I seem off lately

[SinkorSwim]

I have been on Prozac for three years nothing has changed. Lately I've been feeling off. Last week was really bad anxiety wise as I had a lot on my plate. I went from school to work to out with friends and literally didn't have a rest day in like 2 weeks. I thought ok I'm doing a lot makes since my anxiety is high. So Saturday and Sunday I made sure to sit at home in my pj's all day. The first part of the week seemed to go OK. Until today. I was super paranoid about a question that was asked on a homework assignment for school. This girl who asked the question is a bit flakey so I went back and fourth debating if I should tell her the answer. I finally decided to tell her the answer but that wasn't before she made a big deal about it. I don't know why I put my guard up with her and I don't know why I went into protective mode. Then about an hour later there was a knock on my front door. I decided not to answer it because I was home alone. I was obsessing over it though and asked my hubby if he was on his way home, he said he would be home in 10 minutes. After 5 minutes of worrying I figured out it was a package from Amazon that ups dropped off. I'm wondering if it's time to change my meds after 3 years or if I am just going through a phase. In therapy I am currently working on parts work. So I don't know if I am hyper aware of everything I'm feeling right now because of that.

 

[blackemerald1]

So you have a lot going on and it could be one thing that is setting you off or a combination of everything?

Do you think the area you are working on in therapy is creating more anxiety? This is a common effect - anxiety levels do raise for a while sometimes and then it settles down. Have you told your therapist?

What can you do to eliminate any issues that are causing you anxiety over and above what you normally need to contend with and that can be resolved quickly?

Since you have been quite stable on your meds for three years there is merit in firstly working on other things and giving yourself a little bit of time to see if this settles down.

You may need a review for your meds because it is possible that they are not working as well as they could or should be. So maybe it could be useful to make a appointment for one (?) months time and work solidly on eliminating other causes. If things do settle down you can cancel that appointment.