I was wondering because I have anxiety and i suggested to my doc id rather try a therapist 1st before i try medication,he said sure,what I want to know is, is there anyone who actually does both and gets bennefits from it, i hope to cure mine but it seems like it one of those things not curable but only surpressing, plus I also tried the linden method, I dont know if its me but it dossent work, I’m still anxious and panic most the time even after purchasing it over a year ago.thanks

Tags: anxiety, doc id, linden method, medication

I have had depression and anxiety but I’v been having weird symptoms like a heavy head, drowzy and dizzy feelings, could this all be because of depression and anxiety? can the mind create imaginary symptoms? thanks

Tags: anxiety, depression, drowzy, feelings, heavy head

my sister gets panic attacks.

lately, she has been getting them to where she will shake uncontrollably.it wont be like convulsions or anything…more like full body shivers if she was cold but she isnt, just having a panic attack.

anyways, she wants to know if any physical harm can come out of this? it usually lasts about 5 minutes and then the panic attack goes away.

its seems like her panic attack symptoms have changed as she has learned how to control them (when she didnt know how to control them she would panic and make it worse then she would basically get up and start pacing and panicking, now she will lay in bed and try to calm down still feeling nauseas but is getting shakes)

they will usually happen to her at night when her anxiety is usually higher but not in the day time.her anxiety is always worse at nigth and she has no clue why.
she doesent want to go on prescriptions or go to a doctor.i tried to convince her but she refuses.

Tags: anxiety, body shivers, clue, convulsions, day time, nauseas, panic attack symptoms, Panic Attacks, physical harm, prescriptions

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

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

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

Tags: anxiety

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

Tags: anxiety, sinus infection

I am unsure if i have been experiencing some sort of panic attack. It has happened 3 times in a year. My face, neck and chest goes bright red, i get a hot/cold feeling, i start feeling dizzy and i feel like i need to throw up. These episodes last about half an hour but it takes me at least an hour or two to calm down. I have Narcolepsy and anxiety and i am under treatment for both. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

Tags: anxiety, cold feeling, half an hour, narcolepsy, panic attack

How do you deal with your anxieties?
The best way to deal with it?
How do you mentally control your emotions?
Do you try to get busy?
Tips?
Sorry too many questions :s

Could be a date, going up on stage to get that award, visiting in-laws(for the first time), first day at work etc..
I hate when my anxiety kicks in & it can really drive me mad..

Tags: amp, anxieties, anxiety, emotions, first day at work

I have been actively taking anti-depressants for almost a year now. I am currently taking Lexapro (20mg). I am fed up with the weight gain!! I am a very short person, and I am pushing 150 pounds. I thought about switching from my Lexapro to St. John’s Wart because I would like to take a more natural approach to my treatment. My doctor said that my weight gain is from taking my Klonopin for my anxiety. (I only take the Klonopin as needed, which isn’t very often. I take the Lexapro once a day). I seriously think it’s from the antidepressants!

Has anyone tried St. John’s Wart for depression? Have you had any luck with it. Is there anything else that you would recommend? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thank you.

Tags: anti depressants, antidepressants, anxiety, depression, klonopin, lexapro, natural approach, st john, wart, weight gain

On Friday I had blood taken out to be checked for cholesterol, diabetes, etc.
Friday night I felt extremely dizzy, lightheaded, everything looked dark and I had pressure on my chest. I was about to pass out.
I got taken to the hospital where they performed an EKG, they checked my blood for any blood clots and I had X rays done.
I had a tranquilizer injected. I felt a little better. But on the weekend I was feeling very very tired! I still felt a little lightheaded and felt like I was going to pass out every few minutes.
On Monday I went to my doctor and she told me I had high cholesterol (282). I started getting that pressure on my chest again and I couldn’t breathe, they injected another tranquilizer.
Ever since then I have been having trouble breathing. I feel like I breathe too slow.
Could tranquilizers make me feel this way.
I’m still feeling tired and lightheaded.

Could this still be anxiety? I’m kinda worried It could be something else because I’m still having symptoms…

No rude answers please

Tags: anxiety, blood clots, cholesterol, diabetes, ekg, few minutes, friday night, having trouble breathing, high cholesterol, tranquilizer, tranquilizers, x rays

Anyone out there ever really have a problem with anxiety?
I get this sick to my stomach kind of feeling.

