The fact that your anxiety set in during the Corona madness makes me wonder if your sudden onset anxiety is Corona yaddah blah related. More and more I am wondering if anxiety is the most contagious legacy of Coronaville. The most powerful drugs in the pharmacy can't overcome an unresolved source of anxiety.

Leaving that speculation aside. . .

My lifelong dance with anxiety has not given me any evidence that the condition works by any syllabus or known agenda. I am imagining that your being a newbie puts you at a disadvantage on establishing realistic timelines. Just imagining. Fact is, I have very little exposure to sudden onset anxiety and considerable evidence that anxiety, both acute and chronic, is a unique ride for every cowgirl/boy in the rodeo.

Steadying support while you find your own timeline, Nicki. Wish I had easy, predictable answers for all of us.

Thank you for the reply. I am new to any of this. I've never experienced anything like it, but hoping that the fact that I've made some progress, is a good sign that I'm headed towards remission. I don't expect to never feel anxious again, but I'm hoping to be able to getting back to functioning at a level close to how I was before this sudden onset of GAD. AKA "remission." My symptoms have become less severe and more manageable, but it is obviously still a problem considering that I still have to manage my symptoms with low dosages of Klonopin.

Also, I am not anxious about anything in particular, (not even Coronavirus.) The majority of my stress is caused by my condition, and not knowing why, or whether or not I will ever be able to return to some type of normalcy

NickJo, I am on a similar time line as you with very similar contributing / non-contributing factors... I've always been a go-getter and was overcome with anxiety in a major way at the end of June. I started Rexulti a month ago and feel like i've plateaued about a week ago.
I think (and I have no basis for this because I still pop .25 mg of Xanax to get through the day) that there's more to managing anxiety that just meds. I have certainly not figured it all out.
What I'm trying to say very poorly, is that you are not alone. I found it helpful to be on DS.... I found it helpful to keep busy as much as you can handle. I am going to be starting work again in 10 days (remotely) so I'm pretty stressed since I left my new job falling on the floor with a major panic attack and was hospitalized.
Now, just leaving my house to take a drive makes me less anxious (where before I couldn't even leave my bedroom).
We are all in this together... share please.

@atmy3girls

I do acknowledge that my symptoms are less severe, but wondering if I'll ever get to the point of "remission." I've never experienced anything like this in the past, so I really can't figure it out. They say it can take longer for some people to start feeling the full affects of the medication, but the anxiety really does seem to creep up out of nowhere. I'm only 4 weeks and 2 days in, so I'm not sure what to expect. I'm in a better place than I was a month ago, but I'm still not at 100%. I don't think I'll be void of regular stress and anxiety, (when there is actually reason to be feeling then,) but having to manage the anxiety that really comes out of no where with Klonopin every day is exhausting. I'm always tired.

Sudden onset anxiety is often a 'distress' signal of some type of overwhelming stress that triggers the sense of anxiety in other daily living activities.

Writing it out, and keeping track of senses in anxiety can often give clues as to the triggers.

There is no "one size fits all" time line with this.

Best wishes as you find your better balance.

@Mid Thank you for your reply. My anxiety always begins the moment I wake up. It started happening back in June. I've only been on the full 30mg dose of Remeron for 4 weeks, but have been gradually increasing the dosage over the last 4 weeks due to extreme sensitivity to antidepressants. I keep a daily journal, that I write in multiple times a day. There really does not seem to be a trigger at all. It's just there. I practice coping mechanisms, speak to my therapist every week, and continue with the medications in hope that I will achieve remission at some point soon. I can honestly say, that this condition is the only real stress cursor that I have in my life, and it seems to come and go as it pleases. Again, I do see improvement in the severity of the symptoms, but does anyone know whether remission is actually possible? I was never an anxious person before. I lived a happy life, with very little stress. I had been dealing with the loss of my father and sister back in October and November of 2019, but other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other factors. Although I will miss my father and sister for the rest of my life, I really thought I had worked through the toughest part of the grieving process. Then, all of a sudden, June came along and wiped me out. I couldn't leave my house, I was constantly in fear, could not relax, sleep, eat, had intrusive thoughts, etc. Although some of the symptoms have subsided, and the others have become less severe, will I ever get back to where I was before all of this happened or am I just stuck like this forever?

*correction: I've only been on the full 30MG of Rameron dose for a little over a week

I'm 4 weeks into my meds and have the same question...

@my3girls...I've seen on other posts where others have mentioned the medication needing 6 to 8 weeks, so I'm wondering if this is this case. It's hopeful that I've made some progress, but will I ever feel normal again