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 recently been prescribed Wellbutrin XL for anxiety control. I am not horribly depressed, but I do have a tendency to flip out under anxiety. So my doctor prescribed it under a 150 mg dose, once a day. It seems to work, but I\'ve been suffering from sleep problems which make me late for school, compounding my anxiety. How can I handle this? Is Wellbutrin even appropriate, as it is an antidepressant?
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A friend sent this to me..As far as I can see, grief will never truly end.It may become softer overtime, more gentleand some days will feel sharp.But grief will last as long as Love does - ForeverIt's simply the way the absence of your loved onemanifests in your heart. A deep longing accompaniedby the deepest Love some days. The heavy fog mayreturn and the next day, it may recede.Once again, it's...
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Today is my 25th birthday, to my somewhat lack of surprise I can see already no one really seems to care. I've always been the kinda person to make sure that everyone I Care about feels appreciated and knew somebody had their back. I can count 4 times this year when I Went out of my way to make sure a "friend" felt good on their birthday, especially if they got left hanging. Its early in the...
Wellbutrin XL is an appropriate choice for your depression...BUT if you are experiencing side effects after 2-3 weeks on the med (is it insomnia you are having?) you should talk to your doc about switching...the 150 mg of XL is the lowest therapeutic dose so if the side effects dont go away for you after 3 weeks..you should discuss it with your therapist/doc
Dr O.