SO Many New Peeps ...Please post a lil about self and where you are FROM

Welcome Sodell

So great to see all the sharing and support and for sure the welcoming here
YOU all make me proud to be part of HW Family
Keep em coming
AND yes welcome to all that have come in my absence.......LYN

Ok here goes!

My name is Kristen and I currently live in Connecticut (where it is darn cold!) However I was raised in Orlando Florida.

I work in...Pharmacology...yep, make drugs, how ironic! Yet I am the one mortally afraid to swallow any :)

The Name badgenetics comes from well, as you would guess, my family. I grew up with an agoraphobic mother who self medicated with alcohol, don't get the wrong idea, she was as good of a mother as she could have been in her state. Zoloft changed her life, she got a job for the first time in her 50's! Yet she is still afraid to drive, she does go out on her own now. My Brother suffers from major depression, and my father as far as I know os a homeless drunk, so imagine having the cards stacked against you in that way!

I tought I was immune, never had any issues that interfeared with my life, although looking back I was always quite anxious and obcessive. Wether there was a trigger or I was just a ticking genetic time-bomb I don't know, but I totally broke down 2 years ago. Was put on Klonopin and was on and off for 2 years and this fall my symptoms came back with a vengence, and some new and exciting flavors, like imagining I was dying, seeing myself driving my car off a bridge etc, fun times. I knew enough to know I needed more help and would get my life back or die trying, literally. My mother finally slapped me around and said "You need to be on medication, permanant medication" I am...finally after much suffering...and I am getting better, although nothing is perfect. I am on Lex but Dr. seems to think Paxil is a better option, not sure why, will see her this week and pick her brains.

I am finally in a good relationship with a man I love very much, and am getting well so I can enjoy it. A few concerns I have that perhaps the members can help me with, now that I am in a good place and relationship and we have talked about having children, how will all this medication impact a pregnancy? Doctors don't really know. I am...addicted to Klonopin, I have been taking it for 2 years and when I don't take it I have withdrawl symptoms. I have sucessfully tapered but then I always feel like I need to have it close at hand...then I am taking it regularly once again b/c it is SOOO effective, TOO effective. A blessing and a curse.

Thanks for reading my long, long post. Thanks for the welcome and support. Ya know...besides my mother and my Dr., the folks on this forum are the only ones that know there is anything wrong or that I am on any sort of medication. So you are confidants! :)

I am 52 years old and live near Dallas, TX. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA. The main reason I started on HealingWell is because I have Crohn's disease. Just wanted to find out more about the disease and I was able to on this site. I also have anxiety and stress from work. I have a problem with alcohol and gambling. Maybe that is my way of dealing with the health and anxiety issues. But on the bright side I have not had a drink in 20 years and I realize that I have a problem with the gambling and I am working on it. I am getting help for the anxiety too and takes some meds for it so that helps me get through the tough times. I just find that this is a great place to share experiences and to ask for help when I need it. It is a pleasure to meet you all.

Hey kota, my friend, I have been missing the jokes and all.  We have a joke forum so get in there and make us laugh my neighbor.
Good to hear from you and stick around.

We are here for you hun, so use us and know we care about you.
Hugs

Kitt

Kitt, I am glad that you are in both the Crohn's and Anxiety - Panic Disorders forums. I feel that I can gain a lot of knowledge and strength from you and everyone else here. Thanks.

Welcome paulos and badge, :P

Nothing I like more than a  ice breaker party.............Thank you everyone.

Should you need any information, please email me, and I will respond the best I can.
Welcome

Kitt          

Hey Newbies,
Jump in and share a bit about yourself if you are comfortable.
Thanks and Welcome to HW.
Kitt

also can any1 tel me wht PCP mean? thnx for help

Hi All,

Just wanted to say thanks for your replies regarding my pregnancy questions.  I am doing Ok on the Lexapro but have been very tired and nauseous, which is strange b/c this did not start until I had been on it about 2 weeks...perhaps its a bug or something.  I am trying to taper off the Klonopin, again...and I don't think I will be getting unlimited perscriptions from my new psych, she wants me off it.

Anyway I will have been on the Lex for a month now, I will give it a while longer and see if I still feel sick.  If so we shall see what my Dr. says. The first few weeks I really did not have this problem and was sleeping normally for the first time in years!  I have recently had some bad nights again, sigh...perhaps dose needs to be adjusted or I need to give it more time.  BUT!  I do feel less anxious, definitly, so thats a plus!

Best to you all!  Remember, Spring is comming!  Yeah! :)

badgenetics1
It is a joy to have you with us, you add color to our day and we need all the support we can cram into this site. We are here for each other and that is what a site like HW is all about.

I am proud at how respectfully everyone is of each other in this forum.  I vow to keep this a safe place for all to come to and be heard.

Hugs
Kitt

My name is Stephanie, I am 22 and I have two children. Anastasia is my oldest (15 months) and Stephen is my youngest (4 months). I started having anxiety and panic around Feb. of last year about the same time I became pregnant with my son. I am married now for a year and couple months. My husband is from across the world in a country called Uzbekistan. He even looks foreign and speaks it as well. He can speak 6 diff. languages. He has lived here almost 5 years now.  I m am trying to learn the Russian language so I can communicate with his family better. He is a wanderful husband and father and a big support when it comes to my anxiety. When I wake up in the morning and know that I have this forum to help me if I start feeling bad, it gives me such a calming feeling. And it helps like medicine for me. Which I dont take medicine and pray that I can overcome this without it. Even though everytime I have a panic atack I feel I need it. But then I feel better after the attack. I think it is wanderful for people to have all these different types of medicines that will help them through this. I pray for each of us that are going through this. I beleive we are strong men and women to go through this because it is terrifying and we keep going. Everything will get better for each of us. Everyone take care.