First of all, *hugs* to you, sweetie. How long have you been on the AD's? The bottom line is that if you think it's making things worse, call the doctor. If they think you haven't been on it long enough, I'm sure they'll tell you to stick it out a little longer, but I'd hate to see you keep suffering if you don't have to. At the very least, it's possible that the dosage you're on isn't right for you.
I'm on Lexapro, which is anti-anxiety and anti-depressant. I can tell you ALLLLL about Lexapro, anything you wanna know, haha. I love it. I've known from the time I was a kid that I had abnormal anxiety problems. I worried about money at age 7 - not normal. More recently, I just worried about everything, all the time. I don't know how to explain it, really, just that I felt... very tightly wound, if that makes any sense. Like something was always on the verge of snapping. I was very tense, and got angry very easily. I still have a bad temper, but it's nothing like the irrational mood swings I used to get.
Anxiety can manifest itself physically in a lot of ways. You can have trouble sleeping, you can have headaches, you can have nausea (that was my big symptom). It can make your IBS worse, it can make you have nightmares, the list goes on and on.
I can't tell you if you have anxiety, but I can tell you that I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised, with everything you've been going through lately. *hugs*
If you want me to tell you more about Lexapro, let me know and I will.  Everyone reacts to AD's differently, of course, but it's seriously given me my life back, in a lot of ways.
*hugs*
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Re: Question about AD's and anti-anxiety meds