It may sound weird but when i think about something that usually gives me anxiety, i usually pinch myself to make it go away… at one time it got so bad, i used to be a cutter. But not anymore…

Anyone else out there?
Can’t someone help me? Other than telling me that you have anxiety, but how you can deal with it?

It gets so bad, i shake, and can’t think, and just want to get sick…

Tags: anxiety, sick to my stomach

Hi,
I’m 18 (male) and ive been suffering with depression and anxiety for some time now and have noticed that my sex drive has become almost non existent. I am concerned as at my age I should be going through my sexual peak.

Could the depression and anxiety be the cause, or could it be other factors such as low testosterone levels or other hormone imbalances? Im not taking any medication e.g. anti depressants.

Thanks….
Also would having testosterone imbalances mean I have stunted my height growth?

Tags: anti depressants, anxiety, depression, hormone imbalances, low testosterone levels, medication, non existent, sex drive, sexual peak, suffering, testosterone

im afraid i may be having a heart attack. im 18. a year ago i was jogging a lot, and in really great shape, but have been "obese" my entire life. I became depressed and stopped working out, started eating like shit, lying in bed all the time, and smoking a lot of cigarettes. this has been my lifestyle for almost a year. the smoking only about 6 months. but i smoke a lot when i do. sometimes so much it makes me wheeze.

I’m just now coming out of it, and I’ve been getting kind of hyper and wild lately (like i used to) and one night i got drunk and something weird happened. My chest felt "strange". i wasn’t sure if it was heart or lung related, it felt a little heavy, and it was kind of hard to breathe. it lasted a few minutes, and being the hypochondriac that I am, my anxiety made it a little worse. I got my mind off of it and I was fine. Then the other night i was walking and felt a sharp pain really quick in my chest area…but it was fine after that.

My mind wasn’t though.
all day today I worried about it, and for like 6 hours today I felt that "heaviness". I could easily be mixing this up with anxiety (because i have still been very anxious, and social for the first time in 6 months), but I’ve been taking aspirin, quit smoking on a dime, and plan on walking and eating nothing but veggies tomorrow. I plan on bringing back my healthy lifestyle.

But from what I’ve told you, chest heaviness (unsure of if heart or lung related, can’t really tell, it seems more general), a sharp pain lasting for a split second (only once, but triggered madddd anxiety), and my terrible lifestyle making it all the more likely. Do you guys who know your shit out there have any recommendations for me? If it is heart attack symptoms, I want tog et my ass to a doctor and prevent it from ever happening.

I’m hoping it’s anxiety mixed with heavy chainsmoking. I would sometimes wake up wheezing after days where I smoked a lot. I’m defenitly quitting the deathsticks.

thanks
I’ve had a panic attack before, and it was MUCH more intense than this. like my heart was POUNDING during that panic attack.

This is kind of persistent and sneaky…theres no pain, just like heaviness….it seems to get better when I’m home. like ive been home on the computer for like 40 minutes, and its feeling better already. I’m also less stressed. But i don’t know if im less stressed because im feeling better, or vice versa.

I know this sounds terribly stupid…

Tags: anxiety, aspirin, chest area, chest heaviness, cigarettes, few minutes, great shape, having a heart attack, healthy lifestyle, heart attack, heart attack symptoms, hypochondriac, lying in bed, something weird

I’m a 13 year old girl in grade 8, and this year have begun to experience panic attacks, about every week, usually at school.
I suffer from excessive sweating, anxiety, and really bad moodswings.
My mood swings can lead me to getting really depressed sometimes, sometimes really badly around the time of my period.
I’ve always been nervous and unsure of what to do when people give me instructions, which makes me Really uncomfortable.
I know I’m prolly not bi polar. My mood swings are reallly bad and impulsive, but they’re always triggered by something.
I get really paranoid and think people hate me when they give me lack of attention then they usually do (they never actually hate me)
But I do get annoying and get really offended when people are bothered by that flaw of mine.
I’ve only had to go to the ER once because of my depression, but that was in grade 6, and I was only there for 7 hours.
I use to be a cutter, but haven’t hurt myself since a month or two ago.
But lately I’ve been having thoughts of cutting myself again.

