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Posted 9/9/2014 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone... I just want to know what's the best way to cope with anxiety that way I can get through a work day...

I felt like my anxiety had lessened now in the mornings and I guess because I had taken a few days off of work...I went back to work yesterday and I was a little anxious throughout the work day and put me in a foggy mood...

today I woke up ok not to bad but just thinking about the fact of having to get ready for work makes me anxious and I tried my best just to be calm and I also took a klonopin just to ease the anxiety and go to work but that put me straight to sleep and a little dizzy so I decided to stay home....my job is very helpful but i know they won't wait forever...

is the lexapro not working for me again like before or am is it too soon to tell...
Posted 9/9/2014 3:53 PM (GMT 0)
How long on lexapro plus good you stayed home as it helps.

how about you take few days off and get to be more calmer before you go back ,if that helps but your situation might be different.

anxiety and foggy is so depressing and irritating now to me too ,can't get done lot of work so i get frustrated.

i am also dealing with this issue .
take it slow and relax more ,you have off day Foxy~
Posted 9/9/2014 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
lexapro its been just a little over a week...I know I know Im just being impatient... but I just want to get back to my normal self already!

the first days of starting lexapro were tough..then the weekend came and I felt better in the morning and also a little energetic and was productive keeping myself busy.. it felt good!

Then yesterday came and I woke up ok thinking ok back to work and nope my anxiety would come and go and just left me a little shaky all day and foggy...

I'm afraid my employer will let me go but at this point I think my health is more important just to get myself back together and working doesn't help since its a stressful environment.
Posted 9/9/2014 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
yes ,a week is very short time,call your doc if you have doubts .

good luck~
Posted 9/9/2014 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
I think I'll give it a other week...I've taken lexapro twice in the last years and it always worked great for me! I'm just hoping it does the same job as before...I'm schedule to see him tomorrow so we'll see what he says..

thanks cilly

are u taking any meds?
Posted 9/9/2014 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
4-6 weeks are fairly standard until you know how it affects you. Also, you are taking a very low dosage. You might want to tell doctor your anxiety is still high, and ask if you can increase dosage.

I am anxious when not working. To combat it, I take deep breaths and center myself, and remind myself that the anxiety is an illusion, not the reality.
Posted 9/9/2014 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
Learn to do breathing exercises. In through the nose and out through the mouth. It is called smelling the roses and blowing out the candles. Use pursed lips when you breath out. And make the out breath a few seconds longer than the in breath. This helps to slow down the heart rate and the breathing. It wards off the anxiety with practice.

You want to try to keep your job if you can. Try the breathing and mindfulness. On the first thread on the depression forum is "depression resources". Look there and find mindful.org. This really helps with anxiety.

I hope you feel better.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 9/9/2014 5:23 PM (GMT 0)
I am struggling with something similar right now because of the meds switch. But I am getting used to the .25mg of clonopin twice a day.

Work takes my mind off things and the clonopin takes the edge off anxiety. Sometimes I will leave and run a few errands during my lunch. I also go to get water from the water cooler frequently, but when I do, I walk outside to do it. People look at me a little strange, but being out in the sun calms me.

I woke up with a lot less anxiety today. It could be the clonopin or my body's getting used to the medicine. I don't typically struggle with anxiety, only depression. Now it seems the anti depressants give me the anxiety.

I do have a little normal anxiety because lex didn't work for me this time, and now my depressed negative mind is thinking that nothing will work, even though I've felt better in the last two days.

Good luck to you and I hope you don't lose your job. I've been honest with my boss and have been doing the best I can but I have a very demanding job and it has certainly been affected.
Posted 9/9/2014 6:25 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you everyone for your input....

I will give it time since it has not been that long I know we can just be impatient when it comes to wanting to feel good asap!

I don't have panic attacks its just mainly some anxiety I don't really deal with depression but sometimes when I do have panic attacks my emotions are crazy..and when I'm at home I'm ok its just being at work sitting and talking on the phone for 8 hrs makes me a little crazy Lol I'm going to start looking for another job in which I can move around and socialize more...

I'm a very outgoing and energetic person and I just want to get back to that place! I know my work had a lot with triggering my anxiety..

I will try the breathing and mindfulness...especially the mindfulness...I can be very negative at times worrying about everything... and maybe I should try taking the klonopin at night to wake up a little better..I only take klonopin as needed...I wake up at 430 for work I have to be there at 6! so that schedule definitely doesn't help right now...
Posted 9/9/2014 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
keaz...I hope your med switch is working good for u! its most likely the klonopin making you feel a little better...when I take it..it instantly relaxes me and makes me feel normal again but lazy! only try to take it as needed...

and Karen yes my Job is important but I think its time for a change...thankfully my boss has been very understanding but missing a day hurts my pocket as I am the main bread winner in this family...I know everything will be fine I've been through this bumpy road before feeling hopeless and surely enough I got out of that... I've never really had depression in my life or anxiety its just when times get really tough for me it takes a huge toll on me...I need to learn how to cope with stress better.
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