Starting new meds today & I'm freaking out a bit. They're for "PTSD & Anxiety." I feel like my psychiatrist thinks I'm crazy. Or that he thinks I'm normal pretending to be crazy for medication. I just feel crazy. I want to not feel this way. I don't know anything about the meds other than what he told me and what the pharmacist will tell me. Anyone else been diagnosed with these? (he also mentioned depression.) How do you handle it? Anything to help you through it. I'm overthinking everything over here.
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@chaaaachix I'm on escitalopram (Lexapro) 20 mg. I'm not on the other one, but I am on a mood stabilizer. Lamotrigine (Lamictal) 25 mg. Before getting pregnant, lexapro was enough. Since then my hormones have been super out of whack. Also experienced some loss, grandparents, friends group that seriously messed me up. While no meds will ever make you happy. They do make the ups and downs not as bad. My ups and downs were getting worse. Even my husband has noticed a difference since starting the mood stabilizer. While my doctor won't say I'm Bipolar or BPD, she does say I have the symptoms.
Just know that you're not weak for trying meds. Not all work for everyone. I tried zoloft and it did nothing for me. It's ok. You should try them for a whole month to make sure they're working and not causing more harm than good. But if they don't work, talk to your doctor and ask about alternatives or not using them at all.
I'm totally open to talking about what i deal with on the daily, if you need someone to talk to.
If the psychiatrist truly thought that he wouldn't prescribe meds. I think you should do your own research before taking anything but thats up to you.
What medications did they give you? Don’t feel crazy we all go through this , I got prescribed medication again and have not yet took them, had them since Friday .. I’m suffering from PPD again, depression and anxiety and other shit, trying to cope without the medication but days are way harder then others so your not in this alone !
Also I can promise you, your psychiatrist treats people a lot more severely mentally ill than you and he does not think you are crazy. It’s literally his job to prescribe psychiatric medication. Anxiety is an extremely common diagnosis
What medications were you prescribed?
@chaaaachix, talk with them about how you’re feeling and your thoughts.
@laniejay this is my first time meeting one and first time on any anxiety medications.
I was going to, but I'd read too much into it so I'm avoiding that. I'll probably still do it later though.
Perhaps you need a new psychiatrist. You should feel comfortable with them and confident.
Also, do your own research on meds before taking them- always.
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