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Anyone on meds?
| Mon, 10-11-2004 - 3:38pm |
I was trying to avoid getting on medication, even though my therapist has suggested it, but I think it's time. My anxiety is at an all-time high, and this whole situation has really put me over the edge. I cannot concentrate on anything, and it's putting more pressure on me at work, because I am not doing the things I should be. I feel like I am always on edge and losing my patience.
I have never been on any meds for my anxiey or anything like this, and was wondering for those of you who are, how it has helped you. My H does not want me to take anything but I have explained to him that I feel like it's necessary, at least right now, and that hopefully it will make me a little easier to live with.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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Talk to a professional that you trust. This is a very serious issue and one that should not be taken lightly.
Hang in there...
:) Frisco
Just wanted to put in my two cents here...I've been on Lexapro for about a week and a half now. Not accidentally, I started taking it around the same time I really decided it was over, no matter what. My anxiety was also OUT OF CONTROL! I kept obsessing over xOM and my nerves were shot. I know it takes a little while to get in your system, but I have noticed an improvement. I don't obsess nearly as much and I am much more focused on the good things. I'm sure it's a combination of finally waking up and the help of the medication, but look at my recent posts...I am doing better now than I have in months. I feel much more in control and little things aren't getting to me like they used to!
JMHO! :)
Lily
The stress of the A, my pending divorce (which I have decided not to go through with), and a hectic schedule at work made me a complete mess, unable to function after me and exMM broke up. I wanted to feel "normal" again, not someone who could barely get out of bed in the morning or cope at work.
I don't see it as a crutch. Many people have misconceptions about medication, that it makes you "weak" or something. I can tell you that's not the case. My H is bipolar and takes about 5 meds a day...I don't see him as weak, he has a condition that he's treating, same as cancer or diabetes. I am treating my depression. Why I got depressed is kind of irrelevant...if there is a way for me to help myself and get on with my life, I'm going to take it.
So my advice is, don't be afraid, it could very well help. If it doesn't, no harm done.
Take care.
The draw back is feeling like I can't function without it. Especially now with being divorced (less than a year) and having 3 little ones and a full time job....not to mention starting the end of my A... I am afraid that if I stop taking it I will just buckle from my daily existence.
I have also found exercise to be a FANTASTIC depression and anxiety lifter and can really tell a difference in myself mentally when I do go and don't.
Goodluck with your decision!
Need2b
Anyways, I hope all goes well for you!
Blue-eyed
there can be some weight gain with SSRI's, which my internist did tell me, and the weight gain does not usually begin until you've been on the meds for close to a year.....i tried to fight it by always keeping my calorie count fairly low, and if you are on any kind of decent exercise regimen, you most likely will not gain more than 5 pounds.....i did gain about 5 pounds in the year i was taking celexa, but i was not exercising at all during that year....if i forgot to take my pill, and there were a few times that i did forget to take it for a few days in a row, then i would get that electrical buzz symptom in my head....it is a symptom of sudden withdrawal from the drug, and that's why you need to wean yourself off of them correctly if you do.....a year ago i decided i was doing well and wanted to try life off of the meds, and i weaned myself very slowly, and had no symptoms of withdrawal at all.....i figured if i didn't do well off of them, i'd go back on them.....
i think you know whether or not you have passed this point of manageable anxiety and depression.....there are simply just times when we need some help to get back on our feet....if you have doctors/therapists that you truly trust, combined with your own feelings about how you're coping, together you will come to a good decision and then take it from there.....good luck and i hope that you're feeling better and coping better soon....i know how hard it can be.....ada
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