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Hey folks, I'm new to all this forum stuff, but thought I would give it ago and get direct to people who suffer and feel the same way I do.
I'm 27 years old, have a full time 9 till 5 job monday to Friday which i love! I have recently just purchased my first house with my fiance and were due to get married next year! Everything you see would appear fabulous in my normal life... except one thing... I suffer with anxiety!
About a month ago i was organising my fathers surprise 60th in birmingham and with all the stress of communicating to my family etc It was causing my IBS to flare up which then provoked my anxiety about travelling to Birmingham. (over 1 hour in the car)
So I decided to go to the doctors to see if i could be given anything to help take the knock off the anxiety, to which he gave me a sleeping tablet can't remember the name something strong! He then recommended that i take fluxeotine and try a rebuild of my seritonin level... so i thought great lets tackle this and see how they go...
After the birmingham weekend away I started taking the tablets on the monday... after 3 days I had a bad reaction at work, dizziness, etc... i think it was a panic attack right out the blue no reason... so i left work and went home very upset. I called the duty doctor who said i could either continue and persist with the tablets or stop taking them. After the way i was feeling i decided to stop taking them as i hated the uncontrolable dizziness etc..
I then ended up in A&E on the Thursday night shaking, trembling, vomiting, dizzy, this lasted 8 hours, my bloods came back ok, and I was told to go home... the only thing i could do was try to sleep with the sleeping pills the doc gave me the week before. Luckily they worked for the next few days and i managed to get some sleep... a week later i believe the tablets were out of myself so i started to feel better but in the result of this i had severe anxiety.
I am not 4 weeks later and still off work! I've not been able to leave my home or go to the shops..etc... I am house bound and struggling! I don't want to lose my job so i am signed off for another week... I have managed to go round the corner in my car to the post box but that is it...
I am stranded at my dads house while my fiance moves to our new home!
PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE AS I AM STRUGGLING WITH EVERYTHING AND I DONT WANT MY LIFE TO SUFFER.
I'm not depressed... just anxious and angry that i am letting this effect my life.
I've had timeline therapy but it's only helped alittle bit... I am still awaiting a call from the NHS about talking space!
I am really against taking any medication as i do not want any side effects!
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tina90965 jenny34712
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I have a new job to start soon and am worried in case this carrys on, what am I going to do as at the moment most days I feel as though I can't even go out the house ...
jenny34712 tina90965
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tracie20455 tina90965
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jenny34712 tracie20455
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The dizziness only occurred when on i went the tablets... Which is why I stopped them...
The doctor told me they don't agree with everyone, so I'm definitely one of those people...
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holly_t jenny34712
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I'm so sorry you're feeling this way. Can I tell you, you are basically me!! My fiancé and I are getting married next year, we're due to move in together last month and am finally happy in my work life. Why does anxiety strike at such bizarre times?! I'll never know.
Anyway mine wasn't ibs related, mine was due to severe insomnia for a few days which made me have panic attacks. I was a state.
I went to my doc who gave me citalopram which be had before so knew it would help. However the side effects were horrendous! My anxiety was through the roof, I felt dizzy, sick, couldn't Wes you name it. What's more - They made my insomnia worse which increased my anxiety. So my doctor gave me a weeks worth of zopiclone tablets (I wouldn't e surprised if this is what you had). However I'm aware of these as my poor mum is addicted to them after years of taking them. So I proceeded with caution, I thought perhaps a few would get me back into a routine. But I was just too anxious to sleep without them so I went back to my doc and told her I didn't want them anymore. So she prescribed amitriptyline to take at night alongside citalopram which is a similar medication but it makes you drowsy, so that worked while the side effects were taking their toll.
I took days off here and there and luckily my work were very understanding. I forced myself through some days which was horrible, I thought I'd never recover.
4 weeks down the line I am 99% better!! I stuck with the citalopram through the side effects and have come out the other end. I no longer take the amitriptyline and get around 6 hours a night, but more importantly have stopped WORRYING about not sleeping.
Sorry for the essay but I wanted to let you know you're not alone. I am seeing a therapist on Thursday to discuss some sessions to help me prevent/cope with future anxiety as this along with medication will get me right back on track.
Sometimes the meds are really worth sticking by, but I understand if you don't want to go through it again. Does your work offer private healthcare? Perhaps you can get some therapy through them? It really helps but is harder before it gets easier.
Good luck and let us know how you get on x
jenny34712 holly_t
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I was very stronge minded that I didn't want any more medication so I stopped everything!
I'm going to try CBT and I hope it works I just need some light at the end of that tunnel! Xx
shell58234 jenny34712
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Regards shell
just be strong your not alone.
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