Some insights from our Southern Clinical Lead Christopher Hedges on his own Mental Health story.
Clinical Lead at Pure Physio Sports, Paediatric Specialist MSK Physiotherapist, FCP Team Lead, Line Manager, Guest Lecturer
World 🌍 Mental 🧠 Health 🚑 Day 📅 For 20 years i have needed help and the most important thing i Did was talk with my GP. Hey explained to me as a Physio if something was injured i would give meds to help, why any different for my brain 🧠. It changed my perception and helped me make sense of my problems. The treatment isn’t fixed, i have tweaked between Meds, Diet, Sleep, Exercise, Councelling. They are all part of it. Currently I take 100mg Sertraline daily and this has really helped me be steady for the last year. I have also taken Fluoxetine, Citalopram and Mitarzapine before. I socialise, rest and exercise in moderate amounts, currently my biggest challange is sleep hygiene and i need ot be better at it, but if you struggle talk, find what works for you and be alert to changes and tweak things. If you haven’t ever sought help make today the day, you won’t regret it! Pure Physiotherapy Pure Physio Sports #WorldMentalHealthDay