History
Citalopram
Sertraline
Fluxotine
Pregabalin
Propranolol
Effexor
Absoltuely sick of trying new medications and starting to lose paitenence with the antidepressant merry go round. So I have had anxiety al of my life.. I didnt always realise when I was younger that it was anxiety but these past couple of yearsit has gotten worse. In the past 3 months I have lost 2 jobs because of it and I think it is the cause of my suicidal thoughts and depression (im not always depressed but always anxious). Im still on my Propranolol daily which helps phsyical symptoms but not mental ones. I had some success with Pregabalin but it caused me some memory and concentration problems which didnt really go well with my studies. Then I got moved on to Effexor which I HATE with a passion, makes me feel awful anxiety , vommiting, bed belly, no sleep.
Im getting referred to a Psychiatrist in next week or two, which is great but if they offer me another antidepressant I am going to SCREAM lol. I will be saying no because of my previous experiences with them, but what else can I expect or even ask about? I know Benzo's arent prescribed any more because of withdrawals/addictions/tolerance issues and i've tried Pregabalin which did help to a degree and I like Propranolol but it only helps slightly..
My main problems are being on edge and irritated all of the time, social anxiety (why ive had problems with work and studies), sleep problems (would love a good nights sleep!!), suicidal thoughts (but these usually happen when im very anxious and not because of feel depressed), hairpulling, excessive worrying about nothing!, no motivation in life anymore even with relationships.. im just getting sick of it all now, I was very optimistic and open minded with medication but now I just dont know :(
Does anybody here get prescribed something for anxiety that perhaps I havent tried yet? Would love some comments or ideas!
I'm hoping to get some therapy too but my last therapist was terrible I was lucky if I got 25 minutes with him and all he kept trying was self help exposure therapy, he gave me no coping strategies or anything! :(