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[MIS71MUM]

By the way, I get really annoyed by "professionals" who are in their 20's! I'm 45 but I always feel like I want someone with real life experience not fresh out of college.

[MIS71MUM]

Sorry Tempest, one more thing. Last year, I was prescribed Diazepam and although I found it made me stop thinking and calmed me down, it also made me feel very very flat, down and despondent.  It also has a very long half like and it stays in your body for about 20 days. Maybe it's a side effect of the Diazepam that's contributing to how you feel right now too. 
All I know is that I didn't want to die, but couldn't live as I was either if that makes sense but couldn't figure out how I was going to get better either.
On a good day, I went to see my GP and got my ferritin/iron and vitamin d checked, both were low so started treatment. Then also started HRT too.

[Evelyn63]

Tempest, Ive just been reading through your posts again and I certainly would not be having a health professional sitting in my home on a consultative basis taking calls about personal issues.  Its totally unprofessional  and also extememly rude .  Would you walk into her office or your GP's and start accepting calls on your mobile ??  I don't think so.  I'm afraid I would be speaking to her manager. Regardless of her age, she obviously has no idea how to interact with vulnerable patients.  Ive never heard anything as bad as this to be honest.  I have lots of health professionals in my family, and the idea of any of them using a mobile whilst working beggars belief.  Perhaps, at break time or between consults but to do it in front of the patient???   Also, the fact these key workers as they are now described, have no previous psychiatric experience in a hospital acute setting is rather concerning too.  My friend was a CPN and prior to this was a registered nurse, then did a psychiatric  course of 18 months, before working for ten years in a Psychiatic hospital.  Even then, she admits it wasn't always straight forward !

I am so glad you had a positive experience with your Psych team, thank goodness they were on the ball.

I sincerely hope you get your appointment with the menopause specialist soon, and as for the GP, are there any others you could see in the practice?  I think sometimes an opportunity to speak to someone not so familiar with your history can actually be an advantage as they listen more attentively.  Over familiarisation can cause them just to block out what they feel they already know !

Sending positive and loving vibes.

[Justjules]

Tempest, I've been following your thread and just send out heartfelt hugs to you.  I was in a bad place from January to almost June.  Couldn't find help basically and had no support at home.  I don't know how I got through it but I did, not for the first time either.  Okay, I'm still battling terrible HA all the time and I've loads of 'worrying' symptoms but at least we can all share on here and get some help from all the lovely ladies on here.  I'm sure it will all work out for you and that' it will pass' as CLKD says.  At least you have a wonderful OH by the sounds of it which believe me, makes a huge difference and you are very lucky in that respect so it must be very upsetting for him to know that you don't want to be here any more, he needs you as much as you need him. xx

[CLKD]

Trying to find advice and support is tiring, at a time when the whole body and brain has run out of steam!  I advocate rest as much as you can.  Have the radio on in the background, doze if possible …… or sit in the shade and focus on the birds, plants, whatever ………

You may well be in shock still, you, your body and brain have been through a lot recently.  The system needs time to recover. 

How R U spending the afternoon?

[Hurdity]

Tempest - I am sorry I am unable to offer any help or advice as I have no experience of the psychological side of things/mental health issues, but reading your posts do sound familiar and another member recently was going through exactly the same sort of extremes of feeling that you are - and especially the feelings of despair, connected to her hormones. She is peri-menopausal, and has her womb and ovaries still but nevertheless seemed to express the same emotions - at some parts of her cycle. She hasn't posted for a few weeks  - and I'm sure she wouldn't mind my saying who she is as all her posts are on here - but you might not have seen them. She is GypsyRoseLee so perhaps view her profile and read some of her posts. She had several threads.

Wishing you well and take care 

Hurdity x

[CLKD]

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