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Q: anxiety taking control

asked by: malone479 on July 30th, 2008

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Im 24 years old and feel like I am losing control. I got diagnosed with anxiety about 5 years ago and have been on different medications for it. Currently I was just on Lamictal and Zoloft however my new dr took me off the lamictal and said that it was for bipolar and seizure patients. So she eased me off of that and upped my zoloft. I still feel pretty much the same. About 9 months ago I moved To florida to live with my fiances parents while he is on his final tour in Iraq. That has been a big change for me, along with not being around my normal friends and family, and starting a new job as well.
My symptoms are making me feel like I am going crazy. lately Ive been waking up in the middle of the night gasping for air in a panic and feel totally disoriented. I become so afraid that I am dying or something is going to happen to me. In the back of my head I try to talk myself down and try to breathe but its like my brain just wont listen. I keep thinking that I must have something wrong or a tumor or something horrid. My Doctor did a MRI 4 yrs ago and everything was fine and came back as Im suffering from anxiety, my blood tests also came back negative for anything harmful. So I am fine I just cant seem to accept it. I feel like I am rambling on and on. I cant describe how my head feels on a daily basis but its almost just loopy I guess. I have to tell people to tell me Im ok and not dying to actually calm down. I know this is just anxiety..but... Im tired of it!
im afraid to drive but do it anyway because Im not going to loose another job to my anxiety.
I hate medication and wish there was some way I could learn proper breathing or meditation or vitamins or something !!! Is there anyone that is going through this same thing. Please talk to me!
- Freakin in Florida

Replies(5)

NightStar

replied on July 31st, 2008

Experienced User

Hi, my name is Pammila and I suffer from anxiety. I also am bipolar / obsessive compulsive / ADHD / boarderline personality.

I am always on guard around people, I never feel comfortable and always watch exactly what I say. Everything is planned out as to who I show the world that I am. If that makes sense.

I use to take Clonzepam for the anxiety. But I am not taking anything any more for the anxiety. I just stay away from people if I can help it, I always feel like I got two left feet if someone comes up and talks to me. I can't relax. I am always worried about what people are thinking of me, I want everyone to like me.

At night I purposely sleep with the tv on, to drown out my thoughts so I don't stress my self out too much thinking on negative past experiences. I use to suffer sleep paralysis - that is where you mind wakes up but the body does not, and it is accompanied by a feeling of someone being in the room with you and being in danger. Thank goodness that has passed. That use to really stress me out.

I think if you are feeling that much stress - maybe you should have the doctor adjust your meds again if it is not eliminating all of the anxiety you are having.

Best of luck to you.

tryin2hard

replied on August 1st, 2008

Experienced User

well i have freakin anxiety also it sucks!!!!

does anybody get hot and feel that u can't stay still you just want to relax but can't and the fear is still there so you think so much of like what can i do to move on i was just fine like 2 weeks ago all because i took two hits off a joint july 19 and freaked out like sweatin,heartracin,cold flashes,shakin and the next day i went to work and didn't feel right for some reason so i came up on a red light while drivin and stated sweatin breathin fast and shakin heart racin like no tomorrow called 911 whent to the hospital only to tell me it was anxitey attack like how the hell do u just get that out the blue if your not sad or something is it comin from that day i smoked and freaked out so im still freakin from that day or what?

KyTrader

replied on August 2nd, 2008

New User

Re: anxiety taking control

malone479 wrote:

Hey I am Charley I live in Kentucky.

I suffered with anxiety a long time and it just gets worse in times of stress.
Don't worry darlin' you are just going through major life changes at this time and that is hard on everybody whether they have anxiety or not.
It sounds like your whole life is up in the air.

I used to be afraid to drive all the time. You have to take the focus off yourself and put it back on the road which I know is almost impossible to do. You are always afraid of losing control and being in the middle of nowhere or not having an exit to get off at.

Counting backwards from 100 is one little thing that you can do to take the focus of yourself. Abdominal breathing is another.

There is also a book called the Anxiety and Phobia Workbook that could probably help you with some things.

Just remember its anxiety the symtoms your feel are physical symtoms of Anxiety and they will pass. There is not anything happening to your body except the physical symtoms of anxiety. It will not kill you. I know it does suck though, I have been there many times over the last 15 years.

Hopefully this Iraq thing will be over soon. I support our troops without prejudice.

Just find something to hold on to and don't let go. You have to work to beat it unfortunately, but you can do it.

I know meditation is hard, very hard but if you can just focus on other things for a short period of time it helps.

Relax, Breathe........ Relax......

Charley

KyTrader

replied on August 2nd, 2008

New User

Re: well i have freakin anxiety also it sucks!!!!

tryin2hard wrote:

Don't want to get on you dude because I used to get high with the best of them when I was young in the early 80's/

The first panic attack I ever had was after getting high one day.

I have long since cut out the weed but I used to have a blast.

Anyway Marijuana does cause anxiousness and nerves.

CarolDiane

replied on August 2nd, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

I hear ya

Weed can really throw you into a major (and I mean major) panic attack if you take to many hits at one time. I personally believe that doing long term drugs of any kind are for the most reason the culprits to BPD.

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