Panic attack today for me, too
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Panic attack today for me, too
| Sat, 03-18-2006 - 5:12pm |
Last time I used red it was for Valentine's Day, today it's for anger, lol.
| Sat, 03-18-2006 - 5:12pm |
Last time I used red it was for Valentine's Day, today it's for anger, lol.
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Paula, it sounds like you are very honest with yourself, that's great.
Sheri Ann
I think it is. It definitely has helped with my horrible thoughts. I havent had them in awhile -thank goodness.
I have been having that breathing prob. that I had described earlier. And I had it for a looong time it felt like two weeks maybe three on and off, mostly on. I was afraid it was a side effect, but now I think it wasnt. Even though I didnt feel anxious I kept getting it, and just yesterday it stopped!! It was really weird, I felt different and I knew it was gone.
That's how my anxiety goes, it comes out of nowhere, hangs around awhile and then like it came it leaves. Did that ever happen to you? No triggers, just comes, like an uninvited, unwanted guest!!
I know I feel calmer and dont snap as easily, I also realized it has helped my obsessiveness, too. I used to have to always wear earrings(weird huh?) Well my earring broke about 2 weeks ago, and I thought I would go nuts beause it was my only pair that I wore. Well Ihavent worn earrings since and Im ok-Yes Iam crazy!
i also had been wearing acrylic nails for 17years and never had the patience to take them off I would go nuts if I didnt have them done perfectly, well I took off my nails about 2 weeks ago, and I am ok. crazy huh??
So yes I think it is working. But sometimes I do feel a little spacy or indifferent, hoping that will go away. I also think once the weather gets nicer and I actually SEE people that I can talk to it will help. Im not working now and that doesnt help, even though I dont want to work, understand??
We go to a beach club in the summer and then I will be better, except I still need to lose a lot of weight to be comfy in a bathing suit AAGGHH
Hope it kicks in for you , I went from 5-7.5 in four weeks, and then to 10 after a week. But then I had to wait at every increase for it to kick in , but I think it has. My therapist says I seem better.
Yours will too!
Do you have young kids??
Kathy
I have my 5 y.o. son at home & my 3 y.o. grandson spends alot of time here, as well.
Sheri Ann
That's really nice about your son and grandson. It will be nice for them to grow up together.
That's great progress!! It sounds like it is working for you!! And the side effects werent so bad this time? I think 5 mg. is very little I did feel better on it but it only lasted about 4 weeks, and when I went to 7.5 I didnt feel any better, that s why I went to 10 in a week as soon as I saw I wasnt having bad side effects I increased it. It is just recently feeling like it is really working. I agree I think with each increase you have to wait to feel the effect as if it was the first time. I think I will try to stay at 10 as long as possible. If needed to increase I think I will first go to 15mg before getting to the 20. I really hope that wont happen because then I will get afraid that it won t work and I will have to try something new, I definitely dont want THAT!!
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