Im so happy you started on this journey friend. You got started on it way faster than i did. Now, the difficulty i found afterwards and the road I'm currently walking is to find the right "cocktail" that gets you feeling good. I hope that your meds will be "just right" the first time (i got relief from the worst attacks in less than a week) but don't be afraid once the worst of your anxiety passes and you get functional, to check in with yourself. I may be jumping the gun with advice you don't need, but i just don't want you to get discouraged if the first meds aren't "just right". Its a process, often. I'm proud you've begun it and hopeful for you Looking forward to hearing how you're doing.
Of course. I saw your first post and it hit so close i just had to share my thoughts. I know that shit hurts so if my experience helped even a lil then it was my pleasure. Your path might be different from now on as i have no experience with bipolar drugs (if that is indeed what youre taking) but when i started my (anti anxiety and depression) meds, I was told not to expect anything for 2 or more weeks but felt some benefit like 3-5 days in. It could just be a placebo from the beneficial mind-state one gets from getting something done, but i didn't care why.
And well, the advice i gave you before was the advice i didn't take myself. I knew i was falling apart, i hadnt had a full 40 in 6 months from my calling in sick every week, and I had constant intrusive suicidal ideation. During my awful rush hour drive home i called my friends ever day to distract myself from them. One of them who'd experienced anxiety told me what i told you, but because i am a stubborn ass i didn't take it until it progressed, just like they said it would, far beyond my control, far further than i ever thought it could.
I'm still grappling with that error, but no matter! All that does is we both got started and things will get better from here, and if somehow my bad time helped convince you to get help even a day quicker then got damn it was kinda worth it.
Ha well then! welbutrin was my first drug too! And they had the same reply when i said 'depression meds for an anxiety problem?' My experience isn't yours but at least the drug is, and despite my concerns it did a great deal for me getting me functioning again.
Ah and i want to add that I'm not happy that your going thru this but that i am happy that you are talking about it. I want you to know that talking with you about this is enormously helpful for me too, because this road is so hard to describe to people not on it that it often feels very lonely. So like... don't hold back. See ya later. Good luck on the path in the meantime
Glad to hear it. Hopefully those meds can help with some of the issues.
