loui50
Gold Member
I have become severely anxious and have begun cried for no reason again. I am scared to be alone and feel completely incapable of caring for my children. I haven't felt this bad in years and years.
I've been on Lexapro for over 10 years, about 2 years after I started it we added Abilify then about 6 months ago I stopped abilify and added Vraylar. I also take Valium as needed for anxiety.
What I'm trying to figure out is if the meds are no longer working or if it is just that I have been through hell over the last 8 months and I need to ride out the storm.
It all started when I got fired from my job and accused of gross neglect of a diabled child (Which didn't happen and they have offered me my job back). After I lost my job my town got threatened by a Cat 4 hurricane. My original trauma is the result of many things but 1 is a Cat 3 hurricane that devistated my home town. Then my husband got sick and we though he might have cancer. It did not turn out to be cancer but for a month we did not know. Now my in-laws are going through a divorce. I'm very close to them and even call them mom and dad. It has greatly affected my 6 year old son too and I have had to start him in therapy.
Everything has finally calmed down and I feel like total trash. I don't know if my meds stopped working, after all it has been 10 years. Or if this is a case of I've been through 8 months of hell and I just need to ride it out for a while. I plan to talk to T about it, but wanted some input from others.
I've been on Lexapro for over 10 years, about 2 years after I started it we added Abilify then about 6 months ago I stopped abilify and added Vraylar. I also take Valium as needed for anxiety.
What I'm trying to figure out is if the meds are no longer working or if it is just that I have been through hell over the last 8 months and I need to ride out the storm.
It all started when I got fired from my job and accused of gross neglect of a diabled child (Which didn't happen and they have offered me my job back). After I lost my job my town got threatened by a Cat 4 hurricane. My original trauma is the result of many things but 1 is a Cat 3 hurricane that devistated my home town. Then my husband got sick and we though he might have cancer. It did not turn out to be cancer but for a month we did not know. Now my in-laws are going through a divorce. I'm very close to them and even call them mom and dad. It has greatly affected my 6 year old son too and I have had to start him in therapy.
Everything has finally calmed down and I feel like total trash. I don't know if my meds stopped working, after all it has been 10 years. Or if this is a case of I've been through 8 months of hell and I just need to ride it out for a while. I plan to talk to T about it, but wanted some input from others.
