As a huge departure from the current trend for these columns, and the website as a whole, I‘ve decided to post an update!
Things aren’t totally rosy with the hamsters unfortunately. They started fighting, so we‘ve had to split them up. Crunch is still lovely and friendly. I can hold him, and he’s so cute. Nibble [...]
Yay! I have two dwarf Chinese Hamsters, and they‘re the cutest things I’ve ever seen! They‘re called Nibble and Crunch, and I can’t wait until they‘re tame enough for me to hold them. They look entirely identical, but I can tell them apart by their totally different personalities.
Nibble is very timid, spends most of his [...]
Long time no write! I decided that I didn‘t have anything of interest to tell you all, so I thought I woudn’t bother. But now, we have some progress on the Jo‘s life front.
I’m currently on Sertraline, 150mg per day. I was on 100mg until yesterday, but although I‘d had a slight improvement in mood, [...]
Well, even I didn‘t see this one coming…
My new drug (citalopram) was supposed to be the one to cure me. It’s supposed to be side effect free, and have a high success rate. I‘ve only been on it for just over a week, so we don’t know yet whether it would have helped me. But [...]
Yay. Here comes drug number four…
This time, I‘m trying Citalopram (trade name Cipramil). It’s an SSRI, and is supposed to have very few side effects, and work fairly often. Which sounds nice…
And I had my last CBT therapy one to one today. We both feel that I‘ve got all that I will out of it, [...]
Just a quick update. I‘m currently on a tri-cyclic antidepressant, called Imipramine (Trade name: Tofranil). I’ve been on it now for about 3 weeks, and I still feel awful. I‘m seeing my consultant on Monday, and the likelyhood is that I will be changed to be taking citalopram, which is another SSRI. I can’t wait [...]
So, what‘s going on with me? Why have I taken a nose dive? The simple answer is “I don’t know”, and neither do any of the experts I see at The Priory. Don‘t get me wrong; they’re probably the best in their field, but mental health is such a hazy profession. No one really understands [...]