in my life ive suffered an extremely hard life , taunting and bulling in junior school ( secondary school ) – ended up dropping out at 15 , bad times , physical attacks in the street , mental abuse from various people – poor help and housing for my mental health issues…..homelessness in salvation army……..time in a mental hospital…….a jail record for an assault 9 years ago when i lost control of rage….

im now 31 , lived in an apartment for 6 years on disability , missed out on all the normal things in life……..building relationships , never happened …..employment , hasnt happened……….never got qualifications……never done anything in life except suffered in someway.

i was diagnosed with borderline personality years ago, but i also have PTSD and ocd ………im recieving poor treatment so, right now im having to fight to get the therapy im asking for……..making complaints etc.

all theyve offered is to see a support worker to go out with every 2 weeks to drop in centres and cafes………………ive declined and told them ” its not helping ” – my symptoms arnt being addressed……..im majorly impaired with symptoms of :

rage feelings , difficulty in controling it – high anxiety, obsessive thoughts , worries…….racing thoughts, agoraphobia…..paranoia that people are against me………severe low self worth…

i need a lot of help and therapy..

i feel tarred , labeled and stigmatised in the local community.

worry what people think about me…………people have acted aloof towards me for years………….people can be condescending…….standoffish………… me as a charity case.

which makes me feel angry and guarded and reject them and condescend them and be aloof back.

ive controled the rage outbursts for years by myself……my confidence has improved….assertive skills.

but i have a long way to go…………..i can be clingy….too deep…too intense.
because of my social problems , ive lived as a loner for years, going about my activities by myself all the time…

i worry how people in society view me…………….especially because of the rage problems and angry demeanor many years ago…..

i wont be treated as a harity case, i have my pride…

i feel suspicious and paranoid of people still..

i feel stigmatised in society as an odd person to avoid, maybe because of my rage and mental health past..

how can i be strong enough to not care what people think and believe in myself ?

some people , when i talk about the goals i still have about my life still of : moving away from england……finding fulfilling relationships……a job in computers –

people show an apathy , disinterest and un enthusiasm towards me that is so depressing and annoying..

i have worked hard on my rage for years but struggling to get the right therapy and care after 10 years !

ive aged prematurly and feel i look older than 31 in my face…..im bald with straggley hair ontop…………………but id rather have some hair than no hair.

i feel people treat me as an outcast and alienate me…

like my time is over and ive wasted opportunities….

and that i should give up

Tags: army time, assertive skills, borderline personality, building relationships, charity case, hasnt, high anxiety, homelessness, loner, mental abuse, mental health issues, mental hospital, obsessive thoughts, paranoia, rage outbursts, salvation army, secondary school, self worth, someway, theyve

Anxiety can cause manic symptoms, don’t you think? I know mine seems to.

Let’s see, when I’m anxious:

My body seems to have a lot of energy, fight or flight response indeed, which allows for me to sleep less.

Anxious people do have racing thoughts and a flight of ideas and often talk very fast without making much sense.

Anxious people need a release sometimes it’s a reckless desperate release, sex, drugs, spending or sometimes it comes out like many of those mental states come out, creatively.

Those releases can make you feel nearly euphoric. Finally! Not so anxious! Ever take ativan during a panic attack?

Anxiety can also related to grandous thinking. I’ve been so anxious I thought the world would end and it would be my fault.

Since our bodies cannot last in that state for too long, after a week or two I get depressed, I can’t take the anxiety any more. Wish I were dead and get tired. Maybe the anxiety was anxiety over getting depressed again.

Tags: anxiety, ativan, flight of ideas, flight response, manic symptoms, mental states, panic attack, sex drugs, sleep

my husband can fight with me in any place and any where . his stubbornness and childish nature is driving me insane. this hurts me so much that these days i get a panic attack and i cry in front of anybody be it in mall or in middle of the road. to worsen it my husband just stands and watches me or he comes and tells me like "just shut up people are watching us". if i get a panic attack at home he tells me things like "stop your drama" . and this has made him think i have gone mad and he is getting close and discussing everything about me to his wicked aunt who is doing more harm than good.
i know this all only worsens . any body who can tell me how to control my panic attacks because its really driving me insane?

Tags: panic attack, Panic Attacks, stubbornness

Hi,

I live my life in constant isolation. I can go days without leaving my tiny apartment. I hate people. I am very sensitive. I struggle to make friends. I cannot get a girlfriend no matter what. I am smart and good looking, but I am closed off to any social interaction. I am scared, angry, and confused about people. Mostly confused, because I can’t see myself ever changing my ways. I simply hate people for all their atrocities, and my experiences with them have been painful and traumatic. So I lock myself further and further away…

Tags: atrocities, changing my ways, experiences, girlfriend, isolation, social interaction, tiny apartment

I am 16 years old and i just started birth control for the first time.

in the past, i suffered from panic attacks and anxiety. i didn’t have a panic attack disorder or anything, but i would constantly get them because i would over think about getting them,

and thats when they would start up.
i used to do ecstacy a lot, and when i stopped cold turkey i got withdraws and that’s where my panic attacks even began in the first place.
i stay away from that drug, and haven’t done it in a number of months now,

they went away and i had no problems. sometimes, even would i would over think about having another panic attack.

i have been taking birth control for seven days so far,
and the first two days were good, i had no pains, no change in my mood or body.

lately, i have been getting shortness of breath,
a few episodes of panic attacks here and there
i can’t sleep at night because i have shortness of breath
and i over think about what’s happening to me

i have bad aches in my eyes,
shoulders,
neck,
back,
head(sometimes)
numbness in my legs, and hands
cold sweats
real bad side pains in my left rib cage- i feel the ache of it when i cough or sit down or move a certain way
random little jerks through my body
random aches in my legs out of nowhere

and i’m sure a few more sypmtoms that i can’t remember right now,
but those are the mains ones i suffer with daily.

and i don’t know if i’m getting all this from over thinking,
because i tend to over think especailly after expiercings panic attacks,
or if birth control is just not for me.
what should i do?

Tags: ache, anxiety, birth control, cold turkey, jerks, legs, mains, numbness, panic attack, Panic Attacks, rib cage, seven days, shortness of breath, shoulders, sleep

my blood pressure is being high for the past month, but it got controlled thanks that i went to the doctor n got prescribed lisinopril of 12.5 mg., i got blood tests done last week n im still waiting for the resutls,,,then thing is that i have other symptoms like:
-headache
-anxiety attacks
-trouble breathing when i feel pressure in my neck
-confusion and dizziness at times
-hair fallin off
-dry mouth
-pain in joints n muscles
-tachycardia
-weakness in arms n legs
-hands a lil shaky n sweaty at times
-weird feeling in my head at times
-loss of apetite
-lack of sleep
-cry easily
-i get hot easily, but sometimes i get cold too

im kind of worried cus ive always been a healthy person…
im honestly tired of this. theres not a day that im worried to fall asleep cus im afraid of not waking up.
-at the hospital i got xrays done of my chest, my lungs n heart r fine…..
i would appreciate any suggestions or tips so i can start feeling better b4 the doctor gives me the results n new medication…thanks!!!
and im only 22!!

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, blood pressure, blood tests, confusion, cus, dizziness, dry mouth, fallin, healthy person, joints, lack of sleep, lisinopril, lungs, medication, mouth pain, muscles, tachycardia, trouble breathing, weakness in arms, weird feeling

This has been going on for a few months. My little sister who is 9 years old has major troubles falling asleep and once asleep she often wakes up screaming. She says she cannot fall asleep and often cries and has panic attacks because she is so afraid of not falling asleep. My family has done all we can think of to help her, but nothing seems to be working. Should we take her to the doctor? Would they be able to do anything? Or is there any other treatment you could recommend? Please help asap and my family thanks you!

Tags: family thanks, little sister, Panic Attacks

Im 17 years old and i was diagnosed with asthma a week ago. I stopped taking the inhaler the doctor perscribed because i was getting alot of Anxiety, eveyday id be close to a panic attack, but something in me tell’s me there is something else causing all this. Mostly everyday i have a slight headache or lightheadedness, stomach and body pains, and i get very hungry but when i try and eat i get sick to the stomach for some reason, i feel like i want to throw up. For the past year i haven’t really pigged out when it comes to my eating. My parents and friends parents have told me i look really skinny. Id say "no im fat…" since i have a slight gut. What im trying to say is are my symptoms of high anxiety (panic attacks), light headedness, stomach pains, and body pains the effect of an eating disorder. Im 17 years old and i don’t want to suffer anymore, i just want an answer so i can get back to the way i used to feel. Please Help Me.

Tags: 17 years, alot, anxiety panic, asthma, body pains, eating disorder, headache, high anxiety, inhaler, lightheadedness, panic attack, parents, perscribed, stomach pains

I have SEVERE social anxiety/GAD w/agoraphobia and am currently on Lexapro 30mg, Ativan 6mg (yes… 2mg tid) with as-needed Tranxene for panic attacks. I have always had trouble focusing and concentrating on tasks. I think it is affecting my ability to function at my best in both college and work.

My question is, can ADHD meds such as Adderall or Ritalin be taken concurrently with benzos for anxiety and is there any obvious benefit or risk? I’ve heard they are combined a good bit in certain patients, but I wasn;t sure for what indications. Would a stimulant most likely worsen my anxiety or would it do the opposite and work WITH the benzo to address both problems?

Of course I’m going to ask my psychiatrist and let her make the medical decision, but wanted to know a little more about this problem before I went in. If I truly have ADHD, I want it treated, but don’t want to worsen my anxiety disorder at the same time.

Tags: adderall, adhd, agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorder, ativan, benefit, benzo, benzos, lexapro, medical decision, Panic Attacks, psychiatrist, risk, ritalin, social anxiety, stimulant, tranxene

no…you’re not "ill". chances are you are experiencing the natural symptoms that are part of the decline in reproductive hormones as we all age (both sexes)-for females, you can get this & still have your period. these things can be mild or even disabling in some people. hormone treatment will rid it.

what this hormone decline is called is andropause in men & perimenopause in women, this falls under the category of menopause in general. this can start as early as age 5 in people. the symptoms are the same for both sexes.
there are more symptoms than those listed above, 35 to be exact that you can get (if you’re not having some now). Also, if you have sleep issues, it can cause "voices". For reference on this, you can see these websites:

andropause (male menopause)

http://www.geocities.com/stuffs2read/male.html

35 symptoms of menopause

http://www.project-aware.org/Experience/symptoms.shtml#doom

—posted to help people who may have this; not asking for help for me.
Sorry, guess I didn’t phrase the sentence correctly regarding "hormone treatment will rid it". I meant any hormone treaments that ARE NOT HRT. I don’t recommend HRT to anyone due to risks as well as the likelihood of side-effects from the pills (these pills have about 20 side effects with them that you can get).
Speaking of my goofing, I just realized I never gave a link to a website that medically explains the "hearing voices" part. You can "hear voices" and/or experience a host of mood, behaviorial, emotional, thinking changes if you’ve had any "sleep troubles". Information on what symptoms sleep issues can cause and some examples of how these symptoms can show up (in what ways would you feel or think or behave differently), you can refer to this website on sleep information facts:

http://sleepinformationfacts.ebloggy.com/

P.S. Generally, doctors tell the public that sleep issues can cause things like "sleepiness, having trouble taking tests, trouble concentrating, or falling asleep while driving" but they don’t give the full list of symptoms unless asked for it much like they don’t tell the public every change the body has during missing meals. There’s just so much medical information to share about the body it would fill a library so they limit what they say unless asked.
To the person who says they see shadows and point of light zipping around, this can be caused by having a sleep issue of some kind (a sleep issue can even include when you lose some sleep regularly to talk with friends or other activities). The reason sleep can do this is because they body & brain needs its full 8 hours (or 7.5 to 9 in some people) and can’t have it interrupted very much (like getting up to go to the bathroom no more than 3 times a night, generally). Also true, if you’re only getting this problem while you’re about to go to sleep then it’s hynagogia which is when the mind prepares for sleep the brain waves can register as being asleep with your eyes still open & you can even be moving around still. Hynagogia is like the dream cycle starting up but sometimes you’ll be aware of it occurring, & it includes visual effects when you see things and can even hear & feels things as well. In my next post I’ll leave a website about hypagogia since I’m running out of room.
A good website to start with about hynagogia is:

http://www.geocities.com/stuffs2read/genmed/hypna.html

Tags: amp, both sexes, decline, doctors, ebloggy, experience symptoms, females, hearing voices, hormone treatment, information facts, likelihood, male menopause, menopause, perimenopause, phrase, pills, reproductive hormones, sleep, sleep troubles, sleepiness

After 20 years of severe anxiety attacks and phobias, countless doctors and multiple diagnoses, I have decided to try to do my own research. My symptoms are of such broad ranges and different physical and mental conditions may exist… So I have no way of narrowing down which go with which, which may cause some, so on and so forth.
I have constant anxiety and depression.
Severe muscle and joint pain.
Dizziness and vertigo issues.
Sensory overload/overstimulation.
Mood swings.
I had stopped having periods until recently when I had 3 months of regular periods (only after medication to start)
I cannot drive more than 1 mile away from my home without having a severe anxiety attack.
Hyperventilation.
Shakiness and check pain. (most of which I know is anxiety related).

I will not live another day of my life not knowing what all of this is and why.
I was resistant to medications, but right now, I’ll try anything.

Please respond only if you have something meaningful and helpful to say.

Be respectful.

Thank you.

Tags: anxiety and depression, anxiety attack, Anxiety Attacks, dizziness, dizziness and vertigo, doctors, medication, mood swings, muscle and joint pain, phobias, regular periods, sensory overload, severe anxiety, shakiness

i need treatment for anxiety.
where should i start, i need help fast.

Tags: anxiety

Sometimes when I am around crowds of people, my face starts to flush, I get insanely sweaty, my heart beats as if it’s going to explode out of my chest and I feel like I want to cry because I’m constantly worrying about what others are thinking about me, so I want to get out of there asap. I’m sure the last part are triggering these symptoms…

Tags: crowds of people, heart

Hi,

Two days ago, when exercising, there were points where it was hard to catch my breath, where I would have to take deep breaths as if I was yawning.

Two days later, I woke up several times during the night with the same feeling… as if I HAD to keep yawning until I caught my breath. I felt better for a few minutes after I caught my breath, and then the feeling kept on coming back.

Are these symptoms of panic attacks? Any ideas what this can be and how to fix it?

Thanks.

Tags: deep breaths, few minutes, several times, symptoms of panic attacks

I just want to know how other people deal with it, mine gets so bad at times I cant even ask my own family to pass me something at dinner,cash a check at the bank or call and make appointments. Yet im a chatter box at work

Tags: appointments, chatter box

About 2 weeks ago i had what im assuming is my first panic attack. Like most i freaked out assumed something terrible was wrong. But i felt better in about an hour. Tho i did have them off and on for a couple days. Now its mostly a once a day thing, but now my left arm hurts sometimes. It feels like it does when i take my blood preasure at the store. Like something heavy was laying on my arm then lifted up. I get heart palpatations sometimes also. And i have high blood preasure, but its been that way all my life.

Since ive been dealing with this for 2+ weeks I’m assuming if it were a heart attack it would have happened already. I’m trying to avoid the E.R because for 1, I’ve never been to one and I’m not sure how it works, and they don’t answer questions on the phone. and 2, if its just panic attacks i don’t want to waste any ones time or money.

Thank you for any replies.

Tags: answer questions, couple days, heart attack, heart palpatations, high blood preasure, left arm, money, panic attack, something heavy, something terrible, tho

I am deathly afraid to throw up, and going to therapy, an taking medications when I need to, but I still get panic attacks pretty frequently. Does anyone have any advice? Or has anyone gone through this? I really need help, or at least reassurance :/ Thanks
Xanax and Clonopin are actually the two meds I’ve been given…and built up a tolerance to. They don’t work anymore. At all.

Tags: clonopin, medications, meds, Panic Attacks, reassurance, tolerance, xanax

Well about one month ago I think I suffered from a Anxiety/or Panic Attack and decided to go to A&E , they looked at my heart by connecting me up to a system, they looked at blood pressure , blood sugar and lungs. All came back normal. I then went home. For the past month I have not been feeling like my self, I have had 3 smaller attacks but they were not as bad as the first. However I just dont feel like myself each day, sometimes I will have day’s feeling very normal, but others I just dont. Well I went to my GP the other day to discuss this feeling and I even noted down all my symptons for him:

Symptoms

1ST Time a month ago.

Palpitations/racing heart.

Taking deep breaths.

Feeling shortness of breath.

Dizziness.

Dry mouth and throat.

Left arm feels slightly different ( not pin and needles ) more like a small amount of the dead arm feeling.

Back pain ( A tender spot in the middle of my back ) Feels tender when pressed.

Random cracking sensation on the middle chest bone when I sneeze.

Headaches

Around the 21st March :

Stool’s changed in colour to a lighter brown , solid but with a soft texture.

24th March : Stools have returned to normal in colour but still soft in texture along with random times in total of 3 where they are more softer.

He asked me a few small questions, about my work and if it’s stressful, etc. Then he wrote a note and sent me back to UCH Hospital, I asked him I want to be tested for colestral and he said they will do all the test.

I got to UCH 1 hr later, and was seen my the nurse at first and they were a little confused why he sent me back.,, I was then seen by the doctor, who listened to my heart and lungs, and he sat me down and we talked about my symptoms and he belives they are caused by Anxiety. He then told me he will send a extronic letter to my GP ( I guess thats a email ) to get me tested for something that shows in blood , can not remember the name of it. So I called my GP and was told he is now away for a week off, I now am going to be seen by another doc on Monday. I just feel that he was truly not bothered. I just want to get it sorted, perhaps I should change my GP all together. What do you think Have you ever had Anxiety? Many thanks
ooooop’s I forgot to say: I’m a 28 year old male

Tags: 24th march, back pain, blood sugar, colestral, dead arm, deep breaths, dizziness, doctor who, dry mouth and throat, headaches, left arm, lungs, panic attack, pin and needles, racing heart, random times, shortness of breath, soft texture, stools, tender spot

my blood pressure is being high for the past month, but it got controlled thanks that i went to the doctor n got prescribed lisinopril of 12.5 mg., i got blood tests done last week n im still waiting for the resutls,,,then thing is that i have other symptoms like:
-headache
-anxiety attacks
-trouble breathing when i feel pressure in my neck
-confusion and dizziness at times
-hair fallin off
-dry mouth
-pain in joints n muscles
-tachycardia
-weakness in arms n legs
-hands a lil shaky n sweaty at times
-weird feeling in my head at times
-i get hot easily, but sometimes i get cold too

im kind of worried cus ive always been a healthy person…
-at the hospital i got xrays done of my chest, my lungs n heart r fine…..
i would appreciate any suggestions or tips so i can start feeling better b4 the doctor gives me the results n new medication…thanks!!!
and im only 22 so i really doubt i have high blood pressure!

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, blood tests, confusion, cus, dizziness, dry mouth, fallin, headache, healthy person, high blood pressure, joints, lisinopril, lungs, medication, mouth pain, muscles, tachycardia, trouble breathing, weakness in arms, weird feeling

I’m an alcoholic.. A functional one. I didn’t lose anything, I’m doing great at work and my wife loves me, however I do have a drinking problem. I love beer. I can control myself if I have to not drink, but frankly, I can count on my hand the number of days I didn’t drink in the last 10 years. Never really affected my life, as I tend to not get "drunk", but it’s really an habit. When I wash the car, when I watch a hockey game, when I go to the restaurant, when I play video game, when I sail my boat… I think there’s not one occasion that doesn’t "deserve a few beers". However, i’m able to not drink when it’s not appropriate, such as long road trip, or during work. But I’ll usually drink as soon as I arrive home. I can easily reach 8 beers in one night.

