Took first dose yesterday and will try again next week :(
I've always had anxiety but not the can't leave your house/work/go to school/see friends kind. I've always been extremely high achieving and high functioning. But my anxiety has always been cognitive and thought focused. There's a dark cloud that looms behind everything I do.
Had a great day out? I feel sad in the evening knowing those times are finite.
Have friends? Do they even really like me though.
I get forgotten or overlooked and my genuine assumption is that people don't care about me.
So anyway my doctor gave me 10mg and I took a dose yesterday morning with food. Throughout the day my body started to ache and by the evening it felt like my spine would shatter. Even my cheekbones were hypersensitive. I was FREEZING. I had goosebumps during a hot shower. I had to take 2 extra strength Advil just to feel tolerable I was in so much pain. I had zero appetite. I had a tight chest when taking deep breaths. I couldn't sleep until after 4am and was up at 6.
Today I called the pharmacy and asked if I could split the pills and they said yes. I'm going to take a break this week and try again next week when I'll be home for a few days.
That body pain was unbearable. :(