Can anxiety be cured and other questions

[Kebles]

Alright first question can anxiety be cured..

Will it kill u in the future if its not delt with

What drugs are really effective and not really good at all?

and yeah thats about it

[missdee1953]

I love your healing process!  I would love to talk to you about me.  I am a grandmother of 6 yrs old and a granddaughter that I like to see every weekend because she livens up my life.  My daughter I kind of want to see her often because I love her and love the time we spent together with my granddaughter.  I feel like a family.  Recently I fell in downtown Pittsburgh, tripped and hurt my right elbow, left wrist and sprained my ankle.  The ambulance too me to the hospital, no broken bones just sprains, which I was glad.  I tried calling my brother for a lift home was mad on the phone because he had been at the hospital with his son, couldn't pick me up, called my daughter and she had three appts she was going to and could not. Had no money for a cab because I am unemployed and looking for a job. I have no significant other in my life but I am searching.  So I felt alone and helpless so I decided to call my one friend Clare and she was willing to help but it will be some time before she could go to the hospital. I told her that was okay if she couldnt to let me know.  She insisted that I do not take a cab but wait for her.  Then my daughter called me and suggested that she would pay my cab if I took one and I know it would have cost her too much.  probably over $30 or more because cabs are not cheap.  I told her about clare.  So I waited for Clare for 3 hours!  I was hurting and felt like I wanted to get a panic attack.  She finally came and bought me some dinner to eat and I took motrin for pain and had such a rough time getting undressed.  My daughter could not come till Friday after work which is around 6 or 7 in the evening.  I need help and I feel left out and nobody cared.  I have always been there for my daughter, my friends and my brother.  But all of a sudden I felt that nobody cared.  My daughter came friday stayed over night which was a shock, washed my clothes and dishes and vacuum and went shopping for food so I would have enough in the house.  I loved that!  I had a friend come over during the week and it was nice.  I invited her and she willing came.  Now its the memorial day weekedn and I am stuck still in the house, my granddaughter is coming Saturday and staying till Monday but then my daughter is going to a cookout on Monday.  I feel left out again.  I am stuck in the house but everybody doesn't care how I may be feeling.  I contacted 2 of my other friends and they might come down next week but don't know when.  I wish I had some here with me everyday to help me because I am still struggling with these sprains.  I have been getting panic attacks because I feel alone and nobody cares.  I feel left out by my friends and daughter.  My daughter is going to a therapist because she recently got separated from a man she lived with and now she is getting involved with another man which I think is too soon and she is slowly drifting apart from me and that hurts. I know she has her life to live but does she have to ignore me at times especially now that I need help.  I helped her when she had noone to live with.  I took here in and made sure she was okay. we lived together for 2 yrs but she was not happy and one time she told me that she couldn't wait till I got the hell out.  So I did.  I left her to fend for herself because I felt that she did not appreciate my help and took me for granted.  I feel alot of times that she does take me for granted alot.  I want to break away a little and trying to find my way in life and someone to share my life with then maybe thing s would be different with the way I am feeling.  I feel so alone and afraid that I am going to die alone since I been at home.  I know maybe its because of the injuries I have and have to take my time in recuperating and I am just getting cabin fever as they say.  I don't know.  I have always been active and I think that this is one time I can't be active and that is what is making me have those panic attacks.  My e-mail is Slady53@mail. com.  if you want to talk to me.  I would appreciate your help.  I have been praying in the beginning when I got hurt but not it seems like I have lost my faith in God and I know I shouldn't.  Hope to hear from you.  Take care.

[compnet]

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[ddotl3038]

I am 40 years old and I am now being treated for bad anxiety. I also do not have a sex drive. There have been situations in my life that have spured a lot of these things. I had surgery on my back, in turn has had me out of work since February 2009. My Grandmother died in December 2009 and my father died 6 weeks before I was to be married for the first time. in March 2010 of this year. After being taken to the emergency room twice in two weeks they started performing tests.
One of the tests was for low testosterone. The doctor stated that low T is a nature resonse to anxiety because if your test. was higher it would cause worse anxiety. I am on klonopin right now and started working out in the gym everyday and it has helped tremendously...The physical activity helps a lot. Try it out...

