Posted 8/26/2013 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
I was injured almost a year ago and suffered a TBI. Since then, I've been dealing with severe residual symptoms. Cognitive and memory problems, daily migraines and cluster headaches, balance problems from vestibular damage. While dealing with these problems and going through treatment I've also lost 20% of my body weight, developed sleep apnea, have severe fatigue, weakness, chronic pain, multiple bone and joint degeneration, a recurring skin rash, emphysema, and an enlarged prostate and I'm still waiting on reconstructive surgery since my nose was crushed in my injury and I can't breath through it. Now, my docs are pretty stumped as to what is causing me to degrade so rapidly. So, with so many things unknown and dealing with so much you could say I'm depressed and have some severe anxiety. I get panic attacks when I get into a car, or in busy or crowded places. I freak out if anyone tries to touch my head. I'm only 36 years old. This is too much crap wrong with me for my age.
So, I see a therapist twice a week and a psych every month for meds. I'm on 300mg Effexor, Lexipro, and 1mg klonopin every 8 hours. Heck, that isn't even counting all my other meds for all the issues I listed above. But so far it really hasn't done much for me. I've tried biofeedback, but I had too much anxiety. All my numbers were through the roof and that was after taking my meds.
So how do I overcome the anxiety and panic? How do you break the tension when the meds and muscle relaxers don't do it? I'm just so frustrated with it all. There has to be something I'm missing.