Hi folks ..ive been through every gambit of human emotion and espcially anxiety and mental struggles..so if anyone needs help i feel i can relate and at least listen,Give yourself permission to be you and find that sanctuary in your own heart and mind..renew your strength and revive your spirit..regards.ed
Hi maybe you cpuld reasure me, ive been on seetraline now fpr 7 weeks for depression and severe anxiety, was diagnosed with panic disorder.
At week 4 1/2 I felt better , almost 95% me again.
Up until yesterday I had a panic attack, and today o have had them on and off and not been able to eat, imnreally scared that im going back to how I was?? Or is it a blip if so how and wen will I feel ok again? Or should my dose be increased? If I do increase will o get all the nasty side affects again?
If you can advise ill be most appreciated.
Hi Lattifa.Well to be honest you really dont want to increase your dose as if you can start do decrease your dose but have things in place to help you cope mentally..like a good support network/listener,focus on what you can do in your situation and take ownership of your feelings..i understand its hard,but you must have your reasons to get up and at your goals..your goals are your fuel for your desires..also exercise is good releasing dopamine and endorphines etc..know the habits of your mind and become skilled at dancing with your thoughts..again this takes practise etc,be patient with yourself,create calm within the chaos,through non judgemental awareness,and be practiced in stillness too..and your life will become richer,your actions clearer and your capacity to fully engaged in life etc..keep in touch and sounds to me like your not forgiving yourself possibly and maybe giving away your power..ed regards
I cant decrease untill at least 6 monthsbon the meds dr said. Perhaps your right in im not forgiving my self I dont know. And all what you say sounds like its easy, but unfortunately its really not that simple. I wish it was
I think its something I can try and will do more towards the end of the 6 months., but obviously I will practice from now.
Thanks very much for taking the time to get back to me.
Hi, I've been on 30mg of paroxetine now for 25 days and still really anxious. I was on 20mg for a year and a half and was fine, no side effects at all. But then 4 months ago the doctor gave me some bad advice in regards to weaning myself off of them. He told me to cut them in half, so I was having a whole pill, half, then nothing, then half etc. This resulted in a severe breakdown and suicidal episode. I am a single mum to a baby girl and must get better. Saw another doctor and she upped my dosage to 30mg, that was 25 days ago now. When will it get better. I know these things take time but when I first started on 20mg I didn't go through all of this.
I felt 95% better at 4 1/2 weeks, so another week for you. For me since xmas day ive taken a nose dive though, hoping its just a blip, but quite scared tbh.
Hang in there, god bless x
Thankyou for your reply. That is reassuring to hear it may only take another week. Are you on Paroxetine too then? I'm sure you are just having a blip, I was a bit wobbly over Christmas as well. I think because I was so worried about ruining everyone's Christmas by being miserable, I put too much pressure on myself. How are you feeling today x
no im on sertraline 50mg, been on it for 7 weeks now. at the begining i was soo bad was suicidal and lost a stone in weight. at around 3 weeks was a lot better then at 4 1/2 felt my self again. but today still not good. maybe i need an increase in meds??