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...

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blessed19 02/12/2014

I have had major anxiety for years now and just started taking Celexa in November and also have Klonopin as needed. I started Celexa at 20 mg I felt a little difference but not much my anxiety level wasnt as high but it came back. Well a week ago my doctor put me on 40mg. I dont feel any difference. My mood swings on this medication are horrible I feel like one minute I am happy and one minute I am angry and crying and very irritable. Things still frustrate me so much I cant handle it. I thought these medication were supposed to help not make things worse than they already are? I tried lexapro didnt work.Yesterday on my lunch break I had an anxiety attack and had to take a Klonopin and I immediatley felt better. I feel shortness of breath and just that addreneline rush throughout my body. I was in a long line about to order food and it just happened and I had to hurry up and leave. If I am taking medicine everyday I dont want to have to deal with these things. I might as well not take it. Do any of you have the same problem on this medication or can you suggest something else? I know everyones body is different but anything would help me right now. I just want my old self back again no worries just happy! My anxiety holds me back from doing alot of things. Driving on the freeway, leaving work going to lunch. I am 29 years old with a 5 year old son I cant do this anymore!

LuckyEmpath 02/12/2014

I did not do well on Celexa. I took it for 3 days and ended up in my therapists office on the floor in a ball. I switched to Paxil and that worked for me for 10 years. I was also on the highest dose before it made a difference in my anxiety.

Have you tried therapy? It has been my experience, and many others, that something in your past created your anxiety disorder. If you had an especially traumatic childhood this would cause anxiety. Do you remember how old you were when your anxiety first started? If so, go before that age to find the cause of your anxiety. Once you find it a good therapist can help you heal from it. I found my cause and have been healing from it and I am almost anxiety free. Plus I have been off all meds for almost a year. It may be worth looking into since meds appear to not be working or you any more.

Take care

blessed19 02/12/2014

Anxiety for me started right after the birth of my son. I was out of work for six months after he was born. It got so bad my boss was really worried about me and suggested I take a leave of absense.That was about 5 yrs ago. So that is how long I have been dealing with it. It stems from an emotionally abusive relationship with my sons father. He used to threaten me all the time and really took control over my life and I let him. My childhood was great I come from a big family. None of my family members have these issues. Yes a therapist would really help. I used to have one but I changed jobs and now I have to wait 60 days for insurance. When I do get it I will def go back.

JudyFZ 02/13/2014

I'm so sorry to hear what you have been through. I have been through the ringer with medications, too. I think if it makes me you feel worse right away, it's not the right medication for you. The worst experience for me was prozac. I almost became suicidal when I started taking it. Then I tried a few other things, and finally got some relief on Paxil, but I think I may have just been feeling better anyway. So I went off of it. This was years ago.

Now I'm trying Lexapro. I definitely feel calmer on it, but I've been doing a lot of other things to combat my anxiety, so it might be that I'm feeling better because of those things.

However, they say the most effective thing is to combine medication with therapy.

While you wait to see a therapist, there are a lot of good self help books out there to help with anxiety. I'm using "When Panic Attacks" by David Burns. It has helped me deconstruct and challenge a lot of my fears and negative thoughts.

Hope you feel better soon!

blessed19 02/14/2014

Thank you I will definitely try the book . Anything will help at this point. I'm up right now at 12:19am trying to calm myself down. Keep falling asleep and waking up in a panic!

JudyFZ 02/14/2014

Writing everything down has been very helpful for me. All those wild thoughts that keep you up, just write them down. It will help you to pinpoint your fears and identify some of the distortions in your thinking. Also, if you have write it down, it automatically slows down your thinking. That, and taking deep slow breaths. Inhale count to four, hold for three counts, exhale for eight....

redvelvetcake 02/14/2014

My doctor prescribed Buspar to compliment the Celexa 40mg for me when I was having a really rough time of it. I used it for about 6 months and it helped a TON. I eventually weaned off of it and I feel fine now. (well I still have anxiety but not at the level it was before).

Also, it took me two weeks to get used to the Celexa when I first was prescribed it and have been on it for about 6 years.

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