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I have been feeling horrible for over 70 days now since I found my ex who broke up with me last year has a boyfriend. Long story but I just started taking Pristiq. I have a long history of depression and anxiety and I have never been good about taking my meds. I was wondering if anyone had a good experience

Hi my name is Eric and I suffer from social anxiety to a severe degree. I am afraid of people even afraid to be around my family. I would like help with catch my irrational thoughts and breaking them down to logical more rational ones so that I don't feel as anxious and paranoid as I feel. I fear that

I've been struggling with depression and anxiety most of my life. I was born into a world where I was not welcomed. I have no knowledge of who my ancestors are. I'm like a tree without roots, blown around by the slightest breeze. I'm 72 so now I'm facing existential fears as well. It's getting almost

Hi all. I am new to this group. I am not new to mental illness having been diagnosed since 2006, but in the last two year, my depression has gotten much worse and landed me in the hospital 5 times. It also has me having a new diagnosis of treatment resistant depression. I have tried many medications,

I’m out of things to try and feeling very desperate . Does anyone have any experience with either of these treatments? I’m truly suffering and I’m not sure how much more I can take. I’ve tried so many medications and alternative therapies I’m very lonley and I’m worried my depression will never stop.

I am currently almost 3 month into my anxiety relapse after being anxiety free for years. I am very scared this time it’s lasting so long I was was on Cipralex for many years and it’s like it just stopped working or something so my doctor has switched me to sertraline I’m in 100mg it will be two weeks

"The same is true for the “bully” that is your OCD thoughts. These thoughts are not helpful things to consider in order to improve your life. This bully will only serve to make you fearful, intimidated, and immobilized. OCD holds out a promise of freedom and peace; while in reality, compulsions deliver

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I am really struggling with depression. I am antidepressant resistent. I have tried everything. Tried ECT and magnetic therapy. Had 32 trans magnetic stimulation txs Mon-Fri in Oct and Nov. I know I will hang in there. I hang in there and then I go into a deep depression when it gets harder and harder

Hello Everyone, I am taking vortioxetine from last 3 months and it does control but still I has fears. Does it going away on going basis ? Is there anything Can i do ? my depressions / Anxiety mostly because of parent's health.

I have loved with anxiety but have had it under control for quite some time now. Then out of no where I had a panic attack because my husband went out of town. Ever since my body has stayed amped up and my anxiety is out of control. My dr just switched me to Zoloft from celexa noting I had been on it

I just been trying to get a job recently but most of the time my anxiety gets to me when it comes to answering phone calls. So I guess I am making progress against my anxiety, but I also feel avoidant all of the same time meaning that I sabotaging my chances of getting a job. My guess is the fear of

Got my letter through to book the SeHCAT scan. I'm just freaked out by having to go to the same clinic that caused me so much distress during colonoscopies/endoscopies. I know this won't hurt and logically I don't need to worry but I can't help it.🙄

Just had result from hospital . Heart scan normal. Just waiting for result of 24 hr moniter. Still getting odd flutters feel them when resting . Sometimes wake up x i have been sweating. . Anxiety i had which was awful is a lot better but had to take sertraline. 50mg. I am now walking dog further

so hi guys i know i posted about this yesterday but i didnt really go into full detail. ive been dealing with anxiety since i had a panic attack when i was 14. i went on lexapro and it made it 10x worse and made me terrified of medications. so it went untreated for years. i became agoraphobic, and started

I recently had ECT done (14treatments) I was feeling like it had changed my life and I was able to live again. But now I am back to feeling low moods, no motivation, and all the other symptoms associated with depression and anxiety. I was in a treatement facility and recently came back home, so maybe

Melissa Cohen, registered Nutritional Therapist BSc (Hons) and Functional Medicine Practitioner, will be talking about how to piece together parts of a jigsaw to understand what makes you thrive through genetic testing. If you can't make the webinar, don't worry, it will be recorded and you will be

does anyone know of a support group for young adults who suffer from breast implant illness. My granddaughter has most of the symptoms and will need to have the implants removed but I worry about her mental health following surgery

My current (second) IVF cycle will probably be cancelled because they see only two little follicles 💔 In my first IVF cycle, I had 13 big follicles. In that first cycle, I started with Gonal-F and 10 days later I started with decapeptyl injections. However in this second cycle, which is done in a

I don't know where to get better help. I'm 30 years old and my life has been taken over by health concern OCD/health anxiety. I've had CBT therapy for it on the NHS (I'm in England). I can't afford a private therapist. I did genuinely try with the CBT and I really had high hopes that it would work but