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Posted 2/12/2016 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
I am at my wits end!!! I have been on Lexapro for over 2 months and I'm a wreck!!!
If I go to the hospital... what can they do for me???
Posted 2/12/2016 10:14 PM (GMT 0)
Gypsy,
Can you try to talk us through what you're feeling right now? What your sensations are?
Posted 2/13/2016 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
Gypsy

The hospital won't do much for you. They may give you something to calm down. But will tell you to see you dr. If you want to chat. Come join me in the anxiety room. Let me know.
Posted 2/13/2016 4:03 AM (GMT 0)
Hi GP,

I agree that the ER won't be much comfort/help for you...

...they are really just set up for acute illness, injury and emergencies.

How are you feeling now?

I hope you can use your coping skills to get through the weekend as comfortably as possible...

...and call your doctor first thing on Monday, to get in and make a game plan for feeling your best.

There is help and hope! It's just a matter of finding the right Rx, and therapy program for yourself.

Peace and progress,

S.C.
Posted 2/13/2016 9:56 AM (GMT 0)
Hi

Sounds to me like your Lexapro is not working I would go back and speak with your doctor and see what your options are.

Hibee
Posted 2/15/2016 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
Hey... well I went to the ER and you guys were right I didn't qualify to be kept there... I wake up all night long with anxiety even though I take ambien and I asked if I could stay the night... they said no :(
They think I need therapy and to up my Lexapro to 10mg...
After my fiance accident in November 2014 I kind of went into a downward spiral... I started to isolate myself... 1st it was the basement, then I stayed outside, then my bedroom which I have been for the last 6 months... blankets over the windows, ear pods in my ears, the sunlight gives me anxiety... my derealization went crazy and I can't get our pf my head... constantly thinking I'm losing my mind... Maybe it's the isolation and loneliness that has gotten to me... I don't know.
Posted 2/15/2016 1:58 AM (GMT 0)
Do you feel better after going? It sounds like therapy would be good for you. I'm also going through a really bad time right now. I was feeling better and now I'm back to freaking out about my health. Very frustrated.
Posted 2/15/2016 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
GP,

A med eval and therapy sound like a GREAT plan! Please pursue this! There is help and hope...and if your gut is saying this is what you need...guess what? You are likely right!! :)

I am sorry to hear about your fiancée's accident, and the understandable isolation it caused. Sometimes circumstances can be overwhelming to the point where we need to find peace in some solitude...

...but this should not be a permanent state of being, so recognizing this, and making positive changes to get out there again is great...well done!

Keep working towards your recovery, you WILL get there!

S.C.
Posted 2/15/2016 2:19 AM (GMT 0)
Now that I have isolated myself I can't seem to "un"isolate myself...
And I feel very dizzy today too (could that be hormonal, I do have my "friend" sorry but trying to figure it out...
I get so anxious leaving my room and to be quite honest the only bit of solive I have is when I take an ambien at night... it's like I have the DR but I don't care...
I need to find a new psych dr bc mine is not helping me, he doesn't even call me back!!!
Posted 2/15/2016 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
I would agree you need to find another doctor, it can be frustrating because you feel like you're starting all over but finding the right one for you really pays off.

I find I isolate myself a lot too, it helps me when I'm really anxious. If I'm anxious due to health anxiety the isolation is scary but if it's just general anxiety the isolation allows me to focus on my coping techniques.
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