My name is Josh I'm new here looking for help or people going threw the same as me. I'm 28 and for the past 3 months now I've been suffering from severe anxiety and Panic attacks. I've seen a doctor and I'm taking lexapro for about 3 weeks now and lorezpam for the first 2 weeks also. The only thing that's seemed to help is the lorezpam. I'm not sure why my anxiety started at first I noticed changes in my vision. Things seemed bright or blurry and hard to focus it's hard to explain. This happened for about 2 weeks until the anxiety set it. Soon after full blown panic attacks. I feel completely different now , I'm always tired I have constant anxiety from the moment I wake up. I fear leaving the house, driving somewhere, going to work, just about anything. I feel like my body just feels and does whatever it wants and I have no control. I question everything I do or think about or even that fact that I'm alive. What's keeping me alive, I feel disconnected from my body. I'm so emotionally drained from this I can't even imagine being better again.
I feel your pain Josh as I'm in the same place. I'm on a few meds that seem to help at time including Lorazepam for my stress; Venlaxipin for my depression, and Gabapentin, again for my anxiety. I'm on an awful lot of meds I guess and most MD's would think it's too much..but it's the only way I find I can function.
I have severe anxiety and panic attacks lately. Sometimes my heart rushes a mile a minute and Lorazepam usually helps with that as when it happens..I go into a panic attack, have what's called "auras" that lead up to a migraine, etc. At these times I take my meds and just take it easy. Pushing through it helps sometimes, yet afterwards I definitely have to sit down, fearing I'm going to faint.
If I can explain to you what the issues with your vision are..anxiety can cause migraines and the things that seem bright, blurry and hard to focus on...those are again "auras", which are usually prerequisites to migraines..things that come about for me also during a panic attack.
I too am almost always tired and although I don't have anxiety from the moment I wake up..I fear leaving the house, driving places, etc. The only place I don't feel anxiety is at my job; as I really enjoy that. It gets me out of the house and I only have to drive a few blocks to get there.
Yet, like you, I also questions everything I do or thing about, worrying that someone is going to take it the wrong way..and again, another reason I stay at home. In this way I'm protecting myself from more anxiety..and yes, most of the time I feel emotionally drained. Even doing a bit of housework makes me feel drained to the point that I can only do so much before I'm too emotionally tired to continue.
Sometimes even doing the dishes makes me so tired that the thought of doing anymore housework is just a chore.
Believe it or not, I used to love housework..used to love going out in public and having fun. My meds were supposed to make me feel better..and they do for the most part..they just don't get rid of the fact that I just don't enjoy the things I used to anymore.
Like you, I'm so emotionally drained from fighting through depression and anxiety that I don't even know what it is to feel like myself anymore.
I'm hoping that they somehow come up with some wonder drug to add to my already three pill cocktail every morning along with the two pills I have to take three times a day just to feel halfways normal. So tired of never wanting to do anything anymore but lay in bed and watch TV Land..
You can over come it. The anxiety and the symptoms is caused by your thought. Your thought is not is not in line with that of the universe. The universe expect you to think the thought you want and reject the thought you do not like. I am explaining from psychic point of view. You need to use your mind properly, to think the thought you want. Do you known why the symptoms are affecting you because you believe in the symptoms. You see trees around they do not struggle to grow. Birds they fly around freely without worry or fear. The universe wants you to be free but you need to manage your mind properly.
Hi Joshua, I am so sorry you are going through this. Anxiety is a terrible thing to have to endure.You can get better though. Give the medicine a little longer to take full effect. And if it happens not to work for you, then there are other medications to try. I would also recommend therapy. It is a huge help. Therapy helps us to learn how to cope with our condition. (((Hugs)))
Hi Joshua, I am so sorry you are going through this. Anxiety is a terrible thing to have to endure.You can get better though. Give the medicine a little longer to take full effect. And if it happens not to work for you, then there are other medications to try. I would also recommend therapy. It is a huge help. Therapy helps us to learn how to cope with our condition. (((Hugs)))
Joshua
Try getting your eyes checked you are supposed in the UK to have them checked every two years
Consider Mindfulness to relax yourself
BOB
Hi thanks I've gone to the eye doctor they say every things fine as well as the regular doctor hasn't found anything physically wrong with me yet.
Thanks I'm still waiting for this medication that's suppose to help to kick in so far not much changes over 3 weeks. Also I would like therapy but I don't know where I would find the time.
I try so hard to just relax and keep going on with my day. At this point I feel like it's the physical symptoms that keep reminding me that trigger it.
Thanks for the reply. Sounds like were going threw a lot of similar things. How long has this been going on with you? I try to just always keep my mind occupied unfortunately work is the worse time for me. I do very heavy lifting all day and it's a pretty boring job so it's hard to keep my mind from wondering.
Hi Joshua,
I am so sorry your dealing with this. I am not doing well either. I am having to take time off work. And even that fixed me severe anxiety (guilt). My anxiety will take over whenever wherever and without warning. I get naseuous and disturbed and my mind and eyes get fuzzy and blurry. forever. Sounds like your vision caused your anxiety to spiral. I promise. Anyway. It won’t last forever. Promise. One day at a time.