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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sarahsarah 04/15/2016

I have been dealing with knotws in my stomache anxiety for 4 months now on and off, more so on than off. I excersise, I eat well, I see a CBT therapist and although I am getting alot better!!!! I am not feeling back to myself. Some days are better than others. I am fully functioing at work and in my social life but uncomfortabel almost all the time unless I am at home! I have a prescription filled for Cipralex/Lexaparo and I want to take them but... I am scared of
*Getting worse to get better ( I cant get worse )
* Not sleeping
*Forever being messed up if they dont work

My question- Do I asbsolutley have to get worse to get better?

I also have never been on any sort of meds before in my life.

Please any advise is greatly appreciated
from one desperate soul
Sarah

bridgie101 04/15/2016

I am confused by this: when you take medication, it shouldn't make you feel worse. It should either instantly, or after a month or so, make you feel better. If it makes you feel worse then it's probably not the medication for you.

Reed31 04/15/2016

There are some natural things to maybe ask your doctor about if you'd prefer.

You might ask that they check your vitamin D and folate levels. They can also check to see if you have the MTHFR gene mutation. If you do, it can predispose you to depression/anxiety and a host of other issues. The treatment is inexpensive and easy - a specific sort of methyl folate. For me it eliminated my anxiety attacks.

Another thing they're finding is that probiotic can have an impact on anxiety. For me, anytime I had anxiety I also had stomach troubles. The probiotic helps my stomach so that it doesn't trigger the anxiety.

Some people also find that exercise helps as well as cutting way down on sugar and sticking with something along the lines of a paleo diet.

Conversely, some find that having a potato before bed can also help.

salvatop 04/15/2016

I was on Lexapro for nearly 10 years and it worked very well controlling my anxiety. However last October I had a panic attack and the anxiety came back. My doctor upped the dosage of my Lexapro to 40mg but it stopped working. I am now being switched to Paxil in hopes that will work because I originally started on Paxil and it also worked for me. I am also looking into some holistic remedies (acupuncture, supplements etc.) in hopes that I can get off the meds completely. I only recently found out that all these antidepressants stop working or "poop out" after a period of time and they don't know why.

sarahsarah 04/18/2016

Well I have never been on medication before this is my first time. I have done everything to help my anxiety but Its not coming , I have good days and bad days but cant stand the bad days anymore so I have decided to try medication along with all other sorts of help for myself.
What I mean by worse, is when you start an ssri I have read hoorror stories on the internet that "the start up" of these meds are absolutley horrible and during this time is when people usually stop taking them.
? I cant handle worse than this :(

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