Empathica
18-05-09, 09:52
Hey. I'm 19 and have in the last year, suffered from a level of anxiety. It started around last summer but my first panic attack happened in November, and they became more frequent so I saw the doctor. I was on beta-blockers for 2 months. They were useful for the single panic attack episodes, but ineffective concerning my constant level of anxiety.
I've now been prescribed 10mg of cipralex daily, which I am taking after my evening meal at around 7pm. This was starting Friday.
On the first night, 5 hours after my first tablet, I felt very nausceaus, had flashes of hot and cold and shivers, but this passed within about 20 minutes.
Since, the side effects I seem to be experiencing are fatigue, nausea, slight dizzyness and a lingering dull headache feeling. I still have an appetite in the sense that I am hungry, but when I eat because of the nausea I feel as though I don't want to, though my growling stomach tells me otherwise.
Although unpleasant, what I am experiencing at the moment isn't impossible to deal with, and I understand it can take a couple of weeks to settle in properly. Only trouble is, I have exams starting a week tomorrow, and not sure whether or not to hold off until after then.
I've now been prescribed 10mg of cipralex daily, which I am taking after my evening meal at around 7pm. This was starting Friday.
On the first night, 5 hours after my first tablet, I felt very nausceaus, had flashes of hot and cold and shivers, but this passed within about 20 minutes.
Since, the side effects I seem to be experiencing are fatigue, nausea, slight dizzyness and a lingering dull headache feeling. I still have an appetite in the sense that I am hungry, but when I eat because of the nausea I feel as though I don't want to, though my growling stomach tells me otherwise.
Although unpleasant, what I am experiencing at the moment isn't impossible to deal with, and I understand it can take a couple of weeks to settle in properly. Only trouble is, I have exams starting a week tomorrow, and not sure whether or not to hold off until after then.