Help reaction to seroxat or is it me

[mingsy]

Hi,
Just wondering if someone can help. I suffer from anxiety, panic attacks and depression. Started taking seroxat 3 days ago, have had it years ago but can't remember feeling like this. VERY agitated, cant sit still, but can't do anything, feels like electricity running through my brain, can't stand noise, feel sick and dizzy, have cut the tabs down today from 20mg to 10mg but still feel like this, is this the meds or is it me heading for a complete breakdown. Can any one help?

JANE

[mingsy]

Thanks Lucy,
Its nice to hear that I am not going completely mad and it might just be the meds.

JANE

[Hexia]

Sounds to me like it could be the meds as well. I started on Seroxat but had to give them up, because I had similar symptoms to yours. Also it felt like my whole body was on fire.
A brisk walk would usually calm it down for a while.

"You can't yell loud enough to make me shut up."

[ksmith]

Hi Jane

I was given seroxat and ended up in A & E. Almost passed out, heart beat was 120 plus, sweating etc. That happened from almost the first tablet. Now on Prozac which still gave me side effects but better than seroxat and now they've kicked in I'm OK.

Kay

[Insomniac]

Hi Jane

I'm on seroxat too and I'm always interested to read posts about it. There are so many scare stories, and reading the side effects in the leaflet you get with tablets is a bad idea!

I did feel worse for the first few days, dizzy and strange. But thats because our brains aren't working like they should and need some help. So the tablets will affect our heads until we get used to them. Try to stick with the dose, its your body adjusting. If you don't feel better in a few days contact your doctor again. There are many different options, there may be something which suits you better if this does not.

Lisa.

[mingsy]

Thanks for your replies I'll stick with it and see if I feel better in a few days.
Jane

JANE

[Nat1]

Hi Jane, I like yourself have been on Seroxat. The first week was awful and almost stopped taking them on day 4 until the doctors told me it was normal and to stick with them. I am glad I did. Once the side effects cleared I felt great on them. The 20mg was just too strong and made me feel really tired, so I was advised to snap them in half to 10mg, as they don't actually make a 10mg dose. This dose was much better and made me feel loads better. After 4 months I felt great, so decided to come off them. Wish I hadn't, now I have started to feel bad again and am considering returning back to the doctors for another course.

Just stick with them, I am sure you will see a great result.

[spiritofnow]

I have already made a comment somewhere else on here about meds! I had a bad reaction to soroxat after 2 days and stopped them. Do we really need to be medicated in order to overcome our issues? Doesn't this just cause a crutch for us to lean on. and on? I think it's wrong that we live in an over prescribed nation. shouldn't the focus be on getting to the route cause instead of potentially giving vulnerable people another issue to worry about - addiction. Aren't we more vulnerable to becoming reliant on these drugs - especially when so many of us already have such a small amount of self belief.
I want to work through this wihtout meds - is that possible?

freeyourspirit

[Insomniac]

Sometimes we can do this without meds. But other times we need some help. Its like other illnesses. We wouldn't mind taking medication if it was any other illness and could help us on the way to recovery.

There is also work to do ourselves in taking good care of ourselves, but sometimes meds can help us start our journey to better health. If you broke your leg you wouldn't mind having a plaster cast and crutch, then doing exercises for strength. Its like what I'm doing now... meds to help me, and exercises to help me regain mental strength! To learn with those baby steps that I CAN do things...

I'm sticking with my seroxat for now. Fingers crossed. [8D]


Lisa.

[mrblobby]

These are the very questions I seek to find an answer. I believe the side effects of the medications can cause the very symptoms we are trying to alleviate?

As Jane says "seroxat or is it me" I have a thread wanting to know is it Cipralex or is it me" http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=21664

I guess we will never know and we (and the Doctors) just have to take medications more sensibly. I remember seeing a psychiatrist once who prescribed me Cipralex (1x10mg tab a day). I went back to see him 8 months later and on telling him I did not feel any better he replied: "Well take two then".
I am afraid I do not have a great deal of faith in doctors at the min.