COME ON MAN I MEAN REALLY

You are ALL having a miserable time and are tormented and are going through excruciatingly painful physical turmoil because of the anxiety and each response I read is about breathing exercises and coping mechanisms what the heck is going on here?!?!? These people need actual relief - we are not crazy, anxiety isn’t something you need to live with !!!!!!!! it’s not because we’re defective it’s not because we’re devolving and we’re at the bottom of the gene pool we’re human beings that never had to go through this before !! Ignorance is a sin and the information is out there as to what is being done to us and why we experience anxiety and depression and there are better solutions than what I’m reading here!!!!!!!!
Get off of your meds!
Stop eating crappy foods!
Stop drinking fluoridated water!
Take the supplements your brain needs for goddsake feed your brain BECAUSE IT’S BEING STARVED!!!!!
Oh gee let me choose between an SSRI that will fry my receptors in the long term or maybe I can take serotonin supplements and have no side effects let me think because this is a hard choice
The serotonin in our brain is supposed to be reuptaken!!!!
Take control of your life and feel what normal is supposed to feel like!@!!!
Breathing exercises can be beneficial but not when you need it just to leave the house there’s something else going on it’s time to take your life into your own hands and start living! Wow I mean wow

SC 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

sc was way to nice to you..........and you have been here 5 minutes mate. learn the forum rules........maybe read them, obviously you have read not much. stick ya supplements where the sun don't shine and bugger off.

Hi Kristin

As SC mentioned you are entitled to your opinion as every one has a different plan of action and what works well for one person may not help another.

For me I use a combination of things such as medication, talking therapy, mindfulness, self help and exercise and find that to work very well for me so I have took control of my life.

Hibee

Trust me Kristin, I know how hard it is to understand anxiety and depression, unless you live it. The answers always seem so obvious, and your approach of diet and supplementation is a good one, and does work for a lot of people. I honestly wish it worked for everyone, because hey, that would be awesome!

You appear to be pretty together. Is there someone in your life that's going through depression or anxiety? That can be so frustrating to watch, especially when our urge is to help. If you're interested, I bet there's a lot of people here that would be willing to help you understand this disease. After all, the more people understand our challenges, the easier it will be for us to do something about them.

Gilly,

Easily done...no worries...just wanted our treasured members sorted properly! ;)

F27,

Your response was beyond gracious, thank you...and I hope that she will take you up on your kind and generous offer to become educated about the differing needs of everyone in managing their own personal struggle.

S.C.

F27,

That is a lovely story. ..and even better lesson. Thank you for sharing it.

I have no doubt that you have touched many lives with your gracious spirit.:)

S.C.

Hello Kirsten,

You stopped Lexapro only about a month ago and you have not said if you got off Paxil. Did you know you can feel "normal" on those medications? For this reason, many believe they no longer need to take medications and stop them. Sometimes this works out just fine other times not. It can take awhile for medications such as Lexapro and Paxil to leave the body. Your approach might work out very well for you but it is always possible to relapse and once again need those medications.

It really is too bad you felt the need to generalize and judge. There are different causes for anxiety/panic attacks. My anxiety/panic attacks are secondary to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, meaning the PTSD caused the anxiety/panic. The only medication I use is a Benzodiazepine which I take only as needed. I have well water not city water so it's not fluoridated. I eat healthy, I need to because I have Multiple Sclerosis. I have used supplements for years. So your assumption that those things are what is causing people to have anxiety/panic attacks is so very wrong.

Your post speaks volumes about your anxiety and depression. Your anger can be a sign of both anxiety and depression. Maybe you aren't doing as well as you think you are.

Breathing exercises and coping mechanisms/skills can be very helpful for the person to have more control over their anxiety. It's really not very nice to put down those things you have no knowledge about. Researching this topic would give you a better understanding. When working with a Psychotherapist coping skills is part of what they help their clients learn.

If reading the posts makes you frustrated or angry then stop reading until you have more control over your reactions and emotions. Your emotional reaction could also be a sign of anxiety and depression.

Kirstin 80

'No group is worth joining if
everyone is welcome' (Jim Grimsley)

Kirstin I hope you don't mind a few questions,
Did you manage to get of, or reduce your meds.
What is your diet like?
also what supplements do you take?

Thanks in advance.