Sick and tired...

Morning all. Bad night for me. After such a good day. So frustrating! I want to scream...very much so considering meds again but so frightened of the side effects. I'm lost!

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Hello looloo sorry to hear uve had a bad nite. As with the side effects off medication, don't read the leaflet inside, I did that and in my head I had every symptom where as really I had some not all. My medication have done my anxiety really good even thou I've a fear I'm overcoming that slowly. Cxx

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Hi Donna thanks for your reply. I made that mistake a long time ago with reading the leaflet and your right I had every side effect known! Started sertraline again about 2wks ago but only managed 2 days of them, I had a really bad side effect and in my head thought I needed to be hospitalized. Stopped taking them and now stuck with this feeling. They helped so much in the past and I had no side effects. Waiting to speak to a GP.

Good luck with your recovery xx

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I had the same effect with sertraline but the others swear by them so I say stick with works for you, at the moment I m trying a very high dose of fish oils which has raving reports but we will see, wish you luck Take Care.xxxx

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I hear your frustration. Woke up feeling like I hadn't slept a wink and sick with worry. I'm sorry you're not feeling great dude. Good advice here about not reading the leaflet. I hope you find something that works for you. If they've worked for you in the past just try to focus on that, however hard that seems. Hope your doctor is kind, try talking to him really honestly about how scared you are of the side affects and he might be able to find one with less or put your mind at rest a bit. Good luck and hope you relax a bit throughout the day x

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Thanks hvr, really need to sort something out today as I feel rubbish. Hope you have a good day. Try having a nap! X

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Wish I could, unfortunately I'm sitting at my desk in work trying desperately not to let my shakes show and calm down a bit. I'm sure you will hun xx

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Morning LooLoo

Sorry , you are not feeling to good , like Donna I have meds fear as well , which I am still to over come , so I am not the best person in the world to give advise on this one

I have a med I should take , its been in the drawer for the last 3 months , I no I should give it a try (its not for anxiety this med ) but I went & read the advantages & disadvantages about it , plus had a walk on HU because there is a sight on here about it & to be honest , not many have anything good to say about it , so now I havnt got a clue , how anyone will convince me to give it ago , yet deep down I no I should at least try it , so I can say I did & who knows I might be fine on it , (try telling my head that )

If & when I do have a go at taking it , I will just tell myself today I will take one & see what I think tomorrow , I do find that takes some of the fear away , if I think I have a choice

At least as always on here though you no you are not alone , always someone will feel the same as you do

Hope you feel a bit calmer & wish I could have been more help

Love

whywhy

xxx

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Hi whywhy. I completely see your point. I have the tablets in my cupboard and I'm telling myelf to just take it and put up with the side effects, but then the fear kicks in and I just can't.

Have rang the doc today though so I'm waiting on a reply.

Hopefully I can get a referral and something different to try, wether or not I try it is another thing.

Have a good day x

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Hi Loo

I understand , let us no what they say

Thinking about you

((((((hugs))))))))

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I am seeing someone at 5.30. Shall let you know thanks again xx

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Thats good Loo , I will look out to see how you went on , will be thinking about you , tell them exactly how you are feeling

xxx

[Roserose]

I cut my medication in half for the first 5 days so I wasn't freeking out too much, (10mg) then increased to 20 when I felt ready, didnt ask the doc if this was okay but to reduce the dose made me feel safe. I know if i took the full 20 I would have probably labelled myself with every side effect too.....! this helped me a lot. Don't be afraid. We are all here for you. xxxxxx

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Thanks for the tip hun. I shall have a good think about what to do. I have just received a phonecall from th gp and they want to see me today. Fingers crossed I get somewhere x

[ruby4me]

I am on citalophram 40 mg and I haven't felt better for a long time! I started off on 20mg but they weren't helping so I doubled up and I haven't had no bad side effects I would strongly recommend sticking to the meds even if you feel bad for a while cos the benefits are well worth it

Stay well all

Ruby x