Hello, I am sorry your anxiety has returned. I experience all of the sensations you describe and they are tiring. I have re-learned to breathe (deep breathing) which helps enormously with the dizzy...
Hi Gizmofab, I am so sorry you are dealing with this. You are neither weak nor a loser. Weak people would not be able to deal with feeling terrified a lot of the time the way panic sufferers do; in...
Hi JPE004, It is great that you are using deep breathing and positive self-talk (I have a very hard time with the latter). Please be reassured that panic attacks cannot cause heart failure or cardiac...
I glad to hear you are feeling better, JPE004! I agree with you, grovepower, that in order to get the benefits of yoga and meditation, you need to keep practising and eventually you do get past the...
Hi JPE004, It doesn't sound silly at all. I have felt increased anxiety and panicky after doing something that is supposed to relax me. I will have felt what you describe during or after doing yoga,...
Hey PT/TF! Super sweet for you to think of me:) I would have e-mailed you, but would feel weird just to talk. I'm glad that Seroquel is at least one medication that seems to help you on a consistent...
Thank you for your replies, they allay some of my fears. Hi TF/PT, I recall both pseudonyms and was very happy to hear from you here:) The dosage I would be looking at would be significantly smaller...
Hello, My psychiatrist and I are debating adding Seroquel to help get my anxiety/agoraphobia under control. I was wondering if anyone here has taken Seroquel for the express purpose of anxiety, panic...
Hmm...And then there were two... No, it was not cathartic. I agree with both your pet peeves, Alaskah. I think I'll refrain from "getting things off my chest" Seems to make me angrier and for helpful...
Hi All, I'm not sure what this post will be about or how it will turn out - I'm just rather bored since nothing seems to keep me asleep. So far today, 5mg of Klonopin and 200mg of Benedryl (I don't...
Hi Greenbean885, I don't know what you are taking Xanax for (it's usually prescribed as an anti-anxiety med, but as you are posting in depression, it could be for some other reason). A starting dose...
Hi guys, Thank you all for your input. No one recommends going off any kind of antidepressant cold turkey (even I tell others not to do that), but to be honest, I am past caring. I'm not sure how it...
Hi Dylan, I'm sorry to hear you suffer from bouts of depression and that the higher dose of Zoloft is not working for you. Unfortunately, it is entirely possible for and antidepressant to "poop out"...
Hello All, I am seriously contemplating quitting Cymbalta (120mg) "cold turkey." In the last few months (since July), I've been spiralling into depression that is getting worse and worse (I started...
Hello MindCramp and welcome! I'm sure your post will help someone; it is always comforting to know we are not the only ones struggling with anxiety and panic. I'm sorry you had such a difficult...
Good evening TMJ, Tonight? I'm pretty low, but that is par for the course. I'm sorry to hear that the meds don't help with the pain, but the occasional relief from depression must be encouraging. No,...
Hi TMJ, Yes, I recall meeting you in chat and that you live just up the road;) I also recall that you are often in terrible physical pain, and to add depression...I can't even imagine! I tend to feel...
Hi again, Babyoub2 - I'm sorry you are also having such a rough time. I completely know what you mean about having to help ourselves "get there," but when the energy and evil thoughts are bombarding...
I'm sorry to hear your day sucked, bayoub2. Be comforted that you are not alone in that;) DW...
Hello all, I introduced myself a little while ago because I had a feeling I'd be visiting this forum more and more often. I feel ready to a give little more background on myself... I now know that I...
Hi noanswers and welcome to the site! I don't know that I can give you any answers or am in any