Posted by janejane on January 15, 2010, at 12:44:23
In reply to Re: Your worst symptom, posted by Phillipa on January 15, 2010, at 10:55:56
> Worse symptom is being afraid of everything and never ever being alone.
I've had some pretty bad anxiety as a side effect (zoloft and 5-HTP did this), and I have to say, it can be just as debilitating as depression. I wasn't afraid of everything, the way you describe, though. It was more like the feeling you get when you're terrified of something, except there was nothing in particular I was scared of, and the intense feeling of fear just wouldn't go away. It was awful. Sleep was pretty much impossible.
I used to have much more of a problem with loneliness from my childhood into my early 20s (before meds). I'm glad it hasn't been an issue since the depression has come back this time around. I think part of it must be because I'm married now, though I know you're married too, so that can't explain everything. It's interesting that the current depression is different from what it used to be. Maybe years of meds has something to do with that, for better or worse. Life situation too, I guess.
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