Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
I have experienced some severe anxiety for 8 months now and I need something to start working. I have had too many med changes, wrong diagnoses which led to more med changes. I am doing TMS (trans magnetic stimulation) for depression and anxiety. Just started Paxil 2 weeks ago and the past 2-3 days my anxiety has gone up a lot and panic is just looming there. Came so close to panic attack tonight. Don't understand what is happening to me and why it is so inconsistent and has me believing I will never feel myself again. Please share your journey's that have ended in success. I need some hope. Thank you!!!
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
Please know you are not alone.
Reading your post, I have some suggestions for you.
Did something happen 8 months ago? That would have triggered anxiety to start in your life? If you can pin point what started it, that will make it easier to treat it through therapy.
Please see a psychiatrist. Not just a general practitioner family doctor. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who can prescribe the correct medication for you.
Medications like Paxil are effective, but they take at least 4 weeks to start helping. More like 6-8 weeks, but it's possible you will feel better after 4 weeks.
Look into talking to a therapist/psychologist. They can help you with the anxious thoughts..... And that's what anxiety is..... thoughts that pop up, and it can turn into physical symptoms.
I take medication daily, and speak to my therapist by phone once a week. I am only managing my anxiety and can not get rid of it entirely.
Taking these steps should help you. It helps to have a plan, and some control over our lives. Good luck and keep posting here.
Keeping a daily journal will help sort through the changes as you figure out what's going on that works and what needs help.
Overwhelming can be reduced a piece of the puzzle at a time-and seeing the symptoms in writing may help you see what's next.
Often when one part of anxiety is naturally reduced, something else pops up, and this is 'normal' as the body and brain do what they can to protect you from being overwhelmed.
You are not alone in this!