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Posted 6/7/2017 5:36 AM (GMT 0)
Hi!
I'be suffered from anxiety my entire life. about 2 years ago it got really bad to the point where I almost developed agoraphobia (basically a fear of leaving my house), slowly but surely with the help of psychiatrists and psychologists I was doing much better until a few months ago. My anxiety is getting horrendous and I'm depressed-which really scares me. I feel like the best course of action right now would be to admit myself to a psych hospital for intense treatment. I'm at a point where I'm not in school and I didn't start my summer job yet so I feel like it's now or never. I'm just so scared and don't know what to do. confused confused I'm also scared the hospital will make it worse sad
Aly
Posted 6/7/2017 7:25 AM (GMT 0)
Hi

First of all welcome to the forum you will find good support here.

Sorry to hear you are having a tough time at the moment are you taking any medication?

Anxiety is tough to deal with but lots can be done to help through self help and we have some good links in our resources section so take a look I can highly recommend the Mindfulness Meditation links.

Stay with us and keep us posted so we can help support you.

Hibee
Posted 6/7/2017 5:01 PM (GMT 0)
I would try and stay away from the hospital as much as possible. I've been to the hospital twice for bad panic attacks. All you do is lay there until they say you're good to go. They do nothing to help you. For those two times I went in, they didn't even give me emergency medication. It is a total waste of time.

Try to get a hold of your doctor and let them know what is going on. If you're not taking medication, you need something to help you out. If you are taking medication, it is obviously not working and you will need to revisit your treatment.
Posted 6/7/2017 10:41 PM (GMT 0)
anx tex is right-they will do nothing for you if you just have anxiety. even really bad. only way to get admitted is to say you are suicidal and then its doubtful you will get any real help. most likely they will just give you a shot to calm down -then send you home.
Posted 6/7/2017 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hey guys! I appreciate all of your comments, but I'm not talking about a regular hospital. I'm talking about a psychiatric hosital- one that specializes in psychiatric illnesses.
Posted 6/8/2017 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
I can relate to your concern. I have battled anxiety for some time, currently it's winning. I have had SEVERE reactions to meds in the past. My anxiety became constantly high that I was afraid to just sit up in my bed that I would have a heart attack. This happened out of the blue, I was working 12 hour days and exercising regularly. Not going to list my symptoms because I don't want other people to worry about possibly getting them.

Took me months to get in and see a qualified doctor. One hour visit "take these see you in another month." I reacted badly. Ended up going to a 5 day a week day hospital program because I desperately needed help. That gave me access to a qualified doctor every week along with CBT coping skills.

Eventually my insurance stopped paying although I was still not functional and still agoraphobic. I got desperate and tried to get admitted because I just did not know how to cope anymore. What the others say is true in my case, they would not admit me because I was not suicidal AT THE TIME or homicidal. The only place I felt comfortable enough to try new meds would not take me in.

If you call 911, say you are suicidal and arrive by ambulance in my area they are forced to admit you for 72hrs. Since I was never admitted I can't say how good the treatment is. However I know people that work the system and use it as a "get away with meals". People with a strong will to live can't seem to get proper help if you ask me. People that are a little stressed out and want a few days off from responsibilities just claim to be suicidal and worry about nothing. Surly people are truly suicidal and need to be there, I am just annoyed at those that abuse it. I personally know a few.
Posted 6/8/2017 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for your reply! It's so unfortunate how people who want help can't get it sad I desperately want to get better but it's SO hard. I've also had a severe adverse reaction to Prozac which legit made me crazy- and I now have a fear of it happening again with other Meds. I hope you're doing okay and you get back on your feet soon!

2001TC said...
I can relate to your concern. I have battled anxiety for some time, currently it's winning. I have had SEVERE reactions to meds in the past. My anxiety became constantly high that I was afraid to just sit up in my bed that I would have a heart attack. This happened out of the blue, I was working 12 hour days and exercising regularly. Not going to list my symptoms because I don't want other people to worry about possibly getting them.

Took me months to get in and see a qualified doctor. One hour visit "take these see you in another month." I reacted badly. Ended up going to a 5 day a week day hospital program because I desperately needed help. That gave me access to a qualified doctor every week along with CBT coping skills.

Eventually my insurance stopped paying although I was still not functional and still agoraphobic. I got desperate and tried to get admitted because I just did not know how to cope anymore. What the others say is true in my case, they would not admit me because I was not suicidal AT THE TIME or homicidal. The only place I felt comfortable enough to try new meds would not take me in.

If you call 911, say you are suicidal and arrive by ambulance in my area they are forced to admit you for 72hrs. Since I was never admitted I can't say how good the treatment is. However I know people that work the system and use it as a "get away with meals". People with a strong will to live can't seem to get proper help if you ask me. People that are a little stressed out and want a few days off from responsibilities just claim to be suicidal and worry about nothing. Surly people are truly suicidal and need to be there, I am just annoyed at those that abuse it. I personally know a few.

Posted 7/1/2017 4:22 AM (GMT 0)
Don't be so scared. You will be better.

Post Edited (peterp09) : 9/14/2017 10:16:56 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 7/9/2017 5:06 PM (GMT 0)
Chronic Strength I totally am with you on medication. I've had anxiety as long as I can remember. Ages 19-33 I was medicated. Lexapro, Paxil prozac- I've tried them all. I have memory loss thanks to the high doses of paxil MD's just tossed at me instead of doing their jobs and am now trying to go the natural way. I see a naturopath who does neuro feedback on me, I try supplements etc. I'm was moderately ok until I had a really bad attack on Friday in public and now am so depressed I can barely leave my bed. I feel defeated and like every year I'll just get worse and worse until I die. I'm so deathly afraid of more meds that I avoid doctors but I'm scared I'll have to give back in and trade my creativity, memories, feelings for whatever it is I am on meds. I feel pretty defeated. I wish there was somewhere I could get extenstive treatment but I have a family I don't want to leave. I'm sorry others go through this.
Posted 7/9/2017 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
I had the beginnings of the agoraphobia thing the same way in my early 20's. Every time I'd go out in public, my hands would shake and my heart beat so fast you could literally see it pounding through my shirt. Literally had to have clerks at stores finish filling out my checks at the checkouts for purchases since my hands were shaking so much I couldn't do it myself. Going out to restaurants? Forget it...I'd shake so much I couldn't feed myself. I finally found a doc that prescribed Clonazepam ( Klonopin)....what a life saver! Anti depressants cause more anxiety at first so they can be a bit counter-productive. However, Clonazepam calmed me down enough that I was able to take baby steps into getting out and doing small things at first, bigger things later on. I know how you're feeling. Anxiety is a major life changer. Right now I'm in a battle with it again but I know from experience that I can get past this. Stay positive and try not to get sucked into the despair of it...look at what might work for you and follow that goal.
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