Aa
i cant deal with this anymore~~
well here we go i have been on this site so many times never asked a question but i cant deal with this anymore!! this all started when i was driving a school van to school and a truck cut me off scared me so much i was crying all the way home a few days later driving home with the family after dinner i got this warm feeling up my back pulled over heartbeat was fast....i was freaking out went to my mom she works for a heart doctor thought i was having a heart attack now i am only 30 years old...my dad took me to the ER nd they said i had an anxiety attack..so i went back to work driving then it happend agian with th kids in the car had to pull oer and they had t pick me up...felt dizzy like i wasnt there started to get really bad nasel drip pain in my arm thought i was having a stroke so i had to quit that job to scared to drive..this has been going on for 1 year now when i wake up i feel great but as soon as i think it all comes back ...i get a unsteady feeling like im gona pass out never had that happen but i think it is going to sometime i get this tinglng feeling that goes from the back of my neck to the top of my head ....that freaks me out had a cat scan everything is good with the brain....my do gave me paxil i took that 10 mg for 6 mts didnt seem to help...i wana start it again 20 mg but i am scared!! i take clonazepam to calm me down but it does not last for the day what i need ...lately i have been feeling like there is something wrong with my eyes like i cant focus been to the eye doctor everything is ok...but how can i get over this im sick of ot being able to drive anywhere..i go out i have to go to work but i get stressed sometimes when i do ihave 2 kids i need my life back,...when other stuff is going on and i dont have time to think i dont have any issues at all so i think it is all in my head well i know it is.,,,i think of dying alot,,,,my best friend died at 29 from a blood clot in his lung he had other medical issus also but he died in his sleep so im scared of that to....everypain i get im scared it is something bad....what the heck can i do to end this?? PLEASE HELP!!!! there are some days i feel fine dont take any pills then other times i need 3 a DAY OR I THINK I NEED THEM. that clozenpam i take my doc said to take as needed does anyone think i should take it every day?? maybe that will make me normal again?? please help any advice would be great!!!
Count me in. I'm terrified almost all the time, especially about anything related to illness or death. And I've been suffering anxiety since I was twelve. I've always had a hard time swallowing food. We just tense up our throat. I take 10 mg. of Valium a day and 20 mg. of Inderal. I started on Paxil, but it seems to be making me worse. The doctor told me I could take Neurontin because I have weird sensations in my feet and no one can find any cause for them, but Neurontin does take them away. I just hate to take so much medication. And last year, I felt perfect. No anxiety at all for the first time in years.
You are not crazy, Marie. You will not go crazy. Why are you afraid to start taking Paxil again? You should talk to your doctor before you start it. Paxil is not a drug that you can take on and off. You can with other SSRIs, but not Paxil. If you stop Paxil without tapering off, your anxiety can get worse.
Take a deep breath and try to be calm. You are not alone. A lot of us know what you're going through and we're here.
You are not crazy, Marie. You will not go crazy. Why are you afraid to start taking Paxil again? You should talk to your doctor before you start it. Paxil is not a drug that you can take on and off. You can with other SSRIs, but not Paxil. If you stop Paxil without tapering off, your anxiety can get worse.
Take a deep breath and try to be calm. You are not alone. A lot of us know what you're going through and we're here.
1.Was this "warm feeling" driving home with your family after dinner "pain" or just rapid heartbeat?
2.Did the doctor think you had an anxiety attack because you were recalling being cut off in traffic by that truck while driving the school van which obviously could have resilted in child injuries that were not your fault?
I tend to have a different outlook on a lot of other people that's why I ask. Many are usually quick to prescribe when there could actually be "other" natural and misunderstood causes.
2.Did the doctor think you had an anxiety attack because you were recalling being cut off in traffic by that truck while driving the school van which obviously could have resilted in child injuries that were not your fault?
I tend to have a different outlook on a lot of other people that's why I ask. Many are usually quick to prescribe when there could actually be "other" natural and misunderstood causes.
you are not crazy and will not go crazy- you dont realize how many people suffer from this and how many people get through it- i have a wonderful husband who help me so much and really understood when i was having panic- it helps to have people who lve you to be there!!! my panic was really bad i had gotten to were i didnt wont to even leave my house or be alone- i look back now and think how odd that was and i know you think your life can never be normal again but believe me it can and it will if you push yourself everday!!!i thought everthing in the world was wrong with me but all along it was fear and panic. your mind can make you think something is wrong and really its not!!! please hang in there and talk to people who understand- the more i would talk about it the better i got!!!
