Anxiety and Stress Questions (Page 33)

Fluoxetine - fluoxetine increase from 20 to 40 mg?

my daughter, 34, is disabled and has been on 20 mgs fluoxetine... 2 months ago her dose was increased to 40 mg... my sister, who watches her while i work, was unaware of the increase, and has been still giving her the 20mg. an inadvertent error... please advise... am i still able to start giving... read more

Back on Effexor for second time -advice please?

Please can I get some advice? I was on Venlafaxine for a good couple of years, 150mg a day. All was great. Then a GP (not my usual one) suddenly rejected my on-line request for more meds in April. She rang me to say I should be reducing my dose, with a view to quitting it. I was taken aback, was... read more

Heart irregularities - sertraline?

The reviews of sertraline seem to be so positive. Has anyone experienced any irregular heart beats? It feels like it's skipping a beat. I didn't take my sertraline yesterday and my heart was normal. I took it again today and the skips have come back again?

Citalopram - Going up from 10mg to 20mg?

Im going to keep this short.. Basically I had a lot of things starting to happen over about a month (nervous breakdown) was prescribed 10mg I had mild side effects, was monotone but after about a week I started feeling better and was happy again.. then boom I had a severe panic attack and needed to... read more

Sertraline - Should I increase my dose?

Hi. I've been on 50mg Sertraline since mid July. Had a very rocky start (first 7-10 days were hell) Then after 2 weeks I started to feel better, which improved every day for about a month. Then this last month my symptoms have slowly crept back in again. Time for an increase in dose or... read more

Anxiety - I've been on sertraline for a while and my sleep is terrible.

I was put on venlafaxine 75mg 20 days ago. I am desperate for them to work as my anxiety is so bad.

I have never suffered from anything like this before and this is my first time on meds. When will they start working to rid me of this anxiety? I asked a friend who is on the same dose and he said it was about 4 weeks for him. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Sertraline - Does sertraline make you feel worse initially?

I’ve been taking 25g Sertraline for 3 days, but my feelings of anxieties and panic are worse! Is this normal?

Sertraline - serotonin syndrome?

A couple days ago I had a horrible experience that only having serotonin syndrome would makes sense. What is the treatment for that and what should of been done when I went to the ER?

I am 21 years old I’m suffering from high blood pressure as it runs in my family and I’m scared?

II’m 21 years old I’ve had high blood pressure for years I got diagnosed when I was 17 I believe but it’s never given me problems until recently in my life at the age of 21. I do admit my eating habits were not the best because I would drink energy drinks almost everyday and eat... read more

Day 10 on sertraline - will it get better?

I’ve recently been struggling with bad anxiety to a point three weeks ago it was everyday constant ,I then knew I had to go and get professional help went to my doctor and he has put me on sertraline 50mg he explained it will make my anxiety worse before better and can take a few weeks to see... read more

When do side effects from sertraline go after you stop taking it?

I only took 2 50mg tablets but got every side effect listed. In bed for 2 days, struggling to function. Just want the nausea to go

Fluoxetine increased anxiety?

Hi, My mum has been taking Fluoxetine for 8 months and Olanzapine for around 20 months now. She started at 20mg of Fluo, then went to 40mg and now 50mg. Since the last increase, her anxiety has gotten progressively worse and now, at week 11 since the increase, it is so bad that she is having to... read more

Delayed side effects with 10mg citalopram - relatable?

I started taking citalopram 10mg 5 weeks ago, for anxiety and panic attacks I developed from a combination of events; manly stress induced / health anxiety. The day after I started this medication I felt dramatically better than I had been previously feeling. Panic attacks stopped, the symptoms of... read more

Effexor 37.5mg (venlafaxine HCL tablet)?

I have been taking Effexor for one week and since taking it feel extremely tired, so physically tired I can’t function or do anything. I also have some chest pains and slight headaches. Is this normal? My doctor suggested I take it every other day for a week. Will this help? I appreciate your... read more