Following a recent visit to the GP, I think I have a slightly better understanding of how care operates in the NHS, UK Initially a patient approaches their Doctor, our General Practitioner (GP) when we feel unwell. The GP can prescribe certain medication for mental health illness, including Citalopram which was prescribed to me initially… Continue reading Primary & Secondary care
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Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Solution Focused Brief Therapy or Brief Therapy or Solution Focus is really a form of coaching. The significance for me is that the focus is on the positive rather than dwelling on the past or the negative So typical questions are the opener of ‘So, what has gone well in the last 2 weeks?’ A… Continue reading Solution Focused Brief Therapy
SSRI’s & SNRI’s
Medication for Anxiety & Depression seems to fall into 2 groups: Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s) Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI’s) SSRI’s include Citalopram and are supposed to increase the level of serotonin in the brain which lifts mood, as people who are depressed produce less serotonin which is a neurotransmitter, that is it carries… Continue reading SSRI’s & SNRI’s
My Medication
My Medication for anxiety and depression is considered below, click on the image for more information from NHS UK about the drug Citalopram was initially prescribed and my dose was slowly increased to 40 mg per day. My health got worse, whether this was eased or exacerbated by the Citalopram is unknown, this prescription was… Continue reading My Medication
Treatment for Anxiety & Depression
The general principle of treatment seems to be that medication will help you on the road to recovery whilst therapy and/or time will actually enable the recovery; well this is the case for anxiety and depression so they say. I am told to use the analogy of a broken leg, the medication is the plaster… Continue reading Treatment for Anxiety & Depression
About MyAnxiety website
This is my website and blog about my long term mental health illness of Anxiety, Depression & Ulcerative Colitis (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) I had suffered with anxiety and IBS for many years, but it all came to a head in June 2009, when I had a mental health breakdown. Since then I have been managing… Continue reading About MyAnxiety website
Welcome to My Anxiety
I suffered a mental health breakdown in 2009 and I am now living with a mental health illness, in the form of my anxiety and depression. I also have Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the form of Ulcerative ColitisMyAnxiety website is maintained by me, an individual living in the United Kingdom. I am a male in… Continue reading Welcome to My Anxiety