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 been dealing with a lot right now. I have a bad year and my anxiety levels are high. I have heartburn and numbness due to a combo of fibro and panic. I have been to the dr a few times and my heart is doing good. No high blood pressure even during an attack and my pulse is of course high. I freak out all the time. I can't seem to control it. I do the breathing and I am on prozac 40 mg and I don't have tranks because my therapist says it just maskes my attacks. I am sorry but I want one so bad. I am so tired of freaking out everytime I go anywhere!! I can't watch tv read or doing anything without an attacks. I am going to therapy on friday and of course I will have a bad attack then. I can't help it!! I am just so tired of fighting.
I am not a professional in any way, but I don't take too kindly to the idea that anti-anxiety medication simply "masks" the attacks. The very low dosage of Xanax or Klonapin that I take as needed (I actually cut my pills in half, too) help me to feel "normal" and get on with my day. I don't rush and pop a pill with every bit of anxiety I feel -- I use other coping mechanisms first. But sometimes, it's nice to know you have back-up if you simply can't take anymore and need a break. I'm so sorry you're going through this!
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