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Hi everyone. I'm struggling. In so many ways. My memory is awful. I almost burned the house down last week I forgot I had pancakes cooking on the hob. I have white boards everywhere reminding me of lots of things. I'm driving again but hate it. How have I been given my licence back without being seen by anyone?? My eyesight seems worse than it was before. I have been referred to an ophthalmologist though it wasn't explained to me why I was referred, the SAH wasn't near my eyes and I haven't had them checked at all. I don't want to see anyone or talk to anyone, yet I sometimes feel the need to talk about some things, but I don't actually have anyone to talk about it with. I just don't feel like me anymore. I have little interest in things I once enjoyed. Reading other peoples stories it seems this is fairly common, and something I have to accept. Am I depressed, or is this the new me. My neuro nurse seemed to think I'm depressed and told me to see GP, so I waited 4 weeks for a GP appointment, only to see a locum who knows nothing about me and even less about SAH's. I don't like the new me very much. I miss me.
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I've had several medical problems all of my life, before and after my NASAH in Jan. 2013. I've had soo many surgeries. The one health problem I have that has stuck with me is chronic pancreatitis (diagnosed in 1999), I know I had it for about 5 years before that. I am in the hospital about once a year for a week, sometimes more. I am nauseated all the time, very tired and in general just feel terrible. But I never let that get me down, or any of my other medical conditions. I was always very upbeat, positive and happy! People would always ask me how can you be so happy and cheery when you are so sick- well I said It could be worse. Then it got worse- I had a NASAH. After that I feel like I lost the ability to be positive and optimistic. I am very depressed over all the things I can't do like work, spell, drive, read, etc. I also lost my job, and I so loved my job!! I just feel like I've had more than enough health problems but this just did me in. Did anyone else have depression after their SAH?
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Vascular Depression after SAH
Stephanie Rubeck posted a topic in Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Discussion
Hi, I had a grade 4 SAH in Feb of this year. Any and all complications that could have happened...did. But, I did manage to shock the doctors and survive, not only survive, but with just a few nagging side effects (vision problems and depression). Which brings me to the reason I am posting today. I was wondering if anyone else has had new or worsening depression symptoms since their SAH? My doctor is having trouble treating my depression because he says it's 'vascular depression' and that anti depressants won't work properly on me because of the bleed and stroke that I had. I was hoping someone here would maybe have some advice on how to deal with this depression. Thank you, Stephanie
