Okay, so I’ve recently been experiencing a slew of anxiety symptoms for the first time in my life. Can anyone tell me if this is "normal" anxiety, or if it sounds bipolar or schitzo?

I do have "normal" anxiety attacks where I feel short of breath, anxious, and scared for little or no reason. Recently I’ve ALSO started feeling weirdly "energized," and hyper. It feels "good" in creepy way since it’s the opposite of feeling depressed, but I also feel "wired" anxious, REALLY amped and on edge like I had too much caffeine. I can also describe it as feeling "over stimulated." Even laughing in these moments feels like a uncomfortable tickle, it’s so bizzare. It’s really scary for me because I feel so out of control during these "Upper" panic attacks, and I worry I’m going crazy.

Has anyone else been through this? Is it "mania" and I have a mental condition, or will it go away if I can "relax" i.e. it’s just anxiety?

Thanks!
To the person who asked if the anxiety occurred during sex

YES it’s worse right after sex!

Also I’m not on ANY medications.

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety Symptoms, bipolar, hyper, medications, Panic Attacks, short of breath, slew, time in my life

Is it possible to have D.I.D. (Dissociative Identity Disorder) without having the alters (multiple personalities)?

I have almost every other symptom. (see below) But could it simply be a combination of Bipolar, Depression, and Anxiety manifesting into a full-time state of dissociation?

(*Please do no suggest "seek a therapist," etc. I am asking on YA because I cannot see one currently.)

Symptoms:

- distortion or loss of subjective time

- depersonalization (feeling unreal, removed from one’s self, and detached from one’s physical and mental processes) (A LOT of outer body experiences with this one, a lot!)

- derealization (experiencing familiar persons and surroundings as if they were unfamiliar and strange or unreal) (Daily)

- amnesia

- lack of intimacy and personal connections

- frequent panic/anxiety attacks

- auditory hallunications (not of Alters, but of random noices (If I try to sleep without white noice my mind will flood with fuzzy, radio commercial broadcasts, a jumble of people talking, getting louder, and louder, and louder, until I open my eyes at night, and it ends, beginnning again whenI shut them)

- Visual Hallucinations (everything changes daily, in color, texture, size, length, height. I can see the air, things get too fuzzy, or WAY to clear or sharp, object get HUGE and I’ll shrink into a chair, colors brighter or dull like with Photoshop, ect.

- disorganized and unusual thinking and speech (SEVERE; loss of train of thought and subject flow, pre-spoken thoughts do not "flow" or "come out" right. I can’t think deeply anymore, my thinking won’t assemble, it’s just empty, and won’t process. Reading is a horrible struggle!)

- Depression

Any suggestions or idea of what this is if it isn’t D.I.D.?

Tags: bipolar, color texture, commercial broadcasts, depersonalization, dissociation, dissociative identity disorder, jumble, lack of intimacy, mental processes, multiple personalities, outer body experiences, panic anxiety attacks, personal connections, spoken thoughts, subjective time, surroundings, texture size, time state, train of thought, visual hallucinations

I have anxiety attacks and sometimes have to go to the hospital for stroke like symptoms.. numbness, tunnel vision, black outs, cold/hot sweat, weakness etc. I finally figured out that it was my anxiety. but the last time it happened I was on bipolar meds and my hubby rushed me to the er because he said my lips were blue. it’s pretty scary. can I die from this if I didn’t have meds for it?

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, bipolar, black outs, hot sweat, hubby, last time, lips, meds, numbness, stroke, tunnel vision

Well I’ve been really depressed and just recently I cut myself really bad I am bipolar and have anxiety along with panic attacks.
I was wondering if any of you know a good inpatient treatment places in washington for teens…because I really do need the help.

Tags: anxiety, bipolar, inpatient treatment, Panic Attacks

Since first grade my parents have known I’ve had terrible anxiety issues. And I guess after first grade it kind of not went away but was under control. So, we thought that was then end of it.
Back in September, I started to have really bad anxiety attacks and my parents took me back to a psychologist and we found out I had bipolar, which runs in my family. From September until January I had tried 5 different medicines, none of them really worked and I haven’t taken them since. I was okay with out them for a while, since they weren’t really to control depression issues but the manic side. I personally don’t want to take the pills because I don’t like how I feel when I’m on them, and the depression isn’t a problem right now. But since I think February my sleep cycle has been really messed up, when I was on meds. my sleep was under control. But I can’t sleep at night, and when I do normally get to sleep it’s around 5am. (Back in September my parents pulled me out of school because I had missed to much) I don’t think it’s insomnia because it will be like one day I won’t sleep at all, the next day I can sleep for over 14 hours, the day after that I’ll have normal sleep and then it will repeat. My parents have been worried, but since I have been getting work done and my sleep is the only thing thats really messed up they haven’t been pushing me to take medicine. My sleep pattern is starting to bother me, and I don’t want to have the constant changes in it.

