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I can tell I'm depressed because I'm at a conference and they had little sweet treats for lunch and I didn't have one

Yeah, that's why I'm thinking about it too! I didn't get on well with another SNRI I tried (Venlafaxine) but duloxetine is supposed to be *a bit* less intense, and the possibility of helping with pain sounds nice

I'm thinking about asking to try lamotrigine or aripiprazole in addition to my SSRI. Or maybe switching to duloxetine or vortioxetine but coming off of the single AD that has kinda-sorta worked and trying something new during the Bad Season is so scary.

You know things are very Not Good when I'm considering calling the CMHT and asking for a meds review, lol. Get those people 50000ft away from me (but also, please help)

ME: So you see dead people?

GHOST THERAPIST: Those with insurance, yes.

Yeah I guess they could take it out, im just worried bc im missing the same tooth on the other side and idk how im gonna chew lmao. It's the first molar on each side haha

My dentist is the only one in the area still accepting NHS patients, which is GREAT but it means it's about a month between each appointment, so idk when I'm going to get this bloody tooth sorted

I think the huge amount of pain I'm in with my broken tooth is probably NOT GOOD for my mental health, and it keeps disrupting my sleep, but root canal sounds sooo scary :(

Thank you! I'll look at them :) do you find it helpful?

I've had a couple of cheapo ones that either did nothing at all OR did nothing AND made my head hurt, so I'm hesitant to spend money again on something that might do nothing (but possibly cause Headaches lol)

Everyone recommends light therapy for SAD but has anyone found a lamp that 1. Doesn't trigger migraines and 2. Doesn't cost a small fortune? I swear they all have a tiny flicker that triggers my migraines

Had my first ever filling, everyone tell me how brave I am (I have a debilitating dental phobia)

Psychiatrist years ago was like "I'm going to prescribe you 60mg and you can just go up and down depending on the time of year, idk man" and I was like 👍 nice cool thanks dude 👍 but the GP is incredibly invested

I have my fluoxetine again 🙏 Thank god it's not a med I get wild withdrawals from, but its also the only antidepressant that's kinda-sorta worked for me. And it's October. And I have SAD.

It's very representative of how disorganised our healthcare system is. It shouldn't be that hard!!

Like I get why med reviews are important, I just feel like me suddenly not having my meds is significantly more problematic than me not doing the online review form that consists of a single question:
"Are you happy with your current antidepressant medication?"

It's a real mixed bag too because sometimes I request the meds, they do the prescription but tell me to do the online review form before my next prescription. Then sometimes they just... don't give me my meds, and say nothing about it till I chase it up.

Super cool how my GP just regularly doesn't prescribe my antidepressant, says nothing about it, and I don't find out until I'm back from the pharmacy, contact them, and then they go "oh yeah, you need a review". Cool. You couldn't tell me that before I ran out?

For their next trick, pharmacists should invent tetracyclines that don't make you feel like your stomach is on fire and that you're about to vomit red hot magma

Lots of stuff about night nannies and postnatal doulas etc. that sounds exactly up my alley, but it's only accessible for people with Big Money and seems like a very middle and upper class dominated space. I don't want to work with wealthy families ❤️

I really want to look at setting up some sort of low cost/pay what you can postnatal nanny/doula/general newborn support thing because it feels *very* needed, but I also don't think I could cope with being self employed and that's kind of the only route I think 🥲

Then she hung up on me because she couldn't hear me.
End me rn.

Made a mistake in my UC application. Phoned the helpline, they transferred me to another line and told me to select option 2. The other line was a bot with no options to select from, asked me to provide my address and postcode, repeatedly got it wrong, got transferred to a HUMAN after 10 minutes...

Followed my dermatologist's advice to treat my acne and ended up with dermatitis. Now that my skin is no longer bright red, itchy, and flaking and is well and truly moisturised, it is SO soft. Softer than it has been in ages!

If Doublebase Flare Relief has no fans, I am dead. I owe my life (or, really, just my skin) to this stuff

*laughs in UK*

I'm in the "skin peeling stage" of tretinoin and I have been reassured by my dermatologist that it's normal, but I FEEL LIKE A REPTILE

I have been a parent for a few weeks now. I like it a lot. But most of my conversations are now just me saying things like "yes its hard being alive, isnt it. Especially when you are awake" to a tiny crying blob.

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