re:- aricept medication wish i was dead

[simonmonty]

thank you all for your words of support.Am still trying to get the answers from the doctors and get my head strait. I should know better ive been in this dark place many times before but usually all by my self I just happend to be on the net looking for information about my mums meds when i decided to click on talk point and you lot got some of my troubles laid bear.I usually keep them to my self or in the past talked to the alzheimer's society but for some reason had not got the right advice or support at that time so i stopped bothering to talk to them and just muddled along by my self not that i blame them because they can be good help they told me about talk point.In the early hours or was it late hours as i could not sleep of this morning i did write down all the problems i was having with the med team and the social services but when i came to post it on talk point my computer decided to crash so all of it was lost "typical". So some time in the near future i will try again just at the moment my heads in bits and i cannot focus properly. At the moment im having my own health problems to deal with as well but that's another story. just hope my socialist when i finally get to see him dose not give me more bad news.Ive just got to hang in there for my mums sake.So chin up

 

[Helen33]

Hello Simonmonty

You sound in a pretty desperate place Simon and I hope that Talking Point can help you in some way. Your title says you wish you were dead and I was wondering what kind of support you receive? Is your GP aware of how you are feeling and if not I would suggest you confide in your GP. It is hard enough having to care for someone with such a demanding illness without having to cope, unassisted, with depression.

In the meantime, sending you love and best wishes

 

[Annoula]

hello Simon,

please try and get some help. you seem to need it right now.

i feel very "proud" most of the time and i don't want to ask for help, but this just causes me more distress. a couple of times that i did ask for help i was relieved and could keep going.

please ask for a helping hand. shout, scream .. whatever... as long as somebody responds.

*hugs*

 

[x-lauren-x]

Hi simonmonty - I can only echo what has already been said, please do confide in someone such as your gp- as you said yourself, you want to be strong for your mum and im sure there is no better way to do this than to recieve some support for what you need and for how you feel. If you can talk to your GP im sure that in time you will feel stronger and more positive and this can only have a more positive effect on your mum too- afterall, i am sure that she wouldnt want you to feel this way , you clearly care for her so much and you deserve support of your own needs too
Good luck with whatever you decide, do keep us updated someone will always be around to talk and im pretty sure there is always someone who has had a similar expereince and can give a helping hand
take care - *hugs*
lauren xx

 

[Vonny]

Hi Simon,

i decided to click on talk point and you lot got some of my troubles laid bear.

I'm so glad you did click on talking point and let some of it out. There's only so much a body can cope with and you seem to have more than your fair share to deal with at the moment.

I sincerely hope you will get some more support both for yourself and your mum. Sometimes it seems more trouble than it is worth as there is often a maze of red tape to navigate your way through but it is worth perservering if it gets you and your mum some help.

Warmest wishes and (((hugs))) and please look after yourself, for both your mum's sake and your own.

Vonny xx

 

[Margaret W]

Hi Simonmonty

Reply to this lot, my friend, you will find we have all been in the same boat at some point. You are not better off dead, you are a needed son, and we want you to help us with our problems too. We share experiences, we all need each other. We are all desperate at times. Join our club Simon. It is a club of people often at rock bottom, but with a loved one to care for, so we pick ourselves up, drag maybe, and get on with it. Hope you can do the same pal.

Maggie

 

[pinkann]

I am so sorry

Simon. I am so very sorry ,reading how you feel, makes me want to comfort you. I know how you feel, as we all do on this web site. I too, just like our other friends, feel in despair at times. I have been my husbands carer for about six months now, and I have days where I think I'll never cope. But just click on line and you'l be overwhelmed with the love and caring you'll receive. It must be the most cruel illness anyone can have, but you are not alone. Lots of Love Ann.

 

[Sandy]

Hi Ann,

It's very easy when using the Search facility to accidentally bring up old threads.

Please try and look at the date of the last reply before replying to a thread that you're not familiar with.

This thread is, in fact, over a year old and seeing it pop up to the top of the New Threads list might distress some people.

Take care,