General Chat

Hi Kathy - ever thought of hibernating?

elaine my deepest sympathy to you and you family xx
yorkshire caz hi hun im glad you had a good natter with your step daughter xx
hi betty hun i hope your ok xx
hi ann of gg xx
farmer giles well done you xx
hi carole tinkerbell xx
kathy maybe your mums ring is stuck in your hoover xx

sorry if i have missed anyone

love and hugs to all

carolina xx

Hi all,

I have just discovered this board today. I haven't read all of this thread but it seems appropriate for me. I am another member of the Citalopram club, currently on 40mg per day.
I have suffered from depression on & off for about 30yrs. I am much worse now & had to stop work in Oct 2007. This is due to a cumulation of events that started in 2003 when my (now ex) husband decided that we were growing apart.

Angela

Hi Angela

Welcome to the gang .I am sure it will help you .We are all in the same boat and it does help to know you are not alone .

Keep posting there is usually some one about through out the day.
Ann yes hibernation sounds like a good idea .Could tell the useless engineer where to go
Carolina I hadn't thought of that .I did once damage a ring in the hoover .Think the cat knocked it off my dressing table .I was foolish enough to tell the insurance company and they refused to pay up as the accident was due to a domestic animal !!?? If a herd of elephants had trampled it they would have paid out

Kathy

Good morning/afternoon, welcome Angela, and Gill please drop in and feel welcome. We are all being pretty open here about our probs and feel supported by each other. Haven't seen one cross word exchanged on this thread. It's like coming home to our friends. Not only are probs shared but happy moments too.
Carolina, you are doing SO well, you should be very pleased with yourself.
I'm heading to an awards dinner this evening,at which my Colleen will be honoured with a Women's Opportunity Award, from the regional Soroptimist club. The award cheque received will be a help with her educational costs. And a free fancy dinner will be nice too.
Try for a good day everyone.
hugs
maxiMary

Hello and welcome Angela, I think you will like it here, it's so warm and comfortable when we are down and as Kathy says usually someone here, Liz usually here during the night.
Hi Kathy, I never got anything either, I didn't want to see mine but that's another story. I'm surprised at your insurance company not paying out, my cat knocked an expensive camera off my desk, and the insurance paid straight away. Hope Carolinas right, about the ring.
Mary, I miss you and Gail on a morning now, where did you go, saying that I have been in bed since Friday so it was me that went wasn't it.
If you are looking in Gail hi and a big hug for you and hubby. Come back to us soon.
Where is Joyce Justice of Peace, anybody seen her, noticable by her absence.
Carolina I'll pm you.

Caz xx

hi Y Caz - et al . . .
My mornings tend to be hectic helping with the children, yesterday we were tied up with the police because Colleen's licence plate had been stolen off her vehicle overnight.
I am delighted this morning as my new neighbour knocked on my door to say she has found me an exercise bike. I've been looking for a secondhand one to continue my physio exercises at home.
She's picked one up for $10. Nice to have a neighbour one can talk to, the experience at my last house was enough to put me off permanently.
I've convinced her to have a look at the Flylady website and now she's decluttering - keeps bringing me boxes of jigsaw puzzles to take to the Home for the Aged where I work. (she must have had hundreds!!) The residents love puzzles, so it's nice to have a new one to try.
What am I going to do with my hair before the awards dinner tonight. I should have a wig for special occasions.!!
Good day all,
hugs where needed,
maxiMary

Good afternoon everyone...
Im taking my son toDocs today at 5 as his school is concerned he has ADHA..I personally dont think he has anything apart from being a naughty boy..Im sure schoold /doctors label "naughty" children too easily with it being a medical thing...Anyway i will take him along and see what Doc says...

I hope everyone is well today...No snow here thank goodness....

Kerry

Kerry, I am sure you will be advised correctly. depends how 'naughty' he is and whether he is predictable/unpredictable in his actions I expect. Hope he gets on OK anyway.

Ann
Glos

Hi Kerry and Ann, how are you now Ann, feeling a bit better I hope. Are you still being waited on by hubby?

Kerry my grandson was horrible, so hyperactive it upset him, we cut out everything with colours in and only gave him pure juice and such. Big improvement.

Good of your neighbour wasn't it Mary, I think I could do with a bike but I'd fall off, no balance, would get my legs trying to work though.
Enjoy your do tonight, you deserve it, you seem to have an extremely bizzarre(sp) life just lately with all the things happening to you.