[tali57]

I have tried about everything to cure my anxiety ie therapy, hollistic methods such as meditation as well as natural products like valerian and passionflower...after 10 yrs I went to see a psychiatrist who decided to increase the amount of bupropion (Wellbutrin).I was taking 150mg for 10 years which is the lowest dose, the dr brought it up to 200mg..I noticed major differences in my mood(less depressed) and anxiety but still have occasional pangs usuually at night..is very scary cuz I am alone...but so far I refuse to take an Ativan which I know helps fast am just scared of becoming a prescription drug addict.Occasional use of Ativan is fine, but I do believe that getting to the root of your issues is a majour help in the battle against anxiety but I do believe in some cases its an imbalance in the chemicals in the brain and no matter how much yoga or meditation you practise it wont subdue it...these methods are rather complimentary than a cure.
I really tried everything and after 10 yrs decided that traditional medicine will be my 1st resort..I use the herbs complimentary...I recommend Valerian,passionflower also rescue remedy by dr bach.Listening to calming music and practising meditation but MAINLY therapy.Hope my post helps.

[ItalianBoricua]

Thank you for giving me hope. I was thinking to do something crazy co'z Anxiety is killing me. Thank u for the support!! Anxiety is driving me nuts and my spirit & hope have been destroyed..especially when no one seems to understand what Anxiety is....:(

[yourbrother]

God bless you and may help you and all of us get over fear, anxiouty, and depression. God loves us and he is capable of answering our prayers. Amen

[cotg]

Hi Marc,

I just stumbled across this website after MONTHS of searching for a cure for my extreme anxiety. What you wrote above brought chills to me. I have been dealing with most of the same things as you and I've just come to realize that the further we get from under God's umbrella, the more we are left alone to weather the storm. I know for a fact that God led me here to this site, and is just confirming in my head EXACTLY what you posted above. I sure wish it actually showed your email address. I would love to speak with you further. I'm 41 now and was saved when I was 13. Over most of those years, I got into a whole lot of things that I knew deep inside were wrong. It's funny...It's almost like my mind was punishing me for what it knew was improper actions that I had done. I hope that you are all able to deal with your anxiety. I am just starting to try and get a grip on it and try and get off the SSRI's that the doc has given me, which don't work too well. As you all know, anxiety is a personal living hell, and many of us would choose death over having to feel these things for a lifetime. All of you...Please stay strong and don't let this nasty thing control you. YOU WILL OVERCOME if you are persistent!!!

Again, thank you so much for that post!!!

[shawna610]

Amen! I suffered from panic attacks for a little over a year and I began having all of these phobias; like going to far away from home, letting other people drive me around, sitting in the back seat of a car, flying in a plane (which i did 4 times a year b4 this), leaving the state i live in so on and so forth. I finially started praying to God to help me! And he did!! I was doing awesome for so long but I started to have the anxious feelings again. This time I have a daughter though. My mistake was that I didnt turn to God first but insted asked the doctor for a medication to help me out so that I could take care of her and not have the same phobias again. Didnt work. I ended up having a horrible reaction the the pills. I had diolated (sp?) pupils, shaky, clenched jaw, I felt seasick, I had migranes.....and so on...I only took it 4 days. I ended up having a HUGE panic attack and then said NOPE not doing this. I stopped taking the drug its only been 2 days since I stopped. I am putting my trust back into God. I am feeling a little better but am still a little scared of the panic attack I had. I've been praying to God daily to give me strength and peace and courage and comfort. So please pray for me and I will be praying for you all! God is the only way He created us and does not with to harm us but to give us life abundantly. So I believe as you do. Only God can heal us we just need to let him. God bless you all!

