The Zoloft is helping :) , scared of set back

Hi guys ,
I don't think ive done a happy post yet :)
So here it goes :))
The Zoloft has helped me so much , Im kinda scared to tell you guys about it because I don't want a set back to happen , that would be discouraging , but I haven't had a panic attack in two weeks , I still have anxiety sometimes seems like the panic will come but I just use cbt tools to talk my self out of it .
And I drove on the freeway for 15 min yeatursay by my self with my kids :), that was an improvemt because that's the farthest that ive been on my own , I didn't think I could make it but my son said mom I wanna go back to Hawaii ( we were there a few years ago ) and I think that pushed me to say to my self ok Hawaii is a long way away so you have to start going places that's local to get over this Agorophobia ..
And that made me push my self and I did it .. So now I'm going to practice even farther away , I'm even volunteering at my sons school in an hour ,, eeekkk very nervous cuz it's one of those thing that you can't leave but I'm going to push my self as much as I can so I can be there for my loves ..
And I've been on the medicine 3 weeks ,, 25 mgs and maybe with more time or dose increase I think I could beat this , I'm sure I'll have bad days and I'll hate them but I try my best to look forward , lots o prayer to God and medicine and your support I feel like I'm slowly gettin better . Hopefully when I come back from sons school I will only have good things to tell you guys .

Rn1987,

I havent been on here in a while. So glad you are doing better!!! I think I may have to go back to the dr and ask to be referred to a specialist. My anxiety is very high right now. I am not sleeping well at all which increases my anxiety. As i am sitting here typing I am trembling and can feel the heat in my arms and neck. I am only taking Trazodone 50 to 75 mg and Klonopin when needed. I need it now but cant take it at work bc it makes me drowsy.

Yay!! So happy for you!!

Thanx guys so much so nice to know that people are encouraging me :), the volunteering went well maybe on a level 1-10 I had maybe 3 on anxiety while there , then I went for a drive again even further it was really nice and I had no anxiety at all , Its a lot knowing that at one point going 2 min away caused me to have a panic attack ,

Thank you barb , Lisa , SC, and too much anxiety 😘

Mel , I'm so sorry that your going through this rough time , I know I've been there and it's not easy to say the least, you were on Zoloft right ? What happened to that ?

Little wing

Yes it was great I just loved the feeling , and I know that you know how hard it is to get over Agorophobia I haven't been this far from home in 4 months ten min was my limit and that's debilitating ,
The Zoloft I think it started to work in two weeks , but see I was tereffied of SSRIs so I took only 12mg the first two weeks now I'm on 25 mgs and it's been a total of 3 and a half weeks on the meds and because I started out so slow and with a small dose I didn't have too severe side effects , are you on SSRIs ?

That's awesome Georgi , believe me when I say I was in horror for a year before I finally made the step to start it , it came to where I was having daily panic attacks, not leaving my house and I knew then I needed help from meds and I did a lot of research and Zoloft seemed like it had the least of serious side effects , so the first week I cut the pill 25 mg in four lol so I only took 6mgs then I increased to 12 on week 3 I went up to 25 but I think me starting up that slow it gave my body time to adjust to the meds in a gentle way so u didn't end up having too much side effects , and the ones I did have I choose them over my anxiety because the Zoloft was helping I felt it , if you need support I'm here for you when you'll start we all are , let me know if you got any questions , I'd love to help. I know what Its like to suffer with that stuff its not fun ..

Hey RN, I knew it! :D

Yes, it is going to get better and better.
But, there is always a chance to have some anxiety/panic issues in first months, or even later. Please don't get worried and give up if such thing happens :)

We are here for you

Thanks SC will do😊

Thanks RN - I have started then today 50mg- I've had a really stressful time ths last year and diagnosed today with high BP ( always had terrible white coat so this was a blow) so am on two new meds- I feel really down about it like I'm now officially 'old'😊
So far only a headache and tiredness although I didn't sleep last night v much thanks to BP monitor,
I requested the SSRI as I feel I need to nail my anxiety as its gone out of control this year. I have always been prone to anxiety but not like it's been and with my BP being so affected.
Re the wine - it's proof God exists😊🍷- I'm not so paranoid ( yet🍷)so will hopefulybe still able to
Enjoy it - drinking one as we speak - after such a miserable day( Friday 13tg indeed) think I deserve it!😄 just hope my anxiety can be tamed and hoping the meds will do the trick - hope your life is good friend x

Rrak-
Thank you , I'm going to try my BEST not to get too discouraged or down when panic attacks will pop up again , hopefully they won't for a while

You mean the meds stops working ? Or the panic attacks didn't have an effect ?

RN, panics (if and when they come back) didnt have any effect. Besides they become less frequent later.

Croftboy, SSRIs (including zoloft) tend to increase anxiety first week or so, until the med gets into your system. I had it too but meds benefit later is worth it, you can trust that.

No, not Finnish xD
It is a name from Old school Ad&D games, a tribe which hunts some special monster :P

Well I am still struggling with Health Anxiety a lot, I can't say I am anxiety free but since HA is my cause of panic episodes, as long as I can cope with Health worries, I am fine.
One actually gets used to panic/anxiety symptoms. You get to know them very well and when they come you tell the difference between a serious thing and anxiety. Breathing techniques help a lot. You can check the first thread in anxiety forum page, there are massive amount of help links there :)

But it's very tricky since anxiety tends to mimic any, yes, ANY condition you can ever imagine (as in symptoms, not signs like rash and such).
That's the hardest part of it.