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Doodydaddy
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- Sep 26, 2009
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Hi
Just thought I would introduce myself. I've been lurking around for a good few weeks and finally convinced myself that this is a nice friendly (safe) place to be.
A little about me. I'm 39 years old, I have a 2 and a half year old daughter who lives with my partner and they are both the most precious things in the world to me. After 6 years of not feeling quite "me", in April my parents and partner convinced me to go and talk to my doctor who diagnosed me as suffering from depression.
To be honest It felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Just someone giving it a name, having something to "blame" for feeling the way I do.
I was initially prescribed prozac (well it wasn't actually prozac but the same thing just can't remember the name) after 4 weeks I went back to the doctor as I had withdrawn into myself evn more and she changed my medication to Dosulepin. This has recently been increased to 150mg.
I don't really understand fully what is wrong with me and often wonder if I am just lazy or something. It's hard to put into words. Hopefully I have found the place that I can open up a bit to people who can really understand what I am going through and maybe help some others on the way.
I was claiming ESA but recieved a letter off the DWP yesterday saying basically the results from my medical examination showed I am fit for work and that I can no longer claim ESA. Way to make me feel better DWP.
The medical examiner has basically ignored everything I said, despite being in tears throughout (obviously a perfectly normal thing for a 39 year old man).
It feels at the moment like I am right back to square one again.
Anyway thats me, there is more to me than just that obviously but that will do for now, don't want to leave a long rambling post and anyway it's hard to type through the tears.
speak soon I hope
M
Just thought I would introduce myself. I've been lurking around for a good few weeks and finally convinced myself that this is a nice friendly (safe) place to be.
A little about me. I'm 39 years old, I have a 2 and a half year old daughter who lives with my partner and they are both the most precious things in the world to me. After 6 years of not feeling quite "me", in April my parents and partner convinced me to go and talk to my doctor who diagnosed me as suffering from depression.
To be honest It felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Just someone giving it a name, having something to "blame" for feeling the way I do.
I was initially prescribed prozac (well it wasn't actually prozac but the same thing just can't remember the name) after 4 weeks I went back to the doctor as I had withdrawn into myself evn more and she changed my medication to Dosulepin. This has recently been increased to 150mg.
I don't really understand fully what is wrong with me and often wonder if I am just lazy or something. It's hard to put into words. Hopefully I have found the place that I can open up a bit to people who can really understand what I am going through and maybe help some others on the way.
I was claiming ESA but recieved a letter off the DWP yesterday saying basically the results from my medical examination showed I am fit for work and that I can no longer claim ESA. Way to make me feel better DWP.
The medical examiner has basically ignored everything I said, despite being in tears throughout (obviously a perfectly normal thing for a 39 year old man).
It feels at the moment like I am right back to square one again.
Anyway thats me, there is more to me than just that obviously but that will do for now, don't want to leave a long rambling post and anyway it's hard to type through the tears.
speak soon I hope
M