Medication question
Why do I feel anxious even though I’m on meds. I’m on Zoloft 25mg and steel feel anxiety about my hocd. Also I’m in therapy every Monday.
Medication isn’t going to cure your anxiety. It lowers your anxiety so you can do ERP therapy and not constantly have panic and anxiety attacks.
@Nica this. also, it takes almost a month + to see any effects
I would talk to your doctor or whomever prescribed you the medicine in the first place, it could be that you’re in the adjustment period or this isn’t the medication for your specific anxiety. Yes medication is not a “cure” for anxiety but if you aren’t feeling the correct effects then it may not be for you and that’s ok. Glad you’re in therapy also it would be good to voice how you feel about it, I hope you start to feel better soon
@Celeste29 Thank u
im assuming you just started the medication or recently did . i have some experience with taking antidepressants/anxiety meds . im on wellbutrin and i have been for a good amount of time now. ANY medication is going to have bad effects ( depending on the person too ). my medication made me EXTREMELY anxious to the point where id wake up early and have literal panic attacks , my heart was beating faster, i was sweating and pretty much it made my anxiety worsen. and i too was in therapy every week ( sometimes twice a week ! ) . my personal advice is this, my “bad” side effects actually lasted 8+ WEEKS ( psychiatrists usually say within 2 weeks the bad effects will go away , but that isn’t true in my own experience ) . also, i thought that i was going to see some BIG and HAPPY change , you wont. medication will NOT and i repeat , will N O T make your anxiety go away . it ONLY makes it a bit easier to deal with. so , for example, if you usually have panic attacks that last 2 hrs , then on the meds your panic attacks may last 1 hr.
@moonjoy Have you ever been on or tried any other medications other than Wellbutrin? Did you see similar effects? I personally tried a few that had bad effects but not all
Thank you for sharing what you are going through. I would definitely suggest reaching out to the provider that prescribed the medication and let them know what you are experiencing. You mentioned you were in therapy as well. Is it ERP therapy? ERP (exposure and response prevention) therapy has helped me with my OCD.
I would talk to your doctor about meds. I will say that meds will not take away the anxiety but helps in the management of symptoms.
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