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

lists I really like your blog!

mummy I hope the medication continues to work for you, give it time, and don't be afraid of increasing the dosage, you want to get the full benefits of those tablets, and everyone's body reacts differently to them, so people need different doses.

to all of those suffering from depression and/or anxiety.

Day 10 on 50 mg Sertraline. Had 2 days with 25 mg before taking 50 mg. Had high anxiety before starting. Been on cymbalta several years but stopped in january. Now trying Sertraline since anxiety is back and cymbalta made me tired. Been in bed mostly since starting Sertraline. Very tired, no apetite, nausia, lots of anxiety.

Hi there all,

I am on citalopram for anxiety and depression. It's worth noting that the side effects are very rare and you might not have any - I don't. I was in such a state before I took these that I couldn't leave the house. I once got stuck in a train station 20 miles from home and couldn't breathe - husband had to collect me, after that I had some time off work sick as I couldn't face getting on the train again.

The tablets work and don't make you feel happy as such, they just make you feel normal again, they'll start to work gradually until one day you'll realise you actually feel fine again. Good luck!

Take Sertraline in the morning. Feel a bit better in the afternoons. Yesterday I had an okay day, but today I have lots of anxiety again. Wake up with anxiety. I really hate having to miss work and I have a new job that I am supposed to start 1/8 but I am afraid I will not get better and not be able to do my new job.

I am scared to be alone since the anxiety is so severe... My partner and my mom has been with me most and are making different meals for me and supporting me. Without them I would have to be hospitalized (psych ward). I feel very guilty - and hate that the kids have to see me like this.

Aw sorry to hear you struggled to get to sleep findogask hope you managed to get little lie in this morning :) and feel bit better I have quite a bit of anexity this morning think it's cause kids back at school and nursery tomorrow :/ hopefully feel better as days goes on :)

Thanks mellifere (hope spelt that right lol) hope they do help with my anexity as struggle to do simple day to day things :/

Anexitysertraline sorry to hear your having a rough time we all here to help talk about it and hopefully tablets will start making you feel bit better :) my anexity is quite bad struggle do the simple things day to day :/ I'm doing counciling seemed to be helping but started to really struggle other week so went doctors and got put on 50mg of sertraline on day 7 today so hopefully start feeling bit less anxious in next few weeks :)

Anexity sertraline before I started taking sertraline I didn't want to get out of bed worring about taking them and now finding it easy to get up and do stuff I still have days where I just want to hide under my quilt and hide for the day but we will all have bad days but hopefully less and more better days when tablets start to work :)

Glad to hear your not having side effects and sound like doing better on your tablets rockelburger :) yeah all I wanting is to be able to simple things without worring about nothing related to it and focus on the now and not the furture :)
Not good that you got stuck in train station I sometimes get stuck to the spot when walking I struggle as feel I have walk on centian spot so nothing bad will happen :/ and sometime just get so worked up I don't know what to do :/ good your husband came to get you though as it's hard when you haven't got anyone aroun to help or that understands as some people just think your werid and laugh or point at you which makes it worse :/ hope your feeling better soon

I'm glad you have people round to help anexity sertraline :) I struggle a lot as I'm single mum and have two kids and everyone works and my daughters dad has her two nights a week so that helps a lot :) think I put too much stress on my self :/ I struggle with loneliness too as split from my daughters dad about a year ago and still hurts and I've never lived on my own with the kids so finding that hard but try and keep it together for kids and myself as if I lose it I don't get anything done :/
Your doing good don't worry about kids they get looked after and your now on tablets and hopefully you'll feel better soon :) and you got people helping all the kids will want is mummy to feel better :) are you doing counciling or thought about it? As it does help to rant and talk to someone that is trained and understands how anexity works :)

Mummynatty: thank you for your respons :-)
I am not i counselling at the moment - but have been before in my life... Right now I just can't find the energy... Feeling so sad about "being broken"... I am very lucky that I have people around me - helping and caring... Yet I feel like such a burden and failure...

What kind of sideeffects are you having? I am amazed you have energy to get out of bed at be active.

How are you getting on natty? I so hope it works for you. Once you settle in to it the side effects should go. I have gone from w horrendous level of self harm to absolutely not once this year. The desire has gone, I'm lighter and calmer and more focused. I've always had very vivid dreams and these have increased, plus I now and then get shudders and if I run out/miss a day it's pretty horrid but they really have fixed me. My lovely DP sends me a different photo of my favourite animal with a speech bubble saying something along the lines of "don't talk to Frank, take your drugs!" or just making sure I have every day at the same time, which makes me smile and is useful too. Counselling really didn't work for me, I have a personality disorder that means i can't do CBT, but I hear it can be good for many.2

I sleep ok at night, but wake up early with anxiety.

Has anyone felt slot less anxiety within 14 days om Sertraline?

Aw thanks anexity sertraline I had to do something when o knew I was struggling so went through nhs for cbt but didn't help just felt like too much for me :/ then had another counciler through my children centre and she had to leave after few sessions so never got very far luckly tree was another place that I coul go to in town :) so going them and it's just nice speaking to someone that understands :)
As I don't have anyone else living with me other than kids so can't get anyone to help when I'm struggling :/ or offload too :/
I don't have that much energy in the only one lol so got to get up and get stuff done else nothing gets done :) even if some days it takes me 10x longer then it should like washing up or hoovering :/ but just get on with it lol sometimes I can admit I don't do anything and will just watch tv and other week didn't want to come home after dropping kids off to school and nursery as knew I'd just sit in bed and cry :/ so went straight into town and luckly have a friend tats a round quite a bit :)

I don't know what side effects I've had as worry about every niggle and thing I get so prob just worring and making myself feel half things I do. about day 4 felt sick and tired and heavy head :/ but been feeling okay since feel slight little headed sometimes and few niggles but nothing too bad hoping I'll be okay from now and hopefully just need to wait for sertraline to work and hopefully make me feel better

Thanks roarfeckingroar I'm good just struggling with bit of anexity last couple of days but trying to fight through :) that's great to hear that your feeling better :) how many days have you been taking sertraline? If your taking that not sure if you where taking that or something else :) aw far enough counciling doesn't work for everyone hope you've found something else to help :) xxxx

I just hate anxiety

Do you take benzos or anything else?

I have them but they make me very tired...

As if I am not tired enough....

Yeah same here can't do anything without having to so many times kids get stressed out by it too :/ I worry about everything and anything even if it's not related to what I'm doing thoughts just pop in my head and can't stop worrying about it so think my brains things of something I can do to stop it from happening which I know it wouldn't but sometimes feels so really :/ no I don't take anything else just sertraline

Aw is that a side effect of them ? Have you tried having a nap in day ?

I have tried to nap. But mostly I wake up i panic... So trying not to nap...