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Q: Anxiety

asked by: nemoblink on January 8th, 2007

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Hi!!!!

Just wanted to introduce myself,my name is gen,and i'm 23 years old,and I just lost both my parent's in less then a year,i suffer from anxiety,and it's the toughest thing i've had to go through in all of my life,i've been on 3 different medications to get me to stop having these attacks but it hasn't worked till now,the medications have only provoked worst attacks,what I wanted to know is if anybody had any info they could give me to help me through these tuff times it would be really appreciated,i've been in therapy for 4 months now and I feel i'm getting nowhere!I have my ups and downs,and knowing that i'm starting a new medication just scares me because I think it will just do like the others,provoke my attacks,this is my first time on these sort of sites,so if someone can reply I would be really happy:)

thanx -gen-

Replies(2)

wilddonkey

replied on January 23rd, 2007

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Hey I cant help any with the medicine part but ill be glad to help out any other way I can. I couldnt even imagine going through that. Ill pray for ya. Things will get better for you.

Littlelexieloowhoo

replied on January 27th, 2007

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Re: Anxiety

nemoblink wrote:

i've been on 3 different medications to get me to stop having these attacks but it hasn't worked till now,the medications have only provoked worst attacks,

i suffered from anxiety for over 4 years of my life. I tried many medications, probably 5 or 6 kinds, all of them made it worse until I found one (celexa, or celatapram) I only took a small dose, combined with therapy. For me, the best therapy was having a really tight support group. Also, facing your fears might help. I was never leaving my house, so I had a friend take me out for awhile each day. Eventually, I got a full time job and fully recovered. I stopped my meds when I got pregnant, and have anxiety from time to time. But remember that some anxiety is normal, and even healthy, as it is our bodys way of telling us something is wrong. I am sorry to hear about your parents, I hope you have other family to lean on. Try to relax your mind and body, and keep taking your meds, as long as they dont make it worse. It might take time, but keep fighting the good fight, you'll find peace in time.

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