Lawton86
06-06-13, 11:29
hi guys
after a recent return of bad anxiety , I have had to have 4 weeks off work. doctor has tried me with 2 ssri's but seemed to get side effects which I didn't like. We then decided to wait fir cbt therapy. In last 4 weeks I have been using alcohol to combat the anxiety. 4 cans of lager and maybe 1 or 2 glasses of wine and ill start drinking about dinner time.
So I told the doctor I was scared of getting an alcohol problem and is there nothing I can take that will make me feel like alcohol but actually not be drinking. He said yes and told me about diazepam. I have had diazepam before twice in last 5 years of anxiety but never dared take it, but this time I did. I had 7 2mg tablets. I took 4 of them on sunday. I then rang the doctor up on Monday and said I think they do work but the dosage seems to be abit weak and I still feel on edge . So he has up'ed them to 5mg 3 times a day for a week, then going down to 2mg 3 tmes a day for a week. problem is im scared that I have took 5mg 3x a day for last 3 days and now my body will already be addicted??? im considering today maybe trying to take 2mg in morning and dinner and the 5mg on evening to relax and sleep?
am I just over reacting because ive literally been on them for 3 days? lol
---------- Post added at 11:29 ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 ----------
anyone? :)
after a recent return of bad anxiety , I have had to have 4 weeks off work. doctor has tried me with 2 ssri's but seemed to get side effects which I didn't like. We then decided to wait fir cbt therapy. In last 4 weeks I have been using alcohol to combat the anxiety. 4 cans of lager and maybe 1 or 2 glasses of wine and ill start drinking about dinner time.
So I told the doctor I was scared of getting an alcohol problem and is there nothing I can take that will make me feel like alcohol but actually not be drinking. He said yes and told me about diazepam. I have had diazepam before twice in last 5 years of anxiety but never dared take it, but this time I did. I had 7 2mg tablets. I took 4 of them on sunday. I then rang the doctor up on Monday and said I think they do work but the dosage seems to be abit weak and I still feel on edge . So he has up'ed them to 5mg 3 times a day for a week, then going down to 2mg 3 tmes a day for a week. problem is im scared that I have took 5mg 3x a day for last 3 days and now my body will already be addicted??? im considering today maybe trying to take 2mg in morning and dinner and the 5mg on evening to relax and sleep?
am I just over reacting because ive literally been on them for 3 days? lol
---------- Post added at 11:29 ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 ----------
anyone? :)