Pomchi
09-03-14, 18:30
Hi, I haven't been on this site for a couple of months but I felt I had to put on a post about getting "over" HA, or at least better.
I was in a very bad place about two months ago. HA consumed every minute of my day (and night) and I almost lived at my doctors surgery! It got to a point where despite fighting it for years I decided I would give medication a try as I had nothing to lose, even though I was terrified of the list of side effects from them.
I take 20mg fluoxetine once a day and have only been taking them for 7 weeks but I can honestly say I feel cured! I feel like I have got my life back and I am my old self again. I did also try CBT and hypnosis alongside the tablets, so it is hard to say which actually worked - maybe all of them.
So for anyone who has been offered medication but is too scared to try it, it worked for me and I am SO glad I tried it. It enables me to deal with any niggling HA worries so much more rationally than in the past. I don't know if those little niggles will ever leave for good, but I am happy to be in a better place to deal with them when they come along.
I had tried SO hard for so long with other coping mechanisms, but nothing worked for me, and believe me when I say I tried EVERYTHING.
Anyway, just wanted to say it is possible to feel better and to get a life back. :)
I was in a very bad place about two months ago. HA consumed every minute of my day (and night) and I almost lived at my doctors surgery! It got to a point where despite fighting it for years I decided I would give medication a try as I had nothing to lose, even though I was terrified of the list of side effects from them.
I take 20mg fluoxetine once a day and have only been taking them for 7 weeks but I can honestly say I feel cured! I feel like I have got my life back and I am my old self again. I did also try CBT and hypnosis alongside the tablets, so it is hard to say which actually worked - maybe all of them.
So for anyone who has been offered medication but is too scared to try it, it worked for me and I am SO glad I tried it. It enables me to deal with any niggling HA worries so much more rationally than in the past. I don't know if those little niggles will ever leave for good, but I am happy to be in a better place to deal with them when they come along.
I had tried SO hard for so long with other coping mechanisms, but nothing worked for me, and believe me when I say I tried EVERYTHING.
Anyway, just wanted to say it is possible to feel better and to get a life back. :)