Are my meds causing this? Please read.

[froghat]

So, I started Paxil 1 month ago and added Buspar 3 weeks ago. I also had 2 therapy sessions so far and he will be using CBT therapy to help me. The problem is, I don't have a job right now, because my anxiety was so bad I quit my last job. So basically I'm just sitting around the house and I feel even more depressed than before. It's like I have an overwhelming urge to constantly be doing something or else I feel like a complete loser. I guess it's a good thing, because before I was taking meds I just wanted to stay inside my house and hide from the world. But, now I'm in such a dark mood and confused what to do. For example, the other day I rode my bike to the mall and talked to this cute girl at the Sunglass Hut. After I did that I was really happy and proud I had the guts to talk to that cute girl, but then when I got home I started getting really depressed and started thinking stuff like "who cares, I have no job, no friends, no career outlook, no apartment... I'm a mess." I want to get a job, but I'm scared I might not be ready for that. I just started therapy and my confidence is really beat. I don't want to get a job and panic and be forced to quit because of anxiety. But, on the other hand I feel like I'm losing it just staying at home waiting for my next therapist appointment. I'm really restless! I guess I will ask my therapist what to do in ten days, but I just wanted to hear what you guys thought.

Is this how I'm supposed to feel on Paxil? The constant urge to do something and restlessness when you aren't? It's so bad I will see a hot girl on tv and it makes me depressed and want to turn it off and do something else to get my mind off not having a GF. Uhhhh, I'm kind of lost. I'm not sure if I'm stable enough to get a job, but I'm sick of waiting. Anyways, if you have any thoughts, I'd love to hear them.

 

[mushawah]

im not on paxil or nothin,but i know how u feel about stayin home and feelin bad about it,i know exactly how u feel,but i think that cuz u feel bad about stayin home its a start to gettin better cuz u know u dont want to be that way.i just got prescribed zoloft,but i decided to stop takin it cuz u gotta think,u made urself this way not the pill,not therapy(dont get me wrong if u feel u need therapy by all means go,im bout to start cbt myself)but u caused urself to be that way,subconciously tho,so no matter wut pills or therapy u take ur gonna have to make the change yourself,also i feek u on the job thing to,i just got a job after months without and my anxiety was horrible,but im going to do the advice i just told u,i hope this helped