u/Thesavagepotato06

Has anyone ever bought a one way ticket for a tram, and then see on the board that a tram isn’t coming for 50 entire minutes.

the NetGO app doesn’t have available times so when I come home from uni, and I’m on the train I buy a ticket, and when I’m off the train, I tram back home. however for the last three times, I’ve gotten to the stop and realised that there will not be a tram for near enough an hour. not only that but when I’m home for the summer, taking the tram feels like a fools errand, and every single day the tram is delayed and running worse than Sunday service.

and what’s worse is when my ticket begins to run out I’ve been waiting so long and then get told off by ticket inspectors!!

they have zero empathy and I know it’s not their fault that the tram timetable is a disaster but their horrible and mean spirited marketing and really poor attitude make it really hard to empathise with them.

if the NCT went past Bulwell I would defo jump ship but alas, it’s all we have.

hello! I’m largely recovered now, and get by fine enough. However, I’ve recently started a new SNRI (Mirtrazapine) or something like that. And my GP warned me that a common side effect was weight gain.

I thought that I would be okay with it, but >!I’ve gained 3-5kg in 2 weeks!< and I’m really not delighted about it. I’m not acting on it, but some of my old poor thought patterns are re emerging and I REALLY don’t want to fall back into it.

does anyone have any advice on how they’ve navigated this? much love! xxx

Hello!!

Med timeline:

About 4ish months ago, I started on sertraline, 50mg helped but only in making me feel somewhat less trash, I got moved up to 100 mg 3 months in, and my sleep utterly deteriorated. I, as a result got changed onto Fluoxatine 20mg.

I have been on the big F for about 2 weeks, I switched over immediately with no transition as per my doctors instruction. Has anyone noticed any major side effects from doing this that are worth looking out for, and furthermore, how long did the bleh mega sad depressive episode last for you?

Its not confirmed, I’ve got some more blood teats, and the kind they suspect is a non-cancerous pituitary gland tumor.

I‘ve not known peace in my body since.

Its not really the tumor itself that scares me more so than not knowing for certain if I do or don’t.

I don’t really know how to work through these feelings because all my life I’ve had weird hormones (ie having a beard and whack periods) finding out that there’s a thing in my brain causing it all would resolve so much, but at the same time what if it actually is cancerous. What if it’s with me for life and it puts my whole life on hold. I’m a woman navigating the medical field and it’s hard as is, I’ve been complaining about the symptoms it may or may not be causing me for almost the entirety of my teens.

what if it’s been caught too late yknow???

how exhausting!!

anyways hope you’re all snoozing peacefully.

howdy all, I have always had quite a good relationship with sleep however lately as of the last 3 weeks since I’ve been able to sleep at a time before 4am and for more than two or so hours.

every single night at 9pm I switch my phone and iPad off and turn on the classical radio station on my radio, and I go do my skincare and read a book. in an hour and a half my sunset lamp is almost completely down and previously I would pass out. I take my meds upon waking up at 8:30.

at 50mg my bed time creeped later and later. the light would go down and I’d just stare at my ceiling. it was only an hour at first, but after a few months on 50mg I went up to 100 and almost immediately that night I dound myself tossing and turning for hours.

My uni mental health lady suggested I stand up and walk around until I feel tired, so I tried that, it sorta helped but I stubbed my toe a lot lol, and I still went to bed at the same time, just feeling slightly more tired.

its SO weird, I can’t sleep for more than 2 hours a night either. for the past 48 hours I have slept for 2, I am at my wits end. got in contact with my doctor and am awaiting a response but I am on the verge of going utterly bananas I am not doing to hot does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do?

Hello all, for some background I’m in the UK, I was diagnosed with Autism as a child, but I am now 20 and recently had a huge life slump.

I was really struggling to cope with my university workload and amongst other things and I had always presumed that I was simply depressed but antidepressants didn’t really do a lot for me. I mean I was in a wonderful mood but I was so scatterbrained it ruined relationships where I was forgetting plans and birthdays, I was missing deadlines left and right, I couldn’t sleep, I was just overall not doing great. So my university‘s mental health clinic referred me to a private diagnostic service they work in partnership with and I have now been formally diagnosed!

What now?

People debate the logistics and merit to diagnosis, but I’m here now at the precipice of this great matter of importance and I can’t help but wonder what I’m meant to do now?

I’ve been looking into local groups, because when I found out I was autistic I was like yeah okay and carried on as normal but this is genuinely ruining my whole entire life.

is anyone on Meds? does it help, was it easy to adjust to, do you take it in conjunction with any antidepressants?

if you get disability support from student finance what do you find was most helpful and beneficial for you to ask for?

Whats been the most helpful resource for you?

I am so keen to become a better and more efficient me, it’s about time.

thanks all.