Its been forever

[kmarie30]

M majorly panicking this morning. Moreso because I'm worried about my heart. I'm also stressing that I'll never be normal again. It's been months of daily dizziness and anxiety. I can't take anymore. I hate my life.

[CeeJ]

In also worrying about the dizzyness I get every day. Is this it forever, stuck with it!? Its horrible effects everything I do daily now...

[kmarie30]

I know I remember the day it started and it's ruined my life! Can you explain how yours feels?

[CeeJ]

Its like blurry and dizzy to be honest. I struggle to speak to people because I cant keep eye contact due to blurry vision! Is yours same or different?

[kmarie30]

Mine is a head movement issue like if my head goes up or down I feel like my eyes are dizzy. I get tingles up the back of my head. And my body gets shaky

[JAug]

The dizzyness decreases over time. You're dizzy because you're constantly scanning your body to see IF you're dizzy, which triggers a nervous response, which makes you dizzy.

[CeeJ]

Do you know if taking meds help this?

[joshbagosh]

I found taking Xanax kinda helped with the dizziness! It's like a win lose situation...you lose the dizziness but gain the zombie effect!

[kmarie30]

I do take half an ativan decreases the dizziness. Jaug you say it decreases over time? It's been 9 months of this hell. Will it ever be gone? And take the anxiety it caused with it?

[CeeJ]

Ive just started on sertraline so not sure if in time it will help. Just want to know when this will end, will I ever wake up and be normal??

[kmarie30]

I'm not sure about sertraline. Do you feel doped up on it?

[CeeJ]

No apparently it takes two weeks to kick in if it even works

[Serenity 7]

im on sertraline.and it does no make you feel doped up.i know what you mean about the dizziness.i have had anxiety for 7 months npw.and my dizzness is easing.tbh.i think i am starting to understand it better.instead of trying to fight it.im embracing my anxiety.i have started facing my fears.and when i do that i tell my anxiety to come with me.and it seems to be working.sounds mad i know.but at the moment its working for me

[kmarie30]

Is sertraline an ssri?

[CeeJ]

Yeah it is think other name for it is zoloft

[CeeJ]

Serenity how u finding sertraline? In on my third day