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Post by winegirl on Sept 8, 2007 20:27:02 GMT
Just wanted to pop in say try to stick with the meds.
I am day 7 of Fluoxetine for anxiety and have had such bad panic attacks on it that I have come close to calling an ambulance! But the dr has persuaded me to stick with it for a few more days to see if it is just side effects before jacking it in. Lots of ladies say their meds make them feel worse before better, but I know its damn hard!
Let us know how you get on x
Winegirl x
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Post by nicolamell on Sept 12, 2007 10:01:51 GMT
Had to go off the meds, they made me feel so unwell physically. Have been going along ok since then but then had a massive anxiety attack this afternoon. Don't even know why, I didn't have any bad thoughts or anything to trigger it - just started to panic. Is anyone else terrified they are going to just totally lose it and go nuts without even realising?? My hubby downgraded our health cover today to take off the obstetrics (definitely won't need that again) and ironically when you cancel that you also lose psychiatric. The only time in my life I would ever think I might need it!! BTW fellow aussies if you haven't already stumbled on PANDA they are fantastic, the phone counsellors are brilliant. The web address is www.panda.org.au. If anyone is interested in some mutual counselling/offloading crap via e-mail let me know. Hope everyone else is feeling better than me. N |
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Post by winegirl on Sept 12, 2007 10:35:51 GMT
Hi Nicola
My meds have made me have bizzarre panic attacks out of nowhere too. It is just a side effect as the drug builds in your system and should stop sfter a couple of weeks. Have you told your GP you have stopped taking them? He/She might suggest you carry on too try and ride through the side effects.
How are you doing today? here if you need to talk x
Winegirl x
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Post by nicolamell on Sept 12, 2007 10:44:53 GMT
It was my doc who told me to stop taking them. It wasn't the anxiety but while I was on them I felt totally drugged and disoriented, couldn't drive, cook or look after the kids. Was also physically sick. They just didn't agree with me. Decided to tough it out a bit longer and if I can't get through it I'll try different meds. I am finding the counselling is helping, I feel ok most of the time but my doc freaked me out because she rang the local mental health team to do a psych assessment and queried psychosis. I didn't think I was that bad!! Anyway the intake nurse rang me and after ten minutes on the phone decided I was ok and don't need to be seen. Problem is I get so worried about it. I think mainly because having something like this happen when you have never had any mental health problems makes you feel that sanity is really fragile. That's how I feel at the moment anyway.
I really hate this thing, it robs you of the joy of motherhood. This time with all my other babies was so happy and enjoyable and I just feel really ripped off this time. I really feel for women who get this every time and never get to experience what it should be like.
How are you doing?? Have the meds evened out for you now?? How long have you been unwell? How old is your bub?
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Post by winegirl on Sept 12, 2007 12:01:56 GMT
Hi Nicloa
My little one is 16 months now and I have only been on the meds for 10 days so am remaining positive that all these nasty things I am going through are just side effects that will wear off.
It is great that you are trying to stick the meds out a bit longer, thats true courage. I really hope they work for you.
I know what you mean about your sanity feeling really fragile when diagnosed with a mental health problem, I find I just have to remind myself that it is an ilness the same as any other that will be treated and go away.
Hope your day goes ok, here whenever you need to talk x
Winegirl x
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