u/Rita3363

I am on 13th day of cipralex and anxiety is through the roof . I wake up 5am with tremor and crazy anxiety . And only Xanax brings it down . During day is hard … I can’t concentrate , can’t make any work and I want to lay down . But if I fall asleep anxiety comes . My depression is based on my marriage problems . So as soon as I wake up I feel that my life is nightmare.

Any advices when can I expect symptoms get better ? And how to live meanwhile ? Don’t want to leave the house or do anything

I am 36 and I was using alcohol to cope with my anxiety since very early age . Was not feeling as it was a problem . It was always wine . Eventually it became every day evening routine . But still I enjoyed it and never saw it as a problem . I mean I was always checking my health , never blackouts etc . Max I reached at some point is bottle of wine per day . But I slept well and functioning very well !

2 years ago I had a severe marriage crisis and burnout with my project , so I did start to drink more .

Eventually I couldn’t cope as my marriage problem was not resolved and work wise I couldn’t figure what to do next . Still can’t figure out what to do with both .

Eventually I went down severe depression over these two years which now reached the lowest point . I literally don’t want to live and my only reason to live is my son .

So I started antidepressants Cipralex , and I am just 10 days in and feeling like shit. I don’t sleep well, I wake up with tremor and panic , and most importantly- I am completely dysfunctional. Days go forever, I can’t push myself to do anything .

And on top of that I really want to drink ! Which I shouldn’t. But I do .

So my question is how to deal with all that shit ? How to not to lose hope that medicine will work as it’s very hard first weeks ? And of course how to stop drinking ?
I don’t drink much
But it’s the only thing that takes edge off from all the thinking

I am 36 and I was using alcohol to cope with my anxiety since very early age . Was not feeling as it was a problem . It was always wine . Eventually it became every day evening routine . But still I enjoyed it and never saw it as a problem . I mean I was always checking my health , never blackouts etc . Max I reached at some point is bottle of wine per day . But I slept well and functioning very well !

2 years ago I had a severe marriage crisis and burnout with my project , so I did start to drink more .

Eventually I couldn’t cope as my marriage problem was not resolved and work wise I couldn’t figure what to do next . Still can’t figure out what to do with both .

Eventually I went down severe depression over these two years which now reached the lowest point . I literally don’t want to live and my only reason to live is my son .

So I started antidepressants Cipralex , and I am just 10 days in and feeling like shit. I don’t sleep well, I wake up with tremor and panic , and most importantly- I am completely dysfunctional. Days go forever, I can’t push myself to do anything .

And on top of that I really want to drink ! Which I shouldn’t. But I do .

So my question is how to deal with all that shit ? How to not to lose hope that medicine will work as it’s very hard first weeks ? And of course how to stop drinking ?
I don’t drink much
But it’s the only thing that takes edge off from all the thinking

I am 36 and I was using alcohol to cope with my anxiety since very early age . Was not feeling as it was a problem . It was always wine . Eventually it became every day evening routine . But still I enjoyed it and never saw it as a problem . I mean I was always checking my health , never blackouts etc . Max I reached at some point is bottle of wine per day . But I slept well and functioning very well !

2 years ago I had a severe marriage crisis and burnout with my project , so I did start to drink more .

Eventually I couldn’t cope as my marriage problem was not resolved and work wise I couldn’t figure what to do next . Still can’t figure out what to do with both .

Eventually I went down severe depression over these two years which now reached the lowest point . I literally don’t want to live and my only reason to live is my son .

So I started antidepressants Cipralex , and I am just 10 days in and feeling like shit. I don’t sleep well, I wake up with tremor and panic , and most importantly- I am completely dysfunctional. Days go forever, I can’t push myself to do anything .

And on top of that I really want to drink ! Which I shouldn’t. But I do .

So my question is how to deal with all that shit ? How to not to lose hope that medicine will work as it’s very hard first weeks ? And of course how to stop drinking ?
I don’t drink much
But it’s the only thing that takes edge off from all the thinking

I am 36 and I was using alcohol to cope with my anxiety since very early age . Was not feeling as it was a problem . It was always wine . Eventually it became every day evening routine . But still I enjoyed it and never saw it as a problem . I mean I was always checking my health , never blackouts etc . Max I reached at some point is bottle of wine per day . But I slept well and functioning very well !

2 years ago I had a severe marriage crisis and burnout with my project , so I did start to drink more .

Eventually I couldn’t cope as my marriage problem was not resolved and work wise I couldn’t figure what to do next . Still can’t figure out what to do with both .

Eventually I went down severe depression over these two years which now reached the lowest point . I literally don’t want to live and my only reason to live is my son .

So I started antidepressants Cipralex , and I am just 10 days in and feeling like shit. I don’t sleep well, I wake up with tremor and panic , and most importantly- I am completely dysfunctional. Days go forever, I can’t push myself to do anything .

And on top of that I really want to drink ! Which I shouldn’t. But I do .

So my question is how to deal with all that shit ? How to not to lose hope that medicine will work as it’s very hard first weeks ? And of course how to stop drinking ?
I don’t drink much
But it’s the only thing that takes edge off from all the thinking