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Posted 2/3/2011 4:31 AM (GMT 0)
i cant friggen sleep anymore, and the medication makes people not want to be around me apparently(something i just found out about today) which really doesnt help my depression part of my disorder (or whatever the hell you want to call it...) im in a really messed up place, dont even know why im posting... but i need help and my psych is to god darn impersonal to realize that im getting worse and worse
Posted 2/3/2011 5:22 AM (GMT 0)
Hi f.m. and welcome to the H.W. anxiety/panic forum. I am sorry to hear that you are going through a rough time right now. Not being able to sleep is a common complaint among those who suffer anxiety. It is miserable. I never have trouble falling asleep, but had trouble staying asleep at the peak of my A/P struggles.

I'm also sorry that you feel that no one wants to be around you because of your medication. Is this something that someone told you? If so, it sounds as though YOU may not want to hang around THEM!! I am sure that if you really examine this statement, you'll find that it's just not true:)

If you are not receiving satisfactory treatment and care from your therapist, can you look into finding another? Your recovery success really depends on the relationship that you have with him/her.

I hope that you will receive some other welcomes and good advice. I think that you will find this to be a great place full of information, support and the best people. Stick around and post anytime, we care and understand!

Take care,
Scaredy Cat
Posted 2/3/2011 5:52 AM (GMT 0)
franksmaatre,
i suffer from insomnia regularly and it was really terrible at the peak of my panic/anxiety a few years back. the longer i go without sleep, the harder it is to fall asleep at all.
i sometimes have to take something to help me sleep just to keep things from spiraling out of control again.
now i just take xanax, half of a light orange one(mgs?) and that usually helps me stop the cycle(of no sleep at all) from starting.
on one of my many trips to the er years ago, i was given a 2 mg shot of ativan to help me sleep.
it must have been a big part of the problem since i woke up feeling the most normal that i had in a long time.
are you able to take any tranquilizers?
they might help get you started back into a rhythm again. and then only take them as needed?
they helped/help me alot. thankfully i rarely take them anymore.
i agree with the sentiment of changing your doc if he/she is unsatisfactory. i did this and was very glad i did.
hope you feel better soon.
Posted 2/3/2011 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
i think i am going to change my doctor... the one i have now is too impersonal. hes just got me on 1 mg klonopin for the panic, and 20 mg lexopro, and i dont know which, or if its a combination of both, but im slowly losing it and people are telling me that and i believe it. i dont know whether or not to stop taking it cause i heard you have to ween. i guess i have to choose from debilitating depression and panic disorder/anxiety or being a loony person...
Posted 2/3/2011 1:49 PM (GMT 0)
frank,

Welcome to HealingWell. 

I do understand what it is like to have people telling me " what is wrong with me"  I did not tell friends or relatives of my problems with anxiety  and depression but put on a happy face on the outside while crying on the inside.


If I was upset I was  told all kinds of  things that only made me feel worse. Looking back I can laugh at some of the comments I bought into,   “Suck it up, buttercup!”  and “You shouldn't be feeling, this way!"

Don't let others define who you are but work on believing you can get better. 

I think you are the right track in looking for a new Dr. as well as discussing your medicaitons as you may not be on the right one for you.

I wish you peace,

Kitt

 

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