To the question, are there any natural, or alternative treatments for bpd? Medicine right now is not going to be an option. I’ve been looking into alternative treatments, and some say a good schedule will help. Any tips on how to help get my sleep pattern normal again?

Thanks.

Tags: alternative treatments, Anxiety Attacks, bipolar, depression issues, first grade, insomnia, medicine, medicines, parents, pills, psychologist, sleep

What worked for you? I am DX with Bipolar I, ADD, OCP, & Anxiety Disorder. I am 30 years as of tomorrow and have been suffering since I was 14. DX since I was 19. I am disabled and am receiving SSD. So I am serious here. I was once a bank manager making almost 100K per year winning many awards for being the top sales person & manager. I was really successful until the worst took over.

I am asking people who have had experiences with the natural supplements if they worked. I have bought the Dr. Daniel Amen system and will be attending his seminal in 11/09. He suggests Fish oil and many other treatments.

What worked for you? In the past years I dealt mostly with the manic side but within the past 2 years I have been dealing with the depressive side. Medications made me gain 40 pounds within 6 months. That in itself makes me very depressed. I am trying to lose weight and have stopped all of my meds. I have also had a problem with alcohol. I have gone 2 weeks without drinking. I was on Lamictal, Ativan, dextrostat (ADD), & Prozac.

Tags: alcohol, amp, Anxiety Disorder, ativan, bank manager, bipolar, dextrostat, dr daniel, experiences, fish oil, lamictal, meds, natural supplements, prozac, sales person, ssd

i was diagnosed with borderline personality years ago, the mental health system up to now has FAILED me and im still struggling to get the help and care i need at the age of 31 ..

i have ptsd symptoms , all the symptoms and want to be tested and diagnosed for it, as well as the borderline , i also suspect bipolar , as i have some bipolar symptoms – racing thoughts everyday, cant concentrate or hold a thought…..forget constantly……thoughts scattered everywhere….struggle to organize.

i have badanxiety, obsessive thoughts and worries , hyper vigillant outside…on edge…get panic attacks and palpitations…….struggle with a lot of rage and anger still……..years ago used to have involuntary outbursts of rage that used to ” take over ” me outside……just before the outbursts , id remember my thoughts racing badly, feel extremely anxious, hyper vigillant……feel paranoid that people were threatening me……used to struggle with a hostile angry posture….threatening…..on guard , then id just ‘ lose it ‘ – and start attacking people , lashing out……..making a public scene.

that was many years ago now, i controlled the outburst all by myself, without any psychiatric help…….and since then been searching for proper care and help…………….and via the internet, been trying to research my symptoms and whats wrong with me..

i put it down so far to my diagnosis years ago of BPD, – which i accept, but also know i have PTSD, and put alot of the symptoms because of that, im also wondering if bipolar plays a part to.

i have symptoms that bpd doesnt cover, throughout my life ive suffered great psychological abuse , a few physical attacks including a head injury in a street attack, when i lost control of rage in 1997 , my skull was never cracked, but the skin torn open on top, ive also suffered constantly being victimized in life.

alot of people wouldnt of been able to take the stuff what i took and still with stand.

recentley i stumbled on a question here which made me think, could any of my symptoms be caused by physical illness ? – ie : thyroid problems ?
if they were , what would i do about it ? how would i get tested ?, and what would i ask to be tested for ?

here was the question :

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgMD2nL9y3_.5MQVlQJ_cj3ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090322142249AAA3WB7

it was only short and there was only one answer

Tags: alot of people, anger, bipolar, bipolar symptoms, borderline personality, bpd, diagnosis, head injury, life alot, mental health system, obsessive thoughts, outburst, Panic Attacks, posture, psychiatric help, psychological abuse, ptsd symptoms, rage, skull, worries

bipolar, depression, eating disorder and panic attacks (occurs all in one day)?
I am but the depression and bipolar disorder I can sometimes keep under control

start to get social anxiety and panic attacks every day

I listen music to help but sometimes it causes it too
I have been suffering from depression for 11 years, bipolar for 5 years, panic attacks, anxiety, social anxiety all my life and continues to get worse every year (harder to keep under control)
my mom was verbally abusive all my life and still is (hard to get away from her cuz live in the same city) and still wants to know where I go all the time (check in everyday)

been shy all my life

gets mad if I don’t and if I told her that I didn’t eat (busy doing other stuff), she yells at me to eat (I already know that I have to-I will after she stops yelling at me, about half an hour about nothing, just goes on an on)

mom-mid 60’s
me-late 20’s
btw my mom is depressive (she has tried to commit suicide 5 years ago and talks about death every day)

hard to get a job

pushing everyone away from her
she refuses to get help cuz it costs too much

Tags: 11 years, anxiety and panic attacks, bipolar, eating disorder, half an hour, job, mom, music, social anxiety, suffering from depression, suicide, time check

I have had over thirty jobs, I usually do fine for about six months and then I start having anxiety attacks and have a manic episode, afterward, get severely depressed and cannot do anything then end up losing my job. I am exhausted of going through this and am in treatment for Bipolar disorder accompanied with borderline personality disorder.

