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Severe anxiety

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Jj2431 · 11/04/2022 19:12

Hi all,

I've had anxiety for as long as I can remember but it's getting worse and worse. A few months back I was put on to Sertraline and given a short course of Diazepam (amazing stuff, can see why it would be addictive!), the sertraline didn't work, if anything the side effects were horrendous (I was on Sertraline for 4 months), I've tried citralopram in the past and also Mirtazipine. Neither helped. Also had cbt twice and constantly try to use self help techniques. It's getting so bad I can barely leave the house before I feel sick as a dog, sweating, heart racing etc and it's worse in places I feel I can escape like on the bus, in a crowd. I also seem to have developed an issue with eating, especially in public. I have a fear I'm going to throw up in public and not make a toilet. My anxiety makes me feel so sick I did actually once throw up in a public toilet. Since that day about 5 weeks ago, it's just getting worse. Can anyone advise anything? Should I go back to the Dr? What else could I try to request maybe? I can't live like this. I must add that I do also have a toddler and had pnd at one stage and right now we have a terminally ill family member so the stress is high.

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Piper22 · 11/04/2022 19:18

Hi OP, so sorry to hear you struggling like this. When you say Dr, do you mean GP? It may be worth asking whether a referral to secondary services (ie a mental health team and/ or psychiatrist might be a possibility)?

Jj2431 · 11/04/2022 19:24

Hi and thanks for responding. I did mean GP yes. I have previously had involvement with secondary mental health teams but only when I was so bad that I was suicidal. I didn't think they'd be interested in my anxiety but it might be worth asking. Thanks

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jampim · 11/04/2022 19:29

Ask to try Venlafaxine op. Citalopram, sertraline and Prozac didn't work for me at all. Venlafaxine has been a life saver. I'd got to the point where I barely left the house and would have panic attacks in supermarkets. Now I've finally learned to drive and can go on planes.

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