[Tah4218]

Hi i just turned 27 in febuary and all of a sudden i feel these attacks and its scary but they were off n on like months in between and now its like everyday or every other day, I used to go out have fun enjoy my life now Im scared to drive and be in public places because im scared im gonna pass out or have an attack and be embarrased and i feel its taking over my life i'm not sexually in the mood anymore and sometimes i think so many things is wrong with me I see my doctor tomorrow but it feels good to have other people to talk about this to, I drink alot of water because i feel that makes me calm down when i feel an attack comming or when im having one but im just tired of being scared I want to live a normal life and be completely happy..

[mystruggle]

anxiety can be cured 100% if you believe it can be cured. simple and plain

klonopin is a good med for anxiety/panic

"Lets puts the truth out there. We can no longer allow the enemy to have control. Fear only the Lord and live a righteous and holy life for God, our creator."

^  this is the bottom line truth!

God has not given you the spirt of fear, these things we all have learned and can unlearn and sometimes we get ALOT OF HELP FROM UP ABOVE!

you have to seek and you will find the answers! and they are not online!

[willow76]

I just posted the same thoughts on another forum brother . Lets puts the truth out there. We can no longer allow the enemy to have control. Fear only the Lord and live a righteous and holy life for God, our creator.

[MarcD]

Ill keep this brief as possible....
I feel it is my duty to help anyone else who is suffering from panic attacks, anxiety and other severe and minor stress related problems.
Im 30 years old, good physical health. Finances good, marriage life good, basically a perfect life. But there was something missing. I worked most of my days, slept only a few hours a night, and ate 1 meal per day mostly. I never did anything for fun, and when I did, it was something I shoudnt be doing - ( seeing other women, smoking, drinking, engaging in lustful activities,etc )
Slowly I began to bore with living this hidden life, and it began to stress me out more than it pleasured me. I fought more with my mistress than I did with my wife. I cheated in my business ventures, meaning I stole money, I was rude to people, selfish, jealous, uptight, amd just down right monsterous at times.
One day I was working in my office, and I just " clicked ". The machinery inside my body just shut down. I didnt know what was happening...I thought maybe I was dieing. The bad thing is, I couldnt die.....and I couldnt bare to live. A taste of obliviion. A soul trapped between the light and the darkness, with no where to turn.
I was rushed to the ER.....to only find all of my tests were negative. I was diagnosed with having a PANIC ATTACK. Something I had never experienced. For weeks, I would have returning episodes of attacks. I laid in my bed in the darkness for days at a time, crying and wishing for relief. I was presecribed xanax, which did help me sleep, but the side effects were not worth it to me ( muscle twitching, dry mouth, headaches, drowsyness, muscle weakness. ) I took it for about a month off and off and just stopped taking them. My doc even prescribed paxil, but I refused to take them.
TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT.
Stress and anxiety are all manifested PHYSICALLY. Meaning that the problem usually ends in the mind, but its starts from something in the physical world. Drugs such as xanax and valium and paxil only MASK what is needed to be done...and that is to ELIMINATE THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE STRESS.
Simple...MINES WAS MY LIFE..........
I was cheating on my wife, mean to people, selfish, jealous, uncaring, cold, full of lust, anger and disbelief, eating wrong, drinking and smoking.
I decided it was only ONE doctor who could heal me.....

Dr. Jesus
I called my mother who is a pastor, and she came and prayed for me. I cried, I cried, and I cried. I asked God to reveal himself to me, and show me how to become a better person. I promised to end my evil ways in return from freedom from the attacks of anxiety and stress.

It wasnt an instant win....but each day I could see progress within my life, and my spirit. Hope enterted into my heart, and a new person was born. The panic attacks werent SOLVED, but I realised the source of them......and that source WAS MY OWN SELFISH HEART. I had to change my evil ways....and that is the only solution to ending anxiety, stress and panic attacks.

When you understand God, you understand yourself. When you understand yourself, you understand others, and  thus makes you can forgive others, and love others, and have patience when stress strikes at you.
I no longer take the pills, and when I feel stressed...or a panic attack coming from an event, I STOP WHAT IM DOING, I CALL ON GOD, I CRY, AND I PRAY. It works......BETTER THAN ANY PILL. AND I DARE ANY OF YOU TO TRY IT. What do you have to loose?

