I am in some serious need of support here.. im crawling out of my skin.. crying almost all day.. i wake up shaking every morning like my insides are vibrating.. ive tried every med possible the docs dont know what to do anymore. Im scared theres no hope for me.. which is making, me very depressed.. please i need someone thats as bad as me to give me some hope please.. i beg you anyone out there
Please remember your not alone please don't give up, remember you will get better it's s certainty.
Hi Renee, I feel so bad for you. I wish I had something good to tell you, but the only advice I have is for you to find a new doctor. There has to be someone who can help you. I pray something is out there to help you soon.
Hi.
Do you have any friends or family you can talk to? Have you tried busying your mind, do something to take your mind away from these feelings?
Sounds like you could use some therapy maybe, some CBT works very well and I'm sure it would be of some help.
Please don't despair, medication isn't always the answer but they may well help along side some therapy
Lucy x
Hey. I know exactly how u feel.ive always suffered from anxiety and always worried about my health.i started on Prozac 20 MG and then went up to 40mg. It really helped me. I found it was the only med to help me. I startedd to feel better and stopped taken it and then it came back. So now I'm back to square one again. Every morning I wake up and I feel so shakey. Feeling nervous and scared about what the day Wil bring. I feel sick to my stomach and I get weird feeling in my stomach. Today I feel awful. I feel dizzy weak and just sick and I hate it. It's scary. It feels like I'm going to die and I cry all the time. I know how u feel. Ur not alone. Trust me. I feel way worse than what I can describe right now but It does get better. It really does. I've felt like this before and I've gotten through it. U just have to be strong. I keep telling myself I'm not going to let this stupid anxiety get me down. It's not gonna beat me and i will be happy and live my life because I am strong. Xo
Hi,
I've been in your shoes. It will get better you just have to keep trying to you find a medication that works for you. What are you currently taking?
Do you have support around you?? I'm here to talk if you need too xx
Hi Renee, has your doctor given you anything to help with your anxiety,if not go back and ask for something until you find a med that suits you, ,At least if you have something to keep you calm,you won't be battling with both anxiety and depression, I know exactly how you feel and it's the pits,it takes such a long time for the meds to kick in and then when one doesn't work you have to start all over again, you will find the right medication, and you will get better, just keep posting on here in the meantime if you need reassurance,we all have felt the same and try to help each other through the bad times, so don't give up and keep on fighting,you are a lot stronger than you think,xx
I take 15mgs lexapro.. 15mgs remron for sleep.. .5mgs 2x a day of klonopin.. but i have a tolerence to it from taking it for so long so it does nothing but for me except stop withdrawls .. ive tried soooo many meds.. im sick of drugs.. i have a bf.. but hes only one person and can only take so much.. my family is not supportive too me.. there all busy with there own lives n could care less ive reached out n begged for support.. on top of this all im going thru a divorce.. a nasty one at that.. hes just waiting to use something against me.. this has been going on for 2 years.. i was on an older antipsychotic trilafon n it worked wonders but i got werid visual disturbances as a side effect.. so i stopped it last monday.. so i had a couole months of peace. Now im back to square one..
U explain my life right now to a tee. I wish we lived near each other at least we could go thru this together lol .. this disorder makes u feel so alone in ur own head its crazy.. my necks been killing me too bc of tension im carrying around from the anxiety..
Im in therapy 3x a week doing dbt basically very smilar to cbt.. its not stopping the physical part of the anxiety the shaking constantly
You need to go back to your doctor. I was having physical symptoms and sertraline stopped them. x
I tried zoloft, paxil, effexor, prozac all bad effects.. they were even more stimulating im very sensitive to meds..
Ive been on klonooin.5mgs 2x a day but ive been on them so long they dont do anything i reached a tolerance to them. N i refuse to go up on doseage bc i dont wanna have to go thru withdrawls from a high dose of klonopin tried that once n failed after 8weeks suffering thru benzo withdrawls from 2mgs of klonopin.. n it had nothing to do with abuse i was put on it to help with anxiety until i got on an antidepressant.. but i tried 4 different ones times that by 4-6 weeks on each.. = dependence to benzos.. n i still havent found the right med.
