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Posted 1/16/2014 12:51 AM (GMT 0)
what are you supposed to do when you have nothing to be anxious about, its just your bodys way of telling you "you need another anxiety pill to calm down". im sitting here trembling and shaking and the only way to calm down would be to take another Xanax. ive been doing one a day for so long now today had to just take my second one. IM SO FED UP and *****d OFF that my body is acting this way, I just want it to STOP. why am I shaking? why am I trembling? why is Xanax the ONLY thing that will calm me down? I am SO frustrated beyond belief I just want to curl up in a ball and scream and cry until its all over. do I have to wait until im dead for some peace? that's how I feel and that's sad! too far away and I just want to be HAPPY and live a happy life while im here!!! I cannot wait for my psychologist and dr appts coming up because I need some answers I need some relief , I need to vent ,SOMETHING has GOT TO GIVE! I have been feeling physically ill nauseas migraine for over a month now I could sleep all day. I took off of school today .. took my daughters to school and slept until 2p.m.if It wasn't for the kids and having two tests tomorrow I would have been curled up into a ball and went to sleep awhile ago I feel physically exhausted for no reason. this is like pure misery. for those who have gotten over the anxiety b.s. HOW do you get your body to STOP producing physical symptoms such as shaking trembling fatigue feeling sick headaches feeling like if you don't take something to calm you down youll start convulsing...this is horrible. im just not understanding WHY my body wont just stop with all of the physical symptoms. im too young and supposedly healthy to be dealing with this (no one should have to deal with this in the first place...). it just makes me sooo mad that I thought I was doing so good than BAM! anxiety slaps me in the face 10 times harder. I feel like im going to have a nervous breakdown because I am overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr this!!!!!!

well I hope everyones night is going well.

Lacey

Posted 1/16/2014 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
...needless to say I did have to take that second Xanax and I feel much better now, I was shaking / trembling soo bad to the point that I wasn't even breathing right..this really , really stinks )-:
Posted 1/16/2014 3:25 AM (GMT 0)
Lacey, I went through this a long time ago lasted nearly 20 years and I used xanax to survive, I did just
like you I would try to do with out and cope, then take a half and cope until I got home from work,
then I knew I could call it a day anytime i wanted to, it worked for me. about two years ago just for a
test I started taking benadryl at bed time, I'm an old vet and did without sleep for decades I do wake up
but go back to sleep with no effort get more rest than I ever would have believed I didnt try to stop the
xanax I still carry them but for last two years I have not had one. I think the benadryl keeps me just a
little fogy in the mornings which stops me from anticipating anxiety, Peace

Larry ***
Posted 1/16/2014 6:21 AM (GMT 0)
L.,

I know how you are feeling right now, and I am so sorry.:(

I understand how frustrated and angry you can feel from all of this that you are going through.

I am glad that you were able to take some time off and get some rest today.

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Have you tried this?

After taking your next Xanax, try to spend a good amount of time practicing your coping skills.

Start with 10 minutes of deep breathing, then move on to progressive muscle relaxation, then finish with some yoga/light stretching or meditation. (your choice)

Even if you have not found these to be helpful in the past...do them anyway...here is the point.

Your mind may make an association in regards to how the coping skills are calming you...even though in reality, it is most likely the Xanax in effect...

...but you can help your brain and body into making that connection, and there may come a time when you don't need the Xanax to get the effect...just the coping skills!

Give it a try...you have got nothing to lose, and may be able to use less of your Rx, which seems to be your desire.

I hope that you have a better day tomorrow...check in and let us know, okay?

S.C.

Posted 1/16/2014 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hey L , we have spoken many of times and I'm right there with you , I know your pain , I'm taking Ativan for the pass week and I'm trying to stop it , I only took it because of the hell I had for the 3 days on the Zoloft , I'm in same boat as you , I wish it just goes away , I will say that you are very brave the fact that your able to still work and go to school , I font think I could , well I'm so busy with my son and his chemo appts , but when he is in school I sleep all day , I hate it life is passing me by , your in my prayers ....
Posted 1/16/2014 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for your responses everyone, it is appreciated hearing from others. Tomorrow I have my second appt with my new psychologist. Im going to see what he has to say. Its hard with work school and kids to find time to do anything like Yoga and things like that but I am determined. I would like to try that muscle relaxation as well. I know for me to get better I HAVE to try and find time for myself or Im always going to be a mess. My psychologist said last week that seeing and talking to him is one step ahead in finding time for myself by seeing him and trying to get better. He said it may take 6 months to a year for any results to be felt ,but we will work on it. That's a long time, but hey if it helps its soooooo worth it!!! Im excited to work on myself to get better because Im like BLAHHH right now. Sooooo tired nooo energy headaches everyday nauseas all the time terrible muscle tension and aches dizziness don't want to do anything but constantly doing everything so Im feeling totally drained. it takes a lot out of you feeling this way. I guess anxiety brings on depression because feeling like you're trying and not getting anywhere with the anxiety IS depressing, and upsetting! I get so upset that I don't even want to eat a lot of the times because I feel so sick dwelling on how im feeling and obsessing over when or if it'll go away. If I didn't have work and school Id be in bed ALL the time because that is how I feel constantly like I could fall asleep wherever I am at. Its definitely better in the summer because I do get winter depression, but I just don't want it at all. I know we cant always get what we want,but the thing I want most in this lifetime is to be anxiety FREE. everything is anxiety this anxiety that what if that what if this cause anxiety blah blah blah oooover it!!

all of you are in my thoughts and prayers and thanks again for your input and info!!

Lacey
Posted 1/16/2014 7:31 PM (GMT 0)
Lacey,

Glad to read you are seeing your therapist today.  Be sure to share all the things bothering you like you have been doing with us.

Do you have access to any group therapy?  Many people do well in a group setting.

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 1/16/2014 8:15 PM (GMT 0)
Lacey--good luck with the doctor. I have suffered for years and one thing I try to tell myself is "It is just the anxiety, nothing else." Deep breathing, turning your thoughts to something specific--prayer is my biggest relaxant. I do take medication. But I am always trying to find ways--besides that to calm my anxious mind and the physical symptoms it creates. IF you really just sit and slow your breathing down--like for a minute or two---you will see that you are a little calmer and your pulse rate will lower. Prayers your way
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