Anxiety support, Hand hold or chit chat come say hi #3

[Fairydust26]

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Hi not no

Things are okay at the mo. How are you doing BippityBoppity87?

Yeah not bad @Fairydust26 I’m feeling a lot better in myself recently and had a good few months of stability which has been nice. But the anxiety and irritably is slowly starting to creep back in. My psychiatrist was supposed to do a script for diazepam, but I think it got lost somewhere, so I rang the gp and the duty doctor was able to prescribe some. 2mg which I think is pointless personally, so not going to bother.

Not been on this for a while , feeling a little better , some days still have the high alert thing , waiting for something to set off my anxiety. Overall I feel more functioning day to day , but still struggling with some stuff. Managed to finally get a date for some therapy , it's over the phone and starts in a few weeks.

Hi everyone. How are we all doing?

I don't really enjoy this time of year, I feel quite lonely and my mental health suffers. So the anxiety is ramped up and all the irrational thoughts start flowing.

Hi @mooserp

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. I’ve been suffering quite a bit with my anxiety on and off for weeks now, some days worse than others.

I was at the gp today as a catch up/review of my mental health and I honestly felt like garbage. Haven’t showered in 5 days, just about managed to brush my hair when I left the house. Had to take my 3yo ds with me who was running around causing mayhem and I just didn’t have the energy to stop him running around. Thought people must think I’m a shit lazy parent. Had to focus on the floor so people wouldn’t see me crying.

I’ve been given propranolol, does anyone know if this is any good? And possibly olanzapine, but she needs to run it by my psych first. Already on lithium and lamotrigine

@BippityBoppity87
Hello!
Can totally sympathise with the toddler mayhem.
I've had very little energy to discipline my crazy but lovely two year old. Especially over Christmas and can feel the relatives rolling their eyes! Especially those without kids.

How was your check up?
Don't know much about propranolol and olanzapine. I'm about to start back on Sertraline tomorrow xxx

Hi @SeaShell33 I know it really is tough having little ones sometimes and he was running around all over the world place, even had to chase him when the doctor was waiting. Just felt awful.

It went ok, thankfully I didn’t burst into tears when I went in although I really wanted to. She offered 10mg diazepam but I declined as I don’t really want to be taking such a high dose when I have a 3yo to look after. I still have some in the cupboard from the last time I was given them, but thankfully haven’t needed to take them in just over two weeks. Plus it’s only a short term med when really I’m wanting more of a long term PRN.

I think my psych is reluctant to put me on any more meds, so I’ll see what he says, but as I was trying to stress, it’s not something that I would take everyday, just there when it’s really needed

I used to be on sertraline, not allowed antidepressants anymore after a bad manic episode, but I’ve heard it’s worked wonders for some, just worked a little too well for me haha. So I feel like I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place at the moment

I have propranolol. I don't take them all the time as they can make me feel light headed as my blood pressure is quite low. They only really help with panicky symptoms.

I have sertraline but haven't taken any. I'm too worried about the side effects, I've read that anxiety can get worse in the first couple of weeks - I don't think I could possibly handle that.

@BippityBoppity87 I'm sure the drs would be understanding that you can't always control little ones.
You did well to hold in the tears at your appointment. I'm expecting the floodgates to open when I go in on Monday.
I've heard diazepam can be strong but at least you've got them there for if you really need it.
Sertraline worked really well for my PND, just hope the side effects don't last too long.
When are you seeing your psych?

@mooserp last time I took Sertraline I felt increased anxiety for 2-3 days. Hope it's only that long this time too.
Let me know if you decide to give them ago xxxx

@SeaShell33 my next psych appointment is on the 27th of January, but I see my cpn every couple of weeks in between who usually helps. It’s so hard sometimes, I was doing so well for about 8 months and I seem to have hit a rough patch that comes and goes every so often. I should have known there would be small relapses.

I really hope sertraline helps both of you

@bippitybobppity87 That's good that you get to see the CPN in between but it does seem like a long wait.

I've had lots of relapses with my anxiety, mostly triggered by stressful life events I'm crap at handling like most people seem to be able to.

Will be taking first tablet tomorrow so I expect I'll be back on here when I'm climbing the walls.

Good luck Seashell33. Hope you get good results, and quickly.

I'm still too scared to try them. Like you I've relapsed, I've been struggling for about the past 4 months now and I don't see any end to it.

Hi, this is my first time posting, my anxiety has been high for a couple of weeks due to having an operation and I am not coping with after effects. My gp prescribed 2mg and then 5mg of diazepam which didnt help me atall. I'm now on 40mg of propanalol which helped on first day but not really yesterday. Do they take time to work. Also I find I am worse in morning, by afternoon and evening I'm fine. I have lost my appetite (normally a big eater) is this normal.
Thank you for any advice.

