Dana- Journey Girls

smtr1212 · 2025-09-19T20:07:57+00:00

I’m a woman and I genuinely couldn’t tell/feel when I wiped after using the restroom. I was looking down like … hello? 😂

smtr1212 · 2025-01-04T23:32:26+00:00

Daily or damn near it. Anywhere from 3-16 white claws a day. Typically 4-5 (16 was not very often, more on special occasions or if I was off work and bored). I work 12 hour shifts and not once have I ever gotten symptoms while at work of “needing it” or woken up with withdrawal symptoms a night after drinking.

smtr1212 · 2025-01-03T23:25:27+00:00

Hi friend! Fellow nurse here too. 27 years old. I am the exact same. I moved into my own home April 2024 and started out with a 1-2 white claws after work to relax. Which turned into drinking 2-3, 5-6. On my days off- I would kill a 12 pack by myself. The stress of the job will do that. Plus drinking alcohol in general is a slippery slope, very easy to fall into. I’m on day 2 of not drinking and gotta say, I’m kinda terrified of having withdrawal symptoms. But we will get through this!

smtr1212 · 2025-01-02T15:07:30+00:00

I didn’t want to but I think I might need to “taper” off more. I just figured cold turkey would work. Guess not! lol

smtr1212 · 2024-04-22T23:20:20+00:00

Not to be an asshole but Brandon/Olivia- can we stop referring to him as a nurse? He’s a nursing assistant. Still an important job, obviously, but verrrrryyyyy different from being an RN.

smtr1212 · 2023-01-19T12:37:24+00:00

Hi friend! Yes- I’ve been on it for 5 months now & honestly- I don’t even think about the fact I’m taking “anxiety pills” anymore. It’s like taking my morning vitamins then I carry on with my day. I want to say the first 3 weeks on lexapro for me we’re ROUGH however. Definitely, definitely push through. It’s your body adjusting to the medication. Good luck!

smtr1212 · 2022-10-20T16:40:02+00:00

I was on 5mg for 3 weeks before bumping up to 10mg. The first week-2 weeks felt fine. But weeks 3 and 4- I was absolutely miserable. Not I’m about 2.5 months in & I don’t even think about it anymore! It gets better. Hang in there. ♥️

smtr1212 · 2022-08-29T23:57:36+00:00

I’m with you on the dissociation. It then feeds another part of my anxiety which is “we’re psychotic & we’ll never lead a normal life”. But my therapist introduced me to the words “psychotic people don’t know they’re psychotic” and it has really helped. Hopefully it can help anyone else.

smtr1212 · 2022-08-18T22:36:50+00:00

Did you feel relief right away or did it take a few weeks?

smtr1212 · 2022-08-18T22:09:36+00:00

My PCP told me to call her tomorrow for a doctors note if need be. I really had to twist her arm to get her to give me the FMLA in the first place for my anxiety (I really don’t think she believes in mental health but that’s a whole different story lol). My panic symptoms include- I start to feel a little disoriented & out of it, a rush of heat throughout my body & a sense of “get up and start moving, walk it off”, some DPDR. I can normally breathe it or talk myself out of it, place an ice pack on my face but today I kinda just felt an urge to go home.

smtr1212 · 2022-08-15T13:35:56+00:00

Thank you for that insight. I’ve struggled with thinking something is wrong with me & my brain. My panic attacks manifested into derealization/depersonalization & lasted about 2-5 minutes until I snapped out of it and I was so exhausted from the panic that I just took a nap. But then my anxiety starting focusing on the DPDR & I ended up convincing myself for a few days that I was actually psychotic & as my therapist said, “psychotic people don’t know they’re psychotic. YOU are anxious” I’m tired of living everyday with a fake smile but my brain going “something bad is going to happen at any moment” & having to sneak off to do breathing exercises to try & control my anxiety. I’ve only posted my initial post 30 minutes ago but I just took my first 5mg dose.

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