I'm coming forward

[lunasun]

6. I had an antibiotic medication reaction that included anxiety among other bad stuff

It took a long time to subside, as did the other bad side effects of levaquin the antibiotic, but after that I have such sympathy for what you and others suffering from long term anxietyare going through .

I was foolish before the reaction and thought people with anxiety “could control it “ if they tried to just calm down and relax

WRONG it’s not controllable that simple way by choice and it was clear that any stress accentuated it

I didn’t get medication for it because it was a side effect .
I didn’t want to add to all my other problems I was suffering from the reaction and it did eventually get out of my system , but it became clear to me that it’s not
something “ one can just snap out of “ with out help if it’s longterm for someone

It was brutal and one thing besides worry etc was I usually could just fall asleep and if anything had a hard time waking up . I never realized the pain of not being able to relax and just fall asleep when I deemed it and also waking up nervous when I wanted to continue sleeping what hell.

I realized how truly ignorant and biased I had been about mental health

I urge no one to hide it or feel it’s on them and avoid support
Ignore any ignorant people like I was and seek help from those knowledgeable

I’m glad you found a medication and therapy that is helping