Poppy Girl
29-10-14, 16:22
Hi
I'm new to this site but it's been recommended by my doctor so just wondering if anyone out there can give me some help or advice?
After suffering from severe GAD for 6 months trying out various medications, I finally started taking Venlafaxine 75mg modified release tablets mid July. Within 2 weeks I was starting to feel better and by 6 weeks was back to the old me - happy, content, relaxed etc. - I had my life back!
Suddenly mid September the anxiety came back out of nowhere. I stuck it out for a week or so but then went back to the doctor who suggested slowly increasing my dose (2 tablets 1 day, 1 the next) for a couple of weeks and then 150mg daily. I've now been on the full 150mg for just over 2 weeks and last week had 3 days of feeling back to normal again. Since last Thursday though, things have been going steadily downhill until I find myself today feeling almost at rock bottom again. Spent half the day crying as all the old feelings are back - tight chest, shaky hands, feelings of being unable to cope and that this is how I'll be forever.
The doctor also gave me lorazepam 1mg 2 x daily but this doesn't seem to help at all.
I'm trying to do all the things I've learned over the past months - be nice to myself, keep busy, accept the feelings etc but the bad feelings are so intense I can't seem to get past them.
Has anyone had experience of this with an increase in medication or is it possible it's just stopped working for me? I didn't have any side effects at all when I first started taking it.
Thanks so much in advance :unsure:
I'm new to this site but it's been recommended by my doctor so just wondering if anyone out there can give me some help or advice?
After suffering from severe GAD for 6 months trying out various medications, I finally started taking Venlafaxine 75mg modified release tablets mid July. Within 2 weeks I was starting to feel better and by 6 weeks was back to the old me - happy, content, relaxed etc. - I had my life back!
Suddenly mid September the anxiety came back out of nowhere. I stuck it out for a week or so but then went back to the doctor who suggested slowly increasing my dose (2 tablets 1 day, 1 the next) for a couple of weeks and then 150mg daily. I've now been on the full 150mg for just over 2 weeks and last week had 3 days of feeling back to normal again. Since last Thursday though, things have been going steadily downhill until I find myself today feeling almost at rock bottom again. Spent half the day crying as all the old feelings are back - tight chest, shaky hands, feelings of being unable to cope and that this is how I'll be forever.
The doctor also gave me lorazepam 1mg 2 x daily but this doesn't seem to help at all.
I'm trying to do all the things I've learned over the past months - be nice to myself, keep busy, accept the feelings etc but the bad feelings are so intense I can't seem to get past them.
Has anyone had experience of this with an increase in medication or is it possible it's just stopped working for me? I didn't have any side effects at all when I first started taking it.
Thanks so much in advance :unsure: