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Posted 10/17/2011 3:15 PM (GMT 0)
OK, so i'm going to try and venture out to see my doc today to get a refill for my xanax. For some reason the past two days I have been VERY anxious, I thought that since my increase was almost a week ago i'd start settling down by now. But then I check my period calendar, and YEP there it is... I am starting my PMDD phase. So this explains it! I had a mild panic attack yesterday, and woke up to palps at 5:42 this morning also, kinda just swept them under the rug while trying to go back to sleep. This is so aggravating!!! I have not been out driving in a little over a week because of the increase in anxiety, so i'm kinda dreading going out at all.  I know that the zoloft is starting to work somewhat because my panic attacks are not too bad and they're only lasting about 10 minutes now, as compared to before, it would have been a good hour before I was calmed down. I just hate this, I was doing fine with no meds until this darn perimenopause came around and started kicking my ass! I can't wait to start feeling good again. I swear I am never going off of the Zoloft again. LOL! I should have learned my lesson by going off 3 times before, and having everything come back in about a year, only to go back on it. YEP! I'm a lifer now! Sorry guys, I just had to vent, but to anyone who reads it, thanks for listening. tongue

 

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You know I was just thinking about something else....I am under a little stress right now because I am selling my house and had an offer we are going to accept, so this means we have to find another place to move to probably within like a month, and all of this while I'm trying to go back on the zoloft is NOT helping, especially with the increased anxiety and panic attacks. We were supposed to go look at a place yesterday but I couldn't because I had a panic attack and then felt like I got hit by a truck the rest of the day! I ALMOST feel bad for my hubby right now, he's been so good through all of this, and tries to help me as much as he can. But it's partly HIS fault that i'm back to being this bad again. That's a whole other story there! Maybe one day i'll get the courage to tell it. GOD, give me strength please! OK i'm done ranting now. LOL I just needed to get that off my chest. Whoooo! That felt good! SC I think i'm ready for that "Rage" now.  LOL

Posted 10/17/2011 4:15 PM (GMT 0)
i feel for you! I should never have stopped my lexapro.... Hope you have a better day today! thank God for Xanax..... it really helps during these times!
Posted 10/17/2011 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
Rage on Fox;p

You know selling a house and moving are huge stressors! You mentioned it kind of as an aside...but it is a really big deal, in fact I would be more suprised if you weren't stressed, with a move imminent!

Give yourself plenty of room and realize that a major change like this will naturally bring on feelings of insecurity, and thus anxiety.

Everyone has these feelings when faced with change, but those of us with A/P have to take extra special care with ourselves and make sure to do our coping mechanisms and try not to get overwhelmed!

Hang in there, and I wish you well with your med changes, house sale, move and everything else...keep us updated as to how you are feeling:)

S.C.
Posted 10/18/2011 12:30 AM (GMT 0)
Ok, so I got all the paper work signed today, and we have about 6 weeks to look for another place. You're right SC, it is VERY stressful, but i'm dealing with it. We had alot of excitement here today, with the realtor coming to get everything straightened out, and my niece, who's 8 months pregnant just moved back up from Florida. I was so worried about her being down there with her husband all alone with no family around her, because she has Anxiety/Panic Disorder, AND is Bipolar. She just turned 20, so to me she is still a kid. She would cry and say how she didn't want to be down there alone, with none of her family around, and that she needed us to be there with her when the baby was born, especially ME because I was the only one that could ever calm her down when she had attacks or "episodes". She was taken off of all her meds when she got pregnant, so she's had a real hard time with her anxiety/panic etc.... But yea, it's been hectic, but I am so relieved at the same time because she is finally home!
Posted 10/18/2011 12:13 PM (GMT 0)
yes moving is SOOO stressful - and especially now with the pressure of having to find another place so quickly.
i remember when i had my son 5 years ago, i bought my first house by myself and started a new job - i was stressed to the max! i started having pvcs all the time and it was scaring me to death - they hook me up to a 24h r holter monitor and they dissapeared. ha anyway, so this is one of the biggest life stressors.

that is funny about your husband. not really but you know what i mean. :) i always wish i could zap a panic attack on someone so they know what i go through. ha
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