Can't even leave house, selfesteem zero

[Mares73]

Hi all

i have not ventured outside my house for two weeks. I have so much self hate that getting dressed feels like a major ordeal. I have extreme anxiety which I think is largely due to my psych putting me on a stimulant medication to augment my anti depression-and all it's doing is making me a nervous wreck. I'm treated for anxiety & depression and the antidepressant (SNRI) is already augmented with an antipsychotic & benzodiazepines. I truly feel alone, I used to manage such high stress situations and now I can barely get dressed. The antipsychotic is meant to help me feel happier but all it's doing is making me panic. My husband said last night that he couldn't stand me like this anymore & wants me to stop medication. I'm hoping for a miracle. How do others face the day when they wake with anxiety and start off with a feeling of fear and dread that stops them achieving anything? 

[Mbuna]

Mares

I have diagnosed anxiety too. I'm not currently on any medication (even though sometimes i wish i was) so that part of treatment is a little foreign to me. I have learned a few things from others who are on the meds though. Sometimes it takes a while for the medication to start working. Sometimes it does not work at all and the dosage needs to be altered or the drug needs to be changed completely. Depression and anxiety affect everyone differently. Medication that works for some does not work for others. If the medication is making your condition worse, that cant be a good thing. Go and see your GP. Don't put yourself through all this pain for no reason.

 Maybe some of the good people on this forum who have more experience with the medication side of things can be more of some help there.

[geoff]

dear Mares, this must be awful for you and this concoction and mixture of drugs is only making you worse off.

If I was you I would get another opinion a.s.a.p, because all these drugs taken are seem to be too dangerous.

Please google this it's quite disturbing 'mixing antidepressants and antipsychotics', or you could ring 'medicine line' on 1300888763, they are there 24/7 I believe.

Please do this as soon as you get this reply, and then get back to us. Take care. L Geoff. x