Im still healing, but I had to share this, because now I can relate to others who go through a disease that I use to often make fun of myself. I am much better than I was, and I enjoy life, I respect my wife, I dont smoke or drink, I eat better, exercise and I TRY to love all....and once again...it has helped me better than ANY PILL. Problems will always occur in our life, but knowing how to handle them will keep stress away.

" Knowledge of the negative, means ignorance of the positive. Surround yourself with Godly people, nice people. If something is too hard for you to do, ask for help, and if it still cant be done, leave it alone. Dont worry about the future, because thinking about the future does NOTHING to help the ' NOW '. Forget the past, because it is lost in time. It is only remembered, because you choose to think of it. "

My name is Marc...and my email is ***@****
If I can help anyone, I would very much like to do so. God Bless

[RubyWitch]

I'm not entirely sure what your asking me Mike. If you're asking me if there are KNOWN reasons for your stress.................say something really horrible happened to your best friend or you lost your job and now may lose your house.........something like that. Then anxiety would be a pretty damn normal response and would (or might) last as long as the "event" that created it. Once the issue was resolved.........your best friend doesn't have a brain tumor or you found an even better job making more money, then the anxiety would (or should) ALSO resolve itself. And this is still anxiety. It's a "good" anxiety in the sense that there is a rational and known cause for it. For those of us who have anxiety attacks but have no idea what the cause is, that's when it gets bad.
So..........I'm not sure if I answered your question or not. If you know the cause of your anxiety, it's still anxiety, but it will probably go away.
Let me know if I need to try again!
Peace
Greenlydia  

[mike243]

If you have anxiety symptoms but know that there is know stress in youre life or ever were strong enough stressful times to create something like anxiety in youre life, then is it still anxiety?

[RubyWitch]

Anxiety can be "cured," but most of us on this forum refer to it as "recovery."  It takes a great deal of work on your part. A real commitment to working with a good doctor and therapist to find the root cause of your anxiety and dealing with it. Only by meeting it head on will you be able to put it behind you. You may be able to do without meds and you may not. There is nothing wrong with taking some medication if it will help you cross whatever river it is you need to wade across.

It is a medical fact that no one has ever died from anxiety. It won't kill you in the sense you mean. It can and it will "kill" the quality of your life if you don't take some action.........if you don't draw that line in the sand and say "enough!"

As to your question about what drugs are really good and which ones aren't......no one on this fourm can tell you that. We can all offer you a million opinions, but that's all they are. It will be between your doctor, therapist and you to decide which one(s) will be the best for you. And bear in mind that many of us have had to try several before we hit on the one that works for us. This is where the commitment part comes into play........you can't give up if the first thing you try doesn't work well for you.

I urge you to browse some of the posts here and get a feel for what we all have gone through and are still going through. I'm glad you found us and hope you will stick around. One of the most important parts of reaching your recovery is support and we have that in spades here!
I wish you so much luck on your journey. Feel proud that you've taken the two biggest steps.......realizing there is a problem and seeking help.
Write us anytime, OK. We are open all night.
Peace
Greenlydia  

[linz217]

I'm not sure anxiety can techniclly be "cured," but it can be treated.  Disregarding my last post, it won't kill you.  The thought that it will kill you is just another symptom of anxiety.  Your body/mind are tricking you into feeling you are in danger.

Different meds work for different people.  There is a class of meds called benzodiazepines (Valium, Ativan, etc.) which can be helpful.  Low doses of antipschotic meds (like Seroqeul) can also be helpful.  Finally, etiher with therapist or other people who have the same problem, talking about anxiety and learning how to recognize it building and talking yourself down from it can also be helpful.  It's easier said than done, but learning to say things to yourself like, "oh, I'm starting to get anxious.  But i am not my anxiety and I'm going to be OK" is helpful.  Good luck.