Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Sounds like a good plan.

ISM,

Did your doctor mention an increase after some time? 12.5 mg is a low dose. It could be that you have just plateaued and need to bump up to the next level.

If you have not talked to your doctor already, then now would be the time for a consult.

S.C.

It's good that, when you have other issues, you come back here for more views about what might can be done.

First you were worried sick that if you took Paxil for your anxiety, it would slow down your sex life.

Now you're worried that if your Paxil, which you say has stopped working for your anxiety, is increased, that level of Paxil will also stop working.

So there is a common thread: you worry about the pill they give you to help you stop worrying, and which also controls your anxiety.

If the increased dosage doesn't work, write back and let us know.

You say,

“The main problem is that I am an International student and have to deal with every situation myself only. Sometimes I cry because of these problems. I am trying to change with the environment, but all is in vain”

I have an idea of what you may be going through.

I have a handicap which keeps me from driving a car. Also, because of the handicap, I have to get the heck out of here from time to time, but I can’t drive. Double layer of problem.

I have an emotional problem. bipolar, which makes decision making harder. Triple layer of problem.

I don’t know a whole lot of people I can call who, at a moment’s or hour’s notice, will drive me away from here. Four layers of problem.

When I say here, I have some neighbors who will attack me. Five layers of problem.

So I have an idea of what it’s like to live in a foreign land, have emotional problems, not speak the language, have no friends or relatives anywhere around, and be expected to solve a multitude of problems on a regular basis.

It is very tough. I know that.

Deciding to live in a foreign country, were you told it was going to be a piece of cake? Is staying in India not an option for your field of work, because of the education and job opportunities?

I know that would be tough.

Did you say you have cousins in America? Do you live with them? Can they help you out?

I know when I was in college, the weekends could be a problem because, I wasn’t in a foreign land, I was in a foreign city. I basically didn’t know anybody.

I would often go to my parents’ home some 100 miles away because the weekend with no one else in the dorm and no classes was usually too much alone time.

But with you being from India, going home is not an option. So how do the weekends go? Is that a problem?

How did your uncle make it in a foreign country? How about your cousins?

How about, can you increase yours medicine to calm down your anxiety?

I could see where that could all be too much. What are some of your difficulties now?

In a way that's good, in that the only problem you have is that you have negative thinking.

I had negative thinking, and I rad omsthing that said be positive you can solve a problem befor you start trying to solve it, and it really helped.

Can you see if you can do that?

As far as over thinking, if you had less time to think about problems, that might help. Do you have any hobbies? Have you met anyone at school you can go places with?

Is there a club in town or at school where students from India can join and meet each other?

Do you like to watch TV? For instance, the World Series is on right now, 8p.m. EST. Do you have an interest in sports on TV, or playing sports?

Do you like to walk? I just got back from a walk, which helped me to kill about an hour. Then I'm going to watch TV, cook supper, eat supper, go to bed.

During the day, do the computer, watch TV, fix and eat meals and clean up the kitchen and apartment, walk around the block.

You don't need to be drinking beer.

What did your father say to inspire you?

You do have a difficult situation, like many people.

Well, that's where your anxiety pills come in.

Where are we on that? You have some from the doctor and they worked for awhile, but now they are not strong enough.

But we don't want to get them re-upped in mg., because they might not work, again. What?

But they might work at the increased mg., and calm you down. Why are you looking only at the neg. side. Hello!!!

Can we guess who your worst enemy is? Can you look all round the apart. to see if you can find him?

Have you gotten an appt. with the doctor to get them increased?

Here's something you can write on your paper.

"One problem at a time, and be positive you can solve that problem."

What do you paint?

You like movies. Christmas movies are coming up on the Hallmark Channel in a few days.

Is there a way you can meet people at your college? Join a school club, or something?

It's good that you've got an appointment.

You're using a multiple approach to solving your problems. That's very good.

Today again I became depressed, it sometimes effects my job also. I don't know what I should do. I am not getting out of this negative cycle

Good to hear from you again.

It's good to have some time, and see how things went during that time.

You said in one of your posts today:

"Today again I became depressed, it sometimes effects my job also. I don't know what I should do. I am not getting out of this negative cycle"

You said in an earlier post you take Paxil, which net says is for depression and anxiety, and you said above: "Today again I became depressed."

You said you take 12.5 mgs., but added: "No, but he (your doctor) said that medicine dose has to be increased in the future. But I am afraid that if every time dose has to be increased to get the same effect."

I think same effect, you meant it may have quit working, or at least you got more depressed or the dosage wasn't high enough to begin with. But yet you add that you're concerned a higher dosage will quit working or not be enough.

Well, don't you think you ought to try a higher dosage and see what happens?

You also said above: "I am not getting out of this negative cycle"

Well, maybe you ought to try an increase in your medicine, and are you thinking positive about this difficulty, that you can solve it?

You said you live with your cousins. What do they do to keep busy?

You said in your other post today:

"Sometimes, I think I should return to my country. But I again think that this opportunity I will not get again. In India also I was doing nothing"

Back in India, you're going to carry the same negative mindset. If you're negative here, you're going to be negative there, with less opportunities, and maybe less medicine.

How good is the treatment there for depression? Can you get Paxil there?

I'm sure it is difficult to live in a foreign country. I know some people in my neighborhood, and they're not having it easy, either.

I am trying to start to make a routine of doing meditation 5 minutes a day

Thanks bro

I want to rewire my thinking patterns. Do you know much time it would take to make it again