Re: Help reaction to seroxat or is it me
Hi there Mr Blobby, sorry to hear you're having a bad time. Doctors are human too I guess and they haven't all got the bedside or surgery-side(?)manner we would like! Some of them just aren't helpful at all.
I have been lucky with mine, she's been full of useful, sensible advice, not all about meds either, and really listens. I have also had counselling which helps me with the long term issue of anxiety, but the meds help me stay in control of the symtoms in the meantime.
I was on 10mg at first, gradually increased to 30mg. I tried self-help, then herbal remedies, st john's wort etc, which really did help for a while. But unfortunately my life-situation got worse and the anxiety got the better of me. It was a case of needing some help to survive so that my family and I don't suffer more than necessary.
I felt a bit of a failure for a while for needing meds, having avoided them and been off anti-depressants for 4 years, I really didn't want to take anything. But I have managed to stop giving myself a hard time for taking meds, and they certainly make it easier to stay on top of symtoms. The symptoms don't go away totally, but they don't take over now either, so thats a big improvement. The more I pratice being in control with the meds, the more I feel I will cope when I can come off them.
I said to doc that I wanted to stop the anxiety not just take a pill for when I feel bad. And the counselling definitely helped with that.
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