u/Traditional_You_7849

Hi

I started on 10mg on 19th June. So I am just at the end of 2 weeks.

First week was absolutely awful, anxiety went bezerk, I was having palpitation, crying, ended up having diazepam in addition to help me for 3 days

The second week has been less anxious than the first but still at the level it was before I started taking it.

I am seriously struggling with this anxiety, I have the same looping thought constantly and have done for over a week. It never stops, it’s 24 hours a day 7 days a week buzzing around in my head. I need to make a decision that is quite important and I just can’t. I flip from one decision to the other every couple of hours with no let up from thinking the looping thought. And it won’t stop. I feel like I’m losing my mind, seriously

Please tell me this drug will help me with getting some peace and ability to think clearly? How long before I see any improvement? I’m getting desperate here

Thanks

I have considered adopting a young male bull lurcher but have also discovered this prey drive situation and I’m not sure if I can be okay with walking a large dog who is permanently muzzled and not let off leash, while I’m also scanning everywhere for triggers such as cats etc.

I like to feel relaxed when walking and not have my arm ripped out of its socket if a cat appears in the street.

I can cope with the muzzle wearing but I don’t know if I’m up for the challenge of prey spotting constantly when out

Does it ever get to a point you can relax when walking? I don’t want to adopt him then find I aren’t enjoying walking him or that it’s making me too anxious. I do a lot of walking in woods and the area I live in has a lot of cats.
i see so many people on here with their lurchers not muzzled and off leash and wonder if I would need to muzzle, but I have read it’s essential.
im so torn. I want to give a good home to a dog who has had a hard life but I don’t want to end up regretting it because I hate walking him.