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HI there - Husband with depression and anxiety long term

HI there - Husband with depression and anxiety long term

My husband, has just come out of hospital after treatment with TMS for his depression, there seems to be no improvement at all. he has previously had over 40 ECT treatments and did suffer with short term memory loss. he has had 3 suicide attempts in the last 8 years, he ended up in ICU for these. Also many admissions to hospital. I have control of his meds now on order of his drs, i have also been advised to take away the shed keys as he told them he had thought of using the beam that runs across.

he did really well for about 18 month prior to this admission, but then had an injury at work and was reduced to 4 hours a day until he improves which hes been told can take 12 months. Now while he was in hospital hes been told he no longer has a job. As you can imagine this did not help the situation.

I have struggled through the last 8 years as best i can but after this last admission i felt like it broke me and had to have time off work as i wasnt coping with the situation. I was then questioned about the time i was taking off by my boss, i have had to use a lot of my sick leave as carers leave.

I just dont know what to do anymore i have done courses on depression i joined a group for carers( ARAFMI), but havnt been in a while.

I fear leaving him home but know i have to, but never know what im coming home to.

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Re: HI there - Husband with depression and anxiety long term

@Widget11

Mr D is on DSP As I work Mr D gets nowhere near the full amount but the discounts help. I would like to think Mr D could work at least part time but I am not sure he can - he seems to go ok then I notice things are not right and it breaks my heart. I have to be practical about budgeting, our only debt is a small mortgage and I refuse to have any credit cards. If we cannot pay for it we don't get it.

It is one of the losses that come with MI - living grief.

In response to: Re: HI there - Husband with depression and anxiety long term

Re: HI there - Husband with depression and anxiety long term

Hello @Widget11

Yes my mr shaz has had depression all his life and has been diagnsed with lots of things , has been in hospital , he can not work in a job , we are self employed on a very low income with lots of ups and downs every day , this year he was diagnosed with bipolar 2 , he can not handle centerlink at all and he plays yoyo with his medications

sending you knowing hugs

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