Can my therapist fill out the physician form for disability?

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, disability, job, jobs, manic episode, six months

I am having some very intense anxiety symptoms. I feel kind of numb and having some nausea along with it. Its a scary thing I dont want to have a heart attack or anything. What can I do about this. I am bipolar and was taking Lamictal then was changed to depakote which I do not think is working. I cant take benzodiazipines because I am also an addict so what do I do just give up

Tags: addict, Anxiety Symptoms, bipolar, depakote, heart attack, intense anxiety, lamictal, nausea

please help me! my meds were changed from 300mg Wellbutrin to 150mg and 60mg Cymbalta. This is the first day i’ve started with cymbalta. Now i am freaking out and i don’t know what else to do. My mom ended up giving me two klonopin the help calm me down because it might be an anxiety attack (runs in the family). It’s been about 15 min since i took the second one, and i’m still strung up.
I can’t concentrate when there are a lot of people talking, i’m shaky/twich, i have this feeling of extreme excitement without the happy part (i guess you could say panic…but it doesn’t seem like that). i have a headache and my neck, back, and shoulders are tense. i feel so drugged up right now its hard to even type this. i have several minutes when it feels like an out of body experience…(i’m there and i can see everyone but it feels like i’m standing ten feet behind my eyes…if that makes sense. kinda like i’m gonna pass out but there is no ringing ears or sweating like usual.) i keep laughing uncontrolably about nothing! this is so freaking annoying!

Is it withdrawal symptoms from lowering Wellbutrin, is it starting Cymbalta straight off at 60mg, is it an anxiety attack, or could it possibly be a manic/hypomania episode? (There is some bipolar in my family) My mom’s calling my psychiatrist tomorrow, but what do i do right now.?
0.o“`~~~whoa, now i feel loopy
any suggestions on what i can do until tomorrow? Thank you all in advance

Tags: anxiety attack, bipolar, body experience, cymbalta, extreme excitement, headache, klonopin, meds, mom, psychiatrist, ringing ears, shoulders, ten feet, uncontrolably, wellbutrin, withdrawal symptoms

basically ive had a very hard life, suffered psychological and physical abuse, bullying etc – psychological abuse prolonged throughout years..
ive missed out on all the normal things in life, – relationships, work, education etc.
i have a criminal record 8 years ago, been in a mental hospital 8 years ago.
alot of bad things have befallen me – ive lived in my own apartment now for 5 years , been seeking help , trying to better my life….control my rage outburst that used to get years ago.

i live on disability and have hardly any possessions.

years ago i was diagnosed with borderline personality, im still struggling to get the right help and therapy , even after all these years – the mental health services have failed me in general ..

i also suffer with post traumatic stress disorder, i have all the symptoms, but ive not been diagnosed and need to get it diagnosed..

im now 31, my psychiatrist feels i dont have any other disorder or illness , like bipolar and all my symptoms cover borderline personality..
but i feel i have other disorders co existing that are going undetected with the BPD……..i see my psychiatrist tommorrow where i plan to raise this topic again.

i know i have ptsd as well as borderline personality that needs to be assessed and diagnosed , but i worry also i have ADHD and bipolar ?

heres my symptoms that ive had years :

mind racing everyday , scattered, muddled , disorganised thoughts.

- struggle to focus , cant hold onto a thought , 100 thoughts flooding my brain at once.

- forget things i thought of moments before – my head feels pressurized with the racing thoughts everyday .

- mood swings everyday , 1 moment in depths of despair, severley down , then to feeling ” ok ” the next minute.

- feeling angry, sad, worthless, hopeless , , lethargic, no energy to do things , wash dishes etc – quick to become enraged and aggressive.

-worrying constantly about the same things everyday , : physical health , my future , no hope , death, feeling trapped , traumatic past – obsessively worrying about it.

- feel jumpy ” panicky ” ” on edge ”

- get brief euphoric feelings , ” shortlived ” back to despairing and depressed , no energy , no energy to do chores, tidy up etc, clean my teeth etc.

- feeling like i have no future , ” theres no hope ” – hopelessness – feeling trapped in present situation.

