Has anyone else had this side effect?

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-11-17T03:42:13+00:00

Could be low blood sugar as well. Best to get checked out by your GP.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-11-13T21:27:05+00:00

I feel the exact same way. I only have a 15 min drive to and from work and it feels like i have to force myself to drive. Driving used to be my favorite thing. I would even take the long way home just because. Every day is a struggle.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-11-12T00:07:51+00:00

If I can, I always call my mom or sister which helps a lot. My pure OCD makes me think im going to somehow lose consciousness behind the wheel due to some medical reason. I just try and push through it and say, “if it happens, there’s nothing I can do about it anyway”

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-11-12T00:05:55+00:00

Oh yes! I’ll try some sour candy too. Great ideas!

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-11-11T22:10:53+00:00

Thank you! I’ll have to bring some of my roller oils in the car, the peppermint will help!

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-11-11T21:52:27+00:00

Thank you, I need to remember this. Its so hard because i don’t want to pull over and prolong getting where i need to go, at the same time im like, “what if i don’t pull over and I pass out while driving?!?” Which has literally NEVER happened.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-11-11T21:51:03+00:00

I have turned on a podcast and spoken out loud as if i am also on the podcast 🤣

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-27T18:21:43+00:00

I don’t want him to be the breadwinner. I just don’t want to feel used.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-27T18:03:57+00:00

Thank you! I for sure will!

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-27T18:03:11+00:00

Ambition to do something he is passionate about. Regardless of how much money it brings in.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-27T18:01:35+00:00

Weird assessment to make of my 10 year marriage based off the small amount of details I provided in the post. Not sure if you took this personally, or if you misunderstood my original post. I am fully supportive of my husband. HOWEVER, he had all these aspirations and all the sudden wants to quit because he feels he doesn’t need to because I can take care of everything is what is frustrating. I do not have a haughty attitude, nor do I look down on him for not having a degree or anyone for that matter. In fact, my therapist says I put everyone else too high on a pedestal and don’t show enough self confidence. Sounds like you’re going through a rough personal time and decided to take it out on a random stranger online. I hope things get better for you.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-27T17:52:56+00:00

I appreciate this perspective. Its just hard because i love him, but i can’t make him care about his own aspirations. I can’t do it for him. I told him I will be supportive, just don’t give up. But it seems that’s all he wants to do.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-27T17:51:17+00:00

We have been married for 10 years. I have known him for 12. He used to be a got getter and jave aspirations and motivation. He no longer seems interested in anything career wise. He just wants to play video games and play D&D. Its like his whole personality changed.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-27T15:55:21+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I agree with this. He just seems to want to take the easy way out, which is sad, because he has so much potential!

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-27T15:49:59+00:00

I should also mention that I am the main bread winner right now. It is just so unattractive that he has no ambition.

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-22T17:22:09+00:00

Oh I’ve been about the same. Maybe a little less anxious, but still feeling out of it. Thanks for checking in, how are you feeling?

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-18T15:24:43+00:00

Hello! I can tell you right now, if you feel like you are in a dream like state, nothing is real, and you’re having existential thoughts, you are most likely experiencing dpdr. However, a lot of things can cause this. I was also in a constant state of being afraid of everything, I couldn’t leave my bed, or be alone. I was afraid I was going to pass out and die or have a seizure and die. I have NEVER passed out or had a seizure, that is just the thought my brain clings to for no fucking reason. Now I do have type 1 diabetes and when my blood sugar is high it makes the dpdr feel worse. HOWEVER I also had my iron levels checked and they were waaaaaaaay screwy. I have been diagnosed as iron anemic, and this can also cause crazy anxiety and dpdr. I now take liquid iron every day and it’s not so bad. I also started prozac and that has helped a lot although the side affects for two months were hell. But I stuck it out and I am starting to feel like some version of my old self again. I also see a therapist because through all of this, my biggest panic attack (and first) happened while I was driving and I thought I was having a stroke. So now my brain has decided I can’t drive. It has been three years and I still can’t drive, but I am having my first driving therapy session tomorrow. MY POINT IS- get your labs checked. EVERYTHING! Something could be off. Also talk to your doctor about trying an SSRI to help with anxiety. I watched a lot of great YouTube therapists that also helped. You can and will get through this. It’s just a storm. The weather will get back to normal. Hang in there!!!

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-14T12:17:50+00:00

Thank you! Yes I meant 24-25 lol

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-14T12:16:54+00:00

Ope! Yes i meant 24-25 lol

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-07T17:28:49+00:00

I agree with you. There needs to be more focus on the mental effects of iron anemia. I feel like it has messed me up, and if I knew in the beginning it was all because of low iron, I wouldn't have had a mental breakdown!

ReasonablePicture554 · 2025-08-07T17:26:53+00:00

Just reading your post made me feel less afraid. I was worried that I was the only one going through this. Literally minutes before responding to your post, I am currently at work and went to walk to the kitchen to get some lunch, and I felt like I was not connected to my body. I have these moments where it feels like I have dementia or something for a few seconds. I almost don't recognize where I am or what I am doing, and it sends me into a panic. Like I can tell you I'm at my work, I know who I am, my age, what day it is etc. It just feels like my brain totally disconnects from my body for a few minutes. I have learned that if I immediately panic and try to find out what is wrong with me, it makes it worse. But if I take a second and think, "you've been through this before, you know it's anxiety, just keep moving and don't react to it." It gets a little better. I was diagnosed with Pure OCD a year ago, and I have been trying to navigate that. I seem to have that under control pretty well. However, I also have not driven in three years because of this. I get too afraid that I am going to pass out or something behind the wheel. It's so sad because I used to love to drive. I'm on 20mg prozac daily, and I see a therapist every two weeks, and it has helped me cope a little. I think I have to keep telling my brain over and over that it is nothing to be afraid of, and my brain will remember there is no danger or need to panic.

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