need help with ZOLOFT plse - Panic Disorders Message Board

XxlDippsxX · 06-18-2003, 03:16 PM

hi there, i am 22 yr old single parent of one 3 yr old child who is a handfull and i am in the uk... just thopught ide mention that, anyways i suffer from anxiety badly, panicky eppisodes, which i cant control, NOT even valuim helps, anyways i have taken effexor, celexa, prothiaden, proponol, zoloft and trazadone all in order... and none worked except the zoloft (lustral in the uk), i started taking it november last yr untill end of december and my hrt rate was faster than usual, (50mg snapped in half to 25 mg) doc sed ''o your blood preasure is fine BUT i will change our meds anyways'' so he gave me trazadone, it is rubbish, makes me sleepy and panicky, i stopped that february, any how been doing fine, able to stop panicky eppisodes etc BUT still paranoid that ppl r gonna spike me with drugs (bad experience with them 4 yrs ago) and i obsess alot, the past 2 days have been so bad, my daughter is stresing me out, i got my aunty and my mother telling me to stop shouting at her and pay her more attention, they dont help me out with her? i nearly hurt her badly yesterday BUT i ran out the house instead (only op) i went to doctor today and told him all this (new doc) and he suggested giving me back to cpn nurse, whome signed me off last mnth without my knowledge, and i told him, i been 2 times before to anxiety managment and all the cpn nurses tell you to do is breath, what the hell? yes sure that works, BUT dont stop me, i cant calm down, my mind is terrible, i feel i am loosing it.. any hows i told him zoloft worked wonders for me obsessing any my anxiety etc.. so he gave me it again, when i mentioned about my hrt rate being faster he said ''o it is ok, its a side affect and it isnt life threatening if it happens again and u are concerned then call me''..
What i am trying to get at is i am so confusesd at the moment, i am so stressed with my daughter, she is so naughty, gets no help from family, just them getting at me, i pay my daughter lots of attention, but you know whats its like with anxiety, u care about yourself etc etc... i cant cope, i nearly topped myself yesterday, my mother said to me, you didnt do a very good job did you? any hows shall i take the zoloft? any body else had this prob with zoloft? help me plse i am so depserate aint getting no help at the moment...

Thankyou so much for reading..

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dipps

Janik · 06-18-2003, 04:27 PM

Dipps, I'm sorry to hear about your anxiety and panic problems. If the relaxation techniques did not work, don't get discouraged, there are many different approaches. I used to find yoga useful but after a while I got tired of it and tried tai-chi. But the best help I ever got was from therapy. To me, the medications were just helping me get by while I learned to control the anxiety through what I learned in therapy. I think this is a good choice for you since you are so afraid of drugs. Cognitive-behavior therapy was very useful in my case.

A long time ago I had several problems with Zoloft, so I totally understand if you don't want to get back on it again. But please consider that your daughter needs a healthy mom right now, and that you need to control your anxiety as soon as possible. Whether it's meds or therapy, or both, don't wait any longer.

XxlDippsxX · 06-18-2003, 04:38 PM

i done therapy 2 times over..

go over the same thing over and over again..

Janik · 06-18-2003, 06:20 PM

Then ask for a different type of therapy, In my case, psychoanalysis was not good enough, but cognitive-behavioral therapy helped me a lot.