u/19GreenDay82

I can remember being anxious most of my life. I can still recall early primary school and being so anxious I would vomit. It has plagued my whole life. I refused to go to school in primary 6 as I struggled with having two teachers through the week. They had educational psychology involved and everything.

Looking back now I have considered that I very well may be autistic or have adhd as I have always struggled with many areas of life. I seem to have a delayed processing of traumatic events and they hit me a while after it happens.

What age did you first realise what anxiety was?

Edited to add, I am now 43 and still struggling with anxiety.

I started 2 weeks ago on 10mg and spoke to the doctor yesterday and he said to up it to 20mg. I forgot id already taken yesterday's tablet and then took the 20mg id been prescribed on top of it. I felt ok yesterday but ive felt awful today. Tired, really anxious etc.

I phoned the pharmacist and they said its not a worrying overdose but that I probably would have symptoms and to not take today's dose if I wasnt feeling good but to start back on 20mg tomorrow.

I cant believe how stupid I was totally forgetting.

Hoping I feel ok tomorrow now.

Finally heard back from my solicitor today and entry is looking like 19th June. We will have an overlap as ive yet to give notice on my current home so wont be moving in that day. To be fair I only put the offer in on 1st May so its been pretty quick.

Will be decorating etc prior to moving in. Hoping it all goes smoothly now!

I have had my offer accepted to buy a home. Mortgage offer in place etc and the property im buying is empty as it was part of a person's estate as they died so no chain. I currently rent from a private landlord and we will have an overlap as the house will probably complete prior to my two months notice being up. I havent as yet given notice just incase but im very aware of how expensive its going to be having two homes. At what stage in buying would you give notice? Im thinking I should maybe have did it already!

How is everyone coping with the stress and anxiety of buying a house? I have had my offer accepted, mortgage has been approved but I am a complete state. I can barely function and im just so overwhelmed feeling.

How do people cope with this?

I was on citalopram 30mg from 2023 to sept 25 but I felt it stopped working. I came off of it last year and started fluoxetine but it didnt do anything. I have been on nothing since January this year however in the last 2 weeks ive been so anxious. I went back to the doctor today and burst out crying. Proper sobbing and ugly crying. I am so far removed from how I normally am I dont even know who I am any more.

She has restarted me on citalopram at 10mg to get me started. I have everything crossed that it works again after the break of 8 months or so.

Has anyone else stopped then restarted? Did it work well again 2nd time round? I can't function at all at the moment. Haven't eaten much at all for days and just want to sleep or cry.

I already have another medical condition (menieres disease) and worrying about that flaring up is causing me major anxiety to the point where im struggling to function normally.

I used to take citalopram for it and it was great for 2 years however it stopped working and despite upping the dose it didnt help. I switched to prozac (fluoxetine) and tried it for a few months starting at 10mg, then 20 but I didnt feel any better at all so I tapered off and ive not had anything since January this year.

I am however really struggling at the moment. Im tearful, constant feeling of doom, exhausted and struggle to have a normal life. I am going to speak to the GP again and see what medication I can try now. I tried sertraline in the past but it really didnt agree with me.

I guess I just need a bit of a hand hold to get through the next wee while and hope that some people here have had positive results with other medications.

I hate feeling like this.

Im now in the stressful limbo land of waiting for the full mortgage application to go through. So stressful. Im a first time buyer. I had a home fall through last year as I was off sick when the application went in so the lender wanted me back at work. Ive now been back for a while so resumed my house hunting and had an offer accepted yesterday.

I am having to use a combination of wages and benefits to purchase so i'm just hoping it all goes smoothly now.

So any good advice for what I can do in the meantime? How do you all cope?!