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Severe anxiety and panic attacks causing depression

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mondd

December 9th, 2010

hi, i have been diagnosed with servere anxiety and panic attacks which has caused depression although i dont feel depressed i have had these brain zaps where i feel out of it constantly crying and zoned out, i have only had these episodes twices but have anxiety everyday im constantly alert 24/7 while i had these moments it felt like butterflies in my head weird feeling i now take 50mg zoloft in the morning with my yaz b/c pill and 2mg of valium to relax me during the day and at night i take 4mg of valium too put me too sleep now i have only just been taking these pills for 3 weeks now i have had some good sleeps with the valium but last night i had an awful sleep woke up n freaked out that im losing my mind or going crazy these pills make me feel like my brain is jus going to turn into a vegetable im scared to death .. i now have the weird sensations in my head back and my tongue gets tingles in it and minor head pain but not headache im scared im damaging my brain that ill never remember anything again or worse.. can this happen please help im over this, thankyou
i dont want to die or end up in a mental hospital or my brain going into a coma state

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dreamscometrue

LiftmeUp

replied December 9th, 2010

Experienced User

Every symptom you mentioned, I've had or am having. It's scary when you don't know what's going on but it'll be ok. I've learned to call my psychiatrist when this happens to me and he'll help me out. It can be fixed. A lot of times anxiety causes those weird feelings. When I have panic attacks it feels like I'm going to die, I have those same racing thoughts or it'll never be ok again but it will. It will pass.
It's just the anxiety and panic. I know it's hard and it seems like it'll never end. Hang in there. Lean on God, that's something that helps me. I'm here if you want to talk or have AIM.

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mondd

replied December 9th, 2010

thankyou lift me up its sooo scary cz im alert 24/7 and i feel like im going to go brain dead or something... i know most of its in the head to but i just cant seem to get out... my valium calms me alot but my thoughts always linger like there is no hope im so over it... i jus dont want to end up brain dead cz thats the road i feel like i am on at the moment...

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LiftmeUp

replied December 9th, 2010

Experienced User

If it helps, I've been on a lot of drugs and had so many times where I felt the same. I know it's scary because you're the one feeling it so it's so much different from other people's perspective. The positive side of my experiences are some coping skills I learned or picked up. I pray a lot, listen to calming music, a favorite band or whatever I'm feeling at the moment. Writing down your feelings sounds cliche lol but helps. Even drawing like crazy or hitting a pillow as long as you stay safe. My doctor taught me focusing on deep breathing helps.
What do you mean by the road you're on?

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mondd

replied December 9th, 2010

like thats the path i feel like im taking that there is something else wrong with me and my zoloft valium and all that are going to damage my brain and il become brain dead my biggest fear ever i can say the zoloft has help alot but i jus think too much... maybe i should jus stop caring and if something happens it happens i jus dont want to lose everything i have in life like my partner and family because im mebtally ill or out of it for the rest of my life i hate it... and i google alot of things and i have insomnia than i read up about it and think i have fatal insomnia tht is un fixable and you can die from it within 7 to 12 months.. i have been hospitalized 3 times in the last 3 weeks i make myself tht mentally ill i dont want to die go crazy lose control or go brain dead... thts the worst

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estela76

replied December 9th, 2010

my sister has been living w/ that since she was 8 years old and she is now 27 a college grad. and working toward recovery. The meds are to help you survive, but you have to seek intense therapy to cure the cause, not just mask the symptoms. You will be okay

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LiftmeUp

replied December 9th, 2010

Experienced User

don't give up, trust me! it might be a good idea to stop reading up on illnesses. That can cause a lot of stress. There's no need to fear, God is watching out for you. I have insomnia too because of side effects and I'm still here. Nothing is unfixable or hopeless.

