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iris46
iris46

I'm going to a wedding today on my own.....and I'm nervous, but I want to be there.....would hate to miss it. Fingers crossed for me that I don't get too anxious xx

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  • MrsDoyle
    MrsDoyle iris46

    Posted

    Wishing you lots of luck Iris! smile I have attended a wedding on my own and like you was very nervous (it's only natural) but I ended up having a great time. I'm sure others will understand and you should find someone to talk to. Hope you have a great day, enjoy! xx
  • Mumsie_pops
    Mumsie_pops iris46

    Posted

    Good luck Iris. You can do it. A few glasses of wine & you'll be fine. X
  • rachael58630
    rachael58630 iris46

    Posted

    Good luck 😊 Im sure you'll do great. This will be me in a few weeks and I'm dreading it!!! X
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 iris46

      Posted

      Don't beat yourself up, it was good that u even considered going, how long have u been on your meds xx
    • iris46
      iris46 tracy74353

      Posted

      Been on increased dose for 33 days now.  I drove 55 miles, set out far too early, and arrived 45 mins early! Feel proud of myself that I did it though....I only knew he bride and I was on my own. I stayed for the meal, even tho I was terrified I had no appetite......but ate everything.  Left at 6.....had car packed to go to caravan, but was so tired I came home.  Went straight to sleep! After 33 days I still have that low mood feeling in my diaphragm/lower chest, and no motivation.  How I wish.........but I know it's still early days x how are you all?  I feel like smashing plates.....feel so frustrated!
    • Mumsie_pops
      Mumsie_pops iris46

      Posted

      Hi iris

      yoy did exceptionally well. Take strength from that. 33days is still very early considering it can usually take 8 weeks to feel full benefit. 

      Im still moving in the right direction but still not back to my bubbly self yet. 

      We are going on holiday in 2 weeks & im nervous that I won't feel mentally well enough. Thought about cancelling a few days ago but my husband works so hard & needs a break in the sun. Xx

    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 iris46

      Posted

      Well done u, that's fantastic!! I'm still not in the right place to even consider doing that lol, I've only been on increased dose 4 days , felt dreadful this morning but feeling a little calmer now xx
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 Mumsie_pops

      Posted

      Hi mumsie pops how long have u been on yours now? Did u find the mornings awful and have u found there getting better thanks x
    • Mumsie_pops
      Mumsie_pops tracy74353

      Posted

      Yes Tracy the mornings were worse but things are seeming much brighter. I was on 50mg for 3weeks & then increased to 100mg for the last 10 days. I may even step up to 150 but will give it another month until after my hol as don't want added side effects to spoil things. 
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 Mumsie_pops

      Posted

      Aww it's good to hear , gives me hope , I was on 50mg 2 weeks and have just started 100mg 4 days ago , feeling quite nausea at the min!! Was your brain constantly on the go waiting for the anxious feelings to start lol x
    • iris46
      iris46 tracy74353

      Posted

      Well, well, well. I was so pleased with myself for going to the wedding, and I thought all I had to do this morning was be so happy, but that dark cloud is back, been in floods of tears. I hate this low mood....I want it to lift and get on with my life
    • Mumsie_pops
      Mumsie_pops tracy74353

      Posted

      Yes I'm such a negative person. All the time I'm waiting for something to go wrong. I just don't ever want to be in that scary anxious situation again. 

      I think I need a bit of counselling on how to become more positive!!

      the nausea will go soon I promise. It took about 5/6 days for my anxiety to subside on 100mg. Stay in touch. X

    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 iris46

      Posted

      I know it's horrible , but we will eventually get there , I know this sounds daft but I find when I'm due on I cry lots and feel worse xx
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 Mumsie_pops

      Posted

      Thanks for that, it's that uneasy feeling in my belly and feel on edge! How long had u been suffering with it before u started the sertraline , I've been 6 months but like I said I can feel calm for a bit then I'm waiting to start feeling anxious then boom it comes xx
    • iris46
      iris46 Mumsie_pops

      Posted

      I congratulated myself yesterday for going to the wedding...I felt as if I'd built bridges for myself. Then when I go up this morning with that low mood I couldn't believe it....it was as if yesterday didn't count for anything. It will have done, I know that, but I felt really disappointed that the good experience hadn't moved me up a few notches. I know it can take 8 weeks, and I know I'm impatient....we prob all feel like that!
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 iris46

      Posted

      We do!! I always feel calmer at night then bam get up in the morning and feel sooo anxious and on edge , I think great here we go again , but I've spoke to lots of people who have gone through it and r better now so we need to look at the positive and know we will get there!!! Don't get me wrong I get scared that I'm not gonna get better but I know we will xxx
    • iris46
      iris46 tracy74353

      Posted

      I seem to have been locked in this forever....my brother died, I was critically ill, then a row with my daughter....all in one year! Strangely enough, depression is a side effect of sertraline!
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 iris46

      Posted

      Oh really , well maybe u need something to go alongside it, to lift your mood xxx
    • iris46
      iris46 tracy74353

      Posted

      Really? What can they give me?  I don't know how long these side effects are going to last!
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 iris46

      Posted

      Well I'm also on 45mg of mirtazipine and 2mg diazepam while the sertraline kicks in xx
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353

      Posted

      But had to see a psychatrist to get both prescribed together , u just need to spk to your gp x
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 iris46

      Posted

      It's another anti depressant but can be put with other anti depressants x
    • Mumsie_pops
      Mumsie_pops iris46

      Posted

       You'll be fine. Try & focus on the good days & not the bad ones. There'll be more good ones than bad soon. X
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 Mumsie_pops

      Posted

      That sounds good enough for me lol, did u have panic attacks aswell ,x
    • Mumsie_pops
      Mumsie_pops tracy74353

      Posted

      Yes my panic attacks were dreadful. They stopped me thinking rationally. Now I'm feeling so much better I'm thinking along the lines of cbt so I have an extra tool kit for the future. X
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 Mumsie_pops

      Posted

      That's what started my anxiety having panic attacks then every time I went anywhere I'd get myself anxious incase I had another then my anxiety spiralled out of control !! Just can't wait to feel relaxed in myself ha x
    • iris46
      iris46 Mumsie_pops

      Posted

      You are soooo positive! I keep having to remind myself I've only had increased dose for 33 days. Can't understand why I've turned so weepy...I think it's disappointment, after I achieved so much yesterday. I thought I'd wake up this morning feeling cockahoop!'
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