u/Big_Pin4099

Hi all, patient here. I maintain good contact with a psychiatrist and like to think I am quite a self aware person.

I switched to a different SSRI about 6 weeks ago. The experience has been brutal.

Whilst I felt rather steady with med A, med B has brought back stronger focus and performance and drive at work, but…. A flood of extreme negative emotions from my past. Fears of punishment and penalties for genuine mistakes in my career even though nothing has ever happened.

Flashbacks to emotional trauma from childhood also swirling around.

It passes. I rationalize as much as I can, but the spirals come and when they do, they hit hard.

Minor inconveniences can be a trigger.

I wish I knew a life without anxiety. It’s crushing