Bipolar and social anxiety

I am so sorry that you have so much to contend with. I am pleased to hear that your bipolar is being managed. I'd like to suggest that you "cross post" on the **Anxiety/Panic** Forum as it is more active and the PTSD you describe will be familiar to some of its members.

Cyber HUG.

good med mix. i use lamo as well. least amount of s/e, as with aripiprozole. i have arthritis, diabetes, had double by pass. my anxiety is when i do uni teaching gigs, and i vomit before i head out, but still do it. desensitization might be useful, like on buses with not many peeps on board. i freak out at airports, customs and immigration, shake, sweat, palps.....one would think i was loaded with drugs!!! but......i still do it. breathing exercises help me. might u too. forum slow atm. ht.

Hi all and thank you for the warm welcome. I haven't been around for awhile because I have been having severe anxiety and panic attacks. I ended up in the hospital which was no fun. I post about the anxiety in the anxiety forums.

My bipolar and ptsd drugs have remained the same and they seem to be a good mix. I'm taking a new med called Alprazolam for the anxiety/panic attacks and it's working well, but it's as needed and I can only take it 3-4 times a week. If I take it more than that and my doc says were going to have to have a chat, lol. I'm good with my drugs now, so that won't be an issue.

In groups or crowded places I get that feeling of fight or flight. I get racingheart , cold sweats, heat in my face, shaking and hard time breathing. I have to get out like NOW! which is how I feel when it happens. As I'm getting older (54 now) it's getting harder to be in crowded places, but I'm starting to deal better with the new meds and techniques.

I have decided to try a group bipolar meeting on monday and see if I can sit through it. We shall see how that goes, but I'm not going to push it after spending time in a hospital for anxiety. I don't want to go back, lol.

I kept all my appointments so far (3 bus trips in one month) and it wasn't easy, but I did deal. My doc is sending me in for and MRI on the 3rd to see how that cyst in my head is doing. I will have to take the bus to the hospital, but a friend is giving me a ride home so it won't be so bad. I then have two other appointments to go to next month. I'm getting better with the bus since I have my coping skills, so it should be ok.

theHTreturns... said...
good work. thx for checkin' in. keep strong.

Thank you and I will for sure

I missed the meeting cause a nurse came to see me on that day at that time. I wasn't expecting her. I can't do it tomorrow cause I have the mri. Hopefully next week I will make it.

I have my doctors app on the 13th, so I won't be able to go that day either. I should get my MRI results that day so it's an app I need to keep. So, I'm shooting for the meeting on the 20th.