topic Newbie in Welcome and orientation https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/newbie/m-p/431403#M22483 Hi, <BR /> <BR />New to the forums. Feeling a bit freaked. I've had GAD for a while now but today was my first day taking meds for it and I feel weird. Googled around and thought I'd have a go at talking to people on forums to see what their experiences have been. Ironic that I'm anxious about taking anxiety medication.. but here we are <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span> <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":confused_face:">😕</span> Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:33:46 GMT Mangos 2019-04-17T10:33:46Z Newbie https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/newbie/m-p/431403#M22483 Hi, <BR /> <BR />New to the forums. Feeling a bit freaked. I've had GAD for a while now but today was my first day taking meds for it and I feel weird. Googled around and thought I'd have a go at talking to people on forums to see what their experiences have been. Ironic that I'm anxious about taking anxiety medication.. but here we are <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span> <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":confused_face:">😕</span> Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:33:46 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/newbie/m-p/431403#M22483 Mangos 2019-04-17T10:33:46Z Newbie https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/newbie/m-p/431404#M22484 <P>Hi Mangos,</P> <P>Welcome to Beyond Blue. I hope you find the support here that you are looking for. Online support may not be for everyone, but for some it's great. And I for one love it! </P> <P>I've had anxiety and depression for most of my life and have been in and out of support services all my life as well. </P> <P>It's great that you are here, reaching out. I am confident you will find like-minded people here.</P> <P>As for the feeling weird thing, it could be a combination of getting used to the medication, and learning how to deal with GAD in a different format than previous attempts. </P> <P>Anyway, not sure what else to say. Just that I hope you like it here. xo</P> Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:57:40 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/newbie/m-p/431404#M22484 Soberlicious96 2019-04-17T11:57:40Z