Mpower7
16-03-17, 20:46
Hi people i thought i would share my journey so far since i recognised my anxiety issues.
I believe i have suffered Anxiety for years however unaware and just thought everything i was feeling was normal. It began to get worse to the point where i was struggling to get through days and was affecting my family and friends so i decided to pop and see my GP. it was a difficult decision for me however it seems a good one so far.
So my initial visit to GP was the first time id spoken about my symptoms , i didn't tell anybody i was going or what i was going through at this point. I basically broke down and found a massive relief after. GP started me on Sertraline 50mg. Once i got home i spoke to my girlfriend about my issues and she took it all the wrong way blaming herself for my issues etc... it took her a week or so to understand my issues and start understanding.
First 2 days was too much , the tablets sent me on a massive high then instant tiredness and nausea so i cut back to half a tablet a day. This was much better, instantly i found a change and i was happy!!! it was a strange feeling. Loads of people noticed a difference and was getting tons of compliments about how happy i seemed.
4 weeks in i popped back to GP and she agreed i should start taking 50mg now my body is getting use to the tablets. So i began and for a further 2 weeks i was loving life then a bad day struck out of no where and really knocked me about unfortunately. The anxiety felt much worse due to the fact id experienced how great i could feel, this lasted a day then i was back to being well for week.
For the last week i have been a bit distant in myself , feeling quite numb inside , very quiet with some anxiety and also today was my 3rd visit to GP.
Speaking about it all today felt again difficult as i wasn't feeling great but we agreed id go to 100mg now and provided me with a phone number to arrange counselling if i wanted to.
Im hoping a few more weeks on a higher dose may do the trick but only time will tell! its been a hard journey for me but im determined to defeat this once and for all!
Thanks for reading.
I believe i have suffered Anxiety for years however unaware and just thought everything i was feeling was normal. It began to get worse to the point where i was struggling to get through days and was affecting my family and friends so i decided to pop and see my GP. it was a difficult decision for me however it seems a good one so far.
So my initial visit to GP was the first time id spoken about my symptoms , i didn't tell anybody i was going or what i was going through at this point. I basically broke down and found a massive relief after. GP started me on Sertraline 50mg. Once i got home i spoke to my girlfriend about my issues and she took it all the wrong way blaming herself for my issues etc... it took her a week or so to understand my issues and start understanding.
First 2 days was too much , the tablets sent me on a massive high then instant tiredness and nausea so i cut back to half a tablet a day. This was much better, instantly i found a change and i was happy!!! it was a strange feeling. Loads of people noticed a difference and was getting tons of compliments about how happy i seemed.
4 weeks in i popped back to GP and she agreed i should start taking 50mg now my body is getting use to the tablets. So i began and for a further 2 weeks i was loving life then a bad day struck out of no where and really knocked me about unfortunately. The anxiety felt much worse due to the fact id experienced how great i could feel, this lasted a day then i was back to being well for week.
For the last week i have been a bit distant in myself , feeling quite numb inside , very quiet with some anxiety and also today was my 3rd visit to GP.
Speaking about it all today felt again difficult as i wasn't feeling great but we agreed id go to 100mg now and provided me with a phone number to arrange counselling if i wanted to.
Im hoping a few more weeks on a higher dose may do the trick but only time will tell! its been a hard journey for me but im determined to defeat this once and for all!
Thanks for reading.