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Travelling with anxiety / sertraline

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Jax91
Jax91

Evening all,

Hope everyone has had a good week. I have found myself mainly house bound bound again this week. I've not been to work, after managing 4 half days last week I had a panic attack on the way to work in a taxi. Which frightened me as I wasnt expecting it after being on sertraline for a while. Since then I've been to afraid to take a taxi or bus, even though I've managed to get to and from work like that for the last years. Any advice anyone could provide me with?. Also off the back of this incident I've increased from 75mg to 100mg which started this morning.

Thanks all,

J

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  • cheryl222
    cheryl222 Jax91

    Posted

    Hi 

    I have been through exactly the same experience as your self when I went to a supermarket.Had the worst panic attack but took a few deep breathes and said to myself so yeh I am having a panic attack,I know what is happening it’s not fatal and I can get through this.It does take time to control these attacks but keep telling yourself it is not life threatening and it will pass you will get there believe me x

    • Jax91
      Jax91 cheryl222

      Posted

      Hi Cheryl,

      Thanks for that, when I've had an attack before I always get home as quick as I can and it seems to stop almost instantly. Maybe I need to try and ride it out while I'm out and about in the world.

  • kerry56645
    kerry56645 Jax91

    Posted

    Definitely try and ride it out and deal with it, much easier said than done but try your best. Focus on breathing deep slow breaths in through your nose out through your mouth. Recognise it and have a plan in place to help you cope like breathing, counting. Down load headspace app they have a section for SOS when you need support this will make you feel like your not alone and will help you calm down. Take control of the situation best you can. I’ve used propanol in the last which is a beta blocker is slows your heart rate, if your trigger is travelling to work take one before these times, psychologically it may help and physically it will prevent your heart from racing, so unable to get to that panic state xxxx
  • jay_babes
    jay_babes Jax91

    Posted

    Hi there is nothing worse then thinking you, you have got your life together and everything is fine and you get up and its not , you can not function and you do not know why this happened to me i got to the front door and could not go any further, my head was spinning my heart racing , my hands sweaty, i thought i was having a heart attack , pains in my chest, and i found out later it was a panic attack, i thought why was this happening to me, from that day forward my life has never been the same, it has taken years and lots of doctors and therapy from going back to the age of 14 and the traumas in my life to realise that this is why it happened , i am 54 now, i have a lot of problems but i am dealing with them , it is hard and my health suffered badly ,but i am here, and i can tell my story which has helped many, i have great days but i also have bad days i am only human, though my family bed to differ lol, so if you are having a hard time please do not give up there is plenty of help out there, i am living proof, and this monday i am going to see a CARA counsellor, a long awaited appointment, but needed, take care all of you , and if any one needs help on here or pm i do not mind it is a pleasure , god bless xxx biggrin
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