Week 3 and sudden spike in anxiety
Posted , 7 users are following.
I'm now a little bit past week 3 and I've had a sudden spike in anxiety. Mostly centered around my fear of derealization, and what if I have a metal illness worse than anxiety/ocd such as schizophrenia or psychosis. Last night I had a sudden bad panic attack, feeling somewhat better today but still uneasy. I'm at 40mg ...is this normal 3 weeks in? I know that fluoxetine takes a long time to work...
0 likes, 40 replies
Milliemoo22 claire96213
Posted
claire96213 Milliemoo22
Posted
This morning isn't so bad, some slight nervousness. I find I feel better after I take my medication and feel like it maybe wears off some later in the day? How did you do on 40mg? I sometimes worry that taking 40 will make me feel like a zombie. I heard each time you go up you'll have anxiety. But it should even out around week 5?? That's what I'm hoping for anyway.
claire96213
Posted
Today has dissolved horribly into near constant anxiety, spaciness and just feeling emotionally blunt. I feel like I can cry and get mad but I feel no joy in anything. My bf urged me to take a klonipin which I did because I feel like I'm spiraling into a dark place. I'm exhausted...I really am starting to wonder is 40mg too much for me?? I feel overly medicated today ...
Aquin claire96213
Posted
I'm so sorry to hear that Claire. I hope tomorrow is much better for you. 40mg does seem like a lot to go straight onto but also you could be withdrawing from the zoloft too? When do you see your doctor again?
claire96213
Posted
Ivet decided that I feel overly medicated...today is awful, I feel hazy and spaced out. I have zero motivation and I can feel my anxiety clawing at me but I feel as though I'm unable to express it. I have already cried to my mom and forced myself to take a klonipin. I feel like a robot going through the motions. I work as an artist professionally and the past two weeks I have done nothing for myself, I feel no joy in my art and just go through the motions of my job. I'm completely uninspired...the first few weeks I felt great! Like I was my old self and was happy and planning things and going out. Mid week 3-4 I have felt extremely anxious. With 0 interest in anything. I'm in constant fear again with some derealization. I feel like 40mg is too high that 20mg would be okay. I feel so unlike myself and my fear of psychosis and schizophrenia has completely taken over. I'm exhausted and have been sleeping poorly and have been having horribly vivid dreams...I see my phyciatrist on Tuesday so I'm going to tell him I feel this is too much.