- bad anxiety throughout everyday , phoning health helplines to check out physical symptoms ……thoughts racing wildly.

- constantly feeling my minds never at rest .

- racing thoughts everyday constantly worrying about everything – my physical imperfections , my 2 missing teeth etc , present situation , physical health.

- struggle to concentrate or focus , read a page of writing.

- racing thoughts , scattered thoughts , mind going blank , feeling disorganised and jumbled up – cant hold onto a racing thought, forget things a few moments later .

- still fight anger , rage feelings especially when outside in public – get ‘ reminders ‘ ‘ flashbacks ‘ ‘ paranoia ‘ ‘ reliving ‘ painful events , thats when rage takes me and i have to fight very hard not to lose my conduct.

- filled with panic , palpatations , very bad anxiety at same time, whilst outside.

- when i get racing thoughts feel very volatile to losing control of rage or losing control of conduct , have a feeling of feeling ‘ out of control ‘.

struggle with conduct still and rage emotions.

- startled responses , jumpy reactions , difficulty controlling rage feelings ,

- feelings of being ostracized by society , alienated by people , the systems against me.

- nightmares most nights , recalling past memories that resurface , bringing rage feelings and grief.

hypervigillant outside , hyper alert , on the defensive , get flashbacks – on edge all times when out.

- space out whilst outside , get dissocociation.

used to have rage outbursts and act antisocial towards people, lose control of rage involuntary and lash out -

controlled those outburst for years.

basically there all my symptoms , now i feel i have other disorders as well as ptsd and borderline personality, like ” bipolar ”

but my psychiatrist and mental health team dont thinks so, so what should i do tommorrow when i get the same reaction ?

Tags: 8 years, bipolar, borderline personality, bpd, criminal record, life relationships, mental health services, mental hospital, mood swings, outburst, physical abuse, possessions, post traumatic stress, post traumatic stress disorder, psychiatrist, psychological abuse, tommorrow, traumatic stress disorder, wash dishes, work education

Ok, so heres the deal.
my psyciatrist lets just call him dr.quack cuz thats basically what he is, youll read why.
he says im bipolar when i first come to see him. now my counselor is ending my counseling and she says dr.quack doesnt have me listed as bipolar… if not then why the hell am i on the meds for it?!?! and then shes all like… well ill have to check.

ok this is why he thinks im bipolar… i have a bad attitute problem (i was a very spoiled brat when i was a kid >.> and still am <.< also i have a bad anger problem <stupid people make me angry> (theres many of them around here) and when i get constantly harassed and put down like no other yeah im gonna feel like crap and worthless, and i dont get happy often so when i do get happy i get hyper.

Now my dr put my on depression pills at first >.> when you give a bipolar person depression pills they get more depressed. needless to say i had a really really hard day and i cut my self, i went to the hospital. then my dr told me how stupid i am WELL WTF you put me on crap pills for the diagnosis you gave me.. when he first evaluated me he said i had sever social anxiety order as well but like 2 months later i tried to get into a program that would give me hope for an education (homeschooling) he told my mum not do do it because i didnt have S.A.D ok so hes flipping all my diagnosis’s around… if today im supposedly not bipolar, S.A.D why am i on a anti depressent (makes me more depressed) S.A.D meds ANNNND ehm im not sure how to spell this schizophrenia. im not getting this… if i am bipolar what works for it… and i mean NATURAL hearbs and stuff taken on a daily basis, because i do not like having to consult every 6 months with a man who can barely speak english or make a descision about my mental health!! that and i dont like the things man made drugs are doing to me. so if you know any herbal meds or supplements, strange teas or weird bath salt crap. any ways. dont judge me for what ive said the typos ive made..

BOTTOM LINE I WANT ADVICE NOT PEOPLE GOING OFF ON ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I THINK…IF YOU DONT HAVE ANY THING NICE OR SOMETHING NOT RUDE TO SAY KEEP IT TO YOUR DA** SELF I WANT HELP NOT A LECTURE!!!!

thank you… for those you are the helping type dont mind the above message im just sick of people syaing mean judgmental or just plain stupid things in response to my questions…

thank you for reading this, have a nice day and double thank you for those who can help =^.^=

Tags: anger problem, anti depressent, bath salt, bipolar, bipolar person, counselor, crap, daily basis, depression pills, descision, diagnosis, hearbs, meds, mental health, psyciatrist, schizophrenia, social anxiety, spoiled brat, stupid people, teas

