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Possible Anxiety Ruining my life??
by nexusca, Dec 25, 2006 12:00AM
First off im a 21y.o Male in good health. All Started When I Turned 19.
When I leave my house to go hang out with friends I feel like Im choking then I start to panic/blackout. I havent been able to go out for dinner for a long time because of the choking feeling.
2nd thing is I spend close 8 Hours a day on the computer, Then I get up to go eat dinner with my family it feels like Im in some type of dream world, I dont feel like myself and its really bothering me. I dont get out much during the week do to my social anxiety, keeps me like traped indoors. And having nothing to do makes my mind wonder and think about possible things that are wrong with my head which makes me worry even more.
3rd. Tonight when I was sleeping all my brain kept doing was thing the same thing over and over again making me feel really weird it was like my brain was caught up in a loop just Repeating its self, has me wondering if I have brain tumor or something...
I have been to my doctor and was refereed to a physiatrist but I'm stuck on a waiting list for 4 - 8 months... Thats a long time I dont know what I can do to keep dealing with theses Problems Its Ruining My life...
I Keep Telling my Parents ** I want to feel Normal.. Like I Use to Feel.** They Dont Believe Me And How I Feel.
I do have GERD, and Im currently taking Pantoloc, For my Anxiety they gave me Ativan Sublingual 1mg. I take that it makes me soo dizzy and sleepy I dont feel like doing anything
When I leave my house to go hang out with friends I feel like Im choking then I start to panic/blackout. I havent been able to go out for dinner for a long time because of the choking feeling.
2nd thing is I spend close 8 Hours a day on the computer, Then I get up to go eat dinner with my family it feels like Im in some type of dream world, I dont feel like myself and its really bothering me. I dont get out much during the week do to my social anxiety, keeps me like traped indoors. And having nothing to do makes my mind wonder and think about possible things that are wrong with my head which makes me worry even more.
3rd. Tonight when I was sleeping all my brain kept doing was thing the same thing over and over again making me feel really weird it was like my brain was caught up in a loop just Repeating its self, has me wondering if I have brain tumor or something...
I have been to my doctor and was refereed to a physiatrist but I'm stuck on a waiting list for 4 - 8 months... Thats a long time I dont know what I can do to keep dealing with theses Problems Its Ruining My life...
I Keep Telling my Parents ** I want to feel Normal.. Like I Use to Feel.** They Dont Believe Me And How I Feel.
I do have GERD, and Im currently taking Pantoloc, For my Anxiety they gave me Ativan Sublingual 1mg. I take that it makes me soo dizzy and sleepy I dont feel like doing anything
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Go apply for jobs, go out walking in your neighborhood, get a haircut, call your friends.
Unplug your squareheaded girlfriend and you're on the way to a normal life.
Believe me. ;D
But I'll be brief.
Based on what you wrote; I have to disagree with what has been posted so far. The last thing you need is the stress of job interviews and forcing yourself into social situations. Often the best interim treatment for anxiety is to immerse yourself in an activity that keeps your mind off of your worries. If being on the computer keeps you from becoming anxious, or if watching television works, or playing computer games etc; do it. I urge you to find anything in this time before you go see a doctor to keep yourself focused on something other than yourself.
You have many symptoms of an anxiety disorder, sounding very much like Generalized Anxiety Disorder with some depressive symptoms, which means you pretty much feel anxious all the time from morning until night, with a certain ebb and flow of the intensity of anxiety. You are going to need treatment and you should not wait months to get it. If you are in a managed health care or national health care system; I don't know what to tell you but to work the phones and try to emphasize that you need to see a doctor soon. Untreated anxiety just leads to greater stress and you don't need that.
If you have a friend that is closer to you then the others, try to exlain to him/her that you are going through a bad period, that you are very stressed out and if you act a little strange, that this friend should try to understand. Often that makes a big diffence in how you feel around people when you know that you know that they understand and you have some support. You might want to print out some articles on GAD and give them to your parents. Sounds like they need some education on how painful and disabling severe anxiety can be.
Please try to work on getting your appointment moved up on the calender. And:
Eat well.
Try to get enough rest.
Find things to do to keep your mind busy and that can keep you occupied.
