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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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Psychiatrist Appointment

Sayrah0315
Sayrah0315

I had a appointment with my psychiatrist today. She is upping my meds. I will now be taking 100mg of seroquel and 20mg of adderall. It's for my cyclothymia and ADHD. I am glad I am getting help but I'm really anxious for another med chnage, new med changes always make me anxious. I try to use my coping skills, but it doesn't make the anxiety go away. I am pretty sure this med change should help but it still makes me anxious. I trust my psychiatrist but I don't know. Any tips? 

arfie
arfie
As one who believes anxiety is an all-natural part of our survival instincts, I believe extra anxiety during a med change is anxiety **just** doing its job. Med changes can be tricky enough to warrant extra attention. That would be a time where I validate my anxiety and let it do its job.

Not so much for the times it starts getting rowdy enough to grow phobias, etc. Behave yourself, humble servant! ! ! Who's the boss?

******clink*****
Here's to hoping your anxiety finds nothing but improvements during the transition.
Just hoping. . . It pays to ply some extra awareness to the process.
Sayrah0315
Sayrah0315
I think it’s a good anxious. I just feel ansty. I don’t know.
arfie
arfie
Betcha dollars to wishes ya do know that "feeling antsy" is part of beneficial anxiety. It's what keeps us on our toes. Acknowledging the existence of beneficial anxiety helps me quite allot in managing the toxic anxiety that has wreaked such havoc in my psyche.

Nature uses some highly toxic chemicals to create our anxiety. A little dab will do ya. To much will kill ya. Inside my own anxiety management, that, "IDK" is a sure sign that I'm allowing my anxiety to escalate. Back off and ply therapy tools. Stick to what I am confident I **DO** know, in provable fact.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
I agree with Arfie. "Feeling antsy" is definitely anxiety helping us, beneficial in that it gets us moving.
Sayrah0315
Sayrah0315
Thank you! I think it’s helping I’m only on day two though
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