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Trying to sleep
I feel uneasy. I can feel my breathing increasing, my body sweating and my hands twitching. It's an uneasiness that has almost become the...

Motivation and enthusiasm are low
Its been awhile...again. I have been finding writing more easy to put off, or rather less enthusiasm about doing it lately. I have...

Increased dosages and a mini episode
About five weeks ago now I had another appointment with my GP. At that time we reviewed my 10 weeks on citalopram, and took into account...

Kicks, twitches and / or ticks
Today has not been a good day, I have achieved nothing, I have had no energy all day. I am trying not to be too hard on myself and accept...

Brief catch up and medication increase
So it's been awhile... I think last time I posted my medication had just been increased, since then there's been a few changes. I was...

My 20mg to 40mg citalopram changes
So it's been awhile... I think last time I posted my medication had just been increased, since then there's been a few changes. I was...

Medication Review - My Citalopram
It's been a while, for a few things I suppose. This is actually the third or fourth post I've started to write, but for whatever reason...

Talking Out - Our Mental Health
So wow, I am so pleased by the positive comments I have received since posting my Men Tell Health blog (if you've not read it already,...

Mental Health assessment, iTalk & my spiral
The spiral that comes from nowhere...Well I guess it's not really nowhere. Today I had my mental health assessment and my third italk...

My first iTalk CBT Workshop
A couple of weeks back I had my iTalk phone assessment and the following week we ran through the options available to me through the...

My first week on Citalopram
After New Year I decided that I had to start taking the antidepressants that my Doctor had prescribed to me at the start of December. For...

New Year Journal Entry - Depression & more?
So New Year... Well it was one to remember and one to forget. I actually can't remember half of it already and not in a good way. As...

New Year, same thoughts - Journal Entry
New Years it's a very reflective time. Even when your not trying to be reflective. I suppose that is ingrained into us from a young age...

My Mental Health Last Monday - Depression
These are notes, or thoughts I had a week or so ago. They are from three parts of my Monday morning. I have left the text as disjointed...

Deciding to get help - My Struggle with Depression
This is another one of those be brave a do it posts. I did feel good after the last post and relieved at the responses I received...

Running for MIND - Great South Run
For a little while now I've been saying I'm going to write a blog post about why I'm running for MIND in this years Great South Run. It...

Turning 30 - Well, not just yet
Last week was Christian's birthday. He turned 30. Chris is the first of my friends from my pre-teens to turn 30, and this weekend will be...

