Can anyone help?? Tips and Ideas??

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Registered: 03-05-2007
Can anyone help?? Tips and Ideas??
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Mon, 03-05-2007 - 2:38pm

Hi,

My names Abby im 23 years old and have been suffering from chronic anxiety and panic attacks for the last month-2 months. I suffered from panic attacks prior to this and was put on medication for it. I managed to wean myself off the medication in July last year. I thought i felt fine, however the panic and fear has now come back and i would like to relieve it again without going on medication. I suffered from the worst anxiety possibly in the days i first started taking the medication. I think it heightens your feelings by 100%! I felt worse before the medication kicked in and thats what im worried about if i go on the tablets again and also if i will never be able to come off them. I have tried seeing a therapist but there is a 3 month wait at the doctors at the moment. It's really hard because i feel a burden to my family and just need to talk to someone who know's how im feeling and how to recover from it. It's really strange i can be at work and feel fine and then i drive home and i have a flash of fear come in to my mind and feel as though i want to freeze. It's taking over my life. I used to be very social but this is affecting me.

Can anyone suggest anything i can do??x

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Registered: 03-05-2007
Mon, 03-05-2007 - 6:18pm
Abby you are not alone, i have experienced the same stuff as you. I am 22 and in the past year i have had the worst anxiety, i wake up fine in the morning, and by time i get to work it hits me. I have been on lexapro before and hated it, and for the past month i have been on effexor and really like it. Antidepressants aren't the answer for everyone, I tried just "dealing with it" but sometimes its just not that easy :). Who knows why we have anxiety, it is deabilitating sometimes, and you feel like you are alone, but you aren't. Just keep posting on here, and you will get the support you need to find out what will be the right route to take. PS: you should try telling your doctor or their nurse that you are feeling like this and maybe they can squeeze you in for an appt earlier, or ask them to be on a cancellation list (if they have one). I would hate to wait 3 months just to get in. All the best :).
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Tue, 03-06-2007 - 12:21am

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Tue, 03-06-2007 - 12:24am
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Registered: 03-22-2003
Tue, 03-06-2007 - 4:18pm

Hi Abby & welcome!!

Sheri Ann