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976321 tn?1248178243

Dont know what to do...

  Ugh its a bit after 5am and of course I am still awake.I cant seem to function as a human being. I seem to have a hard time almost doing anything. I cant seem to escape this anxiety and I guess I am just looking for some advice from people living with it.
  I am 23 and I am very passionate but I cant live because i am trapped in my own head. I constantly get panic attacks from thinking about things like death, life, work, school, money... i am sure all the typical things people worry about. I cant even operate a vehicle now because i get scared i am going to lose control while having a panic attack. The most simple tasks for everyone else is a big challenge for me. I cant even go out to eat with my friends without having to leave early because I am having a hard time sitting down in a chair. I try to deal with my anxiety  in silence but its almost getting to the point where I cant control myself.
  I have gone to the doctors and had a bunch of tests done.. everything comes out normal. They diagnosed me with anxiety disorder. The meds worked but they seemed to make me really really depressed. So now I have been off meds for 2 years until recently I couldn't take it anymore and a friend gave me some klonopin (if that's how you spell it) and it has been a big relief, but still I cant help not to feel like a freak.
  Sometimes I just wish I was dead already because I feel like I am dying every single day with this. So i am trying to maybe find something naturally to try and help me. Does anyone know if saint johns wort helps or anything else like that? I would appreciate anyone's advice... thank you
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St. John's wort is for depression, not anxiety.  There are natural remedies for anxiety, but since natural remedies are used in combination, not singly, it's probably best to see a naturopath to set up a plan, just as it's best to see a psychiatrist if treating it with pharmaceutical remedies.  Any way you do it, therapy is an essential, though frustrating, part.  Try reading the book Natural Highs by Hyla Cass, a psychiatrist at UCLA.  She discusses a variety of natural remedies and how to properly dose them.  Keep in mind natural remedies are not as strong as medication.  And don't borrow meds from friends.  Klonopin has a best way of being taken and not so good ways, and if you take it long enough you can't just skip doses, so be careful.  
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Please go to itunes and get claire weeks book on passing through fear!  This book will help you start healing.  I am 35 and went through hell for 5 months but now I am completley healed......  And yes I took meds.
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What are your symptoms?  I know, right now, I would be afraid to go out to eat thinking a panic attack will start and I would have to pace and try to catch my breath. :(

Karen
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