I know I waited to go back onto meds again because the previous meds I was on caused me severe anxiety attacks(zoloft and lexapro) . When I was on the lexapro I had attacks while I was driving. I found myself on the side of a busy highway thinking I was having a heart attack and i had to call my husband to come and get me.
I've also been the "i can do this myself" kind of person. Not to mention all of the other factors such as life in general, work, other people to take care of , etc. and the list of excuses goes on and on. So on Sunday I turned 40 and I thought that probably the best gift I could give myself is to take care of me and to hell with everything else. I am now out of work until Monday per my doctor so I see how my body reacts to this new med. My boss is not happy with me at all. I actually work at a hospital and they give you a really hard time for taking time off for illness or dr. appointments. Imagine that. I guess if you work in the healthcare field you should never get sick.
My family is very happy that I've taken the first step in treatment. They are very supportive of me, especially my mom because she has also suffered with this illness all of her life and so have alot of the women in my family for at least 3 generations that I know of.
I also have to say that just for the short while that I've been here reading all of the posts and getting responses to mine that it has helped in a tremendous way. I really can't thank everyone enough for the encouraging words.