Thanks @moorsep
Took 50mg of Sertraline at 6am, got back in bed and fell back asleep for an hour.
Have felt quite spacey, my pupils are massive, feel tired but definitely less anxious. Still flutters of anxiety but not the chest crushing kind.
Went to church this morning as I find it very thearaputic. I thought the Christmas songs would make me cry but they didn't. I remember this sensation last time on Sertraline, feeling sad but no tears.

@flowerbox Hope someone can give you advice on the propanol

I’m glad you felt a little bit better today @SeaShell33 hopefully the side effects subside for you soon

I’ve just started 40mg propranolol on Friday @flowerbox. I haven’t really noticed a huge difference, but I think it can take a couple of weeks before you feel it’s full effect? I’m not sure. What did your gp say about it?

That’s quite a low dose of diazepam so I’m not surprised you didn’t feel any different. I found I had to take at least 10mg, but it’s addictive and not really an ideal med to take long term anyway

Seashell33 - I had a really bad anxiety attack last night, so I've decided to give the sertraline a go. I know I'm going to be worrying about side effects, but I think I need them. My prescription is to start on half a tablet (25mg) for the first week.

Let's hope we both see some positive results soon

@Mooserp well done for deciding to give the Sertraline a go!
What time did you take yours? How are you feeling?
I went to the Dr and he gave me a new prescription for Sert. 1 week on 25mg then up to 50mg. The problem is I've already stared on 50mg with the ones I had at home. I'm going to continue with 50mg as don't want to drop it down then have to go back up again.
Had the insomnia last night which was crap. Feel shattered today. Think the tiredness is making the anxiety worse.

I took mine around 8pm I think. The prescription says to take in the evening. Feeling very anxious again today. On edge about NYE, I don't like all the noise etc.

Currently want to just run away from everything

@Mooserp Have you got plans for NYE? I hate it! Haven't felt like celebrating anything this a Christmas. Think DH hates me for being so miserable.
My mum and Aunty have 2 year old DD with them today and I've been clinging to my dad for comfort.
Anxiety bad today! Teeth clenching. Feel tired and start to nod off then anxiety bolt awake.
Feel so shit.
Tomorrow will be day 3. Hope it gets better.
Been telling DH how much I want to run away from everything and don't want to be here anymore but feel trapped because have to think of everyone else!

No I don't have any plans. I don't know if my neighbours will be doing anything - the noise from them really triggers my anxiety.

I've been feeling a bit nauseous and stomach is a bit upset which I think is the sertraline.

I know what you mean with the teeth clenching and the bolts of anxiety. It's just so horrible isn't it? It won't last forever

@Mooserp I can empathise with the neighbour noise. In our old house this was a trigger for me too. I used to put on Jazz Cafe music to drown them out.

Have you been able to eat anything to ease your stomach?
My dad gave me some porridge and a chocolate digestives bless him!

I took my mum to the Drs earlier and felt like my head going to explode with anxiety!

I don't remember it being this bad last time I took them or maybe that's the paranoia.

Not sure if the codine I took last night to help me sleep has made me worse today?

Sorry for the ramblings!

To be fair, my neighbours aren't that noisy, but the soundproofing is pretty poor. I have really sensitive hearing, even the smallest, slight knocking sound is enough to give me a horrible rush of adrenaline. I can't really understand why, it's just normal house noises. They don't play loud music or have kids rushing about screaming, I know it could be MUCH noisier. I have just ordered some noise cancelling headphones - I know that doesn't solve my irrational response, but it may help.

I may be having quite a bit of 'easy' food if the stomach issues continue - porridge etc.

The codeine may have affected how you feel (I don't know, I'm just guessing). I know that whenever I'm having a really bad anxiety attack I think it's worse than anything I've had before, but I'm sure it's not. It can be hard to be objective when you're in the middle of feeling bad.

I don't mind the rambling, I think it helps to say what's going on in your head. I find that if I can talk to someone about it (which isn't often as I don't really have any one to talk to honestly) I do feel a bit calmer and return to the 'real world' rather than the one my brain send me off to.

@Mooserp my DH swears by his noise cancelling headphones.

Porridge is good too if you're struggling to eat because of the slow energy release.

I just need to keep pushing through and hopefully get past the initial side effects. But yes it's hard to rationalise when you're in full blown panic.

I'm glad my rambling hasn't put you off. Totally agree that it helps so much being able to talk. Come and talk to me any time!

Have you tried counselling? I self referred myself today, got a telephone assessment on Thursday.

Sometimes my brain World is so bad I want to scratch it out!

Hi am looking for a bit of advise ,have been suffering with extreme anxiety over the last few weeks to the point it's controlling my life I worry constantly about my work that I have done something wrong !I lost my lovely mum last year and was also diagnosed as peri menopausal and am on HRT. Have got a Drs appointment Monday and will hopefully be offered medication because I can't carry on like this ,does anyone know what's the best one to try and start with.
I also have an appointment for grief counselling next week so am hoping that will help me come to terms with losing my mum.