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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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taking over my life

alajza
alajza
I wake up worrying constantly stress, when am at work talking with clients sometimes my anxiety kicks in and I began to panic, and the worst part of it is that my psychiatrist prescribed me hydroxyz HCL which does calm you down, but puts you to sleep and when I need to do every day task I can't take it or I don't get anything done. I just feel like I don't have control over my life anymore always panicking, worrying, stress, crying am just sinking into more depression and at this point I don't know what to do.
alajza
alajza
Its so hard to stay calm, sometimes I just want to explode!
gramybear
gramybear
Have you talked to your doctor about prescribing something that you can use at work so you don't get sleepy and can still function at work? I know there are medications out there that can help. I hope you will talk to him/her about it! Hugs GB
alajza
alajza
thank you, I am this week when I see her.
Edger
Edger
Maybe you can use a lower dose of your medication. I take zanax
and have to take a quarter of a pill. A half makes me sleepy and a whole pill puts me to sleep.
Calebb
Calebb
Recently cooked up the idea of . It used to be I disagreed w the ppl who'd say, "stay busy.". But now I'm willing to go half way : busy just to be busy if it starts to be an emergency.

Then another question comes along -- what things do I have which I can concentrate on when I'm a bundle of nerves?

gotta go,... good luck. . :). . . . . Cal
Misssy2
Misssy2
Antidepressents help with anxiety.
I don't take them as I should...but when I do my anxiety drops about 80%.

I don't know if you are on any of them? But they are a benefit.
SandHarbor3
SandHarbor3
AboveAnxiety,

Thank you for your contribution to this discussion. Going the non-drug route takes more effort and time but is so much healthier in the long-run. I take your words of wisdom to heart!