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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Jules87
Jules87

HI, I am new to forums, I have a history of some panic disorder/depression from years ago and I have just three weeks ago had a horrendous relapse out of nowhere..  I suffer from extreme panic attacks and derealization/depersonalization symptoms that is just terrifying and they last for a long time, I haven't felt at all "normal" since the episode three weeks ago and I am losing my mind.  I have met with a psychiatrist who has upped my zoloft dose from 50mg to 150mg and I am taking xanax three or four times a day.. I feel drugged and dispairing, the zoloft hasn't kicked in yet and I am just in real need of support because my brain is thinking some really bad and dark things right now, can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, is there anyone out there who can relate?!

Community LeaderMid
Mid
Welcome to this group. Practice breathing evenly to help calm naturally. Stay hydrated. When on zoloft, it is important to stay hydrated as hydration sensitivity is often noticed during changes in medication levels.

Also use gentle motion to distract. The more you move, the faster the sensations change.

Best wishes.
SimpsonsOK
SimpsonsOK
Welcome aboard. Breathing and rocking are great for getting the body in a pattern that the mind and emotions can then join. Can we relate, well, that's why we're here. Sometimes the trigger is deep within. Healing and calming hugs.
Diane22
Diane22
Took me 8 weeks or more to get my higher dose of meds working. Just take it day by day. I kept a diary. And i started noticing the symptoms were getting better and better. It sucks waiting but it happens
SimpsonsOK
SimpsonsOK
Hope today is going better. We will be here for you. Healing and calming hugs.
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