Hi again....
First of all I am going to apologize ahead of time for asking so many quesations but it helps to be reassured. Just to bring you up to speed I had been off of Zoloft for about 5 months when a series of events caused me to spiral and my anxiety/panic came back with a vengence. I began the Zoloft again a week ago (75mg) and xanax (.25mg) as needed...which is quite often. :) BUT, this time my anxiety has manifested itself much differently than in the past which of course has me freaked out.
The biggest issue is my fear of driving and being in places where I feel like I can't get out (even though I can.) My commute to work (which had always been very relaxing to me...about 35 minutes) has turned into a battle. At work, we went through a merger back in Dec. 2011 and there is still shuffling and uncertainty as the new company gets everyone in their place. I've never been through a merger and being a single Mom I'm sure my anxiety has peaked because of the "unknown."
Weird thing...yesterday I was home, I had taken a vacation day, and I woke up feeling pretty good and 99% of the day I felt good.....then this morning AS SOON as I woke up it all started. In addition, I imagine I will need a few more weeks before the zoloft kicks in. It worked very well for me the first time I took it.
Because of all this anxiety I have been experiencing nausea and therefore I don't want to eat. I am losing a little weight but that's not a bad thing because I am currently a member of weight watchers and I am about 50 pounds over my goal weight. What concerns me is the loss of appetite. But again, I'm assuming once the meds kick in and a few more therapy sessions go by I should get it back, right??
Yes, I began seeing my therapist again. I also plan to begin journaling as it worked well for me before. Really all I am asking with this post is for someone to tell me I'm ok and that this is just a nasty part of the anxiety disorder.
Thanks to you all!!
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