Aniexity depression worried about starting anti depressants :/

[mummynatty]

I struggle with anexity and they also say OCD and depression all come together I have two kids and I have tried counciling through nhs and didn't get on with it also had some counciling through my local children centre and had three session then she left but luckily found another councilor :) and meet up with her every week it helps talking and ranting to someone that doesn't know you was doing quite well until last weekend just everything getting on top of me so decided to go see doctor yesterday and they put me on anti depressants the sertraline meant to help with anxiety as well just worried about all side affects now :/ but I can't carry on feeling the way I do :/
Since my aniexity popped up again I have split up with my partner of three half years he got me through a lot of hard times and helped me out of a horrid relationship before and help me through everything to do with that , I feel bit lost don't know how to be myself anymore cause I've always had him to help me through hard places in the last few years and we've always got through together feel like I'm on my own through this don't get me wrong I have few friends that try there hardest to understand what I'm going through how I feel just not the same :/
Just want to here how people get through it or found anything that has helped

Thanks well we'll seen only been taking for 3 days :) and got counciling session on Friday :) cause wasn't going have one this week or next week so that's good :) aw well glad your back on then and making you feel better xxxxx

Hey findogask how you feel today I'm on fourth day feeling bit werid and not right feel a little sick and head feels slightly heavy and neck feels all brusied :/ and keep finding myself day dreaming and just staring hope your feeling better then other day :)

hello! stick with it mummynatty - last night I had my first decent sleep in a few days, fell asleep at my usual time and felt fine in the morning. Not so wired today either, no headache, no jitters. Feel almost normal. Still clenching my jaw a lot.

Still anxious! But at least the side effects seem to be fading and I hopefully just need the drug to build to effective levels now.

Day four was the worst for me too - hope things pick up for you now.

That's was good thanks hoping I will as my daughter going to stay with her daddy for next couple of nights and she got hand foot and mouth so been up a lot in night last few nights :/ feel so useless can't do much :/
Feeling rubbish today not doing much ordered dominos lol as didn't want t stress myself out cooking and tidying up kids liked it and feel slightly better now had something to eat :) just tried and feeling bit werid :/ hoping feel better after a sleep :)

Yeah same still anxious :/ felt bit better first couple of days my anexity I mean think maybe me making that happen lol as know it takes longer to work :)
Yeah I hope so :) did you feel better day 5 or still bit funny ? XXXX

During yesterday I still felt a bit out of kilter but I knew I was getting back to normal with that sleep last night - it was the first night since I started the sertraline that hasn't taken me ages to drop off.

Yes, just now don't put any pressure on yourself to do anything other than the necessary minimum to get you and the children safely through the day. You'll be all out of kilter, tired and unsteady. Hope you can get some better sleep now your daughter is at her dad's. Look after yourself x

That's good you feel better and had good sleep last night :)

I'll trying not too :/ worried about my daughter going to her dad as she's I'll and I'm feeling horrid my anexity is really high worring about her and going to be worse :/ xxxx

Sorry to hear this. I know from my own experience how impossible it is to rationalise away anxiety, but I hope you got through it last night and managed to get some sleep.

Sertraline has been amazing for DH - he's like a different person on it. I think antidepressants and other medications for mood have a bad reputation, but it many cases they can be literally lifesaving.

I've found eating really healthy food and avoiding too many starchy carbs helps a lot when I am feeling low. Although it's hard because when you are down you just want to eat rubbish!

Thanks findogask did mange to sleep feeling better today hoping don't feel as bad when take tablet today :/
How are you today? Xxxxx

Verynaice that's great to here it's helped your dh :) yeah anti depressants do have a bad light as I've heard make you feel worse :/
They are made to make you feel better I mean different people get different side effects so maybe that's what thy mean when they say it make you feel worse :)

Aw thanks yeah I eat a lot of rubbish food lol

Was on sertraline myself for a bit but it gave me a funny tummy so I decided to go without. I weaned myself off of them (I'm a doctor myself so I kind of knew what I was doing, wouldn't recommend doing that unless you have seen your GP) and decided to use meditation and mindfulness exercises to cure my panic attacks and sleep problems.

Found a great app called 'Calm' which does specific courses on it e.g. 7 days of sleep, 7 days of calming anxiety.

It's fantastic, changed my life!

Okay sorry it gave you tummy
Ache hope other things are working out for you :)
Thanks I'll have a look :)
I'm feeling better today :)

Yeah I'm fully recovered now thanks so there is light at the end of the tunnel! Don't give up hope.

