5th Month on 30mg and feeling awful

Treatment and medication
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I have been on 30mg for 4 and a half months after an increase from 20mg after 2 months and A month ago I was have a few better days, but then I went right downhill and not sure how much more I can take, I am waking through the night with anxiety and then it stays with me all day, today I had a panic attack and feel so awful, I am not sure if I need to change my medication but am scared as side effects are so bad, any advice would be much appreciated

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hello denise

i really think you should see your doctor. they may be able to offer you an alternative…
its definitely worth a try to make you better

sending hugs

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Hi Faye

Thank you for replying to me I saw the doctor and they have upped the dose to 40mg really worried about the side effects but started today and praying its not too hard, I have lorazapam for really tough times, i just hope things will get better eventually. sending hugs to you too

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Hi Denise. I’m so sorry you’re struggling. Me too. After 7 months off my tablets and having had a great period of calm, i relapsed! That was back in April. 10mg for 2 weeks, 20mg for 4 weeks and 40mg since then. I now get periods of 2 to 3 weeks feeling normal, but then it comes back for a week or so, and so the cycle continues. When it comes back, i worry it will never go away. I use Lorazepam (0.5mg) when i feel at my worst, occasionally taking 2 on a really bad day. It is so horrid…makes me tearful talking about it as i’m in the middle of one of the bad periods!

Are you seeing a counsellor?

Chris

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Hi Chris

I’m sorry you are having such a bad time as well, I get upset constantly and the same as you wonder if I will ever feel better, it is so hard but we have to believe we will get through this , I get anxiety through the night and day, It sometimes eases in the evenings , I have only just started on 40mg but will see how it goes and if I don’t start feeling better i will need to change my medication, stay strong we can do this x

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I went to see a psychiatrist recently and they suggested trying a different SSRI drug. Problem is i’ll have 2 good weeks and that makes me reluctant to change.
I think i need to see my counsellor more often just to get stuff off my chest.

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Hi Chris

That’s a good idea to see your counsellor , I am waiting to see one hopefully soon and i hope that this will help me, this site definitely helps when you are messaging with people that are going through the same , don’t make you feel like you are on your own in this hard journey x

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hey denise, how are you doing? xx

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Hi Faye

still getting really bad anxiety in mornings, but have had some stomach issues and i am having an endoscopy tomorrow so am feeling really anxious today , but hopefully will start feeling better for longer during the days , still having to take 0.5 lorazapam most days, how are feeling now x

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wow thats really positive that your having some good moments.!! i hope the hospital appt goes well. sending hugs.
does the lorazapam help??

im about 70/30. 70% good, 30% anxious and on edge, but its the 30% i cling onto and let eat me up. going through a bad sleeping cycle too of nocturnal panics…

xxx

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went for procedure had sedation as was so anxious, feeling sick a lot at moment which I presume is anxiety as i have nervous stomach most of the time, hopefully you will feel 100% soon, yes lorazapam really helps me through the bad times, it does calm me down, I still get anxiety in the nights and still get it quite bad every morning, people say morning anxiety is the last to go , just hope we will feel 100% better soon
xxx