Hello All!

Decided to post here after a long time of reading. I had been on 50mg of sertraline for about 2 years, and it really did the trick with my long standing anxiety.


About 7 weeks ago I had a rough day at work and stupidly decided to drink that night. A lot. (always have been a bit of a drinker by the way).


The next day was my birthday, and I had a pretty nice day, although with a bit of a hangover. That evening at about 6 it was time for me and my girlfriend to head off to a party with her coworkers, people I have never met. And the anxiety hit my like a runaway train.


We were about 10 yards from the party when I started being sick, sweating, hard to breath. In the end we didn't go in. But this sparked a massive downward spiral. My GP put me up to 100mg which caused about 3 weeks of awful side effects but I got through it and started to feel better!


3 Days ago I went out with friends and drank again. And I really don't need to be told how stupid that was. Since then its been back to square one. Sickness, shaking and anxiety all day for the last three days.


I don't know if it was purely the booze or the fact that the sequel to that original party is coming up in a week. I've decided to limit myself to 2 pints of beer once a week, something I know I can do.


My question is though, is this all in my head or do I have some sort of chemical imbalance? Was it cause just by the booze or also the party? Just looking for people with similar experiences to tell me that there is hope and I will actually get through this party. I can't let my gf down again.