Relax, if things start feeling stressful, just go with the flow and realize that it will let up. Anxiety is like a fire, it burns hot to begin with and then cools down after awhile.
Good luck to you.
I think your brain is trying to tell you that you need more exercise and start taking care of yourself. Get off the computer so much, even if it means switching to another job. Get some exercise. Our bodies need, good sleep, proper diet, proper exercise and a certain stress level to be balanced and healthy, I believe. Don't obsess about maladies that you don't have evidence to back up. Change your lifestyle and see how you feel in a month. Be optimistic and don't take any meds until you try a lifestyle change please. Head-meds can be very dangerous, so do extreme research before taking any med for anxiety. Good luck!
Tony
I was seeing a therapist and it helped and by the the springtime 2006, I was fine. So I thought. But, all I could think about was the winter coming, me getting sick, etc. Well, October of this year, it started again. I got bronchitis, again, and panicked. I would wake up and just worry, and go on the interent and look up my illness and see the worse case scenario and think I'm dying. I also do this when my kids get sick too. So I'm back with the therapist. She thinks I have SAD (seasonal depression) and GAD generalized depression). Seeing my therapist has really helped me and I plan on continuing throughout 2007 that way I can learn to managed this horrible thing. Try to see if you can get to a therapist soon, it does help out a lot. I've also started excercising and joined yoga. Eating heatlhy helps out too. My therapist would like to put me on something if I really think I need to. I have been told Celexa is a pretty good for anxiety. So, I really know how you feel, and I too, tell my husband I wish I could be back to my normal self. I don't wish this on my worst enemy...
- try having gum around you at all times when you feel a panic attack coming on chew on the gum this helps to relax u if nothin else u have somthing to bit down on hard when u tense up.
- do reasearch on u computer about differnt medications if the one your on now makes u dizzy it not the one for you.
-you know those tenser balls the ones u squezze invest in one of those it can help take ur mind of things.
- face the things that scare u or places that make u anxious slowly but this is a must u cannot let it beat u or it will take over u.
-know everything there is to known on this disorder u need to be in the drivers seat exspecially when it comes to the meds there are some very highly addictive medcations used to treat anxiety that you will have to go to rehab to get off of.
- talk to people i know this sounds kinda gurly or wat not but the biggest problem with people like us is we keep it in and then we end up feelin crayz and alone which can lead to depression.
now i dont want to be the bearer of bad news but anxitey can lead to many other mental problems my suggestion become very close to your doctor if anything new comes about your going to want to nip it in the butt.ALSO some times anxiety CANNOT be cured i know not what u wanna here but with the rite techniques and rite meds u should be just fine and i know the waiting list seems like never ending but trust me coming from a vetran in a way ur on a long road of waiting but on a bright note ur doing the right thing seeking help early some people wait a long time before seeking help then its harder to over come. i have a question for you did u ever have seizures as a child or ne other type of brain damage becuz it could stem from one of those episodes or a list of many things. well i hope this helps you out and i wish u the best of luck with the battle aganst evil anxitey and if u find out ne thing new please post i want to know everything i can about this disorder and one day cure it. let me knoe
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im 19 male a phiccaley healthy
A few months agao i started to have panic attacks thinking im having a heart attacka ive got a brain tumor and so on just recentley i found out smellling things that are not there is a sighn of a tumor im not have any other sypmtoms accept this one could this be my anxitey /panick attacks i noticed when im calm not thinking about it my smellin smells that are not there doesnt happen as much is this a tumor or is it my head
I have recently found this site actually just today J Being a person who suffers from extreme anxiety/Panic disorder and Phobias that I allowed myself to create. I feel I must express a few things. I have read several posts of people asking for help. There are many types of help. Please do not get stuck on depending solely on Medication. My first Doctor seemed to have a n Itchy finger to pull out his Rx book and write away. Whats worse if you suffer from other health issues as I do. Mainly Hypertension. Do self research on the side affects of the mixture of your maintenance Meds. My best advice to you is to search for documentation on what causes Anxiety ? The affects it has on your body . Etc. I found a website that I swear by. It is filled with so much information at first your connection with its articles will make you laugh and feel so much release. I highly recommend it. It has been my salvation. It may not be for some of you but its only a click away to see if it is. Good luck with your battle.
Peace.. Ed
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