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...
I have dealt with anxiety and panic attacks and generalized anxiety off and on since I was 18. (I am 50 now.) I am currently on a much needed vacation and should be relaxed and enjoying myself, but feel "revved" up and anxious. As I was walking, i casually noticed some specks around me and at first thought that they were ants and bugs, but of course they are simply specks of dirt or debris. I remembered reading in "Brain on Fire" that this is a sign of psychosis and immediately had a panic attack thinking I was going crazy. It should have been just a fleeting thought, but the anxiety I experienced is spiraling.
I know this sounds absolutely crazy. Has anyone ever experienced something like this before?
I am taking Zoloft but am thinking I may need to switch to something else. I've been on it for over 10 years and am wondering if its effectiveness is decreasing since I've been on it so long.
Thanks for any advice/support you can offer.
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And its already been noted by the weather service as heat advisory today thru Wed here.I have a rack of St. Louis Cut Pork Ribs. I will use a charcoal snake method of two rows on bottom shingled around about 3/4 of way on outside of the grill. Then on top of those I will shingle a single layer of briquetted same around 3/4 of grill. Adding some chunks of wood every 3-4 inches around the grill.I...
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Hope the dog days of summer aren't getting you down!
Distract yourself with Utube or music.
I've dealt with the fear of going crazy for so long that I plied radical acceptance to the not-so-simple-fact that I **am** JPC. Just Plain Crazy and shifted my focus to the flavors of crazy I can be and how to keep those flavors of crazy as safe and healthy as possible for myself and the people around me. I channel my psycho ticks more than I try to control.
But that is me and I won't be offended if you didn't understand a word of that. I get that reaction allot. I am JPC, after all.
Gentle support while you find what works for you. Here's to hoping that venting here will help you enough to relax and enjoy that much needed vacation.
You've taken the important first step in writing it out.
Keep writing as you sort through all of the feelings, emotions, thoughts, and words to find your better balance.
Sertraline (Zoloft) is an excellent anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medication. I have personally seen it do wonders for people that I know. Changed their life back to "normal" again.
It does take 5-6 weeks before you see the benefits of a new medication. It is important to work closely with your psychiatrist when changing medications. It can be difficult for the first few weeks of changing medications. It's hard to be patient, I know.
If the Paxil is not helping anymore, ask your psychiatrist what to do. They may adjust the dose, or add another medication. Sometimes, it takes more than one medication to really squash the anxiety. Everyone is different.
Hope you see this post, as you are replying to a different post. You are welcome to start your own posts on here and that way you can get notifications when someone replies to your posts.
Best wishes to you.