we talked about my background, family, environment and situations i've faced. he explained about four anxieties, OCD, Social Anxiety, and other two which I forgot already, when he talked about social anxiety, it suddenly made sense. I remember why i left classroom twice on monday and tuesday, i became anxious and frustrated that I couldn't speak up in class. i got super nervous when i gave presentation last friday, my heart beat so hard, had sweaty palms, felt adrenaline rush throughout my body. definitely not a pleasant experience.
my doctor prescribed me Lexapro, and says that it is more pure than other anxiety meds. I dont exactly like the idea of taking and being on medicine, but I have to try and see if it will alleviate the symptoms. I am doing therapy too, I see her regularly now.
I am already having side effect from medicine, drowsiness and headaches. I hope they'll go away and have it kick in within a week.
Side effects from medicine sucks. I remember it took me three to six weeks for me to become used to depression medicine.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you saw your psychiatrist. She will be do counseling as well?
ehhh side effects is a downer. especially when you got a lot on your plate now. and yeah I'm sure it'll kick in soon. :)
ReplyDeletein case you're wondering-- there's no guarantee that you'll be on meds forever. i don't know about your situation but i know that for some people, meds can be decreased in number of mg gradually until the body doesn't need it anymore. of course it takes some time for the psychiatrist and patient to discuss if it's necessary at one point and when is a good time for that to happen.
meds are to help you get through everyday life. so they're good stuff. ;)
xo