New here Hello

[hummingbirdmom]

Hi, My name is Lynn and this is my first post here. I've been in the throws of a bad bout of anxiety/depression for the past month or so. I had this 7 years ago and antidepressants got rid of it. But now it has returned with a vengeance. I wake up early in the morning full of panic and nausea and vomiting. I'm unable to eat and have lost 15 lbs in just a few weeks. I actually quit my job 2 weeks ago and am now reeling from the shock of "what the heck did I do?" But I was having troubles balancing the needs of my 6 year old daughter and my work with long commute. Now I'm kind of freaked out by my decision and scared about this big change. So, now I have to fill my time with something during the day and hope I get better. I find that daily exercise makes a big difference, but I never feel like doing it beforehand. Also keeping busy with a list of mild chores, like laundry and cleaning a room for 5 minutes, etc. help. It helps to talk to people and just chit chat.

Oh as for medications I just swiched from cymbalta back to Effexor which had worked better for me in the past. I'm also taking klonopin as needed (in increasing amounts lately) and Ambien at night to sleep. I'm starting to wonder if the Ambien is a good idea and wishing I could maybe not take it quite so often. My doctor suggested adding Buspar and I'm wondering if anyone had any good experience with that.

Thanks for the help you guys. I'm really glad to have found this web site.

Lynn

[ufcfan]

I'm so sorry to hear about the rough time you've been having. You picked a good place to talk to people though. This forum has introduced me to some people that have given me some really good advise. Sorry but I haven't ever heard of that medication. If there's anything you want to know about Paxill or Clonezapam then let me know. Good Luck.

[MMahon]

It sounds like you have been thru quite alot.  I'm sure your situation is quite familiar to many here in the forum.  
The good news is that  you have experience with the situation, having gone thru it 7 years ago.  You made it through it then and of course, you'll make it through it now.
Significant life effents are always 'stressors' and frequently precede 'episodes' of anxiety and depression.  Your job and the tough decision with it cerainly qualify.
Starting with what worked for you in the past and keeping in mind that you got thru it then and you will do so once more this time.  And your daughter gets to  have her mom around too!
Good luck and keep us posted..