hi sleepygirl i know what your going through my doctor has diagnosed me wqith gad and my symptoms are lightheadedness all day long and feeling faint tension headaches feeling sick and my heart also races but i do find that proprananol has helped with this i also worry all the time about everythimg i just cannot relax if i go in the bath i get all hot and have to get out quick i hate going out anywhere you just cant believe that this illness causes so many horrible symptoms

i have GAD. im 13. i HATE it every thing is so stressful and all i can think about is bad things... negitive things... i really hate it... just some of my symtoms are; light headed, chest pians, sweaty, i can't sleep...like right now its 12:28 at night, always worried...ALWAYS , i feel sick and alone.... my heart races and sometimes every thing gets all fuzzy and you feel like your in a dream or something...i terrible...

kay333, I so feel for you. I was about your age when I started getting depressed. It was mostly because I hated school so badly. I'm now 33 and just started having real bad anxiety about 2 months ago. I'm lightheaded constantly, sweaty, you name it, I have been through the symptom. I completely understand what you mean by feeling sick and alone. I feel the same way. I don't know how long you have been going through this but in the 2 months I have been dealing with it, I am finding it somewhat easier to deal with. I mean everyday I still have really scary thoughts. I have been trying different medicines and have finally found one that hasn't given me really bad side effects. I'm hoping it will kick in and help me. Have you talked to anyone about this? If not, please do so, it does help ease things somewhat.

Hi, my name is Fahd and I live in Pakistan, I was diagnosed with GAD about 2 months ago... Im 29 yrs old,male, married and have a lovely baby boy... A perfect family, a happy family.. My uncle developed cancer about 2 months ago and ever since then, everything has been about cancer.... one sort or the other... these days it is lyphoma... I had a complete blood work done and everything came out fine but i just cant let it go.. there are good days and then suddenly bad days in quick succession.... I sometimes get up in the middle of the night even after having taken a powerful sedative.... I am ruinning the peace and calm of the house... |I keep feeling myself around the neck and throat for lumps and find myself taking my temperature sometimes 5 times a day... I sound like a freak.... Ive been on medication since 2 months and nothing works. in pakistan we dont have therapists and the ones that are there are booked silly... I have an appointment for the 10 of August.... I walked 2 miles yesterday.. I play 9 holes of golf regularly.. I eat right...I have a multivitamin every day, I enjoy food on the days that are good but than the same food feels like carboard on the bad days... I have an excellent job... I pray regularly but i still dont get why I m doing this... Most of the times its about me but as soon as i get a test done or something and it says im alright.. Im content for a lil but than i start worrying about my son or something else. Its like waiting for the other shoe to drop all the time......... I look back now on my life so far and ive been a worrier all the time... it got heigthened after my son was born for his safety and now I m just paranoid and worried all the time. I am very aware of my body and every ache and pain sends me in to a full bown attack.... sometimes i feel like it would be better if i shut off my brain permanently.

Here's one more diagnosed with GAD. And I won't stop trying to get rid of it. I heard creative hobbies are the best for people with GAD. Sing, dance, draw, paint, create etc...it's worth trying and helps me.