cjw
10-12-14, 11:44
Hi all,
After several months of being on sertraline I was starting to feel much better then bang! I started with a cough a few weeks ago and decided it must be lung cancer!! Since then I have had blocked ears, to the point that I'm nearly deaf. Then today I've got up after 8 hours sleep and feel exhausted. I've got a dull ache in my left arm and am obviously now having heart worries. My other issue is that I drink.... A lot. I know this is the worst thing for anxiety but I can't seem to stop myself. I want to quit and I know if can (I gave up for a month in January) . But since then I've been drinking probably a bottle of wine a night, sometimes more. My fear is that if I stop I will get severe withdrawl and even DT's. It's a vicious circle and I really don't know what to do. I'm going to the GP tomorrow about my ears but want to deal with the drinking on my own. I'm 38 years old, average weight and an ex smoke ( gave up a year ago but still use ecigs) any advice/support would be appreciated. Thanks
After several months of being on sertraline I was starting to feel much better then bang! I started with a cough a few weeks ago and decided it must be lung cancer!! Since then I have had blocked ears, to the point that I'm nearly deaf. Then today I've got up after 8 hours sleep and feel exhausted. I've got a dull ache in my left arm and am obviously now having heart worries. My other issue is that I drink.... A lot. I know this is the worst thing for anxiety but I can't seem to stop myself. I want to quit and I know if can (I gave up for a month in January) . But since then I've been drinking probably a bottle of wine a night, sometimes more. My fear is that if I stop I will get severe withdrawl and even DT's. It's a vicious circle and I really don't know what to do. I'm going to the GP tomorrow about my ears but want to deal with the drinking on my own. I'm 38 years old, average weight and an ex smoke ( gave up a year ago but still use ecigs) any advice/support would be appreciated. Thanks