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Posted 1/30/2014 12:02 AM (GMT 0)
I feel very out of it. Like I'm dreaming or just woke up from a nap. I read something about DP/DR and sounds kind of like I have DR. or just a side effect from my lexapro I stopped for a week to try zoloft and went back on as of Monday. What should I do to speed up the process of returning to my normal state of mind!? My anxiety and depression seems to be better but this DR Is a tough one to overcome. I'm worried I'll be stuck like it for years or even forever
Posted 1/30/2014 4:21 AM (GMT 0)
D.T.,

I responded to your other post on the same subject as well, so be sure to refer to that one as well...

This very well could be a side effect of the med changes that you have been going through...I forgot about those.

If so, then this will be temporary thing as your body adjusts, so not to worry.

Remember the breathing exercises, it should help either way.

S.C.
Posted 1/30/2014 3:44 PM (GMT 0)
What were the breathing exercises? And ya I think it's just sde effects. Almost 90% of all my depression and anxiety are gone. All I have left is this weird feeling in my head. Like I'm dreaming almost. The best way to describe it is that feeling you get when you wake up from a nap. Everything just lacks vividness and isn't as "bright" as It use to be.
Posted 1/30/2014 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
I would recommend the following book:

Overcoming Anxiety: From Short-Time Fixes to Long-Term Recovery by Reneau Z. Peuifoy.  Amazon carries this book.

I have been through these kinds of feelings when switching medications.  One med had me walking into walls and it felt like I was on the outside watching myself with comprehending why I was behaving this way.  At the time I was also under severe stress.

Breathing exercise:

There are different types of deep breathing strategies, but the simplest involves sitting in a chair with your back straight and your arms on the armrests. You take a deep, slow breath in through your nose lasting close to 5 or 6 seconds. You then hold for a few seconds, and breathe out slowly through your mouth, taking close to 7 seconds (breathe out like you're whistling). Repeat 10 times.

 

Posted 1/30/2014 5:32 PM (GMT 0)

DT,

Any one of these sites will include breathing exercises.:)

 

Self Help sites with breathing/relaxation exercises instructions

Panic attack relief exercises:

http://www.healthyplace.com/

http://www.stress-relief-exercises.com/

http://www.ehow.com/video_4405003_breathing-exercises-panic-attacks.html

http://www.psybersquare.com/anxiety/panic_relax_I

Posted 1/31/2014 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
I feel like I'm having more and more times of the day where I feel "normal" each day. But at night I keep having thoughts of when that terrible feeling may come back and I start to feel that way again:(
Posted 1/31/2014 5:40 AM (GMT 0)
So a bit of both good and not so...

Celebrate the increased times of feeling good and back to normal...that is progress for sure!

...and try not to anticipate any more episodes coming up. They may not at all. Or even if they do, they are likely to be less bothersome, and shorter lived, since you are making strides in your anxiety management, and getting used to your meds.:)

Keep up the good work.

S.C.
Posted 1/31/2014 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
This is such a bother. I can't stand it! Haha. I do feel like I may be getting better day by day but what if I'm not!?
Posted 1/31/2014 7:21 PM (GMT 0)
DT,

Congratulations on making progress with your problems.  I discovered my problems often disappear all on their own and I may not notice until a week or so later.  Then it dawns on me - I did not have a hard time with one of my anxiety issues for a bit and it feels so good.

Keep doing what is working for you.

Kindly,

Kitt

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