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Do any of you have or had continuous all day, everyday anxiety for months or more? My anxiety is so bad everyday all day it is ruining my life. I literally shake most of the day and cant stop my mind racing. Im getting so weak and tired from the meds and the lack of wanting to leave the house. I don't sleep well but all I want to do is just lay down in fear.
Ive been on numerous SSRIs over the years which clearly helped the anxiety but werent working for my depression. Then they diagnosed me as bipolar and I had lithium with a few others along the way that Ive stopped taking, including the lithium, because of the side effects. Now Im on Mirtazapine for the depression and Seroquel. The Seroquel was for the anxiety but it is not helping my anxiety at all and is making me really dopey, dizzy, and drugged out in the day.
Im terrified of anything and everything and I dont know what to do. I dont see the pdoc till Thursday and lately all the meds they try are making me too messed up and not helping my depression or anxiety. Im really getting ready to give up on this life. I dont know how much more freaking out I can take.
Im hoping I can take the Mirtazapine and go back on something like Effexor for the anxiety.
Ive been on numerous SSRIs over the years which clearly helped the anxiety but werent working for my depression. Then they diagnosed me as bipolar and I had lithium with a few others along the way that Ive stopped taking, including the lithium, because of the side effects. Now Im on Mirtazapine for the depression and Seroquel. The Seroquel was for the anxiety but it is not helping my anxiety at all and is making me really dopey, dizzy, and drugged out in the day.
Im terrified of anything and everything and I dont know what to do. I dont see the pdoc till Thursday and lately all the meds they try are making me too messed up and not helping my depression or anxiety. Im really getting ready to give up on this life. I dont know how much more freaking out I can take.
Im hoping I can take the Mirtazapine and go back on something like Effexor for the anxiety.
I would see if you could get in with your pdoc any earlier and just be completely honest with him. I had to find the right combo of meds to help.
I wish I had more to offer than that. I do hope you feel better soon.
I saw my family doctor last week and she is really concerned. I've lost a lot of weight quickly due to the anxiety and lack of appetite and now she fears I'm diabetic because of my glucose levels. I called at her request to see pdoc sooner and he couldn't get me in. I'm really sick of this and can't make it stop on my own. It just seems to get worse with each day that goes by.
Good luck!
Ever tried Tegretol? It really helps chill me out.
I start DBT tomorrow so I'm hoping that will help a bit too. I am going to be telling pdoc that I need a med change again. When I was on the ssris before I didn't have anxiety this bad. It is really making me ill.
Things that have done wonders for this, for me- Abilify, definitely- tegretol, rivotril, xanax..heaps of meds out there..point is, you should be getting better help- it's a horrible way to live, sympathies, it does get better with the right treatment.
come to find out, my risperadol dose was way to high for me and the uber anxiety was actually a medication side effect, it was jamming up my nervous system. I didn't get better till I got off that paticular med. I have severe anxiety anyway, but this was a whole nother level. I hope its something that you can find a fix for, or figure out how to lessen it. Good luck!