Raised Anxiety after starting Ven

[Dying_Swan]

Is Mc Donalds on the sleep list, I hope so 

Sadly not! Oh man, I want McD's now. I'm blaming the mirtazapine

[Maca44]

Yes I keep driving past the Mc D ads and I'm so weak willed I divert to try the latest new burger. A curry is my fav but with Mirt hunger I will eat anything and it often hits about 2 hours after taking it.

[Dying_Swan]

I haven't had McDonalds in years, but it always smells sooo tempting. I'm taking the mirt when I go to bed to try to stave off the munchies, but I do think it increases my appetite in the day too. Mmmm curry. Love it!

[Maca44]

I haven't had McDonalds in years, but it always smells sooo tempting. I'm taking the mirt when I go to bed to try to stave off the munchies, but I do think it increases my appetite in the day too. Mmmm curry. Love it!

Be strong resist.

I used to wake up after an hour after taking Mirt and eat.

[Maca44]

Just seen GP and she has upped the Ven to 150mg and keeping the Mirt @ 15mg for now. Zopliclone will be reduced once I'm stable on the Ven. So here we go hope it keeps getting better.

[Jo79]

Good luck, hopefully this will be the dose for you, fingers crossed for you 🤞🙂

[Maca44]

Good luck, hopefully this will be the dose for you, fingers crossed for you 🤞🙂

Hey thanks Jo,
Things any better for you ? Has the anxiety reduced.

[Jo79]

It’s better this evening but then i’m always ok in the evenings! I ended up taking a diazepam at midday so that sorted me out for a little while, then my neighbour invited me over for a coffee so our kids could play...I wouldn’t have considered going if it was this time last week so just got to keep reminding myself there are lots of little improvements even though they are hard to see sometimes

[Dying_Swan]

Good luck Maca. That sounds like a sensible route your doc is taking. Will be keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Jo - glad you're feeling a bit better. Hang on to those little improvements. Maybe write them down so you can remind yourself of them when you're struggling?

[Maca44]

It’s better this evening but then i’m always ok in the evenings! I ended up taking a diazepam at midday so that sorted me out for a little while, then my neighbour invited me over for a coffee so our kids could play...I wouldn’t have considered going if it was this time last week so just got to keep reminding myself there are lots of little improvements even though they are hard to see sometimes

Sounds like you pushed yourself to go for a coffee and enjoyed it so that's good. Funny how we both feel better in the evenings, l never really understood why that is, maybe we have had such a hectic day of anxiety our minds just take a break. I still have the odd 1/2 a Zopliclone to calm me in the day but the need is getting less and less. Hold onto the positives.