Little Update

[ejb199]

Hello Everyone!
how are you all? I just thought id pop in and see how ur all doing....it seems everyone is leavong tho [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img] but good reasons why. And a main reason why i haven been round much.

So ive completed nearly 50 days of the effexor withdrawal plan. i can nearly go two days with no effeor and have had NO withdrawal symptoms!!! SO thats god news.

BUT i have been having feelings of panic lately - and ive been really snappy and short tempered [img]smileys/smilies_12.gif[/img]

anyways, hope ur all good and not letting emet run u down....

ems xx

[Galadriel]

Hey Ems!


Good to hear that your doing good! Im happy for you that you havent had withdrawl symptoms, is effexor a drug to regulate chemicals in the brain, or is it something to do with emet?


Glad your doing so well!

[ejb199]

Hey Galadriel,
its for anxiety - and panic attacks ref emet - so regulates the chemicals in my brain.

Hey - congrats you on your engagement!!! And new job right? (ive been kinda skimmin thro posts!) WOW it seems like u have life sorted at the mo! Just concentrate on these things and not the emet babe!

ems xx

[ejb199]

(u can tell i havent been around for ages - check out the xmas avatar) doh!

[Jenneh]

hello there stranger! =)


how u doing?


ur doing so well.. keep it up!


i too have been very very snappy lately =( and i can't blame it on ne drug or nething lol. oh well.


good to hear from you,


Jen xxxxxxxxxxxx

[ejb199]

Hey Jen!
yes - im doing ok at the moment - feeling optimistic about spring and summer!

I hope your ok Jen - i have been popping in and read your posts about going to hospital - whats happening there now? Have u been or are you going? I hope ur ok babe...

lets blame the weather on our snappy moods - must be the cold snap hey!

ems xx

[Jenneh]

not much going on hospital wise...


i'm being seen again on march 10th. i'm not sure if thats just a general check up or if thats cos they're gnna have heard from the eating disorder unit.


just hav to wait + see.


i'nm really looking forward to the summer as well. it should improve my mood a bit. at least. and my mothers o.O lol


speak to you soon, tke care,


Jen xxxxxxxx

[ejb199]

Jen,
is uni still on? You had an offer form Kent didnt u?

Do you think u will be going in Sep - or perhaps deferring ur place for a year....whatever is best for YOU sweety.

plsd ur loking forward to summer! i just cant wait for warm summer evenings and walks in the park!

ems xx

[Galadriel]

Thanks ems! Yeah things are definately looking up now, which is great. Im glad they are for you too! Emet has taken a back seat, tho it is still there some.

[Jenneh]

i've got offers from all 6 of my uni's.... but the problem is, i hve no idea if i'm taking my A levels.,and if i do, if i'll get the grades needed e.t.c.!


so its a bit of a waste really. but as u said, i can defer my entry.


Jen xxxx

[ejb199]

Jen,
its not a waste sweetheart - ur obviosly a very clever gal and they want U! Just focus on u nad get yourself better first. Uni and grades can wait for a while if need be.

Galadriel - im pleased emet isnt main priority at the mo - thats how it should be!

ems xx

[Galadriel]

I agree with Em Jenneh, you sound like a very smart girl, and that is wonderful that you got offers from all 6 of the universities you applied to! I also agree that it is good to focus on getting yourself better, and that you can always go back.

[SimplyMe]

That's great that you didn't have any withdrawls from the meds! It sux that you're anxious now but it's probably just your body adjusting itself now that the meds arent doing it for you. You sound like you are doing really well which is EXCELLENT!


Jenneh, YAY! All 6 is wonderful!

[redapple]

Ems- glad to
hear you've been feeling pretty good. It was nice of you to drop
in, things have been kinda negative around here! Hope you
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Congratulations, Jenneh! When you are ready to go you will have plenty of options.



xoxo beth

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[ejb199]

Hey SimplyMe! good to hear from you - hope ur doing ok too...? yes - things have been going well ref the meds...so fingers crossed for the last 20 days now!

Beth - i know...ive been reading some of the posts and it really saddens me (and also P****s me off somewhat!!) - but hey, as long as the majority of us keep supporting each other and using the forums as its meant, then theres no need to even focus on these threads!

Hope ur ok too...? Emet and life going well?

ems x

[Jenneh]

thanks people =)


have made a decision that i'm actually deferring my entry... taking a year out to get a job, some work experience, intense therapy, learning to drive e.t.c so im properly prepared for uni... think its the right decision! i hope!


