lugosi
12-09-16, 12:47
Hello,
I've recently had a bad spell of anxiety that I can't seem to shift. I'm 26yo female and last had an episode in 2013. I was then prescribed Sertraline (side effects hit me hard though) and after 6 months I felt great and back to normal.
This time around however is different. I have noticed this building since last year October maybe, I read books on the subject, I exercised more, cut out caffeine and meditated but nothing worked. In april time I took 6 weekly sessions of CBT by telephone and found that by the end of these sessions I was much worse!
At the start of June I went to the GP as I couldnt even cope getting to work without feeling that overwhelming loss of control was imminent. I haven't been back to work since. I was given 20mg of citalopram and sick note after sick note. I have since taken the online course fear fighter and found its helped a small amount. The medication has certainly softened the edges but I am still struggling so much to go out and about as I used to.
I miss so much, waking on a sunny saturday morning and just putting my shoes on and wandering as I please. I miss being able to pop to a supermarket because we need something. I miss cosy pub evenings with my friends. All of these things I can't seem to manage without having a get out clause or escape route which 9/10 I will take advantage of.
So here I am, fed up.
I've recently had a bad spell of anxiety that I can't seem to shift. I'm 26yo female and last had an episode in 2013. I was then prescribed Sertraline (side effects hit me hard though) and after 6 months I felt great and back to normal.
This time around however is different. I have noticed this building since last year October maybe, I read books on the subject, I exercised more, cut out caffeine and meditated but nothing worked. In april time I took 6 weekly sessions of CBT by telephone and found that by the end of these sessions I was much worse!
At the start of June I went to the GP as I couldnt even cope getting to work without feeling that overwhelming loss of control was imminent. I haven't been back to work since. I was given 20mg of citalopram and sick note after sick note. I have since taken the online course fear fighter and found its helped a small amount. The medication has certainly softened the edges but I am still struggling so much to go out and about as I used to.
I miss so much, waking on a sunny saturday morning and just putting my shoes on and wandering as I please. I miss being able to pop to a supermarket because we need something. I miss cosy pub evenings with my friends. All of these things I can't seem to manage without having a get out clause or escape route which 9/10 I will take advantage of.
So here I am, fed up.