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I am 3 weeks into sertraline - one week at 25 mg just to confirm it wasn't going to do me in with side effects, and now about a week and a half into the 50 mg dose. I had no troubles at the starting dose. A little bit of queasiness if I didn't take it with enough food, but nothing really...

It definitely can get better. I noticed a particular one the other day, in fact ... my husband tends to hit the doorknob fairly hard when he comes out of the room - and the clatter used to send me absolutely through the ceiling! Heart racing, the big jump, everything. He did it the other day...

@y5L ... My startle response has eased a lot in the past 3 yrs ... So yes, there is hope! :)

I often wear the orange earplugs. They dim the noise enough that it doesn't set me off so badly ... I bet if you brought in a few sets ( we can get them in a box for $10) your coworkers would be grateful! Then it can be "the same for everyone" in a slightly better way. :)

Promicarus, that's a very interesting perspective. Thanks, I needed to read that. :) InsideAWord, I'm having a lot of trouble right now too - things seemed to be going along pretty well then something snapped and poof. I have a lot of processing to do, and I'm just getting started. I know it...

Figured out what happened ... Trauma reenactment. I ran away once in the Original Story. And I wanted to / had plans to many more times back them as well. For some reason, it caught me in a time warp flashback and poof I was gone. Hopefully that's been discharged now and won't come back...

Thanks so much everyone. I've never had the panic take over like that. It was awful. I wanted never to come home, and missed everyone so much, all at once. I'm home now and my husband and son are hiding the keys from me for a while, at my request. We live way out in the country so without a...

Yeah it helped. Still terrified but driving home. Thanks guys.

I have been doing well with the drugs ... I dunno what happened. I don't want to bother anyone ... Can't reach therapist off hours here. Don't feel right asking someone to mollycoddle me through stupidity... Maybe a good cry will help.

My logical mind knows home is a good place. My son is 18 and very loving, my husband patient as a supporter can be, and doing his best to help me. I love my home, my animals (small farm), my family. But the panic is screaming so loud I can't hear logic. All I hear is "escape, get out, don't...

It started yesterday. First it was the food restriction ... I found out last week I'm quite a lot heavier than I thought and began tracking my food. Which led to eating less and less. I get a bit stupid about that, I knew it might happen but seriously I needed to do something, it's unhealthy...