Anxiety and depression thread (Please read OP)

Managed to give myself a panic attack out of the blue. Just couldn't stop sweating, pulse racing, felt really hot and just sweating buckets. Seemed to come out of the blue, but the more I think about it, the more it wasn't. I slept for 20 hours-something that's been happening every few days. I wake up very irritable after. But something felt 'off' from the moment I got up on Thursday. Like that feeling you have when you've forgotten something very important (like your phone, or your wallet). It was like that the whole day.

Went to the bathroom, suddenly I was sweating, not thinking logically. Heard my brother's dogs barking (not unusual-it was late at night, and they usually bark at anything from cars in the distance, to possible foxes) but they were making me worse. Started washing my hands, and kept doing so for an hour. Sweat pouring down my face. Not having eaten anything for so long didn't help me. Started to feel sick. Still a little 'on edge', still feel like I might get sick.

Might try some meditation and breathing exercises, to get my mind on an even keel.

Sleep been erratic for the last few days. Getting really annoyed with it.

Mine's been almost too much sleep, then burnout, then too much sleep again.

Might see about some herbal sleeping tabs. Hope they help out a bit.

My sleep has always been bad and I'm up at 3 or 4am every morning which is a pain.

But the past few years I'm on Sycrest which gives me a decent 4 or 5 hr sleep which is not ideal but good enough.

I used to come on here all the time before. I was managing 0k for the last few years I suppose. Now I just feel so sad and alone again. I didn't want these feelings to come back. I need to bury them again. I'm rambling. I just have no one to talk to. I don't even know if I want to talk. I just want to hide away

You've every reason to feel that way. Last year or two been absolutely energy sapping. I mean, these are not 'normal' times, and lord knows many of us struggled in normal times.

Don't worry about rambling-let it all out. Some folks say journalling can help. (Tho it has to be pen and paper-don't worry about handwriting or whatever. It's the 'act' of writing that is often the most cathartic. Typing, for whatever reason, isn't as helpful when journaling).

Went shopping for groceries today, spent it walking pretty much everywhere, and burnt up a lot of energy. It weirdly helped. Somehow burning up all that excess energy helps calm me down, somewhat.

I'm going back to work tomorrow after being off for six weeks. Very anxious and hope I'll be ok after I get a few days behind me.

Hi folks how's everyone doing? Quick question - has anyone here successfully come off antidepressants once on? I want off them completely (I don't enjoy things as much on them and don't feel myself, I'd rather be anxious than not feel like me) but struggling to get off Citalopram 10mg. I tried cutting it in half to make 5mg but experienced awful side effects within hours including the worst stomach cramps I've ever had. Can't do that again. So what other option do I have? Take it every second day? I can't get hold of 5mg tablets or liquid form, the NHS won't prescribe it. Thanks in advance :)

You'll be grand

80mg prozac

30mg abilify

20mg sycrest

This is what I have been on for years. I don't feel anything. I've decided to start coming down off the meds.

60mg prozac

20mg abilify

15mg sycrest

This is what I am on now.

Have discussed with my GP a tapering plan. Not gonna bother with expensive psychiatrists any more. My GP is just as good.

I'm to keep it at that level for 3 months. So far so good.

Thanks Grem

I might try that. It's good to be able to talk about it here. I find that writing things down helps a lot.

welcome

Feeling so anxious today. Even more than usual. Too many problems and no solutions. Living like a hermit.

I notice myself getting more stressed and anxious. It comes in waves.

I keep on thinking something bad is gonna happen.

Yesterday I was on my lunch break and I was chilling out on my own watching Netflix on my phone. Long story short, a colleague who I get on well with came over and started talking to me. I hadn't seen him for years. I took out my earphones out of politeness and started talking to him but in my head all I kept thinking was 'shut the **** up, I wanna get back to Netflix'.

That's a terrible way to be. I have to make more of an effort in future even though I don't want to.

He kept on asking me personal questions though like was I single etc. I found it very intrusive.

I just wanted to end the conversation.