I've had debilitating panic, anxiety, hyperventilating since last year when I lost my mom. my life has been a series of loss starting in high school when my life long friends suddenly decided I wasn't "cool enough" for them anymore which was a total shock to me. I fell into a depression. then as an adult my marriage was initially very hard, now it's not, but we have a special needs son which has felt like a loss in many ways, then lost my mom last March, then my young daughter got pregnant and married and moved out all within the last couple months. I also had used food to self medicate but have now lost that too due to blood sugar problems. so that was very hard since food made me feel better and now I can't have anything I used to enjoy. I also have trouble breathing esp at night, was tested for sleep apnea and the result was only that it must be anxiety. i was put on Ativan which helped me greatly but have come to find out it's a controlled substance which you cannot stay on for very long. When I take it I feel much better, so I'm thinking I must have a gaba deficiency. I've tried ssris and they don't even touch my anxiety. they actually make me feel worse. I'm at the point now where I could be in bed all day and just feeling debilitated. I'm not sure why I feel things so strongly when other people out there are so tough and can handle life without much of an issue. I feel debilitated by emotions. I sincerely understand why ppl drink and do drugs to numb the pain of problems in their lives. if anyone has any success stories or recovery stories please let me know. thanks so much.
No success stories unfortunately but don’t pay too much attention to that “controlled substance” thing. If it helps you and your doctor says it’s ok, keep at it. I’ve been on anti anxiety medication which “shouldn’t be used for longer than 6 weeks”, for 10 months now. It helps, I can barely function some days but I get through those, wait and hope for better times.
Yes you will recover! Acceptance alone will have you feeling better in no time the more you try to fight the longer it will take for you to recover. Go to YouTube and watch wonderbro and anxiety guy. Working out and eating healthy staying away from bad food helps as well. But you will get better !!
Thank you. I think the problem is finding a dr that will prescribe it long term. I feel I need it like a diabetic needs insulin.
Thank you that’s very kind!
If I’m not mistaken, you are taking lorazepam for your anxiety and for that you probably won’t get a long term prescription. I take sulpiride pills, 50mg twice a day every day and diazepam (basically lorazepam) when necessary. That is exactly what my prescription says. I’m very careful with diazepam though, you don’t want to get addicted to it. I take it 5 times a week for one week and 1 time the next week, so 6-7 pills every 2 weeks (the only reason I take it monday to friday every other week is because I have studies in the afternoon and the only way I can relax enough to eat anything and leave my house is if I take one). During holidays, I was diazepam free for a month, meditation, anti anxiety tea and keeping myself busy doing stuff was enough to keep me going. Is ativan the only medication you take? Sulpiride really did wonders for me for a while.
yes, right now it’s just Ativan. never heard of the other one you mentioned