sooo I haven't really updated whats been going on in my personal life lately but there's alot lol so i'll give you the short version... I broke up with my boyfriend of 5 years in the beginning of...
i haven't been able to actually eat a meal in about 5 days. I pick here and there because i know I *need* to eat, but the thought of food is just making me disgusted. I've also had alot of stress...
so I saw my doctor yesterday and she upped my dosage of Lexapro to 10mg. I took it last night and didn't really notice any negative changes :) i slept really well and today I feel pretty good. I feel...
my stomach makes alot of noise through out the day. i don't notice much discomfort, just here and there esp when i'm going to have a bm. I do have anxiety and notice that after a bout of more serious...
does anyone else out there suffer from or have heard about people suffering from yellow mucus when they have a bowel movement? I've noticed it's definitely worse for a few days after severe panic or...
hi scaredy :) i def have OCD tendencies, and I have mentioned it in therapy. I have a laundry list of items to work on with her lol and she basically said we'll tackle the 'easier' once first, one...
Over the past few months I have grown increasingly aware of what I touch and germs and such thus causing me to wash my hands alot. It's probably just the cold weather and the handwashing but i've...
I feel your anxiety. A friend of mine, 24 year old female just like me, went to bed one night, woke up with stomach virus like symptoms and began to have a stroke. I immediately started to freak out...
hey that's awesome! if you don't mind me asking, what dosage are you on? because i've been on 5mg (half the lowest dosage) for about a month and i see my doctor about uping my dosage this week. i'm...
welcome :) this is a great and helpful place. I've had anxiety and depression ever since i can remember and attacks since i was about 12. Congrats on being sober. Everything happens for a reason, i...
welcome! don't hesitate to post :) everyone here is very warm and supportive....
I asked my therapist about this and she said that it could be what i said above, but more likely is has to do with the hormones of my period coming. She said personally, and she has other patients...
last night i was anxious, i tend to get more anxious at night, and it's also around the time my period is due. i went to bed around 10, woke up at 1, then again at 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... then got 3 solid...
it sucks because we need income, i love to work, but i can't do anything until my treatment is done and there is no financial aid i can find in my state. my hubby is working 6 days a week and in...
oh yes i forgot to mention getting 'over the hill' was hard too no matter how good it felt. i cried because i tried to do the job myself and it took almost an hour... i wouldn't give up out of...
i'm on week three of 5 mg and i take it about 2 hours before bed, same time every night, and i really haven't experience any side effects. maybe because it is such a low dose? not sure, but i'm...
i def experience more anxiety before i get my period... i'm thinking it has to do with the hormone change? it's terrible :(...
usually for me those symptoms are about 20 seconds into an attack. the first things that happen to me are rapid heart rate, dizziness, and hot flashes... it just escalates from there. *hugs* sorry...
I was just wondering, I'm on week 3 of Lexapro, with no noticable side effects, but my doctor had me start with half a pill (5mg) instead of the whole pill. She said she would give me samples for the...
Maybe upon waking, instead of jumping up and getting started with your day, lay there for a good 10 minutes and relax. I heard that often when you wake up anxious, most people jump right out of bed...
I've noticed while taking lexapro and xanax, i still get 'in the mood' but it takes a bit longer to 'warm up'. It is frustrating at times, but if my hubby is that desperate lol he's willing to take...
thank you all for your advice and understanding. it's very hard, but i'm working through it. between this site and a very small group of close friends I have a good support system. I had a session on...
For the past year or so I've been going to dinner at my parent's house every sunday schedule permitting and it's always been alot of fun. I get to see my parents, my sister, and my grandparents all...
def yoga :) and reading! reading takes your away in a good way :) i've been reading alot on meditation and found that reading itself helps, but i'm picking up tools to calm my brain as well. good...
I was having some of the same issues for a while. I had a great new job, was being greatly recognized and praised, but they could only offer me one day a week. To me it seemed, if i'm doing so well,...
