hi everyone so im going back to the doctor tomorrow and i think i might go back on axniety medication... i was on it in october of 2016 i took prozac for a week and i was on ativan for a month and a week and i CT it its been 5 months and nothing is getting better my anxiety is getting worse again..... im scared to go back on medication i really am and i will be starting theray.. i want my life back my life is living in my room all day because i cant leave the house im starting to have panic attacks again always twice a day... i cant live this way anymore i want my life back im only 20 i want to go back to school make money hang with friends travel this is horrible... i pray and beg everyday for a better day and to be alive.. ugh anyone on here have any success stories about a pill they are on and reconmmend... i have PTSD and panic disorder honestly everything with anxiety my everyday symptoms are dizziness weak legs as if i worked out all day racing heart when standing sometimes even when sitting feel weird inside my head like a brain fog or like a cloud inside if that makes sense... lightheaded very depersonalized its horrible i had blood work done i came back fine im gonna get an ekg tomorrow but honetly im sure im fine.. my pcp checked my ears and said they looked fine but never to an ent im sure all of these symptoms are anxiety related thank you for reading have a good day
Hi, lilly. The symptoms you are discribing sounds alot like anxiety, but you also mention about your heart races upon sitting or standing along with dizziness. You should look up dysautonomia symptoms. It can be over looked as anxiety but its not.
i have the dizziness and lightheadness while sitting too i dont even know how to go shower right now.... maybe sit on the floor of the shower? and i will bring it up to the doctor tomorrow
Yes, I have a form of dyautonomia which is my heart is in constant tachycardia. (Rapid heart rate). It always made me feel anxious and scared. My PCP said it was anxiety, but I hardly ever have anxiety only as a teen. My heart rate after months at rest will be between 90's and mid 100's . She finally referred me to a cardiologist. They did ekgs, I wore a 48 hour holter monitor, also did a stress test. My heart anatomy and function is all normal except my electrical signals in my heart keeps fireing off to quickly. So he said my diagnoses is dyautonomia and its different types. It sounds like you may have POTS. Make sure you look that up and compare your symptoms. It stands for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. It happens when you stand up your heart rate increases follow by dizzness and fainting.
sometimes my heart race increases sometimes it doesnt my dizziness is even when sitting and laying not just when standing up i get weird head feelings today the heart increase when standing wasnt so bad as yesterday im getting a ekg done tomorrow but all of this dizziness started when i stopped ativan 5 months ago now for the past few weeks ive noticed a increase in heart rate when standing up and sometimes when im not paying attention and then when i check my pulse its at a normal standing rate
I feel for you I have same problems anxiety and panic attacks are horrible I'm in Prozac seregoul and valuim.yesterday I was out of control And had 3 Valium over the day normally on 2. Iv also had a massive heart attack and yes panic attacks have same symptoms as heart.. the ecg will show if ur heart has changed.but you need help your so young and even thou I'm on meds I dnt like leaving house live in 4 walls .. didn't you like Prozac they take a while to get into system
oh gosh you said heart attack and just scared me.... and i didnt like prozac but again i didnt really try it i guess i woke up after a week of taking it in a full blown panic shaking i dont know what it was but scared me and i stopped that day... and i am very young only 20 i need my life back i havent left my house in over a month now because going to through trash out or get some air but nothing else its horrible and im sorry to hear that
I find suffering with ptsd and anxiety u feel dead inside and can control the horrible thinking . I' need to see doc but no appointments I'm hoping a cancellation happens and I get the appointment. Have u had valuim they help with panic attacks are you in australia
noo im in the US and hopefully you get an appointment and noo i only tried prozac lorazepam
I have tried a lot of meds and ATM been on Prozac 4 weeks feel they are not fully helping me yet but my doc say they take a while to kick in Iv got gone fro 20mg to 40 mg .. and still struggling I think you need something for depression and anxiety.. can u talk to your doc easy I get intimidated by them
I took fluoxetine 25mg tabs. For 3 weeks. I hated how I felt those three weeks. Panicky, nausea, dizzy, brain fog, drowsiness, couldnt sleep at night, rapid heart rate. You name it. I stopped taking it. Felt better off of it then on. Not giving any advice to go against doctors orders but I had to. Besides my experience, the prozac makes you feel worse before working. It usually takes up to 12 weeks. I couldnt wait or stand to have those symptoms for 12 weeks until something starts working. Good thing is that I didnt need them in the first place. I hope your doctor help you with your symptoms and you find relief. God bless.
thank you i appreciate it yaa my doctor told me prozac takes about 6-8 weeks to work i said im okay i cant wait that long and it made me feel horrible just the first week good that you didnt need them ! for some people they need them some dont
i was given 20mg and i hated it my doctor said it takes 6-8 weeks to kick in i couldnt wait that long and the first week was hell so i said no hopefully you find something that works for you! we all deserve peace and to live happy
We do life is a battle and hard to wake up and cope . Good luck
They definetly sound like an anxiety disorder with panic attacks. Do you have a therapist? A psychiatrist? Might be a very useful thing to help you. They have different meds and different classes of medications for this your pcp knows as does a qualified psychiatrist. With the proper guidance and help hopefully youll get this managed shortly or at least have a layed out plan in what needs to be done, yiu really shiuld be working with a therapist. Pills alone arent going to do it you need to know whats going on and things you can do and talk stuff out, it helps the sanity as well. Good luck
You are right and yes i got a therapist which i will be seeing soon just waiting for my schedule when i can start hopefully soon i just want to find the right medication for me that will help i want to be back to my normal self and my life im stuck in my house 24/7 its horrible i wish i never stopped the medication