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Posted 10/16/2015 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
When anxiety is bad, it's SO bad. I just feel hopeless at this moment. I'm going to therapy, doing mindfulness meditation, eating healthy and I've started Lexapro. Visited my GP & been to several eye appointments this summer. So trying to do all the right tings. The past few days, I'm just in sheer terror from morning to night. The anxiety is so bad & I'm so convinced that something is wrong with me because I just never feel like my vision is right. I can't tell what's in my head & what's a real symptom. I want to believe it's anxiety & that it's going to pass, especially once the Lexapro kicks in, but I just don't know. I've never felt this scared & lost before.

If any of you have ever felt like you're anxiety was unbearable & the feeling of doom was so strong BUT it did pass & you are ok now, please reassure me. I'm so lost today.

Thank you.

 

Posted 10/16/2015 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
pinkharts--
ive been there and back again and there and back again and there and back again :-)

i remember i went thru a bout feeling like you feel now in nov 2003...was a complete and total wreck (also coincidentally starting lexapro at that time too).. two months later i was feeling much better..and i met my wife, we've been married seven years and have two kids..

things can turn around very quickly if you are taking the right steps..which you are..hang in there
Posted 10/16/2015 9:55 PM (GMT 0)
Pinkhart,

So sorry to hear you're having a hard time. I sometimes have periods where my anxiety seems so bad and I feel like it's never going to get better or go away, but then I have good days where I feel relaxed and so much better. Sometimes thinking back on the good days and picturing myself feeling calm and happy can help me feel better. For me, it can even vary by hour. This morning, I felt really anxious and then after a yoga class where I really concentrated on my breathing, I felt a lot better.

So not sure if that's helpful or not. Just know that it will eventually pass and you'll feel better again!
Posted 10/16/2015 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
I've definitely been there. I even questioned if I had jumped up my dose of Lexapro too high. I was on 10mg and went to 20mg. I described it that I was vibrating with anxiety.

I finally called my PCP, and we talked about me going on a long acting benzo, Klonopin. I'm on the generic version clonazepam. I was prescribed 1mg every 12 hours.

I felt it was too much for me, so I only take .5mg twice a day. It has helped me tremendously though. It keeps me on an even keel. Not having those major ups and downs throughout the day is wonderful.

For me, this was a better answer than an "as needed" shorter life benzo like Xanax for example.

That was the time during which I found this site. I came looking for others who were going through the same challenges, and just knowing I wasn't alone helped so much.

I hope we can help you through this tough time.
Posted 10/16/2015 11:51 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you guys so much. Today was so awful. I'm a little calmer now that I'm home. Tomorrow is day eight of 5mg of Lexapro and then after that I'm to start with 10mg. I'm determined to stick it out for at least four weeks but it's been a truly awful week. I'm SO anxious. So many thoughts of doom & despair that I'm trying to manage. Ugh.

I'll try a Xanax tomorrow (since I already have them) & we'll go from there. My therapist mentioned Klonopin to me before too. I'll keep it in mind if the Xanax doesn't help.

I just want to feel like me again... :(
Posted 10/17/2015 12:07 AM (GMT 0)
you have a great attitude...hang in there..ssris turned my life around..i hope they do the same for you
Posted 10/17/2015 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Pinkharts9 I'm pretty much going through the same thing as you. Do you have Skype?
Posted 10/17/2015 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
yes
I have had times where i felt like I could jump out of my skn
yes- it passed
wishing you all my best
Posted 10/17/2015 3:37 AM (GMT 0)
PH,

It does get better with continued use of therapy, coping skills...and time for your meds to come to therapeutic levels.

Have hope! Though things are really challenging right now...you will move beyond this place of feeling desperate, and into a place of gaining strength and momentum for your recovery.

We walk beside you along the way of your journey. Post anytime you need encouragement.:)

S.C.
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