So I know I'm not alone either. It makes me feel better knowing that. It would be great if we did live near each other. I honestly thought when I first went through it that that was it. My life is over. But I'm still here n I'm still fighting. It's the most horrible thing in the world. U feel trapped inside your own head. Your mind is the most scariest place. It really is. Xo
Hi Renee, Sometimes I think that the old anti depressants are just as effective as the new ones, when I first started with depression and anxiety I was put a drug called prothiadon,I was on that for nearly 6 months before I got it changed to another drug called clomipramine, I was on clomipramine for 32 years and I have to say that this drug saved my sanity, I went from not being able to function, I couldn't look after my 2 children, my mother took care of them, I couldn't cook any kind of food, because the smell made me sick, I'd wake up a3 and 4 oclock in the morning and just sit and cry until everybody got up,the thought of getting through another day just overwhelmed me, and one morning at 6 o'clock I was that desperate I sat in the doctor's car park waiting for him and begged him to help me, ithought I was losing my mind because I didn't know why I felt like I did it was the absolute depths of despair, I guess what I'm trying to say is that there will be something that will suit you because I did get better and in all the 32 years I was on clomipramine I only had one or two blips but I always got back on track, unfortunately I started to get high blood pressure so had to change meds after all those years and had a major relapse , I tried Prozac and sertraline and none of them worked so now I be got my fingers crossed with venlafaxine ,try to relax on the bed and imagine yourself somewhere you feel calm,I used to imagine lying on a sandy beach with the sun burning my skin I and the sound of the waves in the sea, it does help you to relax even if it's only for five minutes it will take your mind off things, I'm sorry for parroting on but I just wanted to write something that may be of help to you , don't give up and keep knocking on that doctor's door till you get what you need x
Thank u so much for ur advice i will def. Look into that.. i really appreciate everyones advice n support.. i have no support from family n friends so u guys are my life line.
Seriously i just said that to my bf today.. i said im so lonely in my own head.. its scary.. i hate it.. message me anytime.. we can bounce things off each other.. prozac actually made my anxiety a million times worse it was very activating to me.. ive been shaking all day it finally stopped 3 hours ago.. now im dizzy, exhausted, n neck tension pain. Ahhhh the wonders of anxiety
Renee.....when I was in my20s I had the same symptoms....plus more.
thought I had a terrible disease. My dad took me to a neurologist and all my tests came out normal. The vibrating feeling went throughout my body.
All my symptoms were related to stress and anxiety.
I can tell you from experience that the worst thing to do is react with Anxiety when you get symptoms. Thatcreates more anxiety and more symptoms.
I got a lot of help from the audio meditations found on YouTube. I put in my earbuds, lie down and listen. They teach us how to separate negative thinking from ourselves. I like one called clearing subconscious negativity and another called the positive healing bubble sleep hypnosis guided meditation. You don't really get hypnotized it's just a very calming meditation. I listen to these type of meditations a couple times a day and my symptoms go away. They have these audios on anxiety, depression, getting a good nights sleep etc. pick the ones you like and listen frequently.
if you want to LEARN how to react to symptoms, go to YouTube and search for anxiety attacks cure – self help anxiety treatment.
if you're able to, pick up a book called mindfulness meditation. It's an excellent read it has really helped me a lot.
millions of people have the same symptoms as we do in our suffering from anxiety. You are definitely not alone! You will be fine once you get this under control. I highly suggest speaking with a counselor . They see this every day and have the tools to help you. I keep going even when I start to feel better. Anxiety can be hard to deal with alone.
And don't forget to get exercise, eat healthy, socialize and stay active!
Be a fighter for yourself and don't let this defeat you. When you feel fear, dig in with both feet and keep going! Start with the meditations I think they could really help you
I will hun. Feel free to message me as well. The physical effects are horrible. Because u think there's something seriously wrong. But what I've to think is that the reason I have these symptoms is because of the stress and anxiety. And it's not serious. It's easier said than done. XX
As well the Prozac gave me terrible side effects. But after about 4 weeks I started to feel better. They say it gets worse before it gets better. I suppose with me I went through a few different types of meds before I found the one that worked. I'm sure u will find something as well. And I find just talking about it to ppl u don't know helps. Like on here ppl that go though the same thing. X