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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anxiouschick 08/06/2010

Hi,
I don't know what is going on, I was on effexor successfully for four years. I went off of it, and started having panic attacks. I Tried to go back on it, literally the day I started i became super emotional, crying all the time and freaking out. IT's been going on for almost three weeks that I've been back on 75mg.
I went to see a psychiatrist and he thinks i need to take more meds or switch, but then I can't sleep on them, or I get bad nausea. I'm so confused and scared. I just don't know what to do.
I don't know if i am so emotional because the meds or if I am now depressed,
Every night I have to take tranquilizors to sleep. My husband says I've been much worse once i've gone back on. I feel so alone and confused. It's been three weeks since I started back on 75mg again, and I'm just a mess.
I'm afraid to try anything else now because the side effects. But then if I don't go on anything will I ever get better.

deleted_user 08/06/2010

From my past experience, whenever I tried a new drug I noticed it took about two weeks to feel anything. I've tried about 20 different kinds, the only thing that works are xanax for anxiety. But it causes my depression to be worse.
Try to give your body time to adjust to your meds. Keep track like your doing and share it with your doctor.
Hang in there. Take care.

deleted_user 08/06/2010

I'm sorry you are feeling this way i went thru a similar experience when i ran out of my trileptal. what i fould that is helping my anxiety is a combo of klonopin and buspar. what other meds have you tried and are you diagnosed with any other disorders. hope you feel better

deleted_user 08/06/2010

i understand!!!!!! i am having a similiar situation but my doctor is sure it will be ok. I am so tired all the time, but have trouble falling asleep since i started on the meds. I am here if you want to talk. I get it. I want my old life back. I try to lay my head down and it races. I am here for you. IT WILL GET BETTER, those were your words. IT WILL

dazedanconfusedd 08/06/2010

Isn't it weird how our bodies work. I was on ativan for 7 FULL years. I went off of it for a couple years and recently my doctor wanted to try it again since it had worked so well. Within three doses, I was so sick to my stomach that I had to stop and call my doctor. She told me to stop taking them and gave me my xanax back!

Depending on your age, alot of it may be your hormonal changes. Not really menopause or anything, just that our body chemisty changes as we get older! What worked for me 10 years does nothing for me now! Go figure!

In one years time, my doctor tried me on 5 different meds, NONE worked! So be easy on yourself...this med thing is a rollercoaster ride!

anxiouschick 08/06/2010

Thanks so much to everyone for your replies and show of support. This is exactly what my doctor said. I was really successful on Effexor for four years, I still need to give it time. IT has been 18 days on them, but my doctor thinks I should give it at least a month because it worked so well before.. Of course when I go back in my notes I see that it took me at least a month before to set in. I know there is no quick fix to all this. He said that my depression is not likely from the Effexor, since it is an antidepressant. I feel a little better now. My husband just thought i should go off of them all together because he sees what a mess i am. But the doc says that its very common in recovery to have a good day, then a couple bad ones, then a good one,etc. This morning i was freaking out crying. Now I'm fine. What is going on with me!?

deleted_user 08/06/2010

I'm not on any medications and I just start crying at random points. For me it's because of all the worries I have and how scared I let myself get. Nothing's wrong with you at all I promise. Lean on your husband for support. And if after a month it's still bad. Talk to your doc and change it up.

anxiouschick 08/06/2010

I'm actually surprized I haven't been given ativan yet.
.5 mg of xanax is like eating pez, it does nothing anymore.

deleted_user 08/06/2010

hugs, sorry you're going through this. i'm here for support.

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