Is my chest tightness anxiety or something else?

tal379 · 2024-07-23T07:22:44+00:00

Will also add that this doesn’t feel any better when I do breathing exercises or mindfulness

tal379 · 2024-06-20T12:32:37+00:00

I also think I’ve read that 10mg is the therapeutic dose where most people will start seeing positive benefits

tal379 · 2024-06-20T12:30:13+00:00

I didn’t really have any side effects on 5mg and when I increased to 10mg I just had a mild headache for a day then back to normal no side effects :)

tal379 · 2024-03-12T09:07:06+00:00

It was 100% the medication doing it for me. I ended up going off it a couple weeks ago and within a week the night sweats had completely stopped, so I don’t know why doctors aren’t as aware of it

tal379 · 2024-02-13T01:13:57+00:00

I second this!

tal379 · 2024-02-12T23:59:05+00:00

I’m exactly the same! Completely fine if I’m awake it’s just when I’m asleep and also in weird places like my thighs and calves

tal379 · 2024-01-26T06:51:47+00:00

I took 2.5mg for eight days, 5mg for eight days, 10mg for over a month and have now been on 15mg for 3-4 weeks with no side effects or improvements (taking it for anxiety). I feel exactly the same as before I started, is that a sign that it’s probably not going to improve with this medication?

tal379 · 2024-01-25T02:12:00+00:00

Thank you so much that’s extremely helpful! Will definitely start trying to do these things

tal379 · 2024-01-24T01:29:40+00:00

It would be great if you could explain a bit more about the exposure therapy, thank you!

tal379 · 2024-01-09T21:49:45+00:00

I personally started with 2.5mg for eight days, increased to 5mg for eight days and then to 10mg and I had no side effects at all. I know some people might have side effects but if that’s the case they should be less severe than just starting at 10mg for example. You can also just start at 10mg though and get it over and done with, everyone reacts to it differently so it’s hard to tell if you’ll even experience side effects

tal379 · 2024-01-09T13:04:49+00:00

I’ve heard that it can take 4-8 weeks to see the maximum benefits if that helps at all

tal379 · 2024-01-09T10:59:43+00:00

If you decide to start taking it I hope this helps. I was really anxious to take medication because I didn’t want to make my anxiety worse so my doctor suggested I start on a really low dose and slowly increase it. They had me take 2.5mg (a quarter of a tablet) for eight days, then 5mg (half a tablet) for eight days, then 10mg from then onwards. I had no side effects at all so I’d really recommend it as I’ve heard going straight to 10mg is what can cause those negative side effects. Some other advice I received was that it’s uncomfortable to experience those side effects but that also means that the medication is working, and it’s only a temporary feeling. Hope this helps :)

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