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alf123
alf123

I witnessed something traumatic 3 weeks ago while on holidays and suffered my first anxiety attack ever! Got treated over there and went to my g.p. when i got home . Started on 50mgs for 1 week and now on 100mgs with Xanax added just for 10 days. I cant sleep properly , thoughts are totally warped at times and i have a very demanding job which i dont get paid for being off sick ( i got a bad virus last year and was off for 8 months) so sick pay used up ! I am totally not coping and i am back to c my g.p. tomorrow...i am so frightened i will need to go to hospital as i am REALLY not feeling myself!

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  • alan56015
    alan56015 alf123

    Posted

    I have felt the same and actually took myself to hospital a couple of times. It's definitely the medication and I'm on my second go at it and am on week 5 and still feel terrible. But I don't feel as bad as I did in the first couple of weeks. It was like I was actually dead and just some crazy mind taking over my body. But I have seen the reviews and eventually it seems to save some peoples lives after going through traumatic experiences. I think it's good to have beta blockers or diazapam with the sertraline in the early stages. I just couldn't relax and was fighting to make sense of it all. Try to stick with it and use this forum to explain how your feeling when it gets too much. There are a lot of people in the same boat who understand and are very kind and helpful

    • alf123
      alf123 alan56015

      Posted

      I dont think u realise how much u are helping me now at this time as i am in tears and just think i am losing my mind !!!! Will c what g.p. says and will try stick it out for another while but i have to work at the same time and pretend everything is ok ....its so hard but thank you so much for replying x
  • Uzzy
    Uzzy alf123

    Posted

    Have you tried homeopathy remedy . I had side effects from sertraline so I decided to go for Homepath I'm much better with those . May be you should give it a go too.

    Good luck

    • alf123
      alf123 Uzzy

      Posted

      Ya tried that when it all happened but obviously i was in such an acute stage i needed something stronger.. Will c how i go but maybe when i get over this hump i will try again ! Thanks x
    • alan56015
      alan56015 alf123

      Posted

      It will be a roller coaster as one day you will fine and then bad. I try to look forward to something as its worse in the morning but I drag myself up and have a shower and then a little bit to eat. If it wasn't for the meds I wouldn't be able to do that. I need to shut off after work and that's what I look forward too in the evening. It's hard because I want to do sooo much but I need to shut down. Keep in contact

  • shemaywilmur
    shemaywilmur alf123

    Posted

    sorry to hear that Alf. My granddaughter was on 100mg sertraline and had a very bad time for a month or so and thought she was going mad...hearing songs in the night in her head and thinking all weird thinks and felt like a zombie in the daytime, wouldn't go out and had two young children to cope with too.  She stuck with them and is ok  now, everyone is different though.  Good luck!

  • julie80193
    julie80193 alf123

    Posted

    Hi

    I'm losing it too!

    Just waiting for pills to kick in

    Been on them before few times and turned out OK in the end

    Struggling tasting or smelling anything at the moment hope that improves!

    I feel for you as we in the same boat x

  • chelsea0507
    chelsea0507 alf123

    Posted

    I've definitely been in your shoes many times taking myself to hospital as I felt so ill and not in my own body. I've been on settaline for 2 years and since taking it I don't think straight and feel my attacks are worse as it makes me feel like a totally different person it's hard to explain... Many times I've thought something is really wrong to be embarrassed when they send me away saying it's just anxiety sad I hope you feel better soon x

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