Thanks for your replies its an annoying condition. Last night I tried a long sleeve shirt to sleep in as I was cold getting into bed and think I was more comfortable as it soaked up the sweat better....
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what you can do to help night sweats on effexor. Came of sertraline and they stopped, beforehand I just thought I was starting menopause, but unfortunately I...
I tried same e but didn't find it helped me. It was expensive and took ages for delivery about 5 weeks I didn't notice any difference. I am taking a spray vitamin d 3000iu and I do find that has a...
Thank you so much mindymaggie l think your right Im looking at applying and not over thinking it if I get interview worry about it at the time.1 step at a time I guess thats all ant of us can do xx...
I have a really good opportunity to change my career direction to do something I want to do but I don't think its the right time as far as my anxiety is. Im just starting on new meds effexor and...
Thank you tirzah and miss jd your tips are really helpful I will definitely try the gradual exposure I think he's fine looking at pictures etc but he saw a news feature of an aircrash which has...
Ive booked a holiday to florida this year but im scared of flying and although ive always hidden it or tried to my son has same fear ! Ive started on effexor and pregabalin as I also have GAD so...
Hi big bear just wondered if you had info on your TEA exercises ? Im having cbt atm but am not practicing as much as I should since starting meds as im starting to feel better and sometimes the...
Hi janetlee im just starting on effexor too just over two weeks now and I found rather than tired they were keeping me awake at night which is when gp told me to take them and so I know take in the...
Dear sc and kitt thank you so much for your help and support it means an awful lot as you say to just feel listened to and understood. I think only another who has been through anxiety can truly...
Just a quick update to say that im starting to feel a lot better on this combo than I thought I would. Ive moved effexor to am now so its not interfering with sleep and the dizziness / off balance...
Thank you very much kitt I didn't get back last night as I felt I should stay off the internet as the temptation to Google was making me worse. Just an update though im still here this am thats the...
Thanks kitt there's so little info on the 2 together im finding it hard to trust dr x...
Please see my last post im having a panic attack now as I took the 2 tabs before I read yr post and im terrified of those side effects....
Oh god now im worried kitt just this moment taken them together before I read this, , really panicking he prescribed both as I asked about pregabalin as I didn't want to go back to ssri/ni route as...
Thank you sc ive decided to take them both tonight for the first time eekk! I took pregabalin weds night then felt dizzy and scared to drive so missed it out last night as its part of my job to drive...
I have been prescribed pregabalin very small dose with venlafaxine just wondered if anyone has any experience of this combo or of pregabalin alone. I find starting new drugs gives me terrible anxiety...
Thanks sc I took the pregablin only last night as I knew had day off work today to see how its affected me but its not good im very drowsy and couldn't drive which I will need to tommoro for work so...
Hi vivianna just wanted to reassure you that head pain is very common with anxiety and not so common with brain tumours as people think. Im a nurse and have encoutered a lot of patients with brain...
Don't know why I feel like getting back on meds is such a failure, I know all the stuff abput if it was a physical condition I would ne happy to take it but I can have a good day and keep saying to...
Apple sauce larry did I read that right ? Im also having a lot of trouble with morning anxiety it can set you off in a negative state for the day. Where do you get melatonin from ? And doesn't that...
I feel your pain its all so overwhelming you take meds as you can't stand the anxiety and they make you feel worse with side effects, ive tried so many some worked for a while as you say. I think at...
Thank you for taking the time to reply sc that means a lot x...
Why is it that as soon as the holidays arrive and ive got time to relax the anxiety comes upon me tenfold ? Been so looking forward to some time off work and have some special time as a family but...
Morning all ive been up a couple of hours now stressing ovr whether I have made right choice for my son's secondary scool there is nothing I can do about it as forms already gone in. But tonight we...
Baso you just described exactly what im feeling and had come on here to look up , so you are definitely not alone. Its infuriating as it kind of sets me up for a stressful day as I end up with a bad...
In a terrible state of anxiety at the moment just come off paxil and dr wants me to start effoxor but im too scared of all these side effects and it makes you feel so much worse getting on and off...
Coopsmum same thing happened to me but on paxil started to feel better on 3rd week but 4th week awful again. Dr said im having too many side effects and took me off, told me to start effexor after 2...
Thanks all feel like im going mad at the moment the morning anxiety was so bad yesterday I got up took paracetamol for the headache valerian and 5htp then felt dizzy and zonked out all day. Don't...
Hi everyone im looking for something I can buy over the counter in the uk as a sedative. Ive just come off paxil because of side effects. Dr has given me venlafaxine which I didn't realise at time is...
Larry is it just normal benadryl ? I went to buy it and thete were different types the one I bought didn't seem to have any effect on me xx...
Jo so sorry to hear your suffering like this just ft I had to post as im going through a similar experience. I also was on paxil as a teenager and it worked wonderful but now over 20 year's later I...
Hi Jk and gimmy your stories have both really struck a chord with me ive alway questioned what I feel too esp with relationships and its made me guilty and anxious for years. I never thought of ocd...
Wow thank u knowledge im going to try yr regime once off paxil. Where do u get all the individual component s ?.smu thanks for your info too. Im coming off paxil cos side effects sweating dizziness...
Im on 10mg paxil atm ive gradually got to this dose as I was getting quite servere side effects at first. My question is although dr thought I may be ok with low dose to prevent side effect s im...
Hi there I have taken both. Kava kava was a good few years ago now and I cant remember it having any real effect on my anxiety but that said I cant remember any bax effect or highs as you say, just...
Hi folks just wanted to say im feeling much better today upped paxil to 7.5 mg over last two days so taking it really slow I really think that zumba helped me so much last night. I was feeling so...
Dear flashing lights I feel your pain hun I have suffered anxiety since my early twenties im now 41 and its miserable. I just wanted to tell you about my best friend who has suffered the worst...
Thanks scaredy cat. I have actually been on paxil before and it worked well but it was about 10 yrs ago I can't remember feeling too bad getting on or off tbh but I do know I put on wieght and I also...
Hi thanks for reading this. Ive just started paxil 5mgs at the moment but feeling so dizzy and nauseous started reading up about side effects on web which I know is a bad idea for me and it all seems...
Hi all I was on here at the beginning of july tappering off zoloft, well I lasted all of 2 months and im now getting back on paxil. It feels like a let down to myself but I have struggled over the...
Coopsmum im with you hun, I spoken to you before, im just off sertraline and wondering if I should get back on something. But these drugs are not supposed to be addictive but the fear of slipping...
Thanks so much for your kind words, think you are probably right I should go back to gp dont know why it feels like ive let myself down ive been on and off meds for half of my life I should be used...
Feeling very sorry for myself im afraid. I quit my meds sertraline several weeks ago now and thought ive been doing good but think things are gradually slipping back. Had awful day on sat got...
Has anyone had any experience of taking these two together ? I started with 5htp and found it very good for helping me sleep but not so great for anxiety in the day just started on the rhodiola as...
Just a quick update as im now just back from my second holiday and they both went amazingly well. The intense anxiety has gone now and im just left with some small infrequent jitters that are...
Thank you sc I didn't realise that but I didn't click the link yet anyway so won't bother now. May god bless people like yourself x...
Just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you. Im not sure im qualified to advise but can only say you are not alone. Anxiety is a particularly hard condition to manage for one others don't always...
Dear hoperules thanks for the information will definitely look into it . Feeling very anxious this morning im going away amd so don't want it ruined. Im going with my friend and our families, she is...
Not getting the dizziness or anything like when I was reducing the dose and it will be 5 weeks fri since I took my last tablet. That's what is worrying me I think if all the other symptoms of...