nutty nic
24-02-14, 16:36
Hi
I'm new to NMP but have read lots of threads online. Everyone seems to give great advice and feedback and I would really appreciate some right now!
I'm a 45 year old woman and have suffered a couple of relatively mild episodes of anxiety in the past 12 years. However, I recently had to have my gallbladder removed after months of pain from stones. I can't tell you how happy I was to get this done but I now seem to have exchanged one set of problems for another. I was a little anxious after the op because of some unexpected side effects but this settled quite quickly.
Then, about 4 weeks after the op, I woke up one morning with major anxiety, which appeared out of nowhere! I went to work but almost had a panic attack, took my niece shopping but felt anxious the whole time I was out and this awful anxiety has persisted ever since (5 1/2 weeks now), from the minute I wake up to the minute I go to bed.
My doctor started me on Sertraline 50mg nearly 3 weeks ago, with diazepam to help initially with the anxiety. However, although I had a couple of almost normal days the week before last, I still don't feel any better and diazepam doesn't work, even if I take 10mg. Seeing the doc again tomorrow and I suspect she will just tell me to up the dose of the meds (although not diazepam). I have also been referred for CBT but have to wait another month for that to start.
Please can anyone offer any advice? I have read about a condition called adjustment reaction disorder where these symptoms can come on as a result of a stressful event such as my op but I honestly don't know how much more I can take. It is affecting every aspect of my life!
Any advice or stories of similar experiences would be most gratefully appreciated. Sorry my first post is so negative! :doh:
I'm new to NMP but have read lots of threads online. Everyone seems to give great advice and feedback and I would really appreciate some right now!
I'm a 45 year old woman and have suffered a couple of relatively mild episodes of anxiety in the past 12 years. However, I recently had to have my gallbladder removed after months of pain from stones. I can't tell you how happy I was to get this done but I now seem to have exchanged one set of problems for another. I was a little anxious after the op because of some unexpected side effects but this settled quite quickly.
Then, about 4 weeks after the op, I woke up one morning with major anxiety, which appeared out of nowhere! I went to work but almost had a panic attack, took my niece shopping but felt anxious the whole time I was out and this awful anxiety has persisted ever since (5 1/2 weeks now), from the minute I wake up to the minute I go to bed.
My doctor started me on Sertraline 50mg nearly 3 weeks ago, with diazepam to help initially with the anxiety. However, although I had a couple of almost normal days the week before last, I still don't feel any better and diazepam doesn't work, even if I take 10mg. Seeing the doc again tomorrow and I suspect she will just tell me to up the dose of the meds (although not diazepam). I have also been referred for CBT but have to wait another month for that to start.
Please can anyone offer any advice? I have read about a condition called adjustment reaction disorder where these symptoms can come on as a result of a stressful event such as my op but I honestly don't know how much more I can take. It is affecting every aspect of my life!
Any advice or stories of similar experiences would be most gratefully appreciated. Sorry my first post is so negative! :doh: