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Started back on tablets bad side effects

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Bluefairy31
Bluefairy31

Hi ive started back on my tablets 11 days ago n notice my anxiety gotten worst.. will it get better or should i change? So scared 😦 im 32 weeks pregnant n i feel like im in a fog kinda a dream thats not real n panic attacks scared im going ta die soon 😢

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  • jo91394
    jo91394 Bluefairy31

    Posted

    you've started back on them, so you've taken them before?
  • Felis
    Felis Bluefairy31

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    Whenever you start up meds again you feel worse before you feel better. You must give it time.Manypeople fear the anxiety symptoms but they are only temporary and will pass. Read up in self help books about anxiety and knowledge will make you less afraid. Take one day at a time and try not to tense up when the anxiety strikes  go with it until it passes. I found diazapam helped me get through the first few weeks until the meds kicked in and then I didn't need it.

    you will recover I've done this journey twice and more than eighteen months into the second journey and feel great, but the initial weeks were hell!

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