There’s a social worker at my school who I’ve been talking about all this, and she will be talking to my parents about getting me to see a shrink soon

But the girl I’m talking to doesn’t always have the answers behind my problems.

I just wanna know if I should be taking meds? what that would do as side affects and as a cure?
What it is I may or may not have as a disorder?
I dunno,
I just would really like to get to know what exactly is wrong with me:S

Tags: anxiety, depression, grade 6, grade 8, mood swings, old girl, Panic Attacks, parents, social worker

I have anxiety alot,i dont take nothing for it.but recently my daughter was taken from me so i have been extra neavous and tence… I worry about her..but last night i had a full blown panic attack and it really scared me. I dont like it.. I tried to relax. But it went on fro hrs…what are some things i can do to help this.

Tags: anxiety, panic attack

Been clumsy taking my Lexapro and pretty much stopped.

Few weeks later suffered a panic attack. Ever since then I have been feeling sick and frustrated. I started taking my Lexapro again on a regular basis.

It has been 12 days and I cannot take much more of this.

Most of my symptoms are in my stomach. My symptoms are as follows:

- 24/7 stomach ache that worsens or slightly gets better throughout the day
-Complete loss of appetite where as before I would eat a ton of food
-Nausea on and off sometimes associated with eating
-Generally feeling sick like I can’t do anything I could do before
-Frightened that I have a serious illness
-Scared that I’m dying
-Afraid that I am never going to get better or return to normal
-Many other physical symptoms

It’s horrifying to think that just 12 days ago I was fine and happy and after that severe panic attack I’ve been feeling so sick and can’t enjoy anything. Am I going to get better? Am I going to be okay? I can’t take this anymore Is this mental or physical? Is there anyone that can talk to me that knows what they are talking about? Can anyone help? Am I going to get better? It’s been 12 days, is my medicine not working? Why don’t I feel better? What’s wrong with me? Is this anxiety/depression or physical or both? Am I going to return to normal? This is sooo hard, please help me I can’t take it

Tags: anxiety, depression, lexapro, loss of appetite, medicine, nausea, panic attack, stomach ache

My mother died from cancer whenever I was 13, and being a female, that is a touchy age. Can this cause long-term issues with anxiety, etc.? I feel like it has affected my adult life somehow.

Tags: adult life, anxiety, cancer

i am a anxiety patient. please let me know that how can i out of this?

Tags: anxiety

I have no job and haven’t in a long time. I mostly stay in my house all the time. I can run errands no problem but the thought of going somewhere and having to stay there even though I want to leave scares me. I was taking Zoloft for my anxiety but I stopped because I thought that I was over it (anxiety) and didn’t need it anymore.

When I am hired, I go and then feel trapped in the place for eight hours and then excuses fill my head. I do want to work, don’t get me wrong. I just feel so helpless and lost when I am at work. I am really close to giving up on myself…Can anyone give some real advice on what to do? Perhaps someone has been here before?

Tags: anxiety, eight hours, job, long time, zoloft

Anyone have suggestions for whether these symptoms could be a food intolerance/allergy:

we have a 4 year old boy who has had these symptoms for almost 3 years and we’ve seen specialist after specialist, but have gotten the inconclusive "ADHD, Aspergers Tendencies" No-one has any idea why these are occurring and I’m not sure what else to try (tests to request, possible causes, etc.).

His symptoms:
ADHD – yes, he does have the symptoms
Anxiety
Foul breath/very strong urine odor
inattentiveness
Bad (were talking he needs a one-on-one aide) behavior
Delayed Speech
Sensory integration issues (seeks out stimulous, etc.)

I had a friend tell me to get him tested for food allergies, but I want to get a better idea of what others thought before we dive in (our insurance won’t cover any kind of naturopathic treatments). Maybe its not just food allergies, but could an underlying allergy make his problems worse???

Thank you for your thoughts.

What do you think?

