Anxiety help please?

[Ivemessedup22]

Just after some support really . Since having 2 terminations I’ve developed a debilitating anxiety problem. I didn’t 100% want the terminations and was back and forth with the decisions until I felt ill. Now I have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and cannot make any kind of decisions.
I cannot function at all. I try and sleep a lot to get away from my life. Then when I’m awake I’m to exhausted to do anything. I’m on sertraline and proponol but they make me sooo tired . I have to take the proponol every few hours as when it wears off that horrible racing heart and sick feeling in my stomach comes back . I suffer from intrusive thoughts and there also exhausting . The same thoughts go round and round in my head for weeks until I have a kind of breakdown .
I know nobody can really help as such but some support would be nice , someone to chat to maybe ?

Poor you. Someone more capable will be along in a while, but are you having any counselling to help you, either with coming to terms with your terminations, and/or helping you with techniques to calm yourself when panic comes over you?

My DD has techniques to help her in the moment:

• focused breathing


• 54321 technique


• reciting things (animals) in alphabetical order

Hiya
no I’ve haven’t had any counselling yet, just the tablets. My anxiety seems to be pretty much all the time though rather than come on like a panic attack. Like having constant nerves and butterflies in my stomach.

How long have you been on the meds? They take time to work and also to get the dosage right. If they aren't doing enough then go back to your GP.
There are mindfulness apps you can get that might help you too, I have heard of Headspace and Calm I think. Worth a try.
Also maybe yoga?

It’s been about 8 weeks i think . I will definitely try and speak to doctor tomorrow. I’ve been trying the last few days but just so exhausted. Was worried the more meds I’m on the worse the tiredness gets. Haven’t left the house in 5 days I’m so depressed.
Ill look into those apps I hadn’t thought of anything like that. Thanks for the suggestions

I started taking sertraline at the end of February. It definitely made me feel worse for 6 or 7 weeks before I saw any improvement at all . In fact I mostly felt a lot worse ( like some one had jumped out at and startled me ).
When they did start working the improvement came quite quickly and has been life changing for me .
I feel normal but don't seem to be able to get into the loop of going round and round in my head worrying .
I didn't realise that it was possible to not have things going round in my head conststantly .
Of course not all antidepressants work for everyone . If you feel that yours aren't helping see your GP and they can change your antidepressant or change the dose .
I had almost given up on setraline just as it started working .

From my experience with my DD, being anxious is really exhausting. Your brain is going full speed the whole time. Once the meds are at the right level it hopefully will start breaking the cycle enough for you to start to operate better. 8 weeks you are only just getting going.
We are a year on since DD got up to full meds. She is on Fluoxetine. Her consultant said it should have an anti-anxiety and 'energising' effect so she takes that in the morning, but propranolol in the evening as she gets more tired & anxious. In fact she is doing so well we are going to try reducing her dose in the summer.
Best wishes.

@Roadtripconcept

thanks for reply . I have been on them in the past and they worked quite well. The second week was horrific as it made the anxiety worse but I did stick with it and they have helped . But I’m definitely going to ask the doctor to increase them. As I need something to stop these thoughts !

@TeenPlusCat

thanks for the advice . I will try and hold off taking the propranolol in the morning as the do make me more tired. And yes it is so exhausting even though physically I’m not doing much apart from housework. Glad your daughter is feeling abit better . Summer is a good time to try and reduce . My depression is always worse in jan -April.

I’m week 9 sertraline and finally starting to feel a bit better. I’m hoping for brighter days ahead. On Facebook there’s a Zoloft (Sertraline) support group which might help you? Keep strong

@ivemessedup22 one thing that helped me was learning what triggers anxiety or depression. Being in the house for over 2 days is always bad for my mental health. I now know that I NEED to go out and have a walk, even if it's just to the supermarket. So I would suggest you try to go out every day (even though i know everything is hard when you're feeling that bad).

@bringon2020
thanks . I did used to force myself out for a walk most days . But this time I feel so physically ill I can hardly move . I just try and get the housework done now so it’s clean for the kids. I know it sounds stupid but feel like I’m actually dying of anxiety and depression at the moment. I just want to go to bed and not wake up .