Struggling

[veegee0214]

I’ve been struggling with depression and anxiety off and on for the past year. Last year around this time I wasn’t able to leave the house without having anxiety and shaking uncontrollably. All I did was lay in bed and cry. I was the lowest I have ever been! I tried prozac, lexapro and Zoloft and no relief! It was hard but with time I got better drug free! Then this whole coronavirus thing hit and the stress of life and everything triggered it again. I remember one psychiatrist told me that when your brain goes through stress again it will all come back again and he was right. I am now back to where I was. Major anxiety all over again. I spoke to a psychiatrist and because I did really bad on antidepressants I am not trying a mood stabilizer lamictal. I have to start these drugs super slow because the side effects are unbearable. I am only on 12.5mg. I’m only on week one and so far I feel worse which is unfortunately normal with these drugs. I am looking for good hearted friends that will support me with my journey. My family unfortunately is not understanding. They dont support me at all. They actually make me feel worse. They ignore me and just think that eventually I will get over it. Horrible. I feel so alone. I just want a friend that will encourage me. I’m really trying my best here. This is no joke! Anyone who suffers with this understands!

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I was on zoloft as well as some other medications and went cold turkey and I felt the same after going off of it. I didn’t really get much out of the medications but the awful side effects 🙄 I think many peoples anxiety shot up from the corona virus! You’re psychiatrist is somewhat right but we know how to better handle it going through this again. I hope you feel better but remember meds take up to 6 weeks to work. You’re not alone ❤️ we are your support system!

[missycrn]

I am going through the same thing. Let’s talk. We can support each other.

[bonkers65]

I'm sorry you are feeling bad again. Your Dr. is right, stress will trigger your anxiety/depression especially if you are prone to it. I'm having a tough time too. I'm so bored I stay in bed half the day and force myself to shower and do other things I need to do.

[Kat_21]

I understand more than you'll ever know. I'm on efexor (or however it's spelled), and it's so far the only thing that's helped with my depression. But I also take a mood stabilizer, which is an antiseizure medication.

I'm here for you, if you need a friend or to vent. My family also doesn't understand what I'm going through. But that's okay, because they will in their own time.