As of the last few days I've been feeling what I can only describe as being "off". It all started about day ago. I think I have a tendency to detach whenever I get anxious or nervous, or hyperventilate because I was cleaning around a lot in my house reorganizing things whenever I do anything that would cause me to get any amount excited I start feeling dizzy, disoriented and depersonalized
Five months ago I had my heath checked out and most everything came back clean
But for the last few days I feel off cognitively like I'm not as sharp. I'm having a hard time remembering things, and yesterday day my intrusive voices and images were pretty bad. As I do suffer with OCD and GAD
They just started racing and I became afraid I was going schizophrenic and last night was a rough one which culminated in me almost having another panicked attack luckily my family was there to help me through
I'm just really frustrated because I was making such progress with my severe OCD and now this hits me where it's like my mind isn't clear it's a lot like that foggy detached feeling you get when you depersonalized
I haven't felt this anxious and confused since my journey with severe anxiety started five months ago
Does anyone have a similar journey or advice because I could really use it
Hiya , I can totally relate to how u feeling. Im much better since stopping ADs as they were making me feel ill and felt like I was getting brainwash. Had thoughts of going crazy, detached, felt like it wasnt my life , that i was dreaming, memory problems. Still have anxiety but this intrusive thought just dissapeared. I was on mirtazapine 15mg for 3 months. Doctor took me off itcold turkey. Put me on fluoxetine which I was taking before for 7 years for OCD. But this time it made me feel ill , i couldnt cope. So it got stopped. Im 25 days without anything still suffering from mirtazapine withdrawl. When I was having panic attack coming I had tendency to hyperventilate, pin a nd needsless in hands and legs, tight chest and heart palpitations. Lump in my throat and feeling like i was going to faint. Laying down on tummy was helping me a lot and holding breath for few seconds. But everyone is diffirent. Just so you know you are not alone with all of this 😙😙😙😙😙
Hi. The dissociation/derealization/depersonalization can be so scary! I've suffered with this on and off for almost half of my life. Along with brain fog, forgetfulness, feeling unsteady on my feet, detached from loved ones, confused, overwhelmed, and many physical symptoms - too many to list here! Anxiety is such a nasty beast... But I have found the best strategy is to look at your feelings of anxiety (physical or mental), acknowledge them impartially and just accept them. They are there, temporarily, and if you don't give them too much thought, attention or energy anxiety will eventually lose its power over you - little by little. Look at it, take a deep breath... even smile to yourself and say "Hello feeling. I acknowledge you, but you are just a feeling. Cheers, have a nice day. Stay if you like, but I'm just going to carry on with my day". Then get busy with whatever gets your mind off things... Even if you are just mindlessly busy with housework for a while. Get out, even if you don't want to. Go for a walk. Visit a friend. Get creative. Get active. Stay busy and don't give power to your anxiety monster. It will eventually get weaker and weaker. My derealization still comes and goes, along with my other symptoms, but not nearly as constantly as they used to.
Awww your reply is so inspiring and made my day. It actually made me feel better xxx
You are one hell of a strong person x
I'm so glad that my words and experiences can help you feel better today!!
Ive read it few times and it works for now☺☺ I love this forum. People here are so supportive and kind . No judgment cause we are all going thru the same thing ☺🤗
Derealisation/deperssonalisation.
I did not know what was wrong wiwth me when I started with the above. I had never felt like that before ever. I had never heard of the term. That is until I saw a neurologist who told me that my feelings of disconnection from life were caused by ...................... codene prescribed for a back and shoulder problem!!
Needless to say I stopped this terrible drug immediately going CT.
Best thing I ever did. Never ever again.
The neurologist said it is a terrible drug as it is an opiate and wotrse to come off than heroin. I have never taken anything like opiates before and never will again. I would rather be in pain than go through all that anxiety, depression, derealisation, sweating, anorexia, complete demotivation ,headaches, lightheadedness, terror .
Too awful to describe.
Any drug that attacks the gaba centres or the dopamine transmitters in the brain is an absolute no no area for me. Once these drugs are out of ones system then your body will recover. That is whta the neurologist told me.
Good luck, you will get there.
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I've had OCD and anxiety all my life but I wonder if a beta blocker I once took for about three months then suddenly stopped called Tamsulin made it this worse
It's a medicine for the prostate but also a beta blocker