hi,im new to this website so not too sure what im ment to do,It would be nice to be able to talk with other people that are going through a hard time with anxiety,im currently taking citrolapram in the mornings,mirtazapine at night,plus diazapam also at night to help me calm down so i can sleep,i struggle with my anxiety all day carnt eat properly,constantly feel shakey,and my mood is realy low,im hoping someone can share their story with me and give me any advice on how they cope with it all,thanks xxx
Are you still feeling this way with taking all this medication I have not started taking medication I am trying to cope without it dont no if this is a good or bad idea
yea hun,i can feel ok for a day or two then just feel awful again,i wish i never started taking meds,but without them i dread to think what it would be like,what symptoms do you get with it if you dont mind me asking,thanks for your reply too xxx
Hi, I know all too well how you feel, it hit me 3 years ago and I can't even work. At one point I couldn't leave my home for 3 months. I'm on Valium 20mg throughout the day and it doesn't help me very much. I constantly worry have migraines I'm on disability I can't even drive alone without my heart beating out of my chest. I don't know why it hit me I used to be a supervisor in charge of 180 ppl and now I'm anti social don't like to leave home fear of the unknown I guess. I also developed high blood pressure from it.
Very shaky all the time get afraid with every single pain or tingle palpitations right now I feel better than before. I could not stand to be alone before and i had a panic attack at least twice a day I was taking ativan but it was only for a week then they took me off so that I can wear my heart monitor and I noticed that I can sleep now before while taking it I could not sleep at night which made my anxiety worst
i know how you feel,just the thought of going out makes mi sweat and feel awful,ive also started suffering from body burning when the anxiety comes on i can only describe it as my whole body feels like its been set on fire,im so sorry to hear what you are going through,i feel so alone cause no one understands,well i dont unserstand it myself so i dont know how anyone else would,its totaly turned my life upside down ive gone from not having a care in the world to being a wreck,i can hardly eat just feel constantly feel worried on edge and sick,is their anything you have tried that has eased off the anxiety xxx
also sorry,u said migraines,ive had those too do u think thats anxiety related,myn get realy bad i carnt have the light on just have to lie down till they pass xxx
No the psychiatrist has tried several antidepressants which make it worse and said to stay on the Valium. I can't find anything or get the dr to suggest anything I'm allergic to a lot of meds and have tachycardia and bradytacharydia which makes it worse when I take other meds. It's been going on so long I've given up that it will ever go away. Nobody understands how I feel so I know how you feel.
yea hun,not sleeping defo makes your anxiety worse,your not alone hun,its a awful feeling,i feel like im going to die every time,i also need someone with me when it happens,sounds silly but i dont wanna be by myself,have you got good family support xxx
I sit in the dark a lot. I was on topamax right before all this for migranes and it ruined my memory. So I had to stop taking it.
So far the only thing that works for me is being around positive people and people who care about other than that no
Sorry to hear about your struggles. But believe me, with some work and patience it will get better;-( Now, I see you are taking citrolapram in the mornings and Diazepam at night? How much diazepam and why at night? Because it makes yiu sleepy?
sounds awful what you are going through,i agree that certain meds make you feel alot worse i hav had that happen to me,im on all this medication now and still feel awful,im seen by my doctor every 3 weeks to keep a eye on it all,ive had counciling didnt realy help now ive been seen again by the mental health team they have refered me to cbt,to be honest i dont think it matters what meds we take its never goin to fully go away xx
thanks for your reply,i too hope things get better,yea citrolapram 20mg in the mornings,mirtazapine 45mg at nyt and diazapam at night i take that to try and calm my body down so i can sleep,cause my anxiety keeps me awake,im worn out from it and feel i could sleep for a month straight but my body wont let me,have you had anxiety eitha now or in the past xx
yea being around positive and supportive ppl does help hun,i hope you feel better soon xxx
do you take anything else for your migranes,i just lie down till they pass cause painkillers dont work,and with all the other meds i take i get paranoid to take anythin else,i also get sickness benefits after a year of hell trying to get it xx
Yes I did, and my Doc tried like 20 different medications and they all gave me several side affects. So at the end only 2 worked for me. Xanax and Diazepam. Xanas did the job with only 0.5MG twice daily, Doctor wanted me to take 3 times daily but I said no so I did have some dead time. But after a few month my mechanical parts started to fail ( if you kow what I mean) so he changed to diazepam 5MG twice daily. Again, he wanted me to take 10MG in the morning and 5 at night but I told him I would take 7.5MG at night and 5MG on day time and Is working for me. Sure, before this I was also dizzy all day long but I started taking Biofeedback and after a few month it was gone. Not sure if this helped or not but I also listened to anxiety audios available free online for a few months. Why don't you try diazepam on day time? Sure, after you ask your Doc. ;-) btw, if you eat lots of food with Dairy and Gluten try a diet for a few weeks to see if you gets better.
same here,been on so many diff tablets,some are awful make you like a zombie,you sound like you are doing alot beta now which is good to know,there is hope then,i have downloaded certain things off the internet and brought adult colouring books,sounds stupid but its ment to help,as for the diet i can hardly eat at the moment having to force food down,i will defo try cutting out what you said wen i can eat properly again,thanks for all your advice it realy is a comfort xx
Hi Alana I am pretty new too but feel so comfortable sharing our most personal pain. I had anxiety since I'm a teenager, I suffered constant sadness too, and didn't know why I felt so different from everyone else. I definitely was sure people didn't like me at times and created reasons. But when I would find out They were either moody and not angry at me, I was so upset I wasted so much time being anxious over it.
I am a middle child of a large family and just always felt alone and out of place. I can usually put on a good act when I need to but I need my alone time because being around people, for too long , makes me feel shakes and very uncomfortable. Being on setraline has helped .. I took Lexi for years and that was great too but I couldn't get rid of the ten to fifteen pounds I gained, was very depressing in itself. setraline is good but took a very long time to take effect. I just wish there was a cure!!
Nothing you try is stupid, what works for me might not work for you which is the same with medications. We need to use the elimination process and try everything, Eventually somethng will work for you and the sky will be beautiful and blue again. As for eating, anxiety and digestive issues go hand and hand together. One creates the other so we need to take care of both and with all these medications and sometimes antibiotics we need to take probiotics to keep those good bacterias working for us. ;-)