it feels a little better to know there is other people with the same issues,,,,i drove today big deal for me to do that an i made it i felt a little weird every so often but i kinda blocked it out and i made it home i am going to look for a special doc for this so i can get my life back....thanks for the advice i know if i need a reality checkto know this wont drive me crazy to come here!!!! yall are the best!
i've been dealing with anxiety on and off for 4 years now I thought my anxiety was really bad but I read some of the post here and it's not to me it's just a horrible feeling over and over I was taking paxil for 2 years 25 mg than I had move out of state and decided I want to cut it down and wanted to not take it no more so I cut it down to 12 mg and I take half of that 1 time every week I still get anxiety here and there it's still the same but I'm not running away from it I went to the ER 3 times I've seen psychirtris and that did'nt help seen a hypnosis and that did'nt help I order thhe midwest center and that help me out it give you 15 tapes and everything it describe is the same things i've been feeling sometimes i get anxiety and feel mad I know how all you guys feel I get all the symtoms it goes thur a cycle I thing i have a heart attack ,stroke,dizziness,tumor,cancer I have a hard time eating swallowing my food so i think somthing is wrong with my body I can go on and on I just want you guys to know that dont give up i'm trying my best to not give up whenever i feel it coming I talk to myself like i'm my bestfriend nothing is gonna happen to us it just sucks that we feel these symtoms
hi- i used to suffer from panic attacks too- i know just how you feel- it took me forever and the doctors forever to make me realize what your nerves can do to you-i promise if you will pray first- talk to a professional and stay on your medicine you can beat it. i would not take any medicine for a long time and then i said what the hec - the longer i took it i realized i was getting better and better- you will get better hang in there>>>
I hate that we all have to go through this but it is so nice to know that others are experiencing exactly what I am. The struggle with panic attacks and constant anxiety makes life so increadibly difficult. I have multiple panic attacks throughout the day along with non stop anxiety. I feel like I am just seconds away from exploding or losing my mind. I cant step foot into any kind of store or restaurant I completely rely on my partner to do pretty much everything that involves going into public places. I'm not doing to well at work either, I am a social worker, sometimes in the middle of an intake I will have to run out of the room. its so embarassing. I hate how this has taken over my whole life, I feel like I have no control over my own body. I am on welbutrin xl, celexa and I just switched from xanax to klonopin and I also started seeing a therapist. NOTHING is working for me, the benzos make me feel so fuzzy that it actually makes my panic worse and after a therapy session I have horrible full blown cant even drive panic attacks that last a few hours. I am so so tired of living like this. Please anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it. thanks for letting me vent
I take clonazapam as needed also...however, you seem to be in the throws of severe anxiety. I would ask your doctor if you should take it 2 times a day because it has a 12 hour life in your body. Please do not get too discouraged. I was just like you. With medication (I take 50 mg of paxil every day and buspar (30 mg a day) and clonazapam as needed) and with weekly visits to the psychologist, I am 99% better than I was. It takes lots of time, but there is lots of help out there. Please go and get it! YOUR LIFE IS WAITING!!!
You are not alone. I can especially relate to when you say you wake up fine and as soon as you start thinking, it all comes back. That is exactly what happens to me. Can't face the most trivial of tasks sometimes. Any obligation of ANY kind seems too much for me sometimes too. The fear is just brutal isn't it? I feel for you. I would highly recommend you go to a psychiatrist. Try to get some help for the anxiety. I would also see a therapist if I were you. You will get your life back, but you probably also will fall in and out of this periodically. The thing that also can help me with panic is to literally tell myself, "OK, I know this is anxiety. It's not going to kill me, I'm not going to go crazy, I will just ride it out." When you do that, sometimes it really helps. Just meet it head on. Good luck and hang in there. We're all freaking out too!!!
Please know there are so many others out there just like you. I am one too. Constant thoughts of terror and death.
See if there are any psych treatment programs in your area. When you go to the doctor DEMAND help. Search the Web. DO NOT GIVE UP. FIGHT IT. KEEP LOOKING.
We are all here behind our computer screens, the same as you. The 2 others I have known that had it this bad for years commited suicide. We must not go that way! We must not let our Fear win. We MUST find and answer and keep fighting!
See if there are any psych treatment programs in your area. When you go to the doctor DEMAND help. Search the Web. DO NOT GIVE UP. FIGHT IT. KEEP LOOKING.
We are all here behind our computer screens, the same as you. The 2 others I have known that had it this bad for years commited suicide. We must not go that way! We must not let our Fear win. We MUST find and answer and keep fighting!
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