is these anxiety ?

[rafael69]

hi if u have anxiety does that mean u have  depression ? cause i know i dont have depression and the treatment for anxiety like the drugs is the same for depression ? and does the drugs for anxiety make u slow like   alway do things slow no matter how fast u thing to go and how can i be sure i have  anxiety .cause i think i have and is kill me ok i goin to tell what is happening  first i have (pectus excavatum deformity )like everybody that have hated i alway tried to fix i workout alot trying to fix i search online like real hated and i alway hide from people i didint go out that much  so when i was 16 i went to school every thing normal but from no ware i got these feeling like that i was goin to fall dowm  shaking that didnt happen i just had the feeling like if i standstill that  was goin to happen feel like a had a ball on my throat and i had these strange feeling on my stomach   and my body got hot  my hand sweating so i dropout  highschool  then i real didnt  go out i was just stay home so in 1 years i went to see a doctor so she told me a had depression then i start to take Effexor 74 mg that but i didnt think that that help me alot but i took for 4 years  but the ask me to have o blood test  was when i find out i have thyroid hyperthyroidism so i start treatment so i stop taking effexor  on my own i didnt feel bad first 3 weeks but didnt had any more i was taking methimazole now im 21 years old i still dont have that much fun and still trying to fix my chest  deformity  ok like 2 months ago i was driving from no where i got these feeling like i stop on red ligth and i got scare from crossing the street and hating the cars that was passing so that happen like 2 times the 2 time i was driving i got scare of crashing my legs and my hands got weak  so i stop driving i and i call my doctor ,and he told me to stop taking methimazole i made a appointment with thyroid doctor did some blood thest  ultra sound of the thyroid  did a thyroid  uptake and scan single  so i went to the doctor today to see the resut and he told me that my thyroid was ok and told me not to take more methimazole. now i dont know what i have i just know that i cant standstill so i stoped goin to the dentist and stoped to go have a hair cut  so plz can someone help

[rafael69]

yeah i search online  i think i have here are some  symptom  that i have

Meeting new people
Being the center of attention
Being watched while doing something
Making small talk
Public speaking
Being teased or criticized
Being called on in class
Going on a date
Making phone calls
Eating or drinking in public
Speaking up in a meeting
Attending parties or other social gatherings

so if i have socia phobia and i start to take drugs for  will i be ok to drive couse i start to drive only 3 months ago i is 1 of my dream

[MrGreen]

You could feel down because the anxiety is stopping you doing things you always did. That is not saying you suffer from depression. If the anxiety went I am sure your mood would lift as well. Who wouldn't feel down if they were anxious and had a limited life. As for the medication they put you on? Effexor? Powerful. If you had depression. Can be used for a lot reasons. I tried it once and it sent me through the roof. Was on something else too and they didn't mix. One bounced off the other. Happens at times. But as I read your post I get the sense of social anxiety more than anything else. Were you find social situations awkward? There is medication for anxiety alone. But that would boil down to what your doctor sees wrong with you. My way of looking at some anti-depressants is that can make an anxiety sufferer worse because it is lifting them. As the drug is meant to do. Lift the mood. Anxiety medication is to relax you. Bring you down. I'm not saying all anti-depressants are bad for anxiety. Just a few. In my own opinion. And I am no doctor. You want something to calm you down. Not lift you up. Am I right or wrong? You tell me. But check out social anxiety. See if it matches your condition. You can google it. Do a bit of reading. You never mention a therapist. Did you? Have you ever had theraphy. It is a great thing. Great way to learn how to cope with anxiety in certain situations. A good therapist does a good job. Great to just be able to talk as well. To know you have support. Well. I hoped this helped you out in some small way. Keep us posted.