The days are getting a little better im not anxious alot except at night..sleeping and panic attacks are still there..i understand everyone wants to push medications but i really want to do without..have you read those side effects? I was relativelt healthy before surg blood pressure was creeping up but i knew it would get worse..but this harmone dump is the worse ..i just want to be in control again..

It's hard with anxiety to sort out "possible side effects from " "Oh no, that's gonna be me, I'm gonna get every last one of them and it's gonna be a nightmare".

However, what you need to know about reported side effects of any medication is this: during the course of testing a drug before it goes on the market, trials are done in real people. ANY symptom they experience during the trial, ANY symptom, whether it's actually related to the trial drug or not, has to be reported as a possible side effect.

So take the reported side effects with a grain of salt. I agree that the effects of depression and anxiety are far, far worse than the chance of side effects. Your doctor will surely take you off anything that isn't helping you.