Caz xx

Hi Caz, think I am getting there. still very sore and not able to do much so OH is still doing most things in the house. Have to have the dressing changed tomorrow again. I will be glad when I get my energy back again. I guess that will be when i can do things and lose the invalid mentality, sometime it is self perpetuating. although at the moment I know I can't lift, stretch etc. But I seem content to sit playing on here or reading. That is not me really.

Ann
glos

Maybe not Ann but it shows you are not ready to do more strenuous things yet, enjoy while you can because if you try to rush things you will regret it.
Good look for tomorrow with the dressing.

Caz xx

thank you Caz, i guess I am just a misery because i am so unused to being ill. And i feel a fraud moaning to you when you have so much more to worry about.

Ann
Glos

Dave I am so pleased that you managed to go out even if you only stayed an hour.
I know what that took, and I also know that the next time will be just as hard.
But we get there.... honestly you will get there.

Vic, are you talking agoraphobia?
I could NEVER have gone on a bus. IF I plucked up the courage to go up town.. I walked. Or I got a taxi... they were quite cheap where I lived.
And it is a dreadful thing. We manage to cure ourselves and then after perhaps going out every day for a month.... we can't go out and put our washing out the next day!!
Such a cruel thing, but we do get there so keep on keeping on. ;-0)

I love this thread but I am never able to keep up with you all.
If I don't mention you, or answer you..please don't be offended. I am not ignoring you.
I am thinking of us all and all out problems.
Deanna X

I'm sure none of us would ever be offended Deanna - you can rest assured on that one. Just pop in and out as you feel able.

Kerry a couple of suggestions re ADHD - havin raised 2 children with it and now a couple of grandchildren.
We muddled along when my own childrenw ere small, tried Ritalin for one but the crashes were dreadful.
Best dietary effect was the following:
No food colouring, esp red,purple and orange,
No additives such as MSG, nitrates and nitrites (no processed meats),
No apples,grapes or bananas (they all contain high amounts of phenol which stimulates).
No cane sugar if possible, used honey, maple syrup,corn syrup to sweeten, now we use Xylitol with great success.
I remember when my daughter Megan started on the diet (she is challenged and had a very hard time with learning disabilities, exacerbated by being unable to sit for 30 seconds), after a month on the diet, her teacher phoned and asked if she was on medication, because her attention span had increased from 30 secs to 15 minutes in one month.
At that time the Dr wanted to sedate me, rather than treat the child, I was certain I was right so started her on the Feingold diet, had an amazing effect.
Hope this helps a little, don't take no for an answer if you believe you're right.
mary

Evening all,


There is such a wealth of knowledge on here.Mary thanks for that post, my lass reacts terribly to certain additives, I think its strongly linked to her poor behaviour.

Good luck, Kerry, I was told a diagnosis for my lass would get her more help and give her more leeway!!!


Hiya Caz and Ann, I hope you are both comfortable,




~~~~~~~ To Ann GG and Deanna,


Caz xxxx

Y Caz you've hit the nail on the head, my life does have it's bizarre moments!!
Unbelievably, I've had another WOW moment today.

I've just been contacted by someone researching the family of my father's first wife who died at sea in the Pacific in Nov 1940. My Dad died in 1974, and I took over the care of some papers which related to his wife's schooling and work and references etc. Since 1974 I've been trying to find a relative to whom I could turn them over in good faith. I posted a "trying to find" note about a year ago with no response. Today I received a very nice email with the e-address of her nephew, who is a very keen family tree enthusiast. Now I can pass the items along, knowing they will be respected by the recipient. I couldn't bring myself to throw them out if, by chance,in my lifetime, I could find her family. I know my Dad would be pleased.
Although I have had 2 exciting moments today, I am truthfully fighting another downward slide, pushed the Citalopram up to 50 mg yesterday (from 40mg) for a few days to give me a boost.
Life is truly chaotic here, but I believe I am doing what i am supposed to be, that I am in the right place right now. if I could stop wanting to sleep multiple times during the day. . . .
maxiMary

Thank you all for your words of advice..

Doctor has refered him to a child pysocologisT (sorry spelling) so will see what they have to say about him but Mary i will try cutting out the things you mention..
Thank you to you all for the continued support, have to go do homework with daughter now...
Kerry

Kerry good luck, hope the psychologist will help, but if you try the diet, things may improve before your appointment!!
Mary