just a update of how I’m doing .i was on 20 mg for 4 weeks then i felt horrible worse that i went back to gp and he put it up to 40 mg. it has not been a easy ride. many times i thought like sectioning my self and losing my mind and losing control
side effects are worse than having anxiety and depression in the first place. makes it 10000000x worse
this is what i remember from top of my head
first week increased anxiety shaky tremors very sedated and full blown terror
2nd week the same as above but with suicidal thoughts really dark thoughts
also very numb flat and confused. waking up where i am. scary place to be. no appetite. headaches
3rd week same as above sky high anxiety eating me from head to toe no appetite
4th week some days i woke up very numb others very tired sedated others in full blown anxiety attack. in this week i felt meds working. my eyes were wide awake i couldn’t sleep and i started to feel like life was more colourful hd . it was a bliss few hours over a few days
5th week same as above with more calming moments more apettite
6th week felt like gone back to square one anxiety depression hit me like a ton of bricks and very low low no appetite
7th week im very low not much anxious but i do feel sedated not much appetite
this has been a freaking roller coaster i will list my symptoms what i have had over the time i have been on this meds
depressed
miserable
anxious
headache
drymouth
numbness
stomach ache bloating
confusion
suicidal thoughts wish i wasn’t here
itchy warm tremors
very bad tiredness sedated
jaw tension
heart burn reflux can’t swallow without feeling something stuck
can’t get out of bed
clammy
dizzy
prickly
when the anxiety travels all around your body believe me it’s scary
many times i think right I’m going back to gp to try something different but i need to keep going
hopefully the light is coming soon