hello there ! i have GAD and i have been on zoloft and prozac years ago, i stopped taking it bc i didnt like how it made me feel, recently my doctor gave me paxil and i stopped taking that bc it gave me muscle spasms and i couldnt sleep, /she switched me to lexapro i took it but i couldnt sleep it made me think of times when my mom was alive and how things could be if she was here , i didnt have no motivation to do anything i was going to a new doctor but they were running behind so i had to reschedule it, at the time she asked if i was on any medicines i told her i was weaning myself off of lexapro bc the reasons i stated above well i go to the doctor tomorrow and its going to be like 2 months now i have been off of the lexapro what should i expect tomorrow ? shes going to ask how i have been without taking it but my anxiety is still there i cant sleep at night im afraid someone is watching when i get home and they are going to think oh shes young im going to break in there n im always afraid they are going to kill me (i kno crazy right) but its the truth i have to have all volume on mute all lights have to be on and i have to see doors and im constantly looking out the window if i see or hear anything my hands get sweaty n shaking , i make up excuses on why not go to get togethers , being round familys makes me think of my mom n how ill never get to have mine u kno . my chest hurts n i cant catch my breath n i get this weird feeling in my arms . sometimes i notice that my head on my left side is that tinglin sensation when ur arm or foots asleep i get that on my left side of head , and top it off i may have rhemuatoid arthritis , im only 29 :( i dont kno what to even do or say tomorrow .
hi…i am so sorry to hear you are struggling. Have you considered CBT? xx
Have all those symptoms, and cant take meds either…have you looked about something natural, like st johns wort, or rhodiola , or CBD oil…ashwagandha is another one…research all natural remedies for anxiety, you will find loads…x
I have GAD, too, self diagnosed. I’m always looking for non drug ways to live with it like exercise and meditation. I do acupuncture and Chinese herbs, also.
I recently found this video on Eye Movement De-sensitization Reprocessing (EMDR.)
You can google it up for an explanation of what it is. Its supposed to be good for anxiety, ptsd and other things. I’ve tried EMDR a few times and it was successful in my being able to push my worried thoughts aside for a while at least.
Good luck
