So I was on 50mg for a while and I was fine. Then out of the blue I became very depressed which triggered my anxiety. I went to the doctors who suggested an updose so I've gone up to 100mg it's now day 7 and I am beside myself! I feel so lonely, anxiety is through the roof, I'm scared of everything. I feel as if the one I love can't cope with me and is going to walk away from me.
I can't cope...everything at the moment feels so hopeless.
I just need to hear that I'm not going to be stuck like this forever because I genuinely don't know how much more I can take.
Hi there, Im on 150 and went up in 25s every few weeks...50 was too big a jump. Each time i upped by just 25 it took 3 weeks to settle on that dose. With each dose increase i had 3 weeks of increased anxiety, dizziness, lack of motivation. Im not 100% on 150, Id say 70%. I still get the odd anxiety attack but they pass quicker and arent as severe. Im also on betablockers tho that prevent the nasty effects of adrenalin dump on the heart. But 70% is so much better than the constant high anxiety i had 4 months ago and daily panic attacks and night ones that woke me through the night. So Id say, if you can, another 2 weeks on 100 and it should settle, or, like i did, drop back to 75 for a couple of weeks then up to 100 (you can break the tablets by hand). Its taken me 4 mths to up to 150 and feel mostly settled. It seems a long haul but is worth it, better than the alternative! I made 2 good friends on here and we helped each other through, ones on 150 and that was the dose that got her back to work and out n about, the others on 100, vould probsbly do with more but is trying to keep the dose as low as possible, but both have made excellent progress in 4mths. I also have 3 work friends who swear by it for anxiety/depression. Keep me posted on how youre doing, all the best x
Thank you for responding to me. It's nice to talk to people who are struggling or have struggled through the same thing.
This isn't the first time I've had to do this but it was a good few years ago and I don't remember it being quite this bad. Especially not from just an updose.
I will stick with it as best I can. I'm lucky to have a very understanding family.
I don't know what to do for the best. Whether to just suck it up and stick out the higher dose or trickle it I just know I don't want to feel like this anymore!
I went through this when my dose was increased from 25 to 50. I stuck it out for 22 days, but that was it. Anxiety, not sleeping, it was nuts! I think maybe you could try 75 for two weeks then increase, can you give your Dr a call, let him know what you are going through.
I was 50mg for two weeks. I've been on 100mg for 2 weeks now. I felt so low and my anxiety was through the roof, couldn't get to sleep either. I'm now sleeping and feeling better today. So stick with it.
Yea I am going to stick with them. It's just getting through this stage...it really is taking me to breaking point. Intrusive thoughts etc etc etc. I feel as though I'm going crazy!
Thank you. It's amazing how just hearing those words that's things will get better can lift ones soul. Means even more coming from those who have or are still suffering
Just an update...i think going up to 100mg is just too much. I was doing well on 50mg for a good few months and instead of seeing if I could deal with it myself I've jumped straight into "I must need more tablets". I can't cope with the updose. I woke up this morning and wanted to die. I'm going back down to 50mg.
One and a half weeks. I can't cope one step. I feel like I'm drowning, I get no respite. Luckily for me I'm staying at my auntie and uncles who are looking after me but I find myself feeling disconnected.
Hi there, I was on 50mg for nearly 5 months and started feeling really good. I had returned to work and all was going well. In the last week and a half I've felt terrible. Depressed, low and my anxiety is so high. My back also burns like fire. I've not been sleeping well and if I don't sleep well that makes my moods worst. Im now on 100mg and it's been 5 days. I was fine the first couple of days but symptoms have come back. Towards the afternoon I feel a little better. I keep praying that things will get better soon. I just want to be me again and feel happy Again
You and I are in exactly the same boat in terms of how we are feeling. I just think today has been the worst day so far...if it continues like this I don't know how much more I can take. The thing is...im anxious about being stuck like this for the rest of my life which in turn feeds my anxiety. It's a very bad and vicious circle x
Once again it's morning and I am back at square one...the same as every morning. I wake up and I'm stressing about everything. Past events....future events. I think as I've said I'm scared that this is it for me, I'm going to be stuck like this forever and it's the not knowing if and when I'll get better that's destroying me. Help please x