The Medication is Really Helping

I haven't posted for a while but I have to say that I am doing very well lately. I have been taking Zoloft for over a month now and I am really starting to notice the benefits of the medication. I am currently taking 50 mg of Zoloft and I've been taking the 50 mg for about 2 weeks now. The medication is not completely masking the panic and anxiety symptoms but rather taking enough of the edge off so that I can expose myself to anxiety provoking situations with greater ease and ride out periods of high anxiety.

I did mention in my last post that I was experiencing some side effects but for the most part the side effects have disappeared. The only side effect that I am currently experiencing is a bit of drowsiness but it is manageable. I have taken medications in the past that have made me feel as though I drank 5 cups of coffee, decreased my libido, made me sweat buckets, or completely sedated me but this medication is by far the best I've taken for panic and anxiety.

I find myself being more social at work and my motivation is coming back. I am working out on a regular basis and I am dropping some excess pounds. I am even getting excited about advancing my career. I am also getting the urge to express myself creatively again and I can almost hear my pencils, brushes and paints screaming out my name.

I also wanted to talk about another factor in my recovery and that is the A&E show Obsessed. I like the show because it deals with OCD which is a very common anxiety disorder. I can understand why some people might watch the show and say, "It's just a dirty dish get over it" or, "How can someone live with all that trash in their home," but if people only knew the tremendous amount of courage and effort that is required to conquer an illness like OCD they will most certainly look at these people in a different way. I personally think that these people are absolute heroes and perhaps the bravest people on the planet, not only because of the work required to conquer OCD, but also because the are able to go on national television and share their story. I like to think that maybe someone will read this blog and be inspired but it is difficult to get inspired when you can't link the actual person to the story. There aren't a lot of people that I see on a regular basis that are even aware that I struggle with panic and anxiety and that's because I fear the stigma that surrounds mental illness. I like to think that what I do is courageous to a certain degree but for an example of true bravery and courage I'll tune-in to the true heroes of Obsessed.