anxiety, panic attacks, depression…help with mum?
I need help with my mum!! She has been suffering with anxiety and panic attacks for many many years…she cant go out without someone being with her and even then on a bad day she still cant face it!!
I feel that this has led to major depression for her as she now doesn’t see the point in still being here…I’ve done as much as I can and I’m now at a loss.
She is constantly at the doctors for this that and the other and she is on lots of different medication….but doctors dont seem to take her seriously and the medication doesn’t seem to help her. She has also been diagnosed with heamachromotosis which is an Iron overload disorder and she has to have blood taken on a regular basis to lower her iron levels…..could this maybe be having an affect on how she is ??? I dont know?. Also, I recently found out that my grandfather, her father, suffered with depression and was actually admitted to a mental institute for a while..although he always seemed fine to me…could it be genetic??
vera c,,,please could you tell me where to get the things you suggest as I feel anything is worth a try ….and thank you for your advice.
sorry the last note was meant for toy shop cop!! meant to send you both a note and got you confused..lol!!
vera c…thankyou so very much for your advic.. it is all relevent and has been taken on board …thank you
Of course there could be a genetic factor that predisposed your mother to mental illness but the real issue is what to do now that she is ill. I would go in with your mother to the doctor and explain , with her, how the anxiety and panic attacks are affecting the quality of her life and how she needs to be taken seriously. Maybe she just can’t express herself well.
Being admitted to a mental hospital is not the end of the world, by the way. Sometimes it is just the best way to become stabilized on medication and get established with a treatment plan.
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Comment from AMY G
Time January 12, 2010 at 4:52 am
Of course there could be a genetic factor that predisposed your mother to mental illness but the real issue is what to do now that she is ill. I would go in with your mother to the doctor and explain , with her, how the anxiety and panic attacks are affecting the quality of her life and how she needs to be taken seriously. Maybe she just can’t express herself well.
Being admitted to a mental hospital is not the end of the world, by the way. Sometimes it is just the best way to become stabilized on medication and get established with a treatment plan.
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Comment from Vera C
Time January 12, 2010 at 5:09 am
Yes forms of mental illness are definitely hereditary.
My father had Schizophrenia and my mother had depression issues. Both were hospitalized.
I am Bipolar and my daughter, age 19, is also Bipolar.
Its unfortunate that your mum’s doctors don’t take her seriously. Do you have any other family members that can help you with your mum? Can you possibly get her to some new doctors? Does she have any kind of counseling or is she taking any medication?
I also admitted myself to a mental hospital and it was one of the best things I ever did for myself. Now with counseling and medication I am so much better.
I hope that things for your mum get better.
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Comment from x____ViiCKY____x
Time January 12, 2010 at 5:24 am
ok my mum seems really like ur mum… she has manic depressive disorder, her mum was depressive, i think it is genetic? not trying to worry u thats just what i think. and my mum has a iron deficiency meaning she doesnt have enough iron… dont think its serious just means she cant give blood and stuff but maybe the amount of iron in ur blood has something to do with moods maybe? also my mum was in a mental health ward for a while and when she got out she just decorated our house non stop? my mums on loads of medication aswell anti-depressants, sleeping tablets… a lot of stuff. i think ur onto something though with the genetic link…
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Comment from Toy shop cop.
Time January 12, 2010 at 5:55 am
All three symptoms are probably linked, one could be causing the other two. Do not simply discard what I’m about to say, I brought myself back from hell using this technique. I was stupid as a teenager and suffered an accident that virtually wrecked my body. The depression that I suffered was worse than you can imagine. I was put on many tablets by the doc, all of which soon became useless. I was desperate for help, so I turned to books, and started reading in an attempt to find a cure. And a cure I found. I looked at nutrition, aromatherapy, homoeopathy and massage. All of which have been used for probably hundreds of thousands of years by humans, that’s because they work; albeit sometimes not as fast as medicine you can get from the doc. For treating depression, which I would suspect is probably at the core of your mum’s problems, take her to an aromatherapist. I could send you a recipe for a blend or two over but it would be much cheaper for you to visit an aromatherapist. You can treat the anxiety straight away with an oil called chamomile roman. It is fantastic, but it must be the roman kind. Chamomile German is better, but only just and costs three times the price. Chamomile maroc is absolutely useless. Take the advice of the aromatherapist.
Do as I say and your mum will be well on the way to recovery within two weeks.
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Comment from Aspergers Parallel Planet
Time January 12, 2010 at 6:31 am
I grew up around a manic depressive (now bipolar) mother, she was never happy and never found her true self, always on medication. I also grow up and often quite depressed, but decided not to take any medication, and have found through knowledge, understand, healthy diet and exercise now can control my moods and in fact during the manic times is when I’m most creative. Have also realized my symptoms are in fact part of who I am. Have written an article about "do not drug us – understand us" which you may find helpful, its on my asperger web site – only was recently diagnosed with this, totally turned my life around, at last know and understand my true self. Anyway article is more generalized to do with depression, as a lot of these conditions are linked into the spectrum.. On main web site, under AS symptoms can view article and also another great article to read by Tony Attwood is "Understanding Emotions" quite helpful.
Web site http://www.asplanet.info/ , if wish to ask me any question, can do so on forum on site – good luck with your search, but your mother is probably just feeling lost and very misunderstood, I have totally turned my life around and by telling my story hoping I can help others… Depression is quite often linked in families, but then we are all different individuals and not all affected the same.
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Comment from Suzannah X
Time January 12, 2010 at 6:48 am
yes some times depression runs in the family. but if your mum is having a hard time at the moment tnen that is probley why she is so depressed i have depression i have had it for 3 years and still coping with it as i am on meds by my doctor their is noting you can do for her just be their for her but also think about your self.
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Comment from C’est magnifique
Time January 12, 2010 at 4:24 am
helped me
http://www.stresscenter.com/
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