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I can't sleep

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xheni78262
xheni78262

I am trying to sleep but I cant.I close my eyes and my mind just blows away.It is like I am going crazy and that's scared me too much.I don't know what to do,so tired of this situation. Anybody feeling this way?

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  • deirdre._03652
    deirdre._03652 xheni78262

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    Hi to you all, I am truly sorry that you all feel as you do.....I can really really sympathize...many yrs ago, I was the same..at one point I became agoraphobic for a very long time....in the end I went to my GP...who prescribed. Tranquilizers for me...after a long while I was ok again....then many yrs later I was the same again. But this time I could not eat. Sleep or function....I had four young children. So it almost made me suicidal...I saw a psychiatrist who prescribed tranquilizers again....the third time...I went on antidepressants ...sertraline......excellent for me. I have now been on it for many. Many yrs....try to think to YOURSELF..this cannot hurt me...anxiety is incapable of harming me...and then just let the panic subside...I also used to go through the alphabet.....each letter..I would think of four girls names...and four boys names...by the time I reached.K...I always felt a lot...lot...lot better....it will improve lovey, but please, please see your GP...and open up to your close friends and of course your family......bless you, you will get there lovey....big. warm and sincere hugs to you.....Dee xxx
    • Guest
      Guest deirdre._03652

      Posted

      i am on sertraline too tomorrow is my 2nd week on it i cant tell if i see improvement yet im not really depressed anymore just anxious and have derealization and brain fog which freaks me out ;(
    • Hatethis1
      Hatethis1 Guest

      Posted

      I have downloaded an app for relaxation that might help you. Check out the app store for your phone. Also, know that you are not alone. There are many of us. Hang in there! Antidepressants help. Just takes time. Therapy might be beneficial too. Anxiety is not fatal. Feels like it sometimes though!
    • Guest
      Guest Hatethis1

      Posted

      thank you so much i will look for a relaxation app smile it is very scary i hate it so much;(
    • deirdre._03652
      deirdre._03652 Guest

      Posted

      Bless you lovey...you will get there...you have a wonderful life ahead of you....just take it in small steps...every day...if you have a bad day....just think...tomorrow is a new day again.....happy New year lovey...big..big..big warm hugs to you...Deirdre xxxx
    • xheni78262
      xheni78262 deirdre._03652

      Posted

      Thank you so much for the support and answering. YOU don't know how much this means to me.This forum has helped me a lot, because I know I am not alone in this challenge.I was on Zoloft only for 10 days and I took.it off because I was feeling miserable. I am having an appointment on Monday with a doctor,I hope it helps but it I am still afraid of Meds.

      BIG HUGS TO YOU AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 😚😚😚😚😚😚😚

    • Guest
      Guest xheni78262

      Posted

      yeah today is my 2nd week on sertraline aka zoloft and the side effects at first are bad but it feels like its getting better
    • tracey90201
      tracey90201 Guest

      Posted

      My first three weeks were hard the first ten days were awful! I couldn't sleep, eat or sit still my already bad anxiety doubled! After four weeks now I'm feeling quite a bit better!
    • tracey90201
      tracey90201 Guest

      Posted

      Yes, and I still do but it is getting less, yesterday I felt almost normal all day!
    • xheni78262
      xheni78262 Guest

      Posted

      The same thing told a friend of mine.She took Zoloft for one year and decreased it little by little and now she is fine.but I could not handle it and I was to afraid of the side effects .Good luck and hope you get better soon 😚😚😚
  • micaela37772
    micaela37772 xheni78262

    Posted

    For how long haven't you slept. Its normal to not sleep when you have stress or anxiety.
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