Still feel panicky every time i take a tablet will this get better ?

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Hello, i am on day 8 of Cipramil only a 10mg dose for depression and anxiety, but each morning about half hour after I take I feel really wierd, panicky, racing thoughts etc, I know I need something as I have had very dark depressing thoughts and not wanting to cope with my life but this is scary too. i felt calmer this morning when I got up, and then youthink, hey perhaps I dont need these ADs after all ! its very scary either way, I know 10mg is not strong, in fact ten years ago I took 20mg for 5 years on and off after my first husband died and in the end i forgot that I was on them at all. This time I have a little one 3 years and its extra scary looking after her and coping with all this. Scared of depression, scared of side effects, scared of panic attacks Arrrrrrrrggggg

do perservere with the tablets

i ended up on 175 mg of ADs - 20 mg is ok...and i think you will find that another week or so and you will feel more settled

well done on going to the clinic xx

Try not to dissect each day minute by minute...assess it at the end of the day...then you can say

today was good/ not good

remember, we all have off days, depressed or not..don;t stress too much about minute by minutes x

Hello zippitippitoes, fizzbuzz, lulumama and bakedpotato, I have taken the 20mg for two days now so thats 11 days since start of tablets and i have had a slight calming and lifting feeling. I am still terrified, but there is definitly less desparation and the feeling that I will do something crazy. I hope this goes on to get better. My GP has arranged some CBT but not with a counsellor which has a years waiting list ! but with an online E-CBT self help programme ! I started today with the first session which just outlined the process and identified my main fears etc, I suppose its better than nothing if it helps me in any way.I still have the feelings that my problems are insolvable, but the tablets Im sure have taken the edge of things just a tad x dont want to say anything too positive as Im terrified the bad feelings will come and 'get' me

hi

Glad you feel a little more in control.

I saw something about online cbt which sounded really positive, although it is hard to believe it could be effective. There aren't many counsellors available are there.

If you do have fears and no one to talk to have you tried a help line at all?

it will take time....but it does sounds as though are you making progress.....all the things you are feeling are normal...as in part of the illness...hang on in there..xxx

there is free trial of online cbt here mental health

if anyone is interested