u/Realistic-Concert773

I’ve been on mirtazapine 30 mg for about 2 months, and I’ve been taking Effexor XR 37.5 mg for a month. I haven’t noticed any improvement yet, but I also haven’t had any side effects. I’m about to increase to 75 mg and I’m really hoping it starts helping.

Since my panic attacks started, I’ve become pretty agoraphobic and hardly want to leave the house. The depression has been hitting hard, and my biggest fear is that I’ll be like this forever. I keep thinking about how I’m going to have to go back to driving, going places, and just doing life on my own. The strange part is that I already did all of those things before the panic attacks. I just can’t seem to convince my brain of that now.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation and eventually gotten better with Effexor or over time? I could really use some encouragement.

I’ve been dealing with really bad anxiety/panic for the past few months and it honestly feels like it’s taken over my life.

It started with panic attacks in certain situations like being away from home or driving alone. At first I could still push through it, but after a really bad panic episode where I felt like I was dying and everything felt unreal, I’ve basically been stuck in this fear loop.

Now I’m anxious most of the time and I avoid going out a lot. Even when I do go out with someone I still feel on edge. Home feels like the only safe place and I’m scared if i have one here I won’t feel safe.

When it hits it feels like intense fear, like I’m gonna pass out, die, or lose control, and everything feels unreal. After it passes I’m just drained, but then I spend a lot of time worrying it’ll happen again.

It’s also messed with my motivation a lot. I used to work and social, etc. Now I mostly just stay home, my sleep is all messed up, and I don’t feel like myself anymore.

I’m on Effexor (about 3 weeks in), and I know it takes time. I’m not expecting a miracle, just hoping it can take the edge off enough so I can start living normally again.
Has anyone been through something like this and actually got better?

I’ve been on Mirtazapine 30mg for a couple months taking it at night.

I started venlafaxine 37.5 5 days ago and haven’t noticed anything different or the side effects of nausea, sweating, etc.

Me and this guy had been talking for a couple of months and eventually decided to start dating. He’s 25 and I’m 23. I had never been in a relationship before him, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect.

For me, it mostly felt like we were friends, and I tend to overthink everything. After a few months, I told him that it only felt like friendship to me. We decided to end things but stay friends. We texted for a bit afterward, but over time it became more distant.

Later on, someone messaged him on Grindr asking how many profiles he had and said someone was using his pictures. That person then created a new account to start a conversation to get their Snapchat. Eventually, they told him it was me, which wasn’t true. We went back and forth about it, and I told him honestly that it wasn’t me, that he could believe what he wanted, but I wasn’t going to argue and I was going to distance myself.

We haven’t really talked since then, except for seeing that he posted on Snapchat that he was out at a bar with another guy. After that, I also found out some things about that guy’s criminal past and as a friend I let him know. He thanked me for telling him, so I assume they’re not talking anymore since he’s no longer following him.

It’s now been about a year, and I still think about him often and wonder what things could have been like. I’m not sure if I should reach out and tell him that, because I don’t want to force anything or bring up feelings that might not be there. I know the breakup hurt him, and I don’t want to reopen that.

Me and this guy had been talking for a couple of months and eventually decided to start dating. He’s 25 and I’m 23. I had never been in a relationship before him, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect.

For me, it mostly felt like we were friends, and I tend to overthink everything. After a few months, I told him that it only felt like friendship to me. We decided to end things but stay friends. We texted for a bit afterward, but over time it became more distant.

Later on, someone messaged him on Grindr asking how many profiles he had and said someone was using his pictures. That person then created a new account to start a conversation to get their Snapchat. Eventually, they told him it was me, which wasn’t true. We went back and forth about it, and I told him honestly that it wasn’t me, that he could believe what he wanted, but I wasn’t going to argue and I was going to distance myself.

We haven’t really talked since then, except for seeing that he posted on Snapchat that he was out at a bar with another guy. After that, I also found out some things about that guy’s criminal past and as a friend I let him know. He thanked me for telling him, so I assume they’re not talking anymore since he’s no longer following him.

It’s now been about a year, and I still think about him often and wonder what things could have been like. I’m not sure if I should reach out and tell him that, because I don’t want to force anything or bring up feelings that might not be there. I know the breakup hurt him, and I don’t want to reopen that.

