Im sorry your feeling so anxious believe me I do understand. I think maybe you should see yourown GP and let them know whats happening. Drugs can help but can only do so much, im afraid theres no magical pill to take. Apart from meds the rest has to come from us, that is to try and loose that fear, its the same old stuff, relaxation, breathing exercises, and challenging our thoughts, distraction, in fact learning about how anxiety works, there are some sites on google that tell you how to deal with it. Try and stay calm oh and tell your doc about your sickness, Susie x

I understand your feeling of hopelessness. Is that even a word:). If you have stress in your life it will take time for the anxiety to calm down. You had been stressing about the speech you had to give. Even though it is over it will take your body a few days to recover. Take the kids outside today and do something physical. It could just be a walk or a round of basketball. The physical energy will take away some of those nasty chemicals in our body that make us feel like crap. Good luck. Remember what you told me this will go away. Debbie

Debbie is right, spot on, Susie x

Excellent responses Susie and Debbie. This is a bit round-about but very related. I had to see a cardiologist to regulate my BP meds. My GP/PCP was changing the meds that were not working. GP referred me out after a few months of no success. The Cardio doc told me to (1) monitor my diet (he gave me a list of "don't eats"), (2) do away with the evening news and other stressful things, and find a way to relax my mind and get it free of some clutter..(3) take the meds...

BP went down from 150/90 and 180/100 - to 114/13 and 124/80...Bottom line, along with the meds, you need some relaxing, non-stressful, fun, activities; a hobby or two (I chose jewelry making and duct tape craft work); I do self-talk; I get with or in contact with someone (who is supportive and mostly drama-free) leisurely and that takes my mind off me. Coming here to the forum helps me a lot too!! Hope it does the same for you. Take care and know that we care..and that the folks here are smart, experienced, and willing to share!!

Thanks everyone, I know that you are right it is just so hard to fight every single day. It just feels like i'm never going to be normal again. I just want to be the best mom ever and living with anxiety makes it hard for me to do all the things that they want to do. I hate having these feelings and symptoms all the time. I went to my sisters yesterday because my whole family was there to celebrate the 4th. You wouldn't think it would be that big of a deal it's just my family and a day of fun but i felt so anxious before going and had multiple panic attacks but just plastered a smile on my face so no on would know what i was going through. I'm so tired of living my life like this.

It seems a constant battle doesn't it, but the thing is its the battelling that makes the anxiety worse. Its easy to say but try to relax towards the anxiety go with it, let it come and pass through it to the other side, see what happens, you may find it isn't so bad, feel good that you managed this. Before you go to sleep say to your self," i suffer anxiety, but im learning to manage it, so it doesn't bother me much" give yourself positive sayings. Many people who have suffered anxiety very badly have got well again, and so can you, Susie x