Since first grade my parents have known I’ve had terrible anxiety issues. And I guess after first grade it kind of not went away but was under control. So, we thought that was then end of it.
Back in September, I started to have really bad anxiety attacks and my parents took me back to a psychologist and we found out I had bipolar, which runs in my family. From September until January I had tried 5 different medicines, none of them really worked and I haven’t taken them since. I was okay with out them for a while, since they weren’t really to control depression issues but the manic side. I personally don’t want to take the pills because I don’t like how I feel when I’m on them, and the depression isn’t a problem right now. But since I think February my sleep cycle has been really messed up, when I was on meds. my sleep was under control. But I can’t sleep at night, and when I do normally get to sleep it’s around 5am. (Back in September my parents pulled me out of school because I had missed to much) I don’t think it’s insomnia because it will be like one day I won’t sleep at all, the next day I can sleep for over 14 hours, the day after that I’ll have normal sleep and then it will repeat. My parents have been worried, but since I have been getting work done and my sleep is the only thing thats really messed up they haven’t been pushing me to take medicine. My sleep pattern is starting to bother me, and I don’t want to have the constant changes in it.

To the question, are there any natural, or alternative treatments for bpd? Medicine right now is not going to be an option. I’ve been looking into alternative treatments, and some say a good schedule will help. Any tips on how to help get my sleep pattern normal again?

Thanks.

Tags: alternative treatments, Anxiety Attacks, bipolar, depression issues, first grade, insomnia, medicine, medicines, parents, pills, psychologist, sleep

could my symptoms also be biological ? neurological ?

should i ask for any certain physical tests?

im 31 had a very hard life, many abuses, mainly psychological – ive lived alone in a one bedroom apartment on welfare for 6 years now – so far , ive missed out on a normal life of employment, having friends, having a job, virtually everything.

the mental health services have failed me all my life and im still struggling to get the right help and care from the services.

i was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder years ago, but ive felt for a while now ive had symptoms of other disorders to, the other ones being : – OCD , ptsd and bipolar .

i know i have ptsd, i have all the symptoms for it and want further tests done , but i also suspect bipolar and ocd.

the problem is my mental health team dont agree with me and wont test me further, – they wont get me psychotherapy either because they said theres no resources for it in my area..

so now, im gonna have to go down other channels to see i get further assesments done and get intensive therapy..

some of my symptoms are : obsessive worries everyday, about my physical health, future , mental health, material possessions – i repeat these same worries everyday – racing thoughts everyday, struggle to hold a train of thought , scattered jumbled thoughts, feel disorganized, worried everyday.

high levels of anxiety and palpitations , im agoraphobic and cant go out, except to do essential things – i struggle with anger and rage feelings , moods are always ok one minute , euphoric and hopeful the next , back to extremely dispairing the next.

have disocociative episodes where i space out, outside , have panic attacks and feel on edge if i have to go out, on guard. – paranoia people are against me

ive had these symptoms most of my adult life

im also worrying ” should i get tested biologically ? ” –

because ive heard some mental illness are caused by things being physically wrong , neurologically wrong –

if so, what biological tests do i ask for to rule that out ?

ive recentley had blood test done – kidney, liver, glucose ,( thyroid) ( i think ) – they all came back within the normal range ..

but i was told blood tests at your gps dont detect everything ?

i had a had injury in a street attack in 1997, i was hit over the headwith a chair leg – my skull wasnt fractured , only the skin was torn . blood everywhere.

i was attacked because i had a rage outburst in the street, and 3 thug types attacked me.

i cant remember if i had a brain scan or neuro scans at the time , should i ask for them now ?

could something physical be causing my psychiatric symptoms instead of my diagnosis ( borderline personality and ptsd ) ??

ive had shooting pains and pulling pains in my pubic area, testicles and penis for months..

ive been masturbating vigorously for as long as i can remember over 13 times everyday sometimes , i was told the shooting pains could be down to that by my doctor……………..i was examined by a gp who found no lumps in my testicles……………he advised to reduce the masturbation………..ive tried to……but i still get the pulling, shooting pains..

should i ask for a urine test ?

i was tested by the urology months ago who told me tests were once again normal..

the head of my penis has deep ridges in the skin covering the head , i was told its normal by dermatologist and there was no skin disorder .
i thought the ridges were cracks in the skin, but the dermatologists said they wernt cracks , but ridges , because there was still skin underneath the ridges.

so im trying not to worry about that..

the other day i got a burning sensation when i urinated , but it seems to have gone now.

i urinate frequentley , i have done for a long time now, little burst of urine…..i was told it was probally the severe anxiety – recentley though, after sleeping overnight – my bladder is very full to the point of painful , in the morning , were i urgently need to go strait away in the morning..

recent diabetes tests were in the normal range , i was clear for diabetes.

im overweight and have been inactive for many years because of agoraphobia and inactivity.

i have physical minor disfigurements , a crooked little finger that droops over slightly that wont straiten……..due to an injury years ago..
the surgeon said they can fix it.

damaged nerves in my right knuckle through punching a wall years ago…..i can use my hand normally, but it hurts to hit a punch bag.

surgeons said they cant fix the nerves.

im waiting for an operation on my left ankle soon, i will be in a plaster for 6 weeks – i torn the ligaments in a sprain year ago.

or is it all my mental disorder, psychological ?

could it be hyperthyroidism ? hypoglycemia ?

basically, what im saying is : do you think theres anything physically wrong with me , neurologically , biologic
are my problems psychological like the psychiatrist said or could there be biological causes to ?

should i pursue biological tests ?

