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Is the sertraline making me worse?

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joanne53145
joanne53145

up until a year ago I was a normal fun loving person, out of the blue came a really bad panic attack (or that's what the er said) then just all theses weird feelings,shaky sweating dizzy not hungry no sex drive numbness in parts of my body and I am so scared as I have never been an ill person this is ruining my life my husbands and my two daughters! Doctors are saying its anxiety caused by the sudden death of my younger sister but that was over a year ago! Please help I can't cope!

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  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 joanne53145

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    Hello I went to doctor this morning and she said to try 100 but I said I dont want to and would rather go to 75. She said I ave def improved but to get better effect would need to increase and if I would rather do it slowly then thats fine. She said hard bit is done, but still worrried about going up.

    Glad baby is all good scott smile x

    • joanne53145
      joanne53145 natalie2608

      Posted

      I'm glad u have had some improvement! I still haven't! I wouldn't say I noticed a huge difference from the increase i just feel horrible all the time I've just been to my first counselling session which went ok she thinks it's a mixture of ptsd and anxiety/depression but she thinks she can help, so roll on next weds! Plus doctor is sending me for mri to rule out Ms, Jesus I think I'll freak out in there! Hopefully this will all end at some point!
  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 joanne53145

    Posted

    Why are they doing tests for MS Joanne, do they think u have symptoms? I HATE tests, I asked for scan a few weeks ago and they found a couple of things, including a polyp in my uetrus and ended up having an op to remove it, I was a state, especially with my health anxiety!  Do you mean u didnt have side effects from increase? was it 50 to 75? When you sy feel horrible, do you mean anxious or not well?  I have also found a really good book, its called "At last a life" by Paul David. i havent read it all but its by a man who had anxiety for 10 years
    • joanne53145
      joanne53145 natalie2608

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      Oh no poor u! Like I said my sister died last November it was pretty horrific and really sad! After all the funeral and everything there has been a bit of a tear in the family! Anyway to cut a long story short I have always been a well outgoing and strong person,on the way to my sisters house when she died I had the most terrifying thing my brother said it was like I was posessed lol!which we put down to a panic attack. I was then all fine until March when I ended up in a and e I thought I was having a stroke or something after many tests the said it was a panic attack( which I thought strange) over the next few weeks I had more and more happen doctors did tests etc got a call back and she told me I had glandular fever there's nothing they can do it could take six months to a year to go! During this time I was getting really miserable so I went to the docs and asked for antidepressants lately I'm just getting worse so went back again and asked if the glandular fever was coming back? (Different doctor) he says I've never had glanular fever and it did show in my blood but it was not active its because I had it when I was younger, I was p.....d off coz all these panicky feelings they had put down to the glanular fever! My family think that it is to do with my sister I'm not so sure! He's ordered an mri just because these symptoms could point to Ms and he said at least if that comes back clear I will know that it's anxiety and nothing else! I can't even have a haircut let alone lie still in a tunnel lol
  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 joanne53145

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    I have never had my doc say to me anxiety can be due to ms........mine is health anxiety and caused by being scared of dying and being seriously ill, although been in check for a long time it suddenyl spiralled out of control last few months but I am hoping getting it under control now. I also go to CBT counselling once a week and also tryinng shiatsu, which I am not sure about but a lady at work swears by it so giving it go as you never know.
    • joanne53145
      joanne53145 natalie2608

      Posted

      Hmmm that must be awful! He didn't say that anxiety is linked to Ms, just all my symptoms which are.... Tingling , numbness, head pressure shaking ect which can also point to anxiety but I keep saying if it's just anxiety alone surely the pills would help! Sometimes I feel as if I'm going mental or something it's truly awful! What is cbt???
  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 joanne53145

    Posted

    Its conginative behavioral therapy  - meant  alter your way  thinking and think things through in a more rational manner
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