HELP need positive vibes just been prescribed this med

[SarahH]

I think you should try to persevere. There will be ups and downs with any med you take. Keep at it. If and that's a big "IF" you start feeling a little depressed in a few months then you COULD try an AD but titrating it up very slowly. I have terrible start up SE's and had to start citalopram in 2.5 mgs a day for the first two weeks so it is possible. However, don't think about that yet. Its still early days on Pregabalin.
So are you on 300mgs a day now?

Sarah

[Avasmummy_x]

Haha Albert that made me laugh. Yeah I should really avoid stressful places at the mo I just needed to get out the house. Sitting in doing nothing and being afraid of the world just gives me more time and opportunitys to overthink. Im so scared of having to have and ad again I was hoping this would be the med to fix me as its had so much positivity.

Hi Sarah I do need to persevere. Did you have days like it too on it? The thought of a ad petrified me. I really want this to be my miracle med. Yes I'm on my second day on 300mg. 100mg 3 times a day. Side effects are in full force tonight feel very stoned but kinda relaxed again like when I first started the med x

[SarahH]

Yes you do have some bad days at the beginning but the drug has to settle in your system. 300mgs a day is still not the full dose. I am going to be a bit firm with you now!... stop thinking about the future and worrying about whether or not you need Ads! Take each day as it comes. If you need to go out, go for a walk where it is quiet and peaceful NOT a busy place which will trigger your anxiety.
Look up Mindfulness and try to practice it for 30 minutes a day. It will help you find some inner calm. This really is a wonder drug for anxiety if you give it a chance.

Sarah x

[hanshan]

Hello Avasmummy,

I hope you are starting to feel a bit better with the new dose.

I agree with Smiling Albert and Sarah - take it slowly, try to go out but avoid stressful environments like crowded shopping centres (hard to do at Christmas, I know).

Like Albert, I also take mirtazapine. I had an awful reaction to paroxetine some years back, but found starting mirtazapine fairly easy in terms of side effects.

Good luck.

[Avasmummy_x]

Morning anxiety has almost dissapeared. Afternoon and night time are hell.

It's a start.

[hanshan]

Hi Avasmummy,

How's it going? I hope the afternoons and nights are getting better.

[Avasmummy_x]

Having good and bad days hanshan.
Yesterday I felt great. No anxiety at all.
Today has been horrendous ending in me having a panic attack in public in the streets my worst nightmare!!
Thinking I may need to switch the times of my meds x