Tags: adult life, agoraphobic, bedroom apartment, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, essential things, everyday struggle, health material, intensive therapy, levels of anxiety, material possessions, mental health services, mental health team, moods, other ones, Panic Attacks, physical health, physical tests, psychotherapy, ptsd

Let me tell you which generic answers I am NOT looking for: online support groups, special restrictive diets, traditional antidepressants/therapy, exercise, "miracle cure" drugs and herbs. ALL of these I’ve tried with limited or no benefits at all.

I’m only looking for input about SEVERE depression that hasn’t responded to any traditional methods of treatment. Is there any relief possible? I am 21 years old and I’ve lived with these problems all my life and I don’t wish to continue to do so.
I thought I was clear about what I had asked for, but after reading some answers I think it’s necessary to add some details, because many of these answers have no relevance to what I have asked.

I did not ask about your feelings towards religion or God. Furthermore, the quote "If you know God you will never be depressed" is downright offensive. That same person also seems to think I’m "allowing" myself to drown in gloom and that I’m not trying to help myself ?? Preach to someone else.

Another individual was arrogant enough to suggest that I am "choosing" to cling to my depression for drugs or some other reason. Depression is a medical condition, not a conscious decision. I certainly didn’t wake up one day and CHOOSE this lifestyle!

I’m a male, and I have already seen several psychiatrists and taken many rx drugs, after all, I did ask about treatment RESISTANT depression. I don’t have bipolar.

Thanks for ALL input, but PLEASE, SERIOUS/RELEVANT ANSWERS ONLY

Tags: antidepressants, bipolar, conscious decision, exercise, feelings, generic answers, gloom, hasn, herbs, lifestyle, medical condition, miracle cure, online support groups, psychiatrists, relevance, relevant answers, restrictive diets, rx drugs, severe depression, treatment resistant depression

Is there any physical illness that causes anxiety or any other mental disorder?

i was diagnosed with borderline personality years ago, the mental health system up to now has FAILED me and im still struggling to get the help and care i need at the age of 31 ..

i have ptsd symptoms , all the symptoms and want to be tested and diagnosed for it, as well as the borderline , i also suspect bipolar , as i have some bipolar symptoms – racing thoughts everyday, cant concentrate or hold a thought…..forget constantly……thoughts scattered everywhere….struggle to organize.

i have badanxiety, obsessive thoughts and worries , hyper vigillant outside…on edge…get panic attacks and palpitations…….struggle with a lot of rage and anger still……..years ago used to have involuntary outbursts of rage that used to ” take over ” me outside……just before the outbursts , id remember my thoughts racing badly, feel extremely anxious, hyper vigillant……feel paranoid that people were threatening me……used to struggle with a hostile angry posture….threatening…..on guard , then id just ‘ lose it ‘ – and start attacking people , lashing out……..making a public scene.

that was many years ago now, i controlled the outburst all by myself, without any psychiatric help…….and since then been searching for proper care and help…………….and via the internet, been trying to research my symptoms and whats wrong with me..

i put it down so far to my diagnosis years ago of BPD, – which i accept, but also know i have PTSD, and put alot of the symptoms because of that, im also wondering if bipolar plays a part to.

i have symptoms that bpd doesnt cover, throughout my life ive suffered great psychological abuse , a few physical attacks including a head injury in a street attack, when i lost control of rage in 1997 , my skull was never cracked, but the skin torn open on top, ive also suffered constantly being victimized in life.

alot of people wouldnt of been able to take the stuff what i took and still with stand.

recentley i stumbled on a question here which made me think, could any of my symptoms be caused by physical illness ? – ie : thyroid problems ?
if they were , what would i do about it ? how would i get tested ?, and what would i ask to be tested for ?

here was the question :

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgMD2nL9y3_.5MQVlQJ_cj3ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090322142249AAA3WB7

it was only short and there was only one answer.

does anyone know anything physical that can cause all those psychiatric symptoms ?

someone please help ! iam tormented by this at the moment

Tags: alot of people, bipolar, bipolar symptoms, borderline personality, bpd, head injury, life alot, mental disorder, mental health system, obsessive thoughts, outburst, Panic Attacks, physical illness, posture, psychiatric help, psychological abuse, ptsd symptoms, rage, skull, worries

every time i go to my psychologist i feel very sad and often end up crying or having a panic attack later in the day. this is not the only time i have panic attacks or crying spells but i wonder if i am doing something wrong at the doctor because i can’t seem to control these attacks. i take klonopin and lamictal for mood disorders and panic and anxiety. my father is bipolar. please help. i can’t take it anymore.