I’ve tried different meds in the past and haven’t seen any improvement. I was on mirtazapine 15mg for about a month and I’m on 30mg now. My doctor just added Effexor 37.5 xr.

Any advice or experience? What times work best?

Does it help with the start of Effexor, I haven’t started the Effexor yet.

I’ve been dealing with anxiety and depression mostly driven by constant “what if” thoughts, overthinking, and avoidance. It’s gotten to the point where I feel pretty depressed, with low interest or excitement in things.

I’ve tried a few meds so far:
Celexa 10-20mg: no real change
Prozac 10-20mg: no benefit, 20mg made me more anxious
Buspar: felt like a constant headache so I stopped

Right now I’m on
Remeron 30mg: for sleep/anxiety,
Auvelity (Wellbutrin + dextromethorphan). I’ve noticed some dissociation, a “high” feeling at times, and brain fog and occasional ringing in my ears

I also have ADHD and was on Adderall 10mg, but stopped it when I started Auvelity.

I’m thinking about asking my doctor about trying Lexapro or Zoloft, and maybe propranolol for the physical anxiety symptoms.

Has anyone had similar experiences with meds not working or causing weird side effects? What eventually helped you?

I’ve been dealing with anxiety and depression mostly driven by constant “what if” thoughts, overthinking, and avoidance. It’s gotten to the point where I feel pretty depressed, with low interest or excitement in things.

I’ve tried a few meds so far:
Celexa 10-20mg: no real change
Prozac 10-20mg: no benefit, 20mg made me more anxious
Buspar: felt like a constant headache so I stopped

Right now I’m on
Remeron 30mg: for sleep/anxiety,
Auvelity (Wellbutrin + dextromethorphan). I’ve noticed some dissociation, a “high” feeling at times, and brain fog and occasional ringing in my ears

I also have ADHD and was on Adderall 10mg, but stopped it when I started Auvelity.

I’m thinking about asking my doctor about trying Lexapro or Zoloft, and maybe propranolol for the physical anxiety symptoms.

Has anyone had similar experiences with meds not working or causing weird side effects? What eventually helped you?

I’ve been dealing with anxiety and depression mostly driven by constant “what if” thoughts, overthinking, and avoidance. It’s gotten to the point where I feel pretty depressed, with low interest or excitement in things.

I’ve tried a few meds so far:
Celexa 10-20mg: no real change
Prozac 10-20mg: no benefit, 20mg made me more anxious
Buspar: felt like a constant headache so I stopped

Right now I’m on
Remeron 30mg: for sleep/anxiety,
Auvelity (Wellbutrin + dextromethorphan). I’ve noticed some dissociation, a “high” feeling at times, and brain fog and occasional ringing in my ears

I also have ADHD and was on Adderall 10mg, but stopped it when I started Auvelity.

I’m thinking about asking my doctor about trying Lexapro or Zoloft, and maybe propranolol for the physical anxiety symptoms.

Has anyone had similar experiences with meds not working or causing weird side effects? What eventually helped you?

I’ve had generalized anxiety for a while, mostly constant overthinking, “what if” thoughts, and avoiding things outside my comfort zone (like traveling or really doing anything outside of my comfort zone). About a month ago, I had a panic attack while driving, and since then it’s gotten worse. Now even thinking about driving or going out by myself makes me spiral, and when I try to drive alone I get panic symptoms.

I’ve had panic attacks in the past and they have always been in the car when I’m by myself.

Before that panic attack, I was functioning pretty normally day to day (working, driving, etc.), just with underlying anxiety and overthinking.

Medications I’ve tried:

- Celexa 20mg – no noticeable effect

- Prozac 10mg – no noticeable effect, 20mg felt more anxious

- Remeron – didn’t really help anxiety (mostly just used for sleep)

- Buspar – made me feel weird (like my brain was floating), didn’t help

I haven’t really had side effects from most meds, but also haven’t felt improvement.

What I’m dealing with:

- Constant overthinking

- Anticipatory anxiety (especially about driving/or having to go out alone)

- Panic symptoms when I try to face those situations

- Avoidance that’s making me feel stuck and a little depressed

My doctor told me to start avuelity and increased the Remeron from 15 to 30mg.

I just want to get back to living life normally as a 23-year-old again.

Any experiences or advice would really help.