Hi all
Looking for some advice and reassurance about my recent PTSD diagnosis. I lost by husband at the age of 39 to cancer. His death was traumatic. I've felt completely numb for the last 12 months and don't really believe I've started to grieve.
I've seen my GP....now 4 months into being on 100mg setraline. Have a referral for EMDR following in from being diagnosed with PTSD. Anxiety is a massive issue for me but I'm also finding I'm in a very low mood since starting setraline (although it has helped with anxiety.
I just don't know feeling this unbelievably low is normal or weather I should return to my GP. I can cope with low mood and I am functioning but I'm persisting with setraline as it has helped anxiety. Having said that I have isolated myself and quit my job as everything seems so overwhelming. I am very numb...life seems grey and a bit pointless.
Is what I am experiencing normal? Should I hold the course with setraline and see how EMDR goes? Or should I go back to GP and get off setraline and get something just for the anxiety?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated!
Becky
Hobnob
You are still grieving and you will need to talk out the loss of your husband, if your GP has you down for Talking therapy waiting for a therapist can take time, so it is just a suggestion that you can talk to someone who knew your Husband, His Parents, Brothers or Sisters etc. You need to talk about the good and bad times associated with His illness and death. You also need to be able to grieve and talking to people you know can help you move your life onwards to your new life without him. Eventually I would hope given time you will talk out your grief. Although you will never completely get over your loss and this tragic situation can take around two years to begin to heal.and move on.The reason I mention talking to His family members and friends they will understand what and how you feel,
BOB
becky I'm a firm believer that everything we're going through including myself is psychological obviously by some of the things you have said. I am not a believer in drugs although I have been taking Ambien 5 mg to try to get me back on a normal sleep schedule. We all think life is worthless at points and think there's nothing for us and think what's the point but trust me it's not anything different than anybody else is going through. Combating this naturally by getting in touch with nature believing in God running in a beautiful place outdoors by the water definitely engage and talk to people be social all of these things will help