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anxiety problems and things that occur when i feel this way
by jgoo, May 23, 2007 12:00AM
Ok ive been battling this anxiety thing for years and years i noticed it like back to the age of 12 or 13 and now im 26..urrrgghh i hate it, but anyways i know what it is, i take paxil 20mg, ive learned how to cope with but my question is, i work two jobs and sleep on average of 4 to 5 hrs four days a week and like 8 to 10 on the other three, would this contribute to making it worse, as i said i learned how to deal with it, but my brother also has it severely bad, and he cant cope with it, i mean he cant even drive alone anywhere, for awhile i got to where i didnt think much about it, but hearing him talk about it makes me think about it more, and im gettin to where i think about it almost everyday again, ive learned how to control it, but its always in the back of my mind im gonna have a panic attack, and when i have them i always focus on my breathing and feel like im gonna hypervenalate and ive noticed when i feel like this i get these like little white spots on my arms and inside the palms of my hands, like the pigment is gone in certain spots and when i calm down they are gone..I was wandering if anyone has experienced this, or could tell me what this is, and i just learned i have high blood pressure, do you think i could have got high blood pressure from worrying abou the anxiety so much and my hair is turning gray, all this scares me to death, I was wandering if anyone had any tips on what they do if they feel and get this way, I mean ive learned to deal with it but if you have had it theres always this fear in the back of your head, and id like some info from anyone that knows of any thing they do to make themselves feel better..thanks alot for your help
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YOu said that the meds you were on were working before. Do you think you might need your dose raised a little bit? When new things/stress comes into our lives this seems to disrupt what we have worked so hard at accomplishing. We might need a little bit of extra help. Best of luck to you!!!
hope that helps!!!