I'm new to the forums so I'll start by saying hello!
After around 10 years of depression and severe anxiety I decided to seek help. I had seen a counsellor and tried CBT in the past which didn't help and decided to give up (accepted I just had to live with it). In January this year I decided to start medication (reluctantly). At first I was given 50mg sertraline then moved onto 100mg around March time. The tablets, I think, may be helping slightly but unfortunately there has been no miracle cure. I still only feel safe in my house and i'm still very reluctant/nervous to do the simplest of tasks. It's hard to explain but as soon as I leave the house I just feel really strange.
For the past 3 weeks I've been getting, what I believe, could be side effects. The first is being very tired on an afternoon, I can't help nodding off somewhere around 2pm - 4pm for an hour or two.
The second thing i'm experiencing is very weird. On a morning it takes me 30mins to an hour to pull myself together. During this time I'm finding it hard to distinguish between dreams and reality.... Does that make sense?? I wouldn't say it causes anxiety, it's just extremely weird (confusing)
I'm wondering if I should ask the doctor to try something different? I think the main problem is social anxiety - Anything that involves leaving the house. Very annoying, I just want to be normal!!!!
Does anyone have any experience with this?
Many Thanks xx