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Kind of an inflammatory headline in my opinion 😅

As it could be read as: 'stop taking #antidepressants immediately as they don't help chronic pain AT ALL'.

When rather the review is suggesting:

A) Antidepressants have been prescribed for chronic pain for years and STILL there seems to be no clear or concrete understanding into how they help the pain of chronic pain sufferers.

B) Confusion into whether antidepressants do help the pain aspect of chronic pain.

C) As many suffers have [very unstandably] mental health issues they could be helping that. Making pain management easier 🤔

C) Which antidepressants is concretely better for chronic pain.

Article found here:
'Shocking' lack of evidence on antidepressants for chronic pain

Another wonderful day for chronic pain sufferers🙃

I joke.

It is better to have this awareness and recognition that ultimately MORE RESEARCH, DONE MUCH LONGER is urgently needed.

However, I do feel like articles like this arm those who are very anti-antidepressants. The NHS is definitely trying to move away from prescribing medication in general for chronic pain sufferers.

(In my opinion) though I believe this is more a money saving move than a research influenced change of course. As soon as I see CBT as an alternative I feel vindicated 😆

For those who aren't aware the NHS (largely to save money) prescribes CBT for literally EVERYTHING nowadays 🥲😔

#ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue #Depression #Anxiety #MentalHealth #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #CBT #Agoraphobia #AgoraphobiaWithoutHistoryOfPanicDisorder #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #BackPain #Jointpain #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #BladderIncontinence #InterstitialCystitis #Insomnia #Asthma #Prediabetic #HearingLoss #hippain #dissociation #NHS #Nice

Who else completely supports nurses striking
*AND*
are willing their bodies their bodies to be neutral/healthier/okay-ish till January so they don't have to go to hospital or their GPs?

Nurses in England are due to go on a historic strike tomorrow and I believe on other dates.

Largest nursing strike in NHS history set to start

#Fibromyalgia #Asthma #Depression #Anxiety #BackPain #Jointpain #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #NHS #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #ChronicFatigue #SickleCellTrait #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #Nursing

Horribly sad that this is such a universal experience. And I'm sure one that all those identifying as women can associate with.

I'm currently living with the consequences of a UTI being entirely dismissed. Now I am in agony every day and sleep in short bursts.

And the NHS wonders why so many are bitter and sue 🙃

Something that also strikes me is that women identifying medical professionals do it as well. The internalised patriarchy is so strong within the global medical profession.

Women's symptoms ignored by GPs - health group - BBC News

#UTI #ChronicDepression #ChronicPain #Endometriosis #Depression #Anxiety #Fibromyalgia #MedicalProfession #NHS #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #BrainFog #ChronicFatigue #SinusInfection #PelvicFloorDysfunction #Pelvicpain #Jointpain #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #Insomnia

Great (!) Psychiatrist decides that *now* is a good time to discharge me from outpatients. No one else here but Amitayus Caleb cat and much as I love him, he's not very talkative.

Psychiatrist won't refer me to psychologist because of everything that's happening (I'd have thought that was the perfect time TO refer me) and if I want to talk to someone I've to (and I quote), "ring voluntary organisations like the Samaritans."

He won't consider any other diagnoses saying I have #DysthymicDisorder and #EUPD emotionally unstable personality disorder. Would you *really* discharge someone who feels so vulnerable?

I feel let down by the #NHS in Scotland really let down.

I *am* seeing my GP about something completely unrelated so a friend has suggested mentioning what's happened tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

(the photo is of him watching the person leading the relaxation meditation on my phone)

I’ve been off work since July, I have been diagnosed with BPD, moral injury and PTSD. The only person that knows is my husband I feel too embarrassed and guilty to tell anyone else, I can’t watch the news and social media as I am still having anxiety attacks, I had no mental health problems before working on covid wards. I now have to prove to work that this is all caused from work related stress which is causing me even more anxiety. It was my birthday yesterday and I got 3 cards, I know this is silly but I had so many family members say they just forgot to post a card, I feel my mental health has pushed them all away and because I am off sick they are no longer proud of me, as they were when I was the Nhs covid ward worker, and are even ashamed of me and my inability to carry on. My husband has gone back to work today he is doing his best but I am having a really bad day already and feeling numb and dissociative. I feel so alone and angry all the time #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #PTSD #NHS #COVID19 #Selfcare