I am still Here...barely....
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| Wed, 01-03-2007 - 8:00pm |
Hello everyone, it has been awhile since I last posted, and I have been busy as I am sure we all have been. I have been so tired lately, and I spent most of the down time i had during the holidays just trying to keep my head above water. I did well and pulled through alive but today I guess I am just having a bad day. Most of the time I pride myself on having contole over my Anxiety. But the happy go-go of the holidays has left me with a feeling of "now what?" ?? I am try to create things for me to look forword to and really I just want to sleep. I have gone to my doc and DID NOT want to go back on Medication, the only thing I am willing to take is a Xanax every once in a while. And I am not sure that I even like that. I am trying to stick to my regular order of things but with the new year here I think that I shouold be doing something grand but I feel stuck in this everyday life. Is this my anxiety or am I having normal life feelings?? I know that the number one thing I am thinking about doing is changing careers. I really like the work that I do but I feel so unfullfilled in it. I am thinking abot getting a teaching degree to go along with my Chemistry degree??? Any Teachers out there want to give any Advice?????
Wishing you grace and mercy,
Jenna

Hi Jenna, welcome back!
Sheri Ann
Hello,
I had a doc app about a month ago and it was a new doc, thanks to my co. insurance changing. I liked her, but I differed in her opinion about anxiety. For one she didn't believe that I have had panic attacks that lasted over a few minutes ( sometime hours) and also was not willing to refer me to a pdoc which I need for my insurance to cover it. She said that she believe that the only way to treat was through drugs. And that other ways to treat (meditaion and so on) do not really help. I felt that She was REALLY out of touch with what anxiety, panic disorder, and depression is. I know for a fact that there are many ways to treat anxiety and I have had great sucess with meditaion and breathing techiques. I'm looking for a new doc. LOL!!
Also, I admit that I don't like the way some of the meds have made me feel. I was on Zolof about two years ago and I had sucidal thoughs which, is something I don't normally have. So I am a bit scared to go on anything else.
Thanks so much for listening!!!
Jenna
WB, Jenna! I think the post holiday letdown is affecting many of us. If you need to work towards that degree to feel better about yourself, then go for it! Education is a good thing. Noone can ever take it away from you:)
I am sorry to hear about this *out of touch* dr): Send her on over & I'll have a go @ her. LOL You do what is best for you. If she won't get you that pdoc consult, do you have an ob/gyn, allergist, pulmonologist or any other dr. you see for a medical condition that will do a referral for you? You deserve what is best for you. I don't know your insurance, but sometimes there's a number on the back of the card for *dial-a-nurse* or for mental health services that YOU can call. Tell them your predicament & see if you have options. HTH Good luck! (((hugs))) jan
Hi Jenna,
I'm back in school & loving it. It really has been a great resource for me to change and enrich my life, so I say "Go for it!".
Sorry to hear about the doc & her refusal to refer for the pdoc. I'd butted heads with a few out of touch docs myself recently when my DH needed treatment & we ended up in the ER, so I know how frustrating that can be.
Glad to hear you are interested in different options. Good luck and hope you find the right treatment (and the right doc) ;)
Smiles,
Dee
Gees, Jenna, that stinks about your doc!
Sheri Ann