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<blockquote data-quote="donnellysdogs" data-source="post: 207773" data-attributes="member: 17713"><p>Have you actually been diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy?</p><p></p><p>The things that you have listed are not necessarily neuropathy...and personally, I would ask the GP which ones of these problems can be diabetic neuropathy and ask him to look more closely at the problems you are experiencing with the feelings of faintness, indigestions, loose bowels etc......</p><p></p><p>If you have a confirmed diagnosis of neuropathy, then have you asked your GP whether all the problems you are having are neuropathy? </p><p></p><p>Also, please don't feel that you are the only one that feels down after the diagnosis of diabetes and struggling with it etc.....I think from having read a lot of postings here, and from my own personal experience ...you are not the only one.....and as I have said a number of times.....our bodies and minds have to have time to accept the changes that we make to it with a diagnosis of diabetes....our bodies have probably had quite some time peiod of adapting to living with undiagnosed diabetes.....and it is a huge change for us to take....and not an easy one at all.</p><p>Taking tablets for depression can also have side effects on bodies.....and for me the best tablet I have personally been given is duloxitine.....which helps with depression and is nowadays being prescribed for diabetic neuropathy and fibromyalgia. Not all depression tablets suit patients.....and especially pain as well, there is a whole list of drugs that are out there to help.....so if you find you are still being down after taking medication for depression after giving them a chance to work..you may need to go back to the prescriber of the drugs and ask if there are any other ones you could try.</p><p></p><p>Also, depression is not all about taking tablets....I have been on a fantastic stress management course through my gp which taught me so much about stress, anxiety and depression I wish I had it years ago. I also got a fantastic counsellor who has really, really helped me fantastically. Even a diagnosis of diabetes can be helped by these persons..</p><p></p><p>On a positive note, you have found the best place to come for support and encouragement. We are all living with diabetes in one way or another. Either ourselves or family or friends....</p><p></p><p>Whilst contending with depression, one of the best things I was told to do was to list down things I enjoy and make an effort to do one of them a day...and try to build up....it is vry, very hard to do-depending on how 'down' you are feeling...but it is nice to go to bed and think...yes, I did that and I enjoyed it.....</p><p></p><p>Depression tablets can take 6 weeks to kick in properly, and if you have been on them longer than this then it may be that you need to go back to HCP and ask for different ones, and perhaps your GP may suggest alternative therapies too---don't think...what good can talking od, or what will listening to people for 2 hours talking about depressions, stress and anxiety do.....they can be good additional helps...</p><p></p><p>Please let us know how you are doing......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnellysdogs, post: 207773, member: 17713"] Have you actually been diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy? The things that you have listed are not necessarily neuropathy...and personally, I would ask the GP which ones of these problems can be diabetic neuropathy and ask him to look more closely at the problems you are experiencing with the feelings of faintness, indigestions, loose bowels etc...... If you have a confirmed diagnosis of neuropathy, then have you asked your GP whether all the problems you are having are neuropathy? Also, please don't feel that you are the only one that feels down after the diagnosis of diabetes and struggling with it etc.....I think from having read a lot of postings here, and from my own personal experience ...you are not the only one.....and as I have said a number of times.....our bodies and minds have to have time to accept the changes that we make to it with a diagnosis of diabetes....our bodies have probably had quite some time peiod of adapting to living with undiagnosed diabetes.....and it is a huge change for us to take....and not an easy one at all. Taking tablets for depression can also have side effects on bodies.....and for me the best tablet I have personally been given is duloxitine.....which helps with depression and is nowadays being prescribed for diabetic neuropathy and fibromyalgia. Not all depression tablets suit patients.....and especially pain as well, there is a whole list of drugs that are out there to help.....so if you find you are still being down after taking medication for depression after giving them a chance to work..you may need to go back to the prescriber of the drugs and ask if there are any other ones you could try. Also, depression is not all about taking tablets....I have been on a fantastic stress management course through my gp which taught me so much about stress, anxiety and depression I wish I had it years ago. I also got a fantastic counsellor who has really, really helped me fantastically. Even a diagnosis of diabetes can be helped by these persons.. On a positive note, you have found the best place to come for support and encouragement. We are all living with diabetes in one way or another. Either ourselves or family or friends.... Whilst contending with depression, one of the best things I was told to do was to list down things I enjoy and make an effort to do one of them a day...and try to build up....it is vry, very hard to do-depending on how 'down' you are feeling...but it is nice to go to bed and think...yes, I did that and I enjoyed it..... Depression tablets can take 6 weeks to kick in properly, and if you have been on them longer than this then it may be that you need to go back to HCP and ask for different ones, and perhaps your GP may suggest alternative therapies too---don't think...what good can talking od, or what will listening to people for 2 hours talking about depressions, stress and anxiety do.....they can be good additional helps... Please let us know how you are doing...... [/QUOTE]
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