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Posted 5/4/2014 7:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

Hope everyone who is reading this is feeling stable today and happy as you can be. I was just wondering when you are feeling anxiety at it's worst, what kind of symptoms do you feel?

Mine would be....

Cloudy head
Sort of confused mind
Low mood
Shaky inside and out
Tense body
Feel kind of out of it in my head like dreamlike state
Low motivation
Fear of going crazy
Unable to think straight or positive

My doctor wont prescribe me anything to deal with the symptoms so I have to suffer them while I am waiting for anti-depressants to work although I am on day 19 now of taking Zoloft 150 mg and I am getting worried that they might not work :(

Hope I dont lose my mind
Posted 5/4/2014 10:43 PM (GMT 0)
My anxiety symptoms are:
heart palpatations
confusion
shaky
dizziness

My panic attack symptoms are:
heart palpatations
dizzyness
lightheadedness
shaky
hard to breathe
chest pains
arm pains
numbness/tingling
shoulder pains
neck pains
pupils get small
headaches
sweaty palms
feel like I have something seriously wrong
can't concentrate
fatigue
I'm sure there is something I forgot, because I try not to remember them until it happens again..
Posted 5/4/2014 10:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Paddycake,

I have to admit that I am lucky in the sense I dont have many panic attacks, I have had a few small ones where I feel really shaky and out of it but only 3 sort of major ones so I have to be grateful for that.

I feel like I am just existing sometimes and not actually here if that makes sense, like right now I dont feel normal but I think that is because I took codeine last night and it seems to have a negative on how I feel with these new anti-depressants.

I have been on these Zoloft for nearly 3 weeks now and they still not kicked in :(
Posted 5/4/2014 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I totally get that..I am only on xanax as needed. I had a period of a few weeks where I just felt Nothing..like I had no emotions whatsoever..I had no sadness, no anger, nothing. It was a little weird to me, because I am a sensitive person, and usually filled with many emotions. It was almost like I wasn't even me. Thankfully I don't get that way often. What bothers me the absolute most, is when I get the numbness/tingling..it can go all over my body, my face, my arms, legs, and even my tongue. I feel like I have electricity in my body, and my vision gets weird..Good luck to you Sean, and hopefully your medicine gets straight so you can get on track.
Posted 5/4/2014 11:06 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you :)

I have heard a lot of people say about the numbness and tingling which can come with anxiety & anxiety attacks so you are definitely not alone there.

I just feel numb in my mind and like I cant think straight although I still know what I am saying and doing so I still have my sanity for now at least.

I dont know if I will ever go back to the way I was, I used to be such a happy go lucky guy telling jokes and talking to everybody but right now I am a shadow of that person right now.
Posted 5/4/2014 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
I was that way for a little while too. I am a very social person, and love to talk to people. I am a waitress, and the place I work at we have many regular customers. They like how I talk all the time, and they knew when I wasn't feeling good. Even when I tried to hide it. They have helped me alot too, and continue to keep my mind off my issues. I have a friend who lent me some healing/spiritual C.D.'s and I listen to them daily. Believe it or not, they have helped me alot. It just talks about moving forward, and quit letting the previous day define today. I constantly remind myself, "okay I was bad yesterday, and it doesn't mean I have to be today. "..Thankfully this week has been a good one for me. My doctor also upped my dose of xanax, so when it's really bad I take a whole one, and not a half. Make yourself laugh again..even write down some jokes, just to read them..

HERES A LITTLE JOKE FOR YOU SEAN:
A young man just got his drivers license, and asked his dad if he could borrow the car. The dad said, well son, I'll tell you what, bring up your grades, read your bible, and cut your hair. I'll let you borrow the car.
A month goes by and the son asks to borrow the car..the dad says, well son, you've brought up your grades, and read your bible, but you still haven't cut your hair.
The son says, well dad, I've been thinking...Moses had long hair, samsun had long hair, and even jesus had long hair.
The dad says, well yes son they did, but they walked everywhere they went..lol
I totally thought it was cute.
Posted 5/4/2014 11:23 PM (GMT 0)
Haha thanks for that, that did make me smile :)

I found doing some mindfulness helps but I am not always in the right mood to do it like today, I have to give it at least a few days without taking any codeine or anything other than anti-depressants to see if they make me feel better or just clearer in my head. I want to be able to think properly without there being like some weird gap in my thinking which is making me more and more withdrawn.

Wouldnt it be nice if there was just one miracle cure that worked on everyone? Actually there most likely is something like that but they will not bring it out because of all the money that make on drugs for depression and anxiety.

You are lucky you have a good doctor that gives you something to keep you calm as my doctor wont even give me any benzos or sleeping pills as he thinks I will get addicted to them but I would only ever take them as needed. Might change doctors.

Hope you have an amazing day tomorrow :) and thanks for being there .

