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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penyylane 08/21/2012

thank god for medication. i feel like a completely different person. i'm not crumbling anymore! i feel like i can deal with my anxiety now and not fall in to a complete panic state. BUT... the dizziness is still there. the whole reason i started feeling anxious again was bc i was getting these weird dizzy spells. my anxiety was making it so much worse so my doc figured we should treat the anxiety first and see if that helps. well, it definitely helps but it's definitely still there. i am out of work and feel like my life is going to go to shit if i can't get this under control soon. the only thing i've tried for the dizziness is meclizine which made me super drowsy and super anxious. thinking of giving it another try though since my anxiety is much better now. i'm also taking 1 claritin a day since my doc saw a lot of fluid in my ears and was curious if that is causing the dizziness. it doesn't seem to be getting worse but it's definitely not getting any better. i've been trying to avoid going to an ENT or a neurologist but at this point, i don't know how much longer i can be out of work and would like to get some answers. but there's also a part of me that knows no matter what docs i go to or what i try, i wont get any answers... bc that's the story of my life. AHH im so frustrated!! it's incredible what being dizzy can do to you. i feel like i'm going insane!! but once again, thank god for medication. i would be a hot mess right now if my anxiety wasn't better!!

chelle37 08/21/2012

Glad to hear your anxiety is improved, that's great news! What has kept you from seeing the ENT or neurologist so far, just curious if it will put a financial burden on you or anything. I guess if it were me I'd go ahead and have that checked into if possible. I just think the more you may be able to get answers or at least rule things out the more peace of mind you will hopefully have. Keep hanging in there!

penyylane 08/21/2012

thanks chelle. time has stopped me from seeing more doctors. my primary doc has been wanting to rule things out before sending me to a specialist. we've ruled out the anxiety. and now we're working with the claritin to see if the fluid in my ears are causing the dizziness. i think its time to see a specialist though. this is so hard. i feel like i'm going to loose my job...

chelle37 08/21/2012

That makes sense, I'm glad that you are able to see a specialist, that you have the resources and everything. I would probably say you want to go ahead and make the appointment, it could take a little bit to be able to get in, not sure how busy your drs are where you live, but i know here it can take a couple weeks sometimes. Are you on leave from your job right now, if so how long have you been off for?

penyylane 08/21/2012

i am on disability... going on 3 weeks now. 1 week paid off since i used my sick days and now 2 weeks disability. they cover my pay at 60%. not bad...better than nothing. but i've only worked at the company for a few months so i feel like a jerk. i'm also moving across the country in a few weeks and have to give my notice soon. so i just feel awful. bad timing to be sick!! =/

chelle37 08/21/2012

That's hard, but like you said it's bad timing, it's not anything you're doing purposefully or that's under your control. You're definitely not a jerk for being ill, you wouldn't choose to have this going on if you had a choice. When I'm being hard on myself I try to to think of what I'd say to a close friend in the same situation. My guess is if you had a friend in your life that was going through your situation you wouldn't call them a jerk, you'd show them compassion. Try to do the same for yourself.

penyylane 08/21/2012

thanks chelle. that's great advice :)

cloudypearl 08/21/2012

I'm new here and struggling ...can I ask what you are taking for the anxiety? I'm on 10 Mg of lexapro since early may and I think I need to up the dose. I see my Dr. On Friday. Klonopin is what is keeping me afloat in the meantime . :(

penyylane 08/21/2012

cloudypearl- i take 10mg of lexapro. i've taken this medication before and the last time i was on it, i had to go up to 20mg. i came off of it a few months ago but alas, am back on again! i think 10mg is doing the trick right now. i've only been on for a little over a month. took much longer to kick in this time though. i really thought i'd have to switch to something else...but it's working, thank goodness. i was also given xanax to take as needed and haven't had to take one in over a week now. hope you find relief! going up to 20mg might be just the trick for you! best of luck! xo

cloudypearl 08/21/2012

Thank you for such a quick reply..
I thought I was doing great until last week when it hit me that my son is leaving for college tomorrow..been crying non stop since the weekend so I am realizing that its not working since i cant handle simple life adjistments. My body is reacting in a horrible way with shooting. Pains that are constantly moving from one area of my back to my abdomen then my shoulders. Its crazy! I am very sad to have such a set back bit it os encouraging to know that there could be normalcy with 20 mg

penyylane 08/21/2012

that is such a hard thing to deal with I'm sure. hopefully your doctor will instruct you to increase the dose for some relief. hope your son isnt going too far away and you get to see him often. be proud of him! this is a huge step in his life!! I bet he's so excited! and I bet he's goin to miss you just as much! :) xo

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