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Thinking of quitting (again)

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dylan78236
dylan78236

So i had a job interview this morning— couldnt sleep at all last night and woke up in a panic/rage attack.

This is why i started the meds in the first place. To get a job; to get out of my house but apparently I am still unable to do those things without crippling anxiety. Im pretty sure i got hired but I am thinking about refusing the job because I still cant sleep when I have something important the next day. 

Why am i taking these meds if they wont even do what theyre supposed to? They just make me feel f****d up, dependant and like im never going to get better. 

The only thing that actually helps my anxiety is ativan but i cant take that everyday my doctor is very stingy with ativan  Even tho i keep telling him its the only med that actually does something for me.

I saw my doc 2 weeks ago and hes trying to start me on wellbutrin. Id rather shoot myself honestly 

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  • ida78235
    ida78235 dylan78236

    Posted

    I know exactly how u feel Dylan. .I've been on sertraline for quite a while. .doc has upped it and I feel I'm no to square one when the side effects kicked in. .another GP put me on pregabalin for the anxiety and I feel my head gonna burst. .like you I feel I'm never gonna get better. . Don't want to leave the house either. . It's a MONSTER to say the least. . .

    • dylan78236
      dylan78236 ida78235

      Posted

      Sorry to hear that Ida. One day I think the meds are working the next day i cant leave my bed. 

      Big pharma needs to go back to the drawing board with antidepressants. Their efficacy isnt really worth it.

  • emily26130
    emily26130 dylan78236

    Posted

    Hey Dylan, you could be writing my story,I was on Sertraline for 8 months of hell.I had 6 months off work as I could hardly function and my only safe place was bed,kind of hard when you’ve got 3 young daughters and a dog! I tried CBT but the only thing that actually helped me was Diazepam (similar to you I think) which the psychiatric nurse was happy to prescribe,GP not so much! In the end I realised that I couldn’t feel any worse so weaned off Sertraline and started Venlafaxine,which for me is much better,no lasting, crippling side effects and anxiety is improving.PN said 2 months of any anti-depressant medication is a fair trial to know whether it’s going to work and 3 months is a very fair trial.So basically if you’re not feeling any improvement (guessing you’ve been on Sert for over 2 months) then you need to go back to your GP and change.It’s such an awful way to feel long-term and I totally get it.You’re not doing yourself any favours by pushing on with Sertraline if it’s not helping.I should also add I’m now on low dose Mirtazapine at night in the hope of stopping Diazepam altogether (I take 0.5mg every few days in the morning when I have increased anxiety/panic symptoms).I’ve a long way to go but I felt better the moment I made the decision with my PN to come off Sertraline.Good luck,here if you need to chat.x x
    • dylan78236
      dylan78236 emily26130

      Posted

      Thanks Emily— im just fed up with the entire meds idea. I was never such a mess before i tried an SSRI years ago. I personally think the meds have made me worse. I tried effexor(Venlafaxine) and it made me self harm and highly agitated. I also read it was one of the hardest meds to quit so I quit early so I wouldnt be trapped on it.!
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