Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
So I have always suffered with anxiety and low mood. This year I found out I am an Aspie. Not just a little bit but a lot.
Sometimes anxiety or sensory or both cause me to shake. At night, like last night I wake up and I am in the foetal position rocking with anxiety.
So I am considering anti-anxiety meds. But...
1) I am worried they will change my personality for the worse and
2) as a side effect suicide is possible.
Has anyone been on these and what effects have they had.
This idea of a filter or chemical cosh is what I fear. Cbt you have to adapt yourself to autism so what is there?
Unfortunately you won't know how you react to medication unless you try them. I am not for them, but the Sertraline made me superhappy. And it made me aware of what I am otherwise like. After stopping, I tried to be less uptight and more aware.
You can speculate about the what if's but you can't predict your response.