Tags: bipolar, klonopin, lamictal, mood disorders, panic and anxiety, panic attack, Panic Attacks, psychologist, spells

I’m 16 years old and I almost obessively read about mental illnesses and think I have them. I will read a mental illness and almost convince myself I have it, which gives me an anxiety attack. To give you an example of how bad this is, in the passed month I have been scared that I have:
Bipolar illness
Schizophrenia
Shizoid personality disorder
ADHD
Aspegers Syndrome

I know its ridiculous! I obviously dont really have all these problems because no one has them all together. I am almost like a hypochondriac but with mental illness, not physical. Is this even possible?? What is wrong with me? I can’t stop worrying I have something wrong with me and looking up symptoms. I spend about 3 hours of my day if not MORE looking up symptoms!
Also, I keep asking my mom for reassurence, since she is a mental health nurse (ironically) I will ask her over and over again if there’s anything wrong with me. She says no. The same goes for my doctor.
I DO suffer from OCD, that is a fact. I was diagnosed by my doctor I have never been to a psychologist. Could this be a form of OCD?

Tags: adhd, anxiety attack, bipolar, hypochondriac, mental health nurse, mental illness, mental illnesses, mom, ocd, personality disorder, psychologist, schizophrenia

Try to keep it short I have been dealing with bipolar disorder scents I was a young kid with no meds…. panic attacks and anxiety (GAD and Social) came on later on and I had never said anything just ketp it all in trying to deal with it…Exercise mediation and singing songs helped for awhile but is loosing its effect and adding to the stress I want to seek treatment NOW before it gets any worse…. I don’t have a Dr to go see and talk to im sure I cant go to a immediate care center so how the hell do I get treated?? Try to find a random Dr?? wont he think that Im just out to get pills?? I know some crack heads do that shit I just want and need help…

Tags: anxiety, bipolar, crack, hell, immediate care center, mediation, Panic Attacks, pills, scents, singing songs, stress

the past 9 months been very hard on me. i moved about 5 times in the past 9 months, had a few unstable livin situations, been disconnected by my dad, no longer his son, troubles with college, etc…in october, i nearly hit rock bottom again, and i was having friendship problems and work issues, also my grandma died around dat time, and one day around dat time, i came home to my stepmom lightheaded, dizzy, spinning, etc…throwing up half the night when i got home. next day, doctor said i had an anxiety attack. i just got my apartment in november, n things started to work out…still had problems as far as toilet paper soaked in b lood. a lil bit of stress until this week when i lost my job i had for 2 1/2 yrs. afta that, i been shakin, a lil dizzy, sweating all the time, loss of apetite, cant sleep well at night. i woke up last nite w/ a pale face, n bags under my eyelids. stomachaches and chest pains too. i got depression, bipolar n anxiety…but what r these symptoms of? neva had b4.

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I would like to know which of the 3 i have. I have the following symptoms:
1- Anxiety attacks
2- Excessive worrying for no apparent reason or cause
3- Socially "scared", I have to be talked to in order to talk to a person, in other words, Im not good in meeting people. Most of my friends have myspace, I don’t because im scared of what they will think of me
4- I get feelings of loneliness , especially during evenings (after 5PM), and I feel sad for everyone.
5- I am scared of stupid things such as some red dot on my skin meaning i have cancer, and death.
6- I see no future for myself, i dont see a girlfriend, good job, nor family.
7- Scared I will never get better.

There are times during the day where these feelings go away until i think about them again, then they come back. Sometimes i even feel happy and i find them funny and ridiculous.

Which one of the 3 do i have?
I dont think its Bipolar because I do not have high and low’s from day to day, and I know what triggers my high and low’s, if i am doing something i enjoy and forget about my illness, I have a "high" and if i get reminded of it again or if i am bored and nothing to do, I think about it again, and I get a "low"

Tags: 5pm, Anxiety Attacks, apparent reason, bipolar, cancer, evenings, feelings, girlfriend, good job, loneliness, meeting people, red dot, stupid things

