Hello, I was taking sertraline for my anxiety and panic attacks. I stopped 2 months ago without consulting it with my psychiatrist. I felt much better and realised that the antidepressants caused me not feeling like myself - as if my individual self was lost in order to feel better. Then I went for a job abroad and it is very stressful. I changed my job 3 times in a month because of a bad conditions. I started feeling anxiety and was exhausted even on my day off. 3 days ago I had a panic attack again and I was unable to go to work. The manager arranged me psychiatrist who told me that I have a general anxiety and depression. He told me that he is going to give me antidepressants that should start working within 2 days(not as an SSRI). So I have now deanxit(flupentixol/melitracen) which I found out is banned in many countries. I should take it in the morning and in the evening. Then 2 pills before sleep - tranxene(benzodiazepine) and amitryptaline which is another tricylic antidepressant as is melitracen. I am taking the medications for 2 days now and I was sleeping whole day and whole night. I just woke up and than after an hour felt asleep again. I wanted to go to work today but even though I slept more than 24 hours(with 30min breaks) my eyes were closing and I fell asleep again. I am feeling confused, dizzy and off course sleepy. I am afriad how these drugs could interact together and if its not too much for my body. The doctor told me that DEANXIT should give me energy but I feel opposite. I am thinking that I will just stop taking the drugs and try to survive here for next 10 days(then I am going home) and find some psychiatrist home. Maybe if I come home I would have a better enviroment to handle my anxiety without any drugs. I DON't know what would be the best for me..
i would stay on the meds, drowsy is better than panic attacks when you get home, you can have a new full review. you will get sorted again, when you get home, but it will take a few months. so many people stop taking anti depressants, in the hope they will feel better, often they do initially, but then relapse.
i would stay on the meds, drowsy is better than panic attacks when you get home, you can have a new full review. you will get sorted again, when you get home, but it will take a few months. so many people stop taking anti depressants, in the hope they will feel better, often they do initially, but then relapse.