Anxiety, depression, panic

[Fishing5]

I feel like I'm anxious, depressed, and under panic attack everyday. The medicine prescribed is making me dizzy and nauseated. The medicine says that can last 4 to 6 weeks while body is adjusting. I possibly feel good/normal for about 2 to 4 hours a day other than that I feel like I'm waiting to die. I'm so sick of it. I want to do things but feel to dizzy and nauseated.

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I am sorry you are suffering. If you are dizzy and nauseous much of the time, I would reach out to your doctor about possible med change or addition to get you through the 4-6 wk period. Tell them the side effects you are experiencing. Some side effects are normal, but not to the point of being constantly dizzy (i.e. room spinning) and being nauseous to the point of being unable to eat or drink. Hang in there but also, I would call a doctor because these symptoms. Wishing you better days.

[Agora1]

Fishing5, KellyKay is right in that side effects from medication are probable

but when they start interfering with your everyday life, it's time to reach out

to your doctor. My best to you. Please keep us updated, we care xx

[Fishing5 in reply to Agora1]

Got a message in to my Doctor today. Waiting

[Chinaadventure]

Fishing5...I know exactly how you are feeling. I'm going through med change too, the first one they tried I was only able to tolerate for 2 weeks, the side effects where crazy stomach and nausea. The chat room also suggested I contact my doctor. We should not have to suffer more than we already are. I also know how you feel about getting a few good hours in a day. Today was a good day "knock on wood" I actually initiated to run to a few stores with my wife and I did ok. Small steps are very rewarding and a sense of accomplishment. Make sure you have a network of friends and family, it really helps. Stay strong, reach out whenever you need the support, we are all going through the same thing! ❤️🙏💪

[Fishing5 in reply to Chinaadventure]

Thanks will do.

[CAGgmb]

Unfortunately. If you're on an SSRI, it does take weeks or months before you feel better. However, talk to your doctor to see what can be done now. Maybe the dose can be adjusted. Maybe they can prescribe something for temporary relief. I saw a nurse practitioner when my old SSRI wasn't working. She switched me to another one, so now I'm going through that same weeks or months adjustment period. When I told her about the increased anxiety and panic attacks, the answer was to suffer through it. So instead I started looking for a psychiatrist who gave me a prescription to take on as as needed basis to get through until the SSRI is really working. Keep looking for help.

[Fishing5 in reply to CAGgmb]

I have clonazepam but was instructed to only take it twice a day. Also buspar but it's made me so sick I had to stop taking it.

[CAGgmb in reply to Fishing5]

How long have you been on the meds? Are the doses working for you? Can you contact your doctor soon with your concerns? None of us should have to feel that bad for a long time. Doctors treat physical pain, they should also be concerned about mental pain, especially when it connects to physical concerns. It's real, it's frightening and uncomfortable.

[Fishing5 in reply to CAGgmb]

Just started the Buspar 4 days ago, but it's made me so dizzy I can't function. I called the on call doctor and he said stop taking it and he called me something in for nausea. Hopefully that will help dizziness. I'm going to see my GP first thing tomorrow. I can't live like this. It all started with a trip to the ER. I thought I was having a heart attack but they did every test under the sun and said it was a panic attack and they gave me Lorazepam shot. I felt like a new man and left that night feeling good and the next day I felt great and did two miles walking went to my father's house and ate lunch and boom it hit me again. I went back to the emergency room and they told me to stop taking a antibiotic that I was on so I did. The heart attack symptom actually went away completely at least what was showed on the EKG I never had a heart attack I never had a heart attack. But that entire weekend has caused me to go into severe anxiety panic.

[Trish23]

sometimes with anxiety giving in and taking medicine feels like a loss of control and increases your anxiety when you take it. For me it is sometimes hard to tell if it is the medicine or me causing the side effects. A viscous cycle for sure. it is so miserable.. Doesn’t hurt to let the doctor know and some take the tough love route to get us through and others are very understanding. Ultimately it is up to you. Wish you the best.

[Fishing5 in reply to Trish23]

Yes it's a very sad situation I hate it when I see beautiful weather people in their 70s and '80s enjoying life and I'm stuck in a bed sometimes crying. I hate to even admit that being that I am 53 and have been through a lot in my life but this is taking the cake.

[Trish23 in reply to Fishing5]

It is the worse kind of torture. There are online therapy services that might help if getting out is hard for you. Sometimes just talking to someone that knows this condition and doesn’t judge is comforting.

[Fishing5 in reply to Trish23]

Sometimes I lay here and wonder am I really having a heart attack am I dying or is it just anxiety depression panic it's just a scary situation and it's like you can't get it under control. Now I feel like I'm back to square one and all I have is clonazepam to take and I do not want to take it but that's all I have. And then you read articles that say just get out and exercise and do this and do that to help you get over your anxiety and it's like how can I do that when I'm stuck in a bed and mentally drained and feel terrible. I lost my mom about a year ago and she was my rock and when I had depression problems in the past she could always help me and now that help is gone.

[CAGgmb in reply to Fishing5]

Sometimes coping strategies help, sometimes they don’t. Our bodies change, our brains change. If what's happening is related to a chemical imbalance in your brain, then just coping strategies aren't enough. Can you ask your GP for a referral to a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner? Someone more knowledgeable about meds that might help? Sometimes it takes a long time to find the right help. Don't give up, don't let this become your life right now. Have you thought about a therapist?

[Fishing5 in reply to CAGgmb]

I definitely have thought about a therapist. I lost my mom a year ago and while I was caring for my father in law he died in his bedroom on the floor. I think that also has hit me hard. Not being able to save him. He was 86 and my mom was only 74