I can't make it stop!
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| Mon, 04-03-2006 - 3:14pm |
The idea of medication is sounding better and better to me all of the time. I haven't had any major anxiety attacks the last couple of days. But have just had this feeling of anxiety/dread that has settled over me and WON'T LEAVE. I just want some peace. Plus, the thoughts in my head are worse during the day than normal. I'm having a harder time concentrating. Or sometimes something inappropriate will come into my head and just stick there even though I don't want to be thinking it. And my muscle tension is through the roof too. :(
Right now I would really welcome something to help me make my brain (and the rest of me) relax.
I've been toying with the idea of calling either my family dr or my new *T* to talk about getting on some meds soon...but then I think maybe I should just wait til my appt on Thursday. What do you think? I don't want to rush things, and I don't want to seem like someone who just wants the drugs, I just want peace!!!
PS- We got the beds! They are just frames, no mattresses, and no bolts to hold them together either, but bolts should be either to get, right? Now we need to find mattresses.




Great news on the beds:) I would think that finding the hardware would be pretty easy. Sorry you don't live close by. I probably have everything you need in my junk drawer. I save EVERYTHING. LOL
When we get into *fix it* mode, we want our anxiety fixed yesterday. Getting well never comes soon enough. Meds & therapy in combination is known to have a high success rate in treating a/p/p. If you decide to take meds, the therapist won't be able to prescribe them. Nowadays, most family doctors are prepared to do it or you might see a psychiatrist recommended by your *T* or family dr. I have been on meds in the past & they really helped those intrusive thoughts & feelings of dread. Good luck to you! Let us know how the foster parent process is coming along. I think it sounds exciting. (((hugs))) jan
Heather, yeah on the beds!
Sheri Ann
Hey everyone,
DH was trying to install some new something or other to our PC Sunday night and killed our computer!! Hopefully we'll have it back by tonight, he took it to work to fix it. So I've only been able to check in a little bit while at work. :(
DH doesn't want me to start any more meds, I already take topamax and flexeril for my migraines, but I can't get him to understand about feeling this knot of anticipation/anxiety/dread all the time or the way I just want my mind to relax!!
We got our computer back!! Yay, so I can finally get back to being online at home.
Quick question, does anyone experience any type of noise/sound sensitivity with their anxiety? Like sensitivity to specific types of noises/sounds?? Just curious.
Heather,
When I'm stressed and or in an anxious state, everything seems heightened. Lights are too bright and sounds are too loud. In an airport, for example, it seems that the general murmur of voices is almost smothering. If I'm not anxious I don't even notice it! But if I am, all those little everyday sounds like the computer fan and the dog licking her paw are enough to drive me nuts.
Just a thought about what your DH says about meds. One of the reasons I'm taking them right now is to bring my state of almost constant anxiety back down to a manageable level again. I'm also going to a T. I think of the meds as a therapy tool - they enable me to focus and to feel what it's like to NOT be anxious (something I'd forgotton). This way I can learn during therapy how to modify my behavior and deal with everyday stressors in a different way. I don't want to be on the meds forever, but I have decided that I will stick with it so that I can make a bigger change in my life. Just a different POV...
~Meghan