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

[Fairydust26]

Can you believe the last threads full up?! We had a great support network going on the previous two so come and say a big hello and join us.

Glad to hear it’s passed I know the feeling it’s horrible and comes out of nowhere! Sertaline has quite a long half life so missing one does shouldn’t effect you too much however I think it’s one of them things that differs from person to person. I would say if you take it later tonight continue to take it around the same time each day as you don’t want to double dose by accident.

Feeling very anxious today - I have to do a presentation (only to 9 people!) and feel sick and dissociated. Anxiety is so shit.

Hi everyone. I'm hoping to get some support from people who know how I feel and what I'm going through. Currently having a major anxiety blip due to an upcoming house move. Increasing my meds this week and absolutely terrified x

Yeah Fairydust26 I have a medication review tomorrow so I might mention it. I don't even know what it was. I don't know if it was the beginning of a panic attack or anxiety, or just getting myself worked up on adrenaline as I've had very little sleep since Friday. I was bouncing off the walls! Really not a nice feeling at all.

And I've been up since 5am, so that's probably why! Thankfull I've just finished work now,

Hope you're feeling better now bippity and everyone else. I made sensory bottles with my children in the last place I worked in. I bought them with me to my new job. It's just water, glue, glitter and warm water. Last year, before I went for medical help, I used to shake the bottles and they really calmed me down. I am so tempted to make some for home.
Sometimes deep breathing only goes so far, it helps to have something else to focus on

Yeah, it wasn't pleasant. Hating to sound like a drama queen 🙄, but it was so bad, at one point I was thinking about ringing nhs24 as I thought I was just going to jump out my skin.

Quick question, I still haven't taken my meds yet. Shall I just leave it and take it tomorrow?

I feel like I've taken 10 shots of caffeine. I don't know what's going on. I can't go to sleep because I'm too wired.

I'm actually regretting taking sertraline. I knew this would happen. I told them this would happen. It sends me through the roof. But it's either that or feel really really bad again. I'm in a catch 22. Although st this rate I think I would rather be low than high. It's very unsettling to say the least.

Been on it for 5 months now and it's only sent me higher. This is the worst I've ever been.

What dose are you on? Deffinately mention it to your GP. It's not right thst you're feeling so bad.

I don't sleep much. I started taking Kalms trying to help me as I don't want to rely on sleeping pills. Usually I have no problems falling asleep it's staying asleep that's the problem. Last night I went to sleep at 11 woke up 1, 3.44, 4.15, 5.30, 6.35( My wake up alarm went off) didn't drag myself out of bed till 6.45 making me run late.
Off to boot camp soon, hopefully I'll sleep then.

I'm on 100mg, I was thinking that actually, maybe it's a too higher dose and maybe go back to 50mg. I don't know what caused it. It definitely wasn't a 'manic' feeling or anything, more like a panic attack I think. The worst part is, well maybe a good thing! But I was on my own when it happened, so I couldn't pick out what had caused it.

My thoughts were racing just before, felt like I had about 10 tabs on at once in my head, then I couldn't make the music stop, then I started hallucinating and it all just spiralled from there. I think I just got myself worked up as my brain wouldn't switch off.

Doesn't help I'm a bit sleep deprived, so probably a mixture.

Hi everyone, am new to this thread. Does anyone else suffer with extreme nausea when anxious? And if so, what do you do to relieve it? When I start to feel anxious about stuff it shows itself by me waking up in the morning feeling very very sick, and often with diarrhoea too. I wake earlier than usual and will often be sick or retch into the toilet for an hour or so, off and on. I then usually perk up, feel better as the day goes on, then wake up sick again. It’s very unpleasant and don’t know how to combat it.

lancashirebornandbred yes which makes me panic more which makes the nausea worse!.I’ve found travel sickness bands help just put them on your wrist and it helps the nausea by pressing on your pressure points only a couple of quid on amazon.

Thanks for that fairy dust. I do have travel sickness bands, as I also get travel sick. Will give them a go, it never occurred to me to try them.

Hi 😀 I new here I've only just joined today

Hi parker😊

Sorry this is going to probably be a bit long, but I'm still shaking, anxiety has gone through the roof.

Waiting on the bus after dropping my DS off at nursury, ticket in hand, in a bit of a frenzy as the bus pulled up I just doubled checked to see I was getting on the correct bus to go home.

The bus driver quite rudely and abruptly went 'any idea what you want mate?' So aggressive. I was quite taken aback. He hadn't even opened the doors or really stopped in the first place, which is what you're supposed to do surely?!

Anyway I've put a complaint in as there was absolutely no need for that all. Now I feel like shit and quite frankly don't want to leave the house again. I'm trying to calm down, but I really can't

Now I've got myself so worked up I'm getting butterflies in my stomach and I feel very excitable all of a sudden. Is this an anxiety attack? This is what happened a couple of days ago, but there wasn't a specific trigger then, it just came out the blue.

I feel wired like I'm about to lose control. I have the crisis team number shall I ring them? Or just wait until my CBT appointment tomorrow? I feel like I'm starting to lose the plot.

Would it be an overeaction if I went to a&e or my psychiatric hospital? Because this isn't normal and I'm getting myself incredibly worked up. I've tried sitting down and breathing slowly, listening to music, but it's not working.

BippityBoppity87 did you mention any of this to the gp yesterday what did they say?

Yeah, I mentioned all of this, but she didn't seem too bothered! Even though I was almost climbing the walls! My DP has said that I've been totally away with it the past week, I would t say that bad, but definitely feel a lot more euphoric than usual. But I've been on sertraline for 4 months now, and even though intially had this side effect the first week I took it, it tapered off and now it's come back.

I'm worried I'm going to do something stupid as I'm already pretty impulsive as it is.

I must be mad, I'll be finished my BA in April after 18months of study, before that I spent 10months doing my level 6( I think it's level 4/5 in England)
An add popped up on my phone about a play therapy course that's 20months long and costs 4, 000 euro not including books. I kinda want to do it.

I've calmed down now but now I'm wondering when the next bout will hit or if I'm on public when it happens or working.

I was in the pharmacy waiting on my prescription and I couldn't sit still! Had to put my head phones in to try and distract myself.

Saying that, with all this excess energy I've managed to clean the house top to bottom, put a few loads of washing on, put it away. Give my DS a bath and dinner walked to and from nursery. Just about to make dinner for me and my DP. So I've been productive at least!

What are you studying Iblinkedandiamold?