I'm on xanax and I noticed that if I have a rough day and take up to the max amount of pills for that day, the next day i have blurred vision in one of my eyes. It is a possible side effect. I've...
Thank you all for your words of understanding and advice :) They helped alot! I think I got really lucky in a sick way last night.... Let me explain: Last night he was chilling with a friend of ours...
Does anyone have any advice as far as dealing with your hubby while in treatment? I'm currently on Xanax and Lexapro and I have no sex drive or appetite, which to me is not a huge deal considering...
i do the same thing. anytime i feel slightly off i google and then i freak out thinking i have rare diseases. i've lost tons of weight from both stress and loss of appetite and my BMs have changed...
I'm going back and forth between IBS and anxiety in a vicious cycle. I am emetophobic so whenever my IBS acts up, my anxiety sky rockets, then in turn the IBS gets worse. Any slight stomach feeling...
i like that quote ZM :) i sort of adopted this as my personal mantra after seeing it recently online "everything will be okay in the end. if it's not okay, then it's not the end" sort of makes me...
"JUST STOP" the first time my fiance said that to me i could have punched him in the face. he had no idea what was going on and he was scared, so he got aggitated with worry, but still. now he...
that's true too Fugs... Normally I jump right out of bed, which ppl say is bad to do cause it just adds to the jolt of anxiety, and i pace around, get a cold washcloth for my face and neck, check my...
i have shakey hands, finger twitching, especially when my panic is growing or i'm becoming aggitated emotionally. on the other hand, i do twitch in my sleep, so even if i'm calm and passed out my...
i guess cause at night, there's never anything on tv, there's nothing to really do, and you don't want to because you're so tired you just want to get back to bed. in the night, you feel alone...
when it rains, it pours. but hopefully you'll come to see the rainbow :) i'm so sorry for all your going through right now. i wish the best for you and your mom....
thanks SC, yeah you both are right. i have started therapy but i'm only going to my second session monday so its still all intake paperwork so she has an idea of where to start with me lol i've been...
thank you for your support Fugs, it's nice to know someone is out there somewhere hearing my cries. since i know where most of my anxiety stems from i'm going to try researching information about my...
welcome back. i'm a new member but i look forward to showing my support :) good luck and take care...
For that past 4 months or so I have been experiencing panic attacks in the middle of the night, waking me from sound sleep. These have never happened before, and have led me to seek treatment because...
thanks guys for your advice and kind words :) i'll def keep you updated as far as how it's going. take care!...
Hobbies hobbies hobbies :) personally i find that when i feel this way, esp bc i am too unemployed and have a hard time keeping a job due to my anxiety, i have found tons of hobbies to do to take my...
I had this problem every single day of my teenage years. I would wake up without an alarm, dry heave into a garbage can for about 30 minutes, get ready for school, and feel like crap until about 1 in...
today, in about....5 hours and 15 minutes (but who's counting lol)... i have my first therapy appointment. i'm nervous and excited. where do i start? i honestly feel like i'm starting a 2 million...
Has anyone else noticed they have developed OCD tendancies to cope with their anxiety and or depression? i've noticed more and more, as I get ready to attend my first therapy appointment i'm trying...
oh and by the way :) good for you! it is def an accomplished feeling when you get through something meds-free. i've only experienced this once but still it was a great empowering feeling. congrats!...
honestly even though i'm a touch claustrophobic, when i am in shorter tunnels while driving, i actually feel slightly 'safe' i guess is the word. i noticed it this past week, as i drive through the...
i totally feel you. At my last job, which i was laid off from in January, while my manager was as sympathetic as she could be, the HR manager was a total pr*ck about my absenteeism, even though I...
just having one of those nights. i'm anxious restless feeling how i used to feel right before i would, but i haven't actually in years. my first actual therapy appointment is oct 5, and before that...
I will be making an appointment with a doctor next week, but for now I've been talking with my friends mom who has been a nurse for 20 years and she's pretty sure I have IBS. I've suffered from...