My one friend suffers from a few mental illnesses (ocd, bipolar, schizotypal personality disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, depression, etc…) Anyway, she does have an immense fear of diseases, she’s always at hospitals and doctor’s offices cause she think she has everything under the sun and she does get really bad panic attacks when she thinks she has something, plus her intrusive thoughts are really bothersome. But, she told me that at the same time she exaggerates her symptoms (she does actually get physical/mental symptoms), but she just has a tendency to exaggerate them and make them more than they are. She says she likes the attention she gets and sometimes she’ll almost "brag" about all her mental disabilities so people will feel sorry for her. She said if she thinks about having a horrible disease, she almost likes it cause of the attention she’ll get. Then she gets really scared & anxious and worried why she feels that way. Then she’s scared it will
actually happen, so then she has to do her rituals to undo the thoughts or whatever. She believes she gets messages and signs from the tv and things that people say. She thinks that everyone is out to get her. She has an immense fear of HIV and is worried that the universe is setting up situations so she contracts it, especially since she has these munchausen like symptoms. And she’s not sexually active AT ALL. She doesn’t do drugs, had no blood transfusions or anything. I feel really bad for her. She goes to therapy, and they want her on meds, but she’s scared of what the side effects will do to her. Is there anything I can do to help her? Can someone have munchausen and be a hypochondriac at the same time? Thanks!
Also, she did get diagnosed with an actual physical illness. It’s called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. At the same time, she also likes feeling sorry for herself. It’s almost like she likes suffering. I just don’t understand.

Tags: bipolar, blood transfusions, ehlers danlos syndrome, everything under the sun, fear of hiv, generalized anxiety disorder, horrible disease, hypochondriac, immense fear, intrusive thoughts, mental disabilities, mental illnesses, munchausen, one friend, Panic Attacks, physical illness, rituals, schizotypal personality disorder, social anxiety, time thanks

It just sends you right off the deep end…remembering the tragedy and just having the fight or flight reaction to it.
I’ve been seeing a psychatrist and am on medication since 1999. I’m also seeing a therapist now that specializes in Post Trumatic Stress Disorder and we’re doing EMDR therapy to help me deal with all the tragedy that has happened to me over the years.
I’ve also been diagnosed as being bipolar.

Tags: bipolar, flight reaction, medication, post trumatic stress, post trumatic stress disorder, psychatrist, remembering the tragedy

Well I just wanted to let you know things that I’ve been observing and doing for the past year that has helped me so much with bipolar, depression, anxiety. Seriously, I can’t even sleep for days without my heavy loads of medication, but these ways of doing things really helps with all of this. At first I thought it wouldn’t help then, I just tried and found it really helped. Here are some things that naturally helps that you can do on your own.

First of all never call your self sick or label yourself. You must accept yourself also. Just treat yourself for your symptoms, like a cold in a way. Notice your symptoms, like when you notice a cough, treat it, but don’t obsess over it, and you’ll notice improvement the best. Remember things can always be worse so make the most of what you can as you try to improve your situation.

To feel better you have to want it and believe you’ll be okay, and once you believe it and want it, you’ll start asking people questions and be interested on your own on how to be stable. You’ll also feel a relief that you will find help soon enough. All the help you need is within yourself and other places out there.

The body works by chemical reactions and foods are chemicals consumed to help the body carry on things that the body needs to do. So it’s important to get all nutrients needed. Take half a multi-vitamin a day, try taking vitamin b-stress complex daily, and take omega 3-6-9 supplements which is proven to help with nourishing the brain.Take it for a few weeks and you’ll notice the difference.

Also, mood problems can occur from hormonal imbalances, like low thyroid levels.
It is also very important to get sunlight daily which helps boost the mood. Exercise helps boost the mood and and take care of excess energy. It helps with better sleep at night.

Make sure you sleep and wake up at a regular schedule. Sleep is very important to help the mind heal and to be in a good mood. Get 8hrs of sleep each night. No more than ten because too much sleep can make you feel groggy.

Another thing is try to change any negative or stressful thought you have to an optimistic one. Even if it doesn’t feel like you believe it, tell yourself you believe it. I once was told everything is love, atleast some sort of love, and everything else is your own perception. Jealousy, hate anger, resentment takes away calmness from people, and a sense of peace in ones’ mind is important. it’s also important to have a general love for humanity.

Also stay away from stimulating things, no hair spray, markers, chocolate, tea, coffee, horror flicks. Anything that causes that high or rushed feeling causes stress on the body.

Here are some great websites for anxiety and bipolar:

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_self_help.htm

http://www.selftherapy.org/?gclid=CPnvtsDKrpwCFRxNagodJj2Sjw

http://anxieties.com/free.php

http://www.anxietynetwork.com/helphome.html

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar/2008/12/10-bipolar-disorder-self-help-tips/

Hope this helps you guys, message me if you have any questions or wanna talk
I’m diagnosed with bipolar from three different doctors. This information works for anyone

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