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thanks for the reply, im just very frustrated about the set backs i have had, i know things will improve, but the time its taking to get back to normal is frustrating

Things where going so well, medication was working a treat, councelling and the therapy was doing good things, i had 4 weeks off work to get me back in a good mental state. Then i started work again this week and instead of taking the advice to stagger my hours at the start so as not to cause me pro...

Its taken me 4 weeks of taking citalapram for the tiredness to get to manageable level, i have been off work in that time. most people i know on them havent had a problem, the only one who had the same problem also saw improvements after 4 weeks. my dosage was also increased last week to, this hasnt...

thanks for the replies everyone, there is hope out there even in the darkest moments, just sometimes its hard to recognise it. i found the suicide attempt gave me the support i needed which i wasn't able to realise i required before it. its also brought me closer to my family and work has really gon...

hi everyone, thought i would tell my story. I attempted suicide in on feb 9th 2010, i went through a really bad patch at work where i was demoted due to budget cuts. this was something i couldnt handle, the feelings of failure and humiliation i felt was too much for me and i took an overdose, luckil...