Hi all i am rather new to all of this and the first time i have really reached out to others who may be feeling the same as me. I suffer with bad anxiety, i have been on sertraline for around 3 months now I was on 50mg for 2 and half months and been upped to 100mg in the last 3 weeks. Since this I have been feeling very sick and off food, but I also get nervous about situations and make myself sick so i know I’m making it worse. I contacted the doctors and asked for more help as I feel like I’m sometimes on a massive high and bouncing around but then in minutes I’m wanting to harm myself and feeling anxious and feels like almost blacking out. I fixate on something and forget what I’m doing i also ger bad suicidal thoughts, i have never gone through with any but several times throughout the day i want to die and think of ways i could. The doctor is putting me on propranolol so balance the highs and lows, but I’m unsure if this will work, there’s history of severe bipolar in my family and I’m starting to think I could be. Any thoughts on this?
Hi to be honest that was my thoughts too - that it was possibly bi-polar. I know it is common for it to be diagnosed as depression and you need different meds (if it is) to help control it.
Are you seeing a therapist? If not I would see one and ask about it. x
hi,
i have been on sertraline for many many years. for reason with a lot of meds you get worse before you get better mad i know. i have been on 100mg for so long i decided myself to lower the dose and just halved ough doing that i have been a space cadet, dizzy, upset stomach and i used to eat sooooo much chocolate all day and night thats all i would ear, bearing in mind i am anorexic, again not ideal but i cant eat any now. my taste buds have changed and i dont crave sweet things . well i dont crave anyth8ng but thats another story. i do suffer from aniexety too but have and have seen so many different professionals. i have however found someone at last, lives a very long way away so we have weekly phone calls and he is a professinal in CBT THERAPY. didnt think for one minute he would help me as i never went out, panic attacks and of course my eating disorder. he really has worked wonders and i feel like there is still a life in front of me. i am nearly 49 and of course that doesnt help as 8 have these probs for many years.
please to back to doc and get a referral to speak to a profession. dont waste years like me just exsisting cos life is too short. i dont think you are bi polar, just have some problems. my person i spoke to is private but its better than winning the lottery. i wihs you all the very best x
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