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anxiety disorder and disturbing thoughts
Dear Sir,
I am 42 years old male from Karachi, Pakistan I have been a patient of anxiety disorder since last 3-1/2 years.I started with rivotril 0.5 1 in the morning and one in the night with one Tofranil 25 in morning, one in afternoon and one in night. These had been suggested by my psychiatrist. By the grace of Allah since August 2004, I never had an panic arrack despite the severity of my anxiety attack or disorder. Now over the period of time, my medication have been reduced to 1/4 rivotril in morning and 1 tofranil 25 each in morning and night.(I have been on this medication since last seven months) I was doing great. Even still nobody other than my wife can guess that I am not feeling normal. since last couple of months, when I lost my job and had to stay in home for two months and after that had to accept a job with comparatively low salary. Now since last few months, the severity of my disorder is coming back. normally my disorders don't start in a scary situation or at a threatening moment. In actual scary moment and a threatening situation, I find myself very calm. On the contrary, while sitting normally, my thoughts just start to disturb me and the severe anxiety starts and the bad thoughts stars to empower my mind that I may have an heart attack or I may dye and it leads me to virtually a very bad condition. Sometimes, I had to take my night Tofranil doze in the afternoon or evening to curb this state. Now I may have a chance to get a good job somewhere in Middle East and will have to go their without family. My adverse thoughts are just killing me, like can I go alone, will I be able to survive without wife and kids, what if I have panic attacks over there, what if something happen to me and ultimately it leads to anxiety feelings and discomfort. Let me describe my physical condition. My BP is 70-110, blood sugar 91,Cholesterol: 151, lean structure. No sleeping and eating disorder. However during severe anxiety my appetite vanishes. I do go for brisk walking five days a week and 30 minutes per day. I have several questions to ask.
1) What is the percentage of people with anxiety disorder, as I sometimes loathe the fact that everybody is normal around me and only I am suffering from this disorder.
2) I also feel guilty because anxiety is related to mind, so I feel that it is self created.
3) Shall I increase my medication?
4) How long I can continue with medicine? Can it be life long
5) Will I be able to get rid of anxiety disorder completely or is it life long?
6) What therapy should I use, if I feel severe anxiety?
7) Very common symptom of anxiety is the the burning sensation, especially in legs, buttocks etc . Besides that some load in chest and a depressive feeling.
8) Shall I proceed to the job outside Pakistan without family?
9) How to get rid of my disturbing thoughts?
10) Shall I think of myself a normal or a sick person?
11) During anxiety disorder, how my wife should treat me?
I am bothering you a lot with all my q's, but I am really feeling very disturbed these days, especially of my negative thoughts. Looking forward to receive your detailed and solution based reply at your earliest. May Allah bestow you with utter blessing, as you have been doing a great service for people like me.
Best regards.
Asad
I am 42 years old male from Karachi, Pakistan I have been a patient of anxiety disorder since last 3-1/2 years.I started with rivotril 0.5 1 in the morning and one in the night with one Tofranil 25 in morning, one in afternoon and one in night. These had been suggested by my psychiatrist. By the grace of Allah since August 2004, I never had an panic arrack despite the severity of my anxiety attack or disorder. Now over the period of time, my medication have been reduced to 1/4 rivotril in morning and 1 tofranil 25 each in morning and night.(I have been on this medication since last seven months) I was doing great. Even still nobody other than my wife can guess that I am not feeling normal. since last couple of months, when I lost my job and had to stay in home for two months and after that had to accept a job with comparatively low salary. Now since last few months, the severity of my disorder is coming back. normally my disorders don't start in a scary situation or at a threatening moment. In actual scary moment and a threatening situation, I find myself very calm. On the contrary, while sitting normally, my thoughts just start to disturb me and the severe anxiety starts and the bad thoughts stars to empower my mind that I may have an heart attack or I may dye and it leads me to virtually a very bad condition. Sometimes, I had to take my night Tofranil doze in the afternoon or evening to curb this state. Now I may have a chance to get a good job somewhere in Middle East and will have to go their without family. My adverse thoughts are just killing me, like can I go alone, will I be able to survive without wife and kids, what if I have panic attacks over there, what if something happen to me and ultimately it leads to anxiety feelings and discomfort. Let me describe my physical condition. My BP is 70-110, blood sugar 91,Cholesterol: 151, lean structure. No sleeping and eating disorder. However during severe anxiety my appetite vanishes. I do go for brisk walking five days a week and 30 minutes per day. I have several questions to ask.
1) What is the percentage of people with anxiety disorder, as I sometimes loathe the fact that everybody is normal around me and only I am suffering from this disorder.
2) I also feel guilty because anxiety is related to mind, so I feel that it is self created.
3) Shall I increase my medication?
4) How long I can continue with medicine? Can it be life long
5) Will I be able to get rid of anxiety disorder completely or is it life long?
6) What therapy should I use, if I feel severe anxiety?
7) Very common symptom of anxiety is the the burning sensation, especially in legs, buttocks etc . Besides that some load in chest and a depressive feeling.
8) Shall I proceed to the job outside Pakistan without family?
9) How to get rid of my disturbing thoughts?
10) Shall I think of myself a normal or a sick person?
11) During anxiety disorder, how my wife should treat me?
I am bothering you a lot with all my q's, but I am really feeling very disturbed these days, especially of my negative thoughts. Looking forward to receive your detailed and solution based reply at your earliest. May Allah bestow you with utter blessing, as you have been doing a great service for people like me.
Best regards.
Asad
anxiety is a part of OCD and dont you let any one tell you any different the thoughts bring on the anxiety. My doctor told me that, what I do is just tell myself this is the way I am try not to put to much thought into the thoughts. I is hard to do at first but you can
I also have the stove checking thing going on but I will not check it no matter how bad it gets
You are in the rigth form: )
I also have the stove checking thing going on but I will not check it no matter how bad it gets
You are in the rigth form: )
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