hello everyone!
im dawn im 25 with two children. since having my daughter in april 2003 i have been suffering with anxiety. i have had a few bouts which i have come through ok but it has all come to head in the past two months. two weeks before my holiday in june 04 i began suffering with worry and panick it got so bad i took myself to A&E. i then took diazepam to calm me down. holiday went fine. i had a session with the mental health team and felt really positive about trying alternative therapies (really against taking anti-deppressants) therefore i was discharged. i visited the doctor on monday and explained how id been feeling for the past 2 weeks but refused medication. then last night i got myself in a state and decided i need medication so have been to gp this am and have been prescribed venlafaxine. i have just taken a diazepam to calm me down and feeling a bit better.
i also find it hard to tell other people how i feel and tend to keep it all in. i finally told my partner last night how i really feel and what i worry about (i think im seriouslyill etc). Does anyone else feel like this?
am i wrong for choosing the easy option?
will i ever stop feeling like this?
has anyone suffered as a result of having a baby?
dawn x