Here's my review I wrote of that app, might give you a better idea of what it's like: listsforlifeblog.com/2016/04/10/why-you-should-download-the-calm-app-today/

Thanks got counciling tomorrow :)

I'm also (fairly) new to Sertraline. I'm currently on day 11. Has anyone felt any positive effects yet?
I've had terrible sickness and headaches, but I've started to feel a lot more positive. From about day 6 I felt like I had more energy and thoughts about harming myself seem to have reduced (not gone, but reduced).
The sickness seems to be easing slightly as well. The main issue I am having is sleeping. Some nights are ok, but others are terrible. I feel tonight could be another terrible night and unfortunately I have the preschool run and work in the morning :-/

Hey clottedcreamqueen im on day 6 felt ill and tired and werid on day 4 but felt okay yesterday :) I don't feel as anxious as I was last week but could me just think pills are working lol I've got counciling this morning too so hopefully feel better again :)
So to hear you are I'll from tablets :/ hope your feeling better soon :) I sleeping bit better as had my daughter keeping me up a lot of night beginning of week but she's at her dads coming back today :) but my anexity has always been quite bad before I go bed checking everything etc :/ xxxxxxx

Hello

I hope your counselling session went well.
I've had a bit of a wobbly day today. I have been feeling tired and spacey and a little bit down. I'm not sure my anxiety has changed at all and I'm really hoping they'll help with anxiety. I keep getting worried that I'm not really feeling better and that its just coincidence. I'm worried that my mood is going to dip and the thoughts are going to come back.

Up until today, It felt like my mood had improved considerably and I'm really hoping this is just a blip, but I'm now feeling quite worried about it. I really need to get better.

Hope things are going ok for you

hello everyone!

Sorry you've had a not-so-good day today Clottedcream - hope it was a blip. I'd been hoping I was on the up too but today (day 7) I had the same sort of tension headache and sore jaw and wired feeling as I did in the first couple of days - so who knows. We've just got to stick with it I think - too early for either of us to know whether anything's happening yet, although obviously anyone with anxiety is going to be super-alert for signs the medication is working.

How did your counselling go, mummynatty?

Hey clottedcreamqueen and findogask I didn't make it to my counciling yesterday could get out house kept checking everything cooker hob plugs taps etc :/ and missed two bus so didn't make it :/ got really upset and annoyed with myself but done so cleaning and tidying that I wanted to do so guess I got something done :)
Sorry to hear you had a wobbly day yesterday clottedcreamqueen :/ I had quite a bit of anexity yesterday to had hot flush and warm feeling in my chest think was just me worring about stuff :/ they say your anexity can get worse before gets better I had a lovley chat to a lady about everything on 111 last night :) we just have to give it the 2 weeks to hopefully get over side effects and then 4-6 weeks to let tablets work fully :) hopefully well all feel better and they will help calm our anexity :)
Yeah I felt same earlier in week that they where helping my anexity but think was me think they are going to make me feel better :) I know hope they get me back to what I was like before happy and enjoying being out and walking etc :) just got to give it time :)
Hope your feeling better

I agree with you findogask I worry about any niggles or anything and prob makes it worse :/
It's good were all focuses on getting better and giving tablets a chance :) xxxxxx hope everyone's feeling better today :)

Sorry to hear you were having an anxious day yesterday. Don't be too upset or annoyed with yourself, sometimes these things happen and I'm sure you're not the first, so hopefully the counsellor will understand. I know how easy it is to get annoyed with yourself though!
I'm feeling quite low again today. It's making me really worried that this isn't just a blip and that I'm going to go back downhill again.
Hope everyone is having a good day :)

Thanks clottedcreamqueen yeah I know so easy to get annoyed I take some out on kids too if I'm struggling with my anexity :/ which feels Horus and I hate taking it out in kids as not their fault :/

Oh no sorry to hear your feeling low again today I'm feeling slightly anexity but trying not to let it get to me :/ sure your feel better soon how long you been on tablets? As for to give them 4-6 weeks to work fully then if don't work guessing they put you on higher does :/
Out enjoying sun today in garden and making most of it and the breeze to dr washing as really behind :/ xxxx

Took my 12th tablet this morning. overall, I do feel a bit better, even if I have felt down over the last couple of days. I just need to remember that there will be good days and bad days and not panic about the bad days. I'm almost becoming paranoid that they're not going to work because I feel like the positive effects happend far too quickly and therefore they can't have been real. i definitely haven't given them enough time yet. Have you noticed any positive effects at all?
Glad to hear you got outside in the sun. Hope your day has been ok

That's good your feeling better :) yeah always have good days and bad days :/ but hopefully more good days than bad days :) that's what I thought I felt slightly less anxious after couple of days but sure it was prob me think that they will make me better lol
My doctor said can take couple of weeks for side effects to clear then 4-6 weeks to have full effects of tablets :) hopping I don't have to have a higher does , hoping the 50mg I'm on is the right does for me :) not sure yet very early to say as was day 6 today but felt like I had a slight more control over my rituals than normal but then got worse as it got later :/ but did quite well today I feel :) I have to try and look at the positives as always look at negatives :/
Yeah thanks really enjoyed the sun with the kids they loved it :) and got washing washed and dried :) hope you had nice day too?

Day 8. I was up from 1-5am last night, only managed to get back to sleep by necking some of my husband's co-codamol - I know that's not ideal but I was completely bug-eyed. Sore jaw all day today as well. I hope these side-effects go soon because I can't put up with them for too much longer! Good to hear how you're all getting on too.