Does anybody else get bouts of anxiety and panic attacks from time to time.

Druenos
Druenos Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
in Mental health and wellbeing

For the past 2 to 3 years I've been having occasional bouts of panic attacks and anxiety. My doctor prescribed 50mg of Sertraline which I took for two years but I don't want to take it so every 6 months or so I try and lower my dose to 25mg but the anxiety keeps coming back. I hate the feeling and it makes me annoyed with myself hence always trying to lower my dose. Maybe I should just accept that I need it for the time being.

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  • Holly_Alumni
    Holly_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 6,534 Championing

    Hi @Druenos I get bouts of anxiety and it can be terrible, so I can completely empathise. I'm also prescribed Sertraline and have found it helpful but it's different for us all. I've added below a few links for posts I've added because a lot of the tips I find really help me. Hopefully they're helpful to you too 🙂

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  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Community Member Posts: 613 Empowering

    You are not alone, @Druenos Hang in there, I know the feeling of being annoyed for not allowing myself to have these emotions or dysregulations of my body, awful indeed.

  • angelmariya
    angelmariya Community Member Posts: 24 Connected

    As al members said that you are not alone ,It’s frustrating when symptoms return after lowering medication. Maybe it’s not about “needing it forever,” just giving your mind the support it needs right now.

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