Spoke to my dr this morning

River

I did my doctors surgery triage form and a doctor phoned me…

Good news is I’m on medication now

Propranolol and fluoxetine

Bad news….

i have initial insomnia
MADD - mixed anxiety and depressive disorder

shannon_164

hey @River 🙂

i just want to say im really proud of you for going as i know its not easy, and ever more so whenever you’ve had such negative experiences in the past! how are you feeling about it all?

we’re all here for you

AnonymousToe

Ooh med twins! I take both of those 😂

Well done for doing it

River

@AnonymousToe thst made me laugh 😂 twining hahaha

How do you find them both

AnonymousToe

@River
The propranolol helps with the physical symptoms of anxiety. It makes it easier to stay calm. I dont know what your prescription is but I’m allowed to take it up to 3 times a day. I take it every morning and then roughly an hour before anything stressful, because it takes about that long to work. It’s a fast acting thing and it wears off over the day. When I first started taking it, it made me really sleepy but after a few months it made it harder to sleep.

The fluoxetine made me feel worse at first and it took weeks to see any improvement. But it gave me back the positive emotions I hadn’t felt for so long. It can make me feel a bit emotionally numb sometimes but that’s more likely on a higher dose. It makes my anxiety more manageable and I can be more positive and hopeful about things. It’s not perfect but it helps a lot. One thing though - it can cause suicidal thoughts in young people so it’s important to let your doctor know if that happens.

They might not work for you the same way they do for me, but don’t lose hope, there are other things out there.

River

Thank you @AnonymousToe thats really helpful to know

The propranolol I have to take when I’m feeling anxious up to 3 times a day. Then the fluoxetine I have to take daily.

I have a follow up on the 16th to see how they are going, I was going to be put on sleep medication again but the one I tried in the past I reacted to and so the others aren’t appropriate for me at the moment

Invisible_me

Hey..
I'm glad you spoke to a doctor.
I'm.a slight trio as well..🤣.
I was on fluoxetine for like 3 years but I got taken off them because they were like its shown the effect it needed and me being in them any longer wasn't doing anything. It helped in my mood, but prob did make things worse initially but I wasn't good at taking it. But then I came off it and had more panic attacks/sensory meltdowns!

I'm on propananol very low dose. I think it helps, more so heart rate and the tummy feeling so jist calms you physically.
Hope it works well for you!