I'M 18 years old, and for 6 years my
doctor and has told me i have a
panic/anxiety disorder.. i have been on
differnt kinds of medicines and i just
seem to be getting worse. For the past
year i have had this phobia of pills being
in my food or drink.. i cannot go out and
eat in public because if i feel something
hard in my mouth i automatically spit it
out and i know that i have never had a
pill in my food or drink for the past 18
years, but i cant seem to get this worry
out of my head.... and it drives me
crazy... i try to eat alone, or not eat at
all...
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Stan
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Posted: 03-03-07 08:58am
Sounds like obsessions are starting to
sink in. Have you ever been tested for
any physical problems or did they just
start chucking out the pills? Any
physical symptoms?
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shopbunny17
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Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Location: Kentucky
Posted: 03-04-07 00:39am
well ive always had dizziness, shortness
of breath, burning feeling over my whole
body, light headness... umm sweating,,, a
fear of this over whelming terror..."out
of reality".... and now i have this... i
cant go anywhere.. i dont work im 18 years
old and just sit in my apt all day cos im
to afraid to even go outside.. i freak out
to even order pizza and have it delieverd
and when it gets here i cant even eat the
pizza cos im scared they poisioned it or
put pills it in... i feel so ashamed
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ocdengineer
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You Aren't Crazy Posted: 03-05-07 20:30pm
I have what is called Pure O. It is a
form of anxiety dissorder that is kinda
between panic dissorder and OCD. You have
the Obsessions without compulsions and
panic as a result. Sounds to me like you
have irrational obsessions with panic as a
result. I take Xanax for the anxiety and
it helps a lot. I also meditate daily and
quit drinking, smoking, and alcohol. That
helped a lot. Anyway, just wanted to
chime in and say you are not alone,
Take care,
OE
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Stan
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Posted: 03-05-07 21:07pm
Oh wow, yeah it seems like you have a
physical problem at the root of this. My
guess, as usual, is a blood sugar disorder
and it sounds like hypoglycemia based on
those symptoms. Notice any changes
depending on what you eat, when you eat or
whatever?
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ocdengineer
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Hypoglycemia Posted: 03-06-07 07:42am
I took the Blood Glucose Level test myself
by buying a glucose meter and checking on
my blokd sugar. I was borderline
hypglycemic a couple times, but never
really bad. I do notice a major change in
my mood based on food in my stomach
though. Mornings are usually the worst,
but not always. I find no consistency in
the anxiety level versus blood glucose
level. I have no doubt that hypoglycemia
plays a part, but I don't think it is the
root cause of my anxiety. I am pretty
sure that I have a genetic anxiety
dissorder that was passed down through my
mothers side of the family. Eating better
does help, but doesn't solve the problem.
Meditation, quit drinking, smoking,
caffeine. All that helps a lot as well,
but at the end of the day I need the Xanax
to get by.
Later,
OE
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Sugar Free Sweetie
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Posted: 03-06-07 07:48am
Wow, that seems like an early age to be
diagnosed with panic disorder. I would
think anxiety and panic are pretty normal
in the teen years. I know I sure had a
lot of it. Maybe I should have seen a
doctor for it. Now that I look back.. it
does seem I was a bit sensitive and
anxious compared to the rest of the crowd.
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ocdengineer
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Posted: 03-06-07 08:24am
I wasn't really "diagnosed". I just
remember a time when I had a rough patch
in my life and had lots of anxiety
symptoms from panic attacks to though
intrusions when I was young. I was very
scared of being away from my family
because I thought that I wouldn't be there
to save them or help them if they needed
me etc. It caused me great anxiety and I
missed a lot of school those couple years
as a result. Then in my early twenties it
all came back like a flood. I have Pure O
which is a type of anxiety dissorder. I
think to much about everything that pops
into my head and as a result end up in
panic due to nothing. It is rough, but
with meds and a better lifestyle I am much
better.