Sean
Posted 5/5/2014 12:52 AM (GMT 0)
Thankfully, I have a great doctor. I have been going to her for a looong time. She knows me enough to know that I don't take things hardly ever. I took Cymbalta before, and that was all I took, and it worked wonders. For some reason it is giving me side effects bad this time. She is the one who said xanax this time, and I really didn't want to. But after taking it as needed, I noticed she was right. I was on the extended release for a while, and it kind of wore off the effectiveness of it. I usually don't like to take any meds at all. I am on medicine for my ulceritive colitis, and the anxiety. They gave me vicodin for my stomach pain, and I didn't really want them, but took them. I can sleep pretty good thankfully. There for a while though, I did tell my doctor that I understood why people got addicted to drugs, because they couldn't figure out what was wrong with my stomach, and I was about to go crazy...I was in so much pain daily, and being sick, and losing weight, and being dehydrated. She actually agreed with me, because she was mad that my GI doctor was taking forever to help me..I will keep you in my thoughts Sean. I will be here as much as I can, and try to help out the best I can..
I hope you have a better day tomorrow..
Posted 5/5/2014 1:35 AM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure at times what is a symptom of anxiety and what is a "real" symptom. However, I have palpitations, nausea, panic attacks, muscle pain and neck pain, tingling, twinges and burning sensations in my feet. I can't stand all the symptom and find them very frustrating.

A x
Posted 5/6/2014 4:20 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Paddicake I appreciate your words as always and I am here for you too as long as I am sane that is lol There is not so many good doctors in my neck of the woods and this is frustrating as all you want is for someone to understand you and show compassion.

Hey Wdwfan,

I have palpitations sometimes but most of my symptoms are in my mind which freaks me out, I think I would swap them for physical ones lol I guess we are all different and our body reacts differently to depression and anxiety, it would be easier of course if we all had the same symptoms so we could identify it more easily x
Posted 5/6/2014 2:27 PM (GMT 0)
Sean,

My Anxiety symptoms are all of the issues that go along with anticipatory anxiety.

  • Rapid heartbeat
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dizziness
  • Upset stomach
  • Numbness or tingling
  • Hot flashes or cold chills
  • Crying
  • Body tremors
  • Spinning thoughts
  • What if thoughts?

    • However, living with anxiety for 32 years has taught me that I have more good days, weeks, months and years than bad times.

    I also have major depression - I take medication that controls my depression well and learned a long time ago, for me, medication is a fact of life.  Without medication my depression is not controlled.

    And therapy - lucky enough to have one of the best Psychiatrists in our state.

    Kindly,

    Kitt

    Posted 5/6/2014 2:46 PM (GMT 0)
    It never ceases to amaze me the wide variety, (yet also, all the commonalities), that --collectively-- we experience with anxiety. What a buffet of symptoms!

    Oddly, I've had anxiety since I was a child, so I almost feel like that is "normal" for me,....

    I've had health anxiety, anticipatory anxiety, GAD, panic disorder, depression,....I'm sometimes not sure I know when I'm having symptoms because it's been a part of my life for so long.

    One step at a time,.....

    When it's peaking, the worst symptoms tend to be: insomnia, gagging, SOB, shakes/tremors, dry retching, cold sweats, hot sweats, visual disturbances, paranoia, and of course the "what if's" take over....

    Good topic for a thread. I'd be curious to see what some others have to say here, as well.





    M.
    Posted 5/6/2014 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
    Hey guys I guess I am lucky as I dont get a lot of them symptoms, I am able to control the anxiety to an extent that I really only get heart palpitations and tremors now and again but the worst thing I get is the mind cloudiness, it is so hard to explain how it feels because its so weird but its almost like I am in a dream like state and I feel like I am just going to forget how to walk one day or just my brain will tell me to do something but my body wont follow lol

    I think my problems are made worst from withdrawal and staying in my room a lot so I have had way to much time to worry about silly things.
    Posted 5/7/2014 4:58 AM (GMT 0)
    SBS,

    Distraction is a great anxiety management tool...so as hard as it can be...get out and get your mind off your worries.:) I have found relief from DP/DR by actively ignoring the symptoms, and working on redirecting my thoughts and activities.

    Continuing your work on self-help/therapy and getting your Rx plan in place is a good pusuit as well.

    Keep up your efforts. There is hope of feeling better!

    S.C.
    Posted 5/7/2014 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
    I have low blood sugar, and my anxiety attacks can mimic a "sugar attack", which is basically many of the same exact symptoms others have mentioned above. I am a huge coffee drinker, and know caffeine can cause anxiety-like symptoms in me, so I have cut my caffeine down by half, so in the morning when I make coffee I have one scoop regular and one and a half scoops decaf, this has helped some what.
    Posted 5/8/2014 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
    I used to drink a couple of cans of red bull a day but I gave that up as soon as I had my last bad anxiety attack which was about 2 and a half months ago.

    Depression & anxiety can turn you into a shell, a picture of your former self but the good news is you can beat it and get back to who you was before with the right treatment and therapy.
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