Now I’ve had a car crash 1 month ago (was sober!), and the car rolled over several time. My car was a convertible, my head hit the grass a few times while it was rolling over on the side of the highway. This caused issues to some of my cervical discs, C4-C5, C6-C7 and D2. (Inflation)

The pain started to create anxiety, and eventually led to some panic attacks. And well, I was prescribed Gavindo (300mg Gabapentin, and Vitamin B1, B12), to take every 12 hours, and from another doctor, I was prescribed 0.25 MG Xanax pills "BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY" prescription.

Those panic attacks can get really scary so I don’t mind having the emergency pills, they have helped a few times, although my orthopedist wants me to pass through the anxiety attacks without the xanax, and handle it by myself.

Anyway, Both medicines (xanax and gabapentin) CAN’T be mixed with alcohol. And I don’t mind leaving alcohol.I think this is a good opportunity to quit, however, I’m already dealing with anxiety and panic attacks, so I’m afraid of the withdrawal symptoms. I’m reaching 3 days without alcohol, so far so good. Problems sleeping. I’ve red about the dangers of sudden withdrawal such as seizures etc… I’m really afraid of this. How "strong" an alcoholic do you need to be in order to suffer seizures, dt’s etc..?

Is quitting alcohol while working on my new anxiety attacks due to my back pain and car crash a good idea?

I’m really not sure what to do here.. I did not talk to my orthopedist about my alcohol problems. My HEAD is ready to quit alcohol. My MIND is ready to quit. But I’m afraid of what I can’t control, and that is PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS due to withdrawal.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

PS: Sorry for my mediocre English, it isn’t my primary language.
Edit: I’m starting physical therapy to help recover from the injury tomorrow of course, and will talk about my anxiety and alcoholism with the doctor.

Tags: anxiety and panic attacks, Anxiety Attacks, b12, beers, c7, car crash, dealing with anxiety, gabapentin, hockey game, inflation, medicines, orthopedist, pills, road trip, seizures, sudden withdrawal, video game, vitamin b1, withdrawal symptoms, xanax

i’m 19…since age 11, i have overcome panic attacks, agoraphobia, then anxiety attacks (as a result of anxiety disorder), situational depression—i lived thru it all untreated. now i have pure-o ocd…i’ve been on zoloft since february, it gives me energy but idk..i only started therapy at school last september, but now i need a new one since i’m home for the summer

it’s so annoying because i feel like a big baby that i can’t just GET OVER THIS shit already. it’s so STUPID. no one i know is going thru this crap. i just wanna live a healthy, normal and happy life…

has anyone gone thru this – or anything like it – and OVERCOME? right now i just have no hope…i’m all "hoped" out…

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety Disorder, crap, depression, happy life, last september, ocd, Panic Attacks, quot, zoloft

I have bad panic attacks at times…when it comes to public speaking. Im only 18 but i usually take about 2 shots of alcohol before i give a presenation…and trust me it does help me a lot…it calms my nerves and i do very well. One time i tried to give a presentation without it and i paniced!! I couldnt breathe and i was shaking and sweaty. I told the teacher i didnt have my report and i got a really bad grade. Breathing techniques never work for me. I dont tell anyone because i will feel embarrassed if i do. I dont want alcohol to be the cure for my stage frights. Is there anything else i can do??

Tags: breathing techniques, nerves, Panic Attacks, presenation, shots of alcohol

if i get the anxiety under control can i get rid of this sinus infection?

Tags: anxiety, sinus infection

I do not have adhd. I began using adderall for school. Ive used it very few times inconsistently. Lately I have been having slight anxiety/panic attacks, maybe sleep apnea? (I have woken up 2 times from not breathing, not sure if i can label this sleep apnea), and i also began snoring in my sleep. I don’t know if all of these symptoms are relative to adderall but its worth a shot to ask. I am not sure if the cause of these attacks is due to stress from school, "life" in general, my lack of exercise and my increased reliance on fast food or if it is because of the adderall usage. What do you think it is?

Tags: adderall, adhd, anxiety panic, fast food, lack of exercise, life quot, reliance, sleep, sleep apnea, worth a shot