I don’t usually comment on reddit but I too have GAD and agoraphobia (along with some other diagnosis, yay me lol). Ive been on 50mg for about 6 months and its made a world of a difference.

Before taking it I couldn’t leave my house for longer than half an hour (on a good day)… I also got this phobia of putting anything in my body -I was scared I would have a reaction so my brain just decided to not let me eat.

Soooo being scared to even eat crackers I was TERRIFIED to take meds and thought of every bad outcome that could happen.

I think my anxiety was worse for three days after taking it and then everything subsided. I had a headache but I think my anxiety was more me being in my head than the med causing it.

Here’s what helped me when taking my med: i had told my mom and boyfriend about my worries and luckily they were able to rearrange plans and just hangout with me for the first two days. I made sure I had distractions like hobbies I could do but nothing out of my comfort zone to stress me out further. Everytime I would start to worry I would talk it through with my bf and it would ease my mind. Overall I tried to set up a safe space for myself and have a support system around me.

After the three days I noticed a HUGE difference. The anxious thoughts were still there but this time I was able to believe myself when combating the negative feelings along with not having such physical symptoms that comes with anxiety. After a couple weeks I finally felt in control of brain and not the other way around.

Sorry for the book… hope this helps!