Jen xxx

[ejb199]

Jen - it sounds like a really sensible decision to me! i think its great that you have made that decision! I think getting urself healthy and back to 'normal' (or some sort of nrmality ref emet) should be one of ur main priorities right now.

Uni can wait sweetie - but ur health cant.

*hugs*

ems xx

[emetojackie]

thanks people =)


have made a decision that i'm actually deferring my entry... taking a year out to get a job, some work experience, intense therapy, learning to drive e.t.c so im properly prepared for uni... think its the right decision! i hope!


Jen xxx

DEFINATLY - thats what i'm doing, and I can't wait


Your birthday is 19 days before mine, how strange is that? Same year and all! Where abouts in the UK do you live?

[ejb199]

aww guys!! im sooo jealous! i wish so so much that i could relive my uni days!!!!!!!! UNI ws the best time of my life so far! u guys ar gonna have a ball!

where are u hoping to go Jackie? What do u want to study?

ems xx

[emetojackie]

aww guys!! im sooo jealous! i wish so so much that i could relive my uni days!!!!!!!! UNI ws the best time of my life so far! u guys ar gonna have a ball!

where are u hoping to go Jackie? What do u want to study?

ems xx

I can't really afford a proper uni, but there is a local college here which do the degree I want to do, and it works out cheaper if I get a one-bedroomed flat and do the degree there, plus I know I can secure jobs here, and I don't like change too much..


I'm also scared of the whole college dorm thing, hearing people v* in the night, catching things etc etc.. In my own flat i'll be in control *thank god*


Saying that i'll probably end up going to the Uni of Norwich or Colchester though lol..


Saying that in a few years the Uni will be built in Ipswich (20 min drive from here) so I may go there..


I'll be studying Business! The joy [img]smileys/smilies_11.gif[/img]


Oohh and where about in the UK are u emz? I'm in Felixstowe, the seaside town of Suffolk, apparently lol..

[ejb199]

oh im miles from you then - on the west coast - Weston Super Mare.

I know what you mean about halls and hearing people do it. but i was in halls and had my own bathroom. and i have to say that i had the BEST time ever in halls!! honestly - dont live on ur own. in halls, get ur own bathroom and youll have the best time!! it was sooooo much fin and honestly i never heard or saw any v* at all. even at the uni bar! i heard stories and stuff but never once saw it!

wow - business! i studied german at southampton uni.

ems x

[emetojackie]

ooohh I don't know, the thought still scares the sh*t out of me lol!


[img]smileys/smilies_10.gif[/img]I didn't think anyone actually did languages at Uni, well done! lol can't beleive that, you must have brains of steel lol [img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]


[img]smileys/smilies_12.gif[/img]I'd still love to live on my own, but I guess I would miss out alot.. I just couldnt cope sharing a room with someone, I'd creep out - if they said they even felt slightly ill i'd freak out and go home or run away or something..


Thats what happened at Glastonbury.. although I saw no-one v* this one guy was coughing all night, I couldn't get an inch of sleep and had to get the bus back home, I was gutted [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img]


Oh well, life goes oh, eh? lol!

[emetojackie]

By the way, hows the effexor plan going? Hope its not brining you down too much! I can imagine how short tempered your probably getting lol - get some of those stress balls, they really do help (the squishy ones rule)

[ejb199]

Jackie,

when i stayed in halls i had my OWN room and OWN bathroom. I had a doctors note and so they took this into consideration when i applied for my place in halls. Hoenstly, i had such a wicked time in halls. made soooo many friends and just had so much fun! all my other friends who didnt go to halls really regretted it when they visited me!! so i really really recommend halls - but just do whats best for u babe! whatever will make u happy.

yeah not many people study languages - and god no im stupid really! and since ive been working - i only use technology type words in german!! its wierd!

ems xx

[ejb199]

hmm - the effexor is going ok - im down to 35mg every twelve hours for a few days now. altho i have a mighty headache this morning and flipped out on the bus. i dont know why but i was just sooo scared that id start throwing up and that i wouldnt be able to get off....

doh

[emetojackie]

I'm glad to hear how much you loved uni, is there maybe another course you could consider doing, maybe a part time one?


I hope that you'll get off the effexor smoothly, it will be a long bumpy road but one day you'll look back and think "well that wansn't too bad, why did I worry so much"..


Again I am limited to small responses as I have an 18th birthday gathering to go to, busy busy busy at the moment..


I hope you, and everyone else are OK and best wishes for the weekend [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]