Finding anxiety hard to handle

[Jwell53]

Finding this so hard. Coming to end of 5th week on 100mg sertraline after being on 25mg for 2 weeks 50mg for 4 weeks after I finally stop paroxetine after 20 years on 21st July. The anxiety and panic is worse than paroxetine not working as it goes on all day. This time last week I went to A and E because it was that bad. Doctor put me on propranolol on Tuesday don’t really know if it is helping Spent all day reminding my self that before last Sunday I had had 11 out of 18 reasonable days but nothing since last Sunday. Can’t wait to have another reasonable day supposed to try and go back to work tomorrow as a secondary school teacher but don’t think that is going to be possible. I know I don’t level out until the 12th week but each day I am wishing for the day to end some I am nearer I need to get on with my life and be able to sleep more than a couple of hours a night. Thank you for reading I just needed the rant just wish the doctors understood

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Hello Jwell53. I am so sorry to hear you are struggling. Coming off and taking antidepressants is just so hard and can really wreck your body. You are so brave to continue with it. I think not going back to work just yet may be a good idea as you need to rest right now. I wish you luck.

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I have been on 50mg Setreline and thought I felt slightly but I’ve had some really bad and some very bad days so I’m dubious it’s going to work.

[Jwell53 in reply to Hidden]

How long have you been in it ?