over it with the commuter ferry for those who like a leisurely journey to the city.

xx and {{{{hugs}}}} to those who need them.
Colin

Hello Colin

I get comfort from these boards because I have an adult son who suffers from severe anxiety and O.C.D. and has no faith whatsoever in the Medics although he's been so bad this last few weeks I managed to get him to agree to go with me to see GP.
We have an appointment on 10/6/2011 for assessment with Primary Mental Care nurse although he isn't holding out any hopes of ever feeling better. He's had this problem since very early teens and is very good at hiding how he feels to outsiders.

Take care and hope to see you around boards.

:-)