My 1st post, hi! Have had anxiety for weeks-advice?

Hello! You are not alone. I also suffer from anxiety / panic disorder and my last 3 weeks have been horrible. :( It seems like sometimes I get bad "spells" if you will.... but it does balance out.
I also had bad reactions to meds so am afraid to try more. My psych suggests just treating with Ativan. Which isn't working today... unfortunately.
Do you see a therapist? That has been a big help for me.

Thank you amill and momtogigiandquinn for your replies! It is good to know I'm not alone with this feeling but I'm so sorry you have not been feeling well. It's pretty miserable but I think it's so nice to have a site where you can hear from others who understand this feeling.

I do see a therapist who is very helpful. I normally leave my session feeling a bit better but by the next morning I'm back in anxiety mode. Sometimes I think I'm too "in my head" but it's so hard to relax when your body feels out of control. Therapy is definitely a wonderful tool.

Momtogigiandquinn: I too am having some agoraphobia this time with my anxiety. It's scary but I have to believe this is going to pass!

This site is great and I plan on visiting it frequently during this time. Thank you SO much for sharing and helping. I appreciate it so much.

Hi anxiousgirl84,

Thank you for the encouragement. It is helpful now to know that there is a forum where I can discuss this. I've been leaning on my Mom a lot for support and I think I am stressing her out with this but I know she is trying to be helpful too. So, yes, it is nice to know there is a place I can reach out to people who understand.

I do go to therapy. My therapist is great and really helps me look at things in a more simple, clear way. I do take medicine for my anxiety but I do not have anything like Ativan, etc. Deep breathing is definitely a good tool, too! I try to exercise every morning and am working on getting back to my positive self!

Thank you for your reply! This site is great and you all are so kind to share your experience with me. Thanks!!

YES YES YES!!!! I have definitely felt this way and that is what brought me here a month or so ago. I had panic attacks here years and years ago but they were only in certain circumstances. This was different. This made my heart race and made me feel shaky and like I was going crazy all the time. I just didn't feel like myself. Sort of just out of touch with reality. I didn't think it was panic or anxiety because it was such a strange feeling.

Coming here and doing some reading and realizing that it was anxiety did help me. So many here have also told me they've come out of it and felt normal again and that has helped me so much. There were times I felt I would never feel normal again but now I believe it's possible. I have just gotten over a stretch of GREAT days, about five in a row. I truly thought I had come out of this but out of nowhere the other night I had an attack again that really shook me up. So right now I'm in a not so good spot. The thing is I've had bad times before and I always come out of them. At first it was way more bad says than good. I was lucky to have a couple of minutes of relief and that was only usually when I was sleeping. I would and still do wake up shaking sometimes. But the more time passes the more good days I tend to have in a row. From what I understand one day the good days will outnumber the bad and that is what I'm hanging on to.

I haven't read anyone elses response to you but I always tell people to read anything from Dr. Claire Weekes. Someone here suggested it to me when I was brand new and it got me out of my absolute worst times. I think the more you educate yourself about anxiety the less you feel afraid of it. It still isn't fun that's for sure. Just know that you are welcome here and you will find some fine people who will give wonderful support and advice.

Post Edited (billybologna) : 10/15/2014 8:15:56 PM (GMT-6)

cilly- Thank you! It is such a help to have someone to lean on for support.

bilybologna - Everything you said rings so true to me. I really thought something was wrong with me because I've had anxiety issues for a while but having the physiological symptoms all day concerned me and sleep is, too, my relief. However, it is simply my anxiety and I know this will pass. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, everyone, for being so helpful!