Tags: 3 years, adhd, allergy, anxiety, anyone have suggestions, food allergies, food intolerance, foul breath, insurance, quot, sensory integration issues, strong urine odor, tendencies

i have bpd, i have bad anxiety and panic which is keeping me a prisoner inside my apartment.
im startled by loud noises, am afraid to answer my phone now and scared to open mail.
i have panic attacks and feel like i cant breathe everytime i have to leave my apartment.
i have inner rage and angry feelings alot. which i feel is a result of a bullying and abusive past. repressed anger or suppressed.
im scared to go out to incase i have an anger outburst.
i feel threatened when outside, and miss percieve threats to.
i cant make eye contact because i feel like im being threatend, intimidated.
i have paranoia that ive had years that people are out to get me, ruin every hope and aspect of my life.
i have extreme low, bleak moods everyday. where i feel hopeless.
my psychiatrist wont perscribe me meds even though ive said i feel like this, because he said they’re addictive.
theyve refered me for psychotherapy…but i heard i should have DBT dialectal behavioural therapy.
i also disocociate, and zone out when i have to go out to.
so the question is,

what do i do now?

how do i get the right help and therapy?

what is the right help and therapy?

should i accept what they say and go along with the
psychotherapy…even though i have these life impairing
symptoms?

i strongly feel i need meds but i dont no what to do..
i know you cant demand them.
please can somebody help
( hitting my head against a wall)
why can i not get a decent, informative, constructive answer? damn!

Tags: angry feelings, anxiety, apartment, eye contact, inner rage, loud noises, mail, moods, outburst, Panic Attacks, paranoia, percieve, psychiatrist, psychotherapy, repressed anger

i belive i had it for over a year with symptoms and never went to the health department because i was sexually active with someone whom i allways felt dirty being with in the first place so i felt it was just a infestiation of my mind, cause of course i never thought i had a disease.

but on may 5th i was treated with medicine i was taking two differnt kind of pills for about ten days. my frist treatment i didnt take seriously drinking liqour both night and day, so from what ive heard the alchol canceled out the medicine.

i went back and to the medicine again on may 21
i became sexually active with my current girlfriend for the fist time on may 26

i felt the medicine seemingly working on me up untill i had sex with this girl. i felt almost as if i was pushing a infection inside of her. which made me feel inturn horriable.

i was checked again on the 18th and got the results today
they came back negitive

i dont understand how this could be true since i still have symptoms.
secondly im not sure whether or not i gave it to her or not. we are both going back on the 30th for her to be tested and both take the medicine.

what the chances i passed it on to her. weve had sex several times.
and why did the test come up negitive

is this my mental complex acting up. im natural to anxiety and this is taking a toll on me.
i need to figure this out. i know its what i had a month ago how do i not have it supposnbly a month later if i had sex with someone four days after my treatment and your suppost to wait like two weeks.

theve tested my urine and its clean of all things. so because i had frequent urination and burning and itching for so long has it just set in my head that im infected. or is my uretha permently affected from the bacteria.

i really hope i just passed it on to her and thats the case. but it still doesnt explain how it came up negitive on these test results.

it really bothers me though about getting cured because i feel i will probley keep throwing up the medicine because ive gotten such a bad feeling from this std that my stomach has been hurting.
i feel like the symptoms of gerd. so before even taking the medicine i allready feel like im going to throw up.

i feel horriable everytime i think because i cant escape the feeling of my penis. its put so much stress on my body that im not even sure if ill be able keep the medicine down.
what am i to do?

Tags: alchol, anxiety, bacteria, differnt, fist time, frequent urination, girlfriend, health department, horriable, medicine, pills, several times, suppost, test results, uretha

Considering I’m 18 and apparently too young for a heart attack, can these symptoms be anxiety? Dizziness, nearly passing out 2 times, a bit of pressure in the chest area, shooting pains all across the chest as well as within the abdomen, shooting pains just below the ribs, weakness in arms, stiffness in neck, muscle aches, and shortness of breath(The shortness of breath subsided a little by the way).

Tags: abdomen, anxiety, chest area, dizziness, heart attack, neck muscle, ribs, shortness of breath, stiffness in neck, weakness in arms

Have u tried the linden method to get rid of you anxiety. If so did it work. I don’t want to spend my money on something that is a scam.

Tags: anxiety, linden method, money