Anxiety becoming worse

Hi @Crumb and welcome.

I can't speak to it being a medication issue but I can empathise with the increase in your anxiety.

I'm struggling through the same thing, though it's not to do with medication. Anxiety can be a scary thing when it ramps up. I know how it feels.

@Crumb I'm sorry your anxiety has been higher for you. I can really sympathise with you aswell, mine has really kicked it up a notch lately. I'm not medicated for mine and can't be so i have to find different way's to manage.

I hope it helps to know that you are not alone in this feeling, we really do understand what it's like. I hope you can get into your gp and get things resolved for you.

The high heart rate that comes with anxiety is scary and uncomfortable. I have an undiagnosed heart condition where my heart rate sits at 180bpm for hours or days at a time, it's such a horrible feeling. So I know the feeling of the high heart rate all too well.

We are always here for you, take care of yourself 😊

@MissGremlinthanks for the reply I hope that you are doing ok?!

I got in to my go on Wednesday and although he said I shouldn’t have stopped the medication abruptly he said I might not need them anymore so tapering down would be a good idea.

I’m on a lower dose [edited by moderator] and boy to I feel like a new person! I haven’t had any side effects and I think it was just what I needed!

I feel so clearer in the head and have done things I’ve been meaning to do for ages!

I’m just kicking myself because I have felt really bad/bad anxiety on a higher dose [edited by moderator] and I thought it was normal so I just put up with it. 🤦🏼‍♀️

@Crumb I'm so glad that you got into a your gp, sounds like tapering down has been really helpful. It's great that you are feeling better and not having any side effects.

Well done for getting things done, having a clearer head really helps.

It's really hard being in that situation cos sometimes medications can make us feel worse before we start getting better, so we often overlook how bad it is just thinking that maybe it's normal. But the point is you did take the step to see your gp and now things are better.

Onwards and upwards from here hopefully 😊

@Crumb that's so tough to go through it for so long, so glad you finally got it changed and things are going better.

I'm as ok as I can be.