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mondd

replied December 9th, 2010

thankyou... as long as i dnt die lose control end up in a mental hospital go brain dead or worse thn i should b able too cope although i hate the alertness i have too live with thts hard too

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LiftmeUp

replied December 9th, 2010

Experienced User

It is but you don't have to live with it forever. You'll be ok :]
check your inbox if you haven't.

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mondd

replied December 9th, 2010

yea i have i sent back...!

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dreamscometrue

replied December 10th, 2010

Experienced User

Yes, anxiety attack is scary

Hi mondd,

I'm sorry that you too have to go through that suffering. Yes, it is very scary, I too, thought that I was going to die many many times. The anxiety and anxiety attack are scary and very exhausting.

Please read my other posts here regarding the cause of my anxiety and see if it applies to you.

I hope you will find what is causing your anxiety attacks and cure that instead of curing the symptoms.

This efurom is wonderful. Reading other people's pain/suffering that is similar to yours gives you strength b/c you can see that you are not alone and they are living life as they could. Take care and keep reassuring yourself that you are OK.

Fatimac

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LouTheMetalhead

replied December 10th, 2010

Experienced User

I suffer from anxiety too! The people ive talked to say stress and anxiety cause a lot of strange things to happen with your system and when you keep thinkin about it, they just get worse... i turn the slightest pain, twitch or sensation into something 10 times bigger than it really is... just relax and know that your not alone.. talk to your doctor anytime you need to.. thats what they are there for - i find that this site helps out alot.. a lot of good people wanting to help out!

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LiftmeUp

replied December 12th, 2010

Experienced User

LouTheMetalhead wrote:

I just realized I've been doing this a lot. I dwell on the smallest things. I also live in the worst type of place, weather wise. It's dark and cold so it helps to get out and distract yourself or "challenge your mind" <-- psych term I've heard Wink

I know it's harder for us with bad anxiety but even the smallest thing could turn into something better. One day at a time.

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HarryJake

replied December 27th, 2011

Anxiety to the max!

i know i'm massively late on this whole thing but my anxiety has got me to the point of constant depression. i feel like at any moment i am going to end up losing my mind to so form of serious mental illness, and that thought wont shake. I have themost deathly thoughts and seem impossible to shake for good. i am under no medication, but i am receiving CBT which doesnt seem to help. i'm sick of feeling like this now so i have resorted to physical excersise and writing things down a lot more and sharing my problems with people. hopefully this will help alot more. I just hope I am being watched over by someone, as all i want to do is feel normal again. and I'm scared i never will.

Harry.

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carrie38

replied December 27th, 2011

Experienced User

Hi, I can relate to all of this too. Had anxiety for four years as a result of experiencing a bad panic attack out of the blue, from then on I feared going out in public or that I was going to lose my mind, and it spiralled downwards from there.
On a positive note, after all this time of not wanting to go on any medication because I developed a fear of going on anti anxiety meds, I gave in and got help and support.
I am now on Escitalopram and the difference it has made to my quality of life is amazing. I don't dwell on things too much, I am able to function normally without too much worry or panic and I have bags of energy. I also was very hyper vigilant so this medication changed all that and smoothed out the bumps.
If you can get a doctor who is very supportive and understanding, and a physiologist you bond with well, then that's just the start of a successful recipe for healing. I have been very lucky with all of this and have a very supportive network. It can get better.

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carrie38

replied December 27th, 2011

Experienced User

Ps, Harry Jake
CBT didn't work for me either!!! I went to my doctors because of the anxiety and the fact that it was causing joint pains, back pains etc, and he put me on a GP care plan. He was not pushy with medication, but did say that he felt that being on medication would be a great help for me.
He was right! Please consider this, and see your doctor but make sure you get a doctor who listens to your first, not just hands you a prescription for medication on your first visit and tells you what you already know. I only wish I had got this help four years ago!
I also had a preoccupation with my health, always thinking thinking I had some morbid illness, then slightest twinge I'd think it was a tumor.
Don't put yourself through it longer than you have too.

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