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Pikl

Hi everyone,

PLEASE IGNORE POST

I'm all over the place at the moment, forgetting to take my depression medication for days, then remembering for a couple of days and forgetting again. I'm literally on a rollercoaster. 

I am thinking of starting a project, because I believe in it, and because hopefully fighting for a cause will give me a reason to carry on.

Anyway, I work in early years education, with children who have SEN. I often dislike what professionals suggest in terms of how to work with children who have ASD. I use a lot of my own intuition. With my relatively recent diagnosis,  I understand so much more, in regards to my myself, and the children I work with.

I really believe that change needs to happen, in education,  which may then filter into wider society. I would really like to help make changes.

At the same time, I'm not entirely sure if my rollercoaster mental state is making me think I can do this, or that it could even make a difference.  I was thinking of research to compile and write a book. This could be my own emotional fantasy that's doing this.

I would be really grateful for your views, ideas and opinions. Including places where I could work that may make a change.

If you think that my messed up mind is tricking me, please tell me that also.

Thank you, and sorry for long post.

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  • id like to ask though, what does depression medicine feel like? do you feel a instant effect or change in mood? does all your bad thoughts go away?

    as for something to do, i have always thought of doing one of them long walk hiking trails like the highland way or something. you should google that, looks pretty awesome thing to do, but then again maybe it only looks good to me because i dont get out much lol

  • in reply to Caelus

    My experience with medication is I don't seem to notice a difference, until I mess it up. Though I'm not sure if it's the meds or natural mood, or both that causes the emotional climb and then free fall.

  • in reply to Pikl

    ah might be no difference then. perhaps depression meds are like that thing where they give you pills that do nothing and expect your mind to think they work? placebo or something..

  • in reply to Caelus

    My experience is that they do work, but not in the same way as other medication. E.g. how pain meds help reduce pain - this concept is quite simple. Anti-depressants aren't as straight forward as that and must be customised. They take about 2+ weeks for changes to be felt once you start on them, and then after that it's usual that levels of the medications(s) will need to be adjusted regularly as our biology adapts to the new medication, life changes, and so on.

    My experience was that my low feelings were less low, but also my high feelings were less high. Both ends of my emotional scales were capped. It helped stabilise me when I need it, though. For the first time in my life, I could watch horror movies without feeling shock. In fact, I tried to watch them more because I felt like I wasn't really 'feeling' as much. It made life feel a bit surreal, but I needed that cushioning at the time.

    Some anti-depressants have side effects, but they differ. There are different meds, different combinations of meds and so on, so there are choices... usually these are discussed with you beforehand as it's important to get a good fit for you, and any other health issues, lifestyle, etc.

    On a personal level, I much prefer other non-medication therapies because they helped me make positive changes in my life and learn positive things that I could keep with me for life. But if I was desperate like I was before, I wouldn't hesitate to have anti-depressants again. But for a finite time at the same time as other interventions.

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  • in reply to Caelus

    My experience is that they do work, but not in the same way as other medication. E.g. how pain meds help reduce pain - this concept is quite simple. Anti-depressants aren't as straight forward as that and must be customised. They take about 2+ weeks for changes to be felt once you start on them, and then after that it's usual that levels of the medications(s) will need to be adjusted regularly as our biology adapts to the new medication, life changes, and so on.

    My experience was that my low feelings were less low, but also my high feelings were less high. Both ends of my emotional scales were capped. It helped stabilise me when I need it, though. For the first time in my life, I could watch horror movies without feeling shock. In fact, I tried to watch them more because I felt like I wasn't really 'feeling' as much. It made life feel a bit surreal, but I needed that cushioning at the time.

    Some anti-depressants have side effects, but they differ. There are different meds, different combinations of meds and so on, so there are choices... usually these are discussed with you beforehand as it's important to get a good fit for you, and any other health issues, lifestyle, etc.

    On a personal level, I much prefer other non-medication therapies because they helped me make positive changes in my life and learn positive things that I could keep with me for life. But if I was desperate like I was before, I wouldn't hesitate to have anti-depressants again. But for a finite time at the same time as other interventions.

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