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Re: 1st appointment with psychiatrist - what to expect?

@Former-Member how are you little buddy?

Re: 1st appointment with psychiatrist - what to expect?

@Former-Member @outlander I've just snuck in here, feeling at a loss just now, trying to distract myself from tears and rejection. But your conversation has lifted my soul - there's respect and care right here.
My troubles are fleeting, I'm just feeling put upon for the moment. Decent people like you have restored my faith in the good things - the good people - in life.
@Former-Member, I hope you're feeling better. It's good to have friends who understand that things can be difficult sometimes.
@outlander, good onya for being that sort of friend.

Re: 1st appointment with psychiatrist - what to expect?

Hey sweet little pancake @outlander I'm ok and you? To be honest having a little slip up and self medicating with a bit of wine but I'm not a howling mess, I'm just cruising... have to do the frozen wee test tomorrow (I couldn't do it before cos I was meant to stop taking the zinc supplements) and then seeing my psych before doing an arvo shift at work. I'm going to ask if I can change tablets cos I'm sick of the side effects. It's almost worth stopping all the meds to get rid of the side effects. The last 3 days I've had stabbing sensations in my fingertips - must be a side effect to one of the 5 different things I'm on! It's scary, I thought I was having a stroke or something. Will keep you posted.

I've been following your hospital thread but haven't posted, I see a few members have been sharing some things with each other which is really nice, but I didn't want to butt in. Everyone here seems so lovely but I still feel like a bit of an outsider. I'm a bit socially awkward. Which is so silly because I was the "cool" "popular" girl in school, so confident and sure of myself. How life changed ay? I often wonder if I am being punished for something I have done in the past, or if I am being punished through my dreams... but I know that's impossible.

Anyway I haven't caught up on your thread today though so I will go do that now and post. Thanks for thinking of me. You are a great friend. I don't have many of them these days! xxx

Re: 1st appointment with psychiatrist - what to expect?

Hi @Charli

I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling like that. You are so very welcome to join in the convo. Do you want to talk about it? Sometimes I like to talk things out, other times I like to talk about random stuff to distract myself. If you like to do that we can tag you in some other threads too - there's a baking one, a Fave TV shows one, and just a random tea/coffee one too. @outlander has been here a little longer than me so she probably knows even more.

So nice to meet you - tell me about yourself (if you want to!) and I can tell you about me if you would like to know. I hope you can find some comfort knowing I'm sitting here listening to you x

Re: 1st appointment with psychiatrist - what to expect?

hi @Charli welcome to the forums 🙂

as @Former-Member said would you like to talk about it?

we are here for you and we can chat or we can distract you or we can jsut chill and sit with you.

and thank you for those loveley comments- if you ahve any other threads feel free to tag me and ill see what i cna come up with even if its jsut to support you and know that you not alone- whih you arent Heart

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@Former-Member you made me blush lol

im not sure im sweet lol

im ok jsut tired and still sore from yesterday- i did 5 hours of weeding with those poisionous weeds, plus had to do the sick horse and my new horse as well and by the time i got home it was 8 oclock and i was completely knackered. ive used muscles i never thought i had lol- it made my sacriliac and my old injury play up and once i got into bed that was it casue i couldnt mvoe i went all stiff lol

 

ahh yes i remember you saying you had to do that test. im hoping you go ok with it and ill be there with you- prob jst not right with you- maybe behind a curtain or outside the door but im not far away. yes i found that with my last meds too- i got off them because it made me actaully feel worse and wasnt helping my anxiety despite the extremely high dose- the side effects become way to much so now im onto a new one- i ahvent had side effects yet but as you know it all has to start slowly.

 

that does sound like a side effect and not a pleasant one at that! i  had a crushing feeling and radiating pain down my arm and i was crapping myself thinking i was having a heart attack but turns out that was another side effect from the very high doses but it hasnt taken away the other chest thingy i get but you prob dont want to hear about that. yes please do keep me posted. im interested in everything you do- whatever your comfortabel talking about anyway.

 

you would never distrupt my thread- so please done hesitate- i still do the same thing. if you want to say something but not wanting to on my thread your more than welcome to write it on another quiet thread in 'private' if you like.

your not being punished Nooksy- please remeber that.

i love you and im sure many other members love you too (but i love you more 😉 )

 

 

Re: 1st appointment with psychiatrist - what to expect?

Haha I'm glad you will be behind the curtain while I'm peeing into a jar!! Now the pathologists will be wondering while I'm laughing whilst peeing. Thanks for that!!

The side effects suck. Sorry if too much info but poor Mr Nooks gets no loving at all and all I want to do it eat chips!! Plus stabby fingers and random staring at spots on the ceiling. Kind of turns me into a bit of a weirdo... I can cope with it all but stabby fingers did scare me. Radiating paid down one arm would defs send me straight to ER demanding to see Dr McDreamy (or McSteamy cos McDreamy is dead, God bless his soul! And just quietly Mcsteamy is hotter. Omg just realised they both dead. Oops) because I would be convinced I was having a heart attack!!

I love that you called me nooksie- I named myself Nooks after my dog who is called Annouk. But I call her Nooks or nookie or nooksie. Or Bubbles (don't ask why haha) She's so lovely. I wish you could meet her and I could show you that not all dogs are scary. You would be safe with us my @outlander. She loves to gently bite noses - she wraps her lips around her teeth so she kind of nibbles with her lips! I've never met a dog like her. @Charli have you got any pets?

Maybe if I want to say something but I'm too nervous to on your thread outlander I will tag you here like before, cos as I said not many people come by here. @Charli you are welcome to post here whenever you like xx

Re: 1st appointment with psychiatrist - what to expect?

Hahah lol im going to laugh if you start laughing haha lol. I can imagine that! Imagine the pathologists faces when u start laughing at nothing well nothing to them anyway. Not that funny peeing into a jar- but when you have someone on rhe other side in your imagination im sure up to no good- nope cant be me 🤔🤔🤔🤗😉😂😂😂 @Former-Member

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Oops posted before fully answering let me ginish that. ..

Re: 1st appointment with psychiatrist - what to expect?

They will def know that I am cray 😜 @outlander