For those who are on medication, roughly how long did the increased anxiety last for when you first started taking the medication?

So you take that with the antidepressants? And it helps?

@Kls2121 SRRI will start helping in 2-3 weeks, so idk, and maybe I'll need to take up the dosage. Rn I sleep a lot and feel less anxious, ruminate a lot less, but I am depressed

@Daria Alexandrovna I’ve only been on mine for 3 days and already feel really tired!

@Daria Alexandrovna Oh no. What did the doctor say? We just can't win can we.

@Anonymous Do you take it in the morning or at night? Maybe you can switch and take it at night

@Anonymous I've been on mine for 4 or 5 haha :) But I'm not only on SRRI

@Kls2121 I believe that my reaction is totally normal and I worry a lot less, expecting the depression to go away when my SRRI will start working

@Daria Alexandrovna Well if its already helped you that much in 4 or 5 days thats awesome. And wait till hits its full effects.

@Kls2121 Ahah well tranquilizers work fast, they are supposed to help me not k*ll myself until SRRI starts working 😁

@Daria Alexandrovna I wonder if my doctor will prescribe that as well.

@Kls2121 idk hope he will but it's not a big deal if he doesn't! good luck 🤞🏻

@Kls2121 ❤️

I’ve been quite anxious today but I think that might be linked to a lack of sleep

@Anonymous I feel anxious on not enough sleep. Did you not sleep because the meds? I know it can cause insomnia.

@Kls2121 I slept all night last night so I think it might be general fatigue

@Anonymous That makes sense. Hopefully you can sneak a nap in.

@Kls2121 can’t relax enough to have a nap - it’s been a very teary day:(

@Anonymous Awwww im so sorry your going through this. At least you got through your first day of the med. Lets hope it will go up from there.

@Kls2121 very true!! Cross fingers!!

@Anonymous I can't remember are you doing or going to do the erp with the meds?

@Kls2121 I’m starting erp this week! What are you up to?

@Anonymous Thats really great!! That should definitely help you. I made appointment with my regular doctor to see about meds. I can't afford to go to psychiatrist, which makes it even more scary.

@Kls2121 Hopefully your doctor should help! Good luck with that!

@Anonymous Thank you. Good luck with you.

@Kls2121 I sometimes have problems with falling asleel and sometimes I sleep a lot during the day and have super vivid dreams

@Anonymous How are you feeling today? Any better?

@Kls2121 Didn’t sleep much last night, anxiety is still pretty bad but I just feel exhausted

@Anonymous Are you taking it in morning or at night? Are your thoughts getting worse with the anxiety?

@Kls2121 I’m taking it in the evening at the moment (which might have to change) and the thoughts are stronger I just feel a lot lor upset about them

@Anonymous Thats a start if you feel less upset about the thoughts.

@Kls2121 Definitely

@Anonymous I know its only been a couple of days but do you think its helping minus being so tired? I would see what your doctor thinks of that.

@Anonymous I forgot to ask you see a psycitrist or regular doctor. Just curious?

@Kls2121 I see my regular doctor. I’ve always noticed that when I’m tired the thoughts get a lot worse, so I can’t really tell if it’s starting to work yet

@Anonymous Honestly if your able to I would try and nap whenever you get a chance. If you can't sleep maybe there is something you can take.

@Kls2121 I’m definitely going to have to, without a doubt. We’ll see how tonight goes!!

@Anonymous Get some rest. Hope you feel better after sleeping.

@Kls2121 +++ on that!! I sleep a lot and feel so much better. It's like I never rested before even when I overslept.

@Daria Alexandrovna Ohh wow really? How much sleep do you get?

@Daria Alexandrovna Also do you feel like its numbing your emotions at all? I know its only been like 5 days though.

@Kls2121 I sleep like 5-6 hours at night bc it's hard to fall asleep at that time but during the day I can sleep for additional 3-4 hours and feel great. i feel like I rest and I rarely get dreams

@Kls2121 I'm not only on SRRI, so SRRI doesn't show its effect I believe yet. It's too early. I'm affected by antipsychotics and tranquilizers, which reduced my anxiety by a ton but I feel depressed at times. But it's bearable to live!!!))) And that's very very great. No major side effect yet

@Daria Alexandrovna Thats right. Are they addictive like xanax?

@Kls2121 Yeah Gedazepam is so I'll have to get off it slowly but I think it's going to be ok. At least it helps me bc I have had suicidal thoughts

@Daria Alexandrovna On the meds or before the meds? I can't remember are you seeing a psycitrist or regular doctor.

@Kls2121 Before and sometimes now but less often ofc I am seeing a psychiatrist.. once in a while bc I am a student and cannot afford it Are you receiving treatment?

@Daria Alexandrovna Well thats awesome weather it be the tranquilizers or zolft. To have less of those thoughts is great!! I have an appointment for a regular doctor. I know its not as good as seeing a psycitrist but I can't afford one at all. One session is like 3 or 400.

@Kls2121 Yeah I feel you... I can barely afford it too. Btw Zolofr is a SRRI and I take one too but It's not Zoloft. So I take all three

@Daria Alexandrovna Ohhhh wow. I didn't realize you take 3 things. Hoping they all work.

@Kls2121 Yeah they totally do!! :)

@Daria Alexandrovna Which ones are you on?

@Kls2121 Antipsychotic + tranquilizer they are fast in act so I didn't have to wait for days for them to work. + SRRI. Not giving any names because I live in Ukraine you probably wouldn't have those

@Daria Alexandrovna Ohh yea im in the United States.

@Daria Alexandrovna Hey, was wondering how you been? You still doing good?

@Kls2121 Yeah good pretty motivated and doing thing, gonna up my dose of srri rn and slowly get rid of other meds

@Kls2121 wby???

@Daria Alexandrovna Thats awesome to hear. Happy for you.

@Daria Alexandrovna My doctor said he might prescribe me buspar on Friday. But u didn't really mention the ocd since he's a regular doctor and I read thats mostly for anxiety so now I'm kind of scared. I font know how to talk about ocd since he's a regular doctor but scared im going to take the wrong med.

@Kls2121 You should talk about it if you suspect it

@Daria Alexandrovna I know. Just scary because some doctors don't understand ocd.

@Kls2121 Being misunderstood is better than being treated badly

@Kls2121 Buspar is given to many people with ocd. Read my little explanation below.

Thank you so much for this.. how kong you bedn On? Any side effects? Do you take this alone? Do you still have thoughts alot? Sorry so many questions. I didn't exactly tell my doctor of ocd. I was scared he would send me to psycitrist which I can't afford. He's a regular doctor. He prescribed this for anxiety and some panic.

@Kls2121 No side effects! I'm even able to take an extra dose if im realllly anxious . Right now I'm at 15mg twice daily. I take my first dose paired with a medication called Lamictal in the morning, and another dose of just Buspar alone towards the end of the day. This is the first ever long term approved anxiety medication without harmful side effects like alprolazam or any benzos. It's non addicting. I have alprolazam ready for panic attacks if I need it, I try to use Buspar first and only use the alprolazam as more of a last resort. I started off at 5mg and worked my way up if I saw I was still feeling lingering intense anxiety over the day because of my thoughts or outer triggers. I'm not perfect at taking my meds on time everyday as my sleep schedule changes, but it still works!

@whatadooo Thats great. I did hear it works really good paired with something. I wonder if it would still help as much with just the buspar?