i’m 17 and i’ve been having what i’d like to call pretty bad anxiety for the past four months. i’ve been through two therapists and i just don’t feel like i’m getting better. i felt like i was able to cope fairly well until last night when i threw up from what i think was anxiety and i still feel sick this morning. the symptoms are getting worse and at this point it’s just ruining my life to the point where i think i’d like to try medication. i have college coming up along with a job i recently applied to and i’m terrified of being too anxious to cope.
the problem is i’ve read about bad side effects and people having extremely bad anxiety after coming off of medication. i wanted to know if any of you guys are successfully taking medication and what it is or if taking medication is a good idea?
Hi lovely
I am 28 and have been taking fluoxetine for 11 weeks for anxiety and depression. Iv suffered from anxiety for about 10 years and always managed to pull myself out if it but this time i had had a baby and the depression was becoming much worse so after searching and searching different reviews i gave in and took the tablets because i was desperate. Do i refret it? Not at all my depression is a million times better but i also dont think its a long term answer for me personally as although tge depression has improved i have feel my anxiety is worse. I no this doesnt help u make ur choice but my advice is this... u no ur own body. U CAN fight anxiety without meds iv personally done it numerous times it just takes time and effort and only u know if u feel strong enough for that or if u need help but just be prepared that although the tablets help some people theyre not a quick fix. Good luck lovely xxxxxxx
thank u so much! i’ve only been dealing with anxiety for four months but that already feels too long! i can’t imagine 10 years, i have a lot of respect for u! for me i’m more concerned with the anxiety than the depression. i appreciate the response and i only want to turn to medications as a very last resort. for about a month i was handling it extremely well, every time i got anxiety i would sit and wait for it to pass instead of fighting it. last night however my anxiety returned horribly. i just want to go back to how it was before anxiety.