alicegreen
05-05-10, 20:30
I have suffered from depression and anxiety for years, but recently had a good 5 years medication free. The main symptoms of my depression was always anxiety and obsessive thinking, and I have had counselling a few times in teh past with limited success.
Recently I have been having panic attacks, mainly palpitations (fast heartbeat) that I fret about which in turn makes it even faster. I have had days of utter dread and anxiety recently and very little sleep. I have resorted to sleeping tablets as I just cant seem to switch off without them. I try to read, get heavy eyed and almost asleep but the minute I turn off the light I am wide awake and waiting for the palps to begin.
I think that my main symptom IS anxiety but I also feel that I am depressed to a degree as I wake with the dreaded churning and cant eat all day until the evening when it all lifts a bit to leave me feeling almost normal. (until it gets close to bed time anyhow)
I was wondering if it would be worth me starting to take sertraline again as this is what I have had success with in the past. 2 weeks ago I was determined to work through this but the longer it goes on, the more I seem to be building on these feelings, so much so that I am afraid to do pretty much anything for fear of having a "turn" I hate feeling like this, I really do:weep:
Recently I have been having panic attacks, mainly palpitations (fast heartbeat) that I fret about which in turn makes it even faster. I have had days of utter dread and anxiety recently and very little sleep. I have resorted to sleeping tablets as I just cant seem to switch off without them. I try to read, get heavy eyed and almost asleep but the minute I turn off the light I am wide awake and waiting for the palps to begin.
I think that my main symptom IS anxiety but I also feel that I am depressed to a degree as I wake with the dreaded churning and cant eat all day until the evening when it all lifts a bit to leave me feeling almost normal. (until it gets close to bed time anyhow)
I was wondering if it would be worth me starting to take sertraline again as this is what I have had success with in the past. 2 weeks ago I was determined to work through this but the longer it goes on, the more I seem to be building on these feelings, so much so that I am afraid to do pretty much anything for fear of having a "turn" I hate feeling like this, I really do:weep: