Sertraline Buddies - Part 2! Support for all on AD's...

[Chuffchuff]

New thread for when the first one gets full - welcome everyone

I am trying to watch a film chuff but just laying here feeling like crap x

And worrying about the horrible anxiety thoughts that r going to come into my head when I wake up later :( x

Oh no really, I can't afford to lose my job and I do enjoy it x was it more the work than the fact you couldn't function to do it? X

Has anyone else had to leave work? X

It was more the type of work it just wasn't suited to me. U enjoy your job so that's great. U just need to get bit stronger so u can do it and the meds will help. Your job might actually help u to focus on work rather than all your anxieties.

I am trying so hard to do that I am desperate to get better. I used to smoke socially for years, so stupid I know. Had an x Ray and all clear earlier in the year but the last few days I have been fixating on my head that I will get lung c, even tho I don't even do it any more and haven't for 5 years. It just won't go it my head snd cripples me inside. My friend said he smoked 40 a day for 30 years, gave up and felt great. And like I say I have been fine for so long and now these thoughts just won't go away and I feel so desperate frightened. Sorry to go on xx

U r doing fine. Takes bit of time for the anxiety to get better u have only been on the meds 2 days! Don't worry bout being an ex smoker most of us have!

I don't feel like I can't take any more of these x

Does it affect u like it does me at the moment tho I keep looking up the risks x

I said to my friend why can't I be like him and just forget it and get on with my life x

I've only been on 50mg for one day well and that's what's worrying me. 25mg affected my sleep but this afternoon has not been good :( x

My dd 18 has just gone on it for ocd and it has made an enormous difference to her life.

It's not so bad for me this time round with the anxiety. I have it but less so then when it happened 7 years ago. U sound very much like I felt back then and It all turned out good in the end.

How do I stop the horrible obsessive thoughts About the smoking? In the early hours I was nearly sick with worrying because keep waking up x

I mean keep waking up and it was just stuck in my head x

Try to distract yourself. When u start thinking that try to put yourself in a calm place. For example think of yourself on a beach, gentle waves, sunset. Picture yourself there.

I will try if I can x

Great. Deep breaths also help Nat at same time of thinking of calm safe place.

I feel so weird snd horrible I'm sorry to go on x

Your not going on Nat it's fine.
Mrs David great to hear it working so well for your daughter. Did it take long to show signs of improvement?

OH Just made me some scrambled egg which I am trying to force down but my throat feels funny swallowing, is that normal. Having to force food in me is upsetting in itself :(

Yes feeling like you have a lump in your throat is yet another lovely symptom of anxiety!

Have you taken the whole dose of diazepam today? I really think it would help if you did. And honestly, I remember the first day I took sertraline being the worst and the side effects started to get a little bit better every day from then in. You can do it

Nat, I hate it when I can't switch off all the stuff in my head too, but the meds help, most of the time at least

and charity, glad you woke up chirpy, hope it continued and you had a good day

Thank u closed x

Chuff, I took half the diazapam with the 50mg this morning and then just took the other half 10 mins ago to hooefully help with sleep. Was that ok do u think? That's good that the first day was the worst, was the night bad too tho? And did they really get slightly better from day 2? X

I know how all of you feel, it's so valuable to be able to interact and have support from people with the same issues.
It's fucking hard sometimes, I wish everyone the happiness and confidence they deserve.
I have generalised anxiety disorder, and I'm afraid of being viewed as a coward. When I'm in a bad place I don't know how to help myself and just want to crawl under a rock.
I'm not good enough, I over-analyse other people's reactions, I'm worried that I'm going to be a bad mum and fuck a child's life up, I'm worried that I am a burden to my friends (if I told them), I worry that when I come to give birth that I won't be able to manage the pain, I worry that no medical professionals will take me seriously and so many other things....