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Posted 8/10/2016 6:15 AM (GMT 0)
I did not know but my sleep troubles are because of anxiety.I eat one Ativan every night and then get to sleep so friends anxiety can sneak quietly without us knowing.

Plz get help if you have anxiety and think it is robbing your life.

Every night I have extreme anxiety and I have called my psychiatrist.

I m on Lexapro too,still throughout day I am struggling.

I am still fighting anxiety ,I did not know about.

Just ranting,thanks for listening.
Posted 8/10/2016 6:58 AM (GMT 0)
I hear you. The past few nights well really I think a month now night is a literal nightmare. I get so anxious I can't sleep. Xanax makes me feel sick to my stomach so that's out. And I also struggle in the daytime too. Bt night is the worste. I do hope you feel better soon
Posted 8/10/2016 8:01 AM (GMT 0)
Cilly, good to hear from you, you have faced this down before you will again, Peace

Larry ***
Posted 8/10/2016 8:20 AM (GMT 0)
Cilly

I can relate as i'm not sleeping well at the moment due to high anxiety it's a real pain in the butt.

Hibee
Posted 8/10/2016 2:08 PM (GMT 0)
I felt mine creeping in as far back as March of this year. It's a subtle slow onset, muscle tightness, general fatigue, loss of interest. I knew it was coming and was med free and kept thinking it will pass, it will pass. I had some leftover Klonopins that I started taking but the anxiety was moving faster than the meds were. Finally, I went to see my Doc when it was too late after I crashed with a total meltdown of anxiety and depression. Back on 10mg Lexapro (for the last nine days) for the third time and 1mg Klonopin. I can feel myself slowly coming out of the hole but this time I'm not going off the Lexapro. He explained that a guy like me should probably stay on it forever.

My advice is when you feel it coming on don't wait till it's at your front door, head it off miles down the road.
Posted 8/10/2016 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
Cilly,

I am so sorry you are having a rough time at the moment. :/ It is so difficult when even our sleep...what should be a respite...becomes another source of stress!

Great advice and support above, so I'll just add my encouragement and positive thoughts!

Keep practicing your coping skills and posting.

We are cheering you on!

S.C.
Posted 8/10/2016 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
Wes, I swear you totally wrote exactly how I've been feeling the last month or two...like to the letter. It is so disheartening when you've been managing ok and begin to feel it creeping in. (Ironically enough, as I type this, David Bowie's "Under Pressure" is playing on the radio). It's a tough beast but we have beat it before and will again. Hang in there cilly!
Posted 8/10/2016 9:50 PM (GMT 0)
Cilly, I'm so sorry this has been a rough time for you. :( Lack of sleep can be absolutely devastating to your state of mind and quality of life and cause all sorts of other problems in an awful cycle of sleep/anxiety/nausea/sickness. I didn't know my anxiety had been stalking me for months until two weeks ago when I couldn't calm down for two days.

Wes, have you been reading my my mind? I had the worst panic attack of my life back in March and thought I was good, but it had really just been slowly and inexorably growing for months until suddenly it's taken over my life once again. I just switched insurance but I'm going to follow your example and see a doctor pronto and get myself sorted out. This is no way to live.

To anyone else: Do you find your anxiety gets weirder/worse in summer? I feel like once it starts warming up, my anxiety begins to slowly climb.

Post Edited (Hadricat) : 8/11/2016 8:36:34 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/11/2016 3:38 AM (GMT 0)

Hadricat said...
Wes, have you been reading my mine? I had the worst panic attack of my life back in March and thought I was good, but it had really just been slowly and inexorably growing for months until suddenly it's taken over my life once again. I just switched insurance but I'm going to follow your example and see a doctor pronto and get myself sorted out. This is no way to live.

To anyone else: Do you find your anxiety gets weirder/worse in summer? I feel like once it starts warming up, my anxiety begins to slowly climb.

Last Monday during an eye exam I started getting extremely anxious and that's when I made my mind up to end these months of suffering. As soon as I paid up I called my Doc before I got to my car and made an appt for the next day. My anxiety and depression has always been worse in summer for some reason. I've read it's a reverse seasonal effective disorder and not that unusual. I prefer colder months where I can be out more, cutting firewood, walking on brisk nights, I like wearing jackets etc even riding my motorcycle in cooler months. The Klonopin at 1mg a day knocked the anxiety out of me within an hour. The Lexapro at 10mg is doing it's best but will take time. Making the first step is always the hardest but the one that means the most.

My fat calico cat knows when I don't feel well and stays real close, she's a love.
Posted 8/13/2016 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
Update, 12 days on 10mg Lexapro and things are improving daily. I'm taking less than 1mg Klonopin to assist in the transition as well. I'm prepared for setbacks if they occur but my mind is calmer with minimal intrusive ruminating thoughts. Appetite is coming back and energy levels are coming back. Sleep is improving with the help of Klonopin. Not sure where I'd be if I didn't go back on Lexapro. Life it too short to suffer even one day.
Posted 8/14/2016 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
That's awesome! It's always so great to hear a success story (and so soon!). Lexapro didn't work for me at all. It gave me the exact reverse side effects: extreme and debilitating sleepiness, increased appetite, and weight loss. My biggest problems are the ruminations so I'm glad to know that there's some way to get them to stop. Thanks for sharing your experience. It's good to know there's more specific kinds of hope.
Posted 8/14/2016 3:55 AM (GMT 0)

Hadricat said...
That's awesome! It's always so great to hear a success story (and so soon!). Lexapro didn't work for me at all. It gave me the exact reverse side effects: extreme and debilitating sleepiness, increased appetite, and weight loss. My biggest problems are the ruminations so I'm glad to know that there's some way to get them to stop. Thanks for sharing your experience. It's good to know there's more specific kinds of hope.

What are your plans? There's got to be something out there that will agree with you. Don't give up.
Posted 8/14/2016 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
My plan is to make it through this week, finally learn what my schedule and experiments are going to be like, and get a referral to a good psych and GP from my counselor. In the meantime, I'm investigating the SNRI class of drugs and possible diagnoses and medication plans to bring up at a future appointment. I have a plan! Just need for doctors' offices to be open more than 9-5 M-F.....
Posted 8/15/2016 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
my go to is to go to Youtube mindfulmeditation
I like Michael Seeley the best

wishing you all my best
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