Having awful day

[Merlinssister]

Can't concentrate today, can't get any comfort, just keep crying and crying. Why aren't the drugs helping? Why aren't I feeling any better? Why isn't it getting any easier? I feel like I'm going mad.

[seh1980]

hello there,

wow - that was a lot of questions!! lol first of all, calm down. it sounds like you are getting worked up about not feeling too good. don't worry, we all go through the stage of crying and wondering why our meds aren't working. It could be that you haven't been on them long enough for them to have a real effect yet. how long have u been on them and what r u on?

Sarah (seh1980)

[nomorepanic]

We all have bad days and feel as though we can't cope.

It may help to re-read Meg's post on "First steps" to see if there is anything that may help you.

Hope you feel a bit better now?

Nicola

[Rennie1989]

merlin

give it time, it takes a while for them to work!

Scooter Girl

if i wa hungry would u feed me, if i fell u you help me up, if i was crying would brush away my tears

[Merlinssister]

*blushes*

Apologies for the panic yesterday. I find the whole not able to concentrate thing really freaky, and it just makes it harder to look at things logically. Thanks for the support.

[sal]

Dont apologise we are all here to help each other.

Panic leads to irrational thinking and we cant slow it down. Nothing is logic when we panic and we do feel we are going mad.

You didnt and hopefully have had a better day today.



Love Sal xxxxx

[nomorepanic]

Merlin

Don't apologise - if you can't panic here then where can you do it We know better than most how it feels and we can support you.

Hope you feel brighter now?

Nicola

[Rennie1989]

merlin

are you new to the drugs, if so you may of been a bit paranoid about them, dont apologise for the panic attack, youve had it and its gone, you can think about the future now

Scooter Girl

if i wa hungry would u feed me, if i fell u you help me up, if i was crying would brush away my tears

[Merlinssister]

Thanks guys. Am still very anxious but managing to keep it more under control. And in answer to your question scooter girl, yes I am new to SSRIs and am anxious about them as I seemed to have had a lot of side effects. It is slowly calming down after two weeks, but I've had to play around with them a bit.

[Meg]

Hi , Glad it's settling somewhat now.

It can make the anxiety worse before it gets better and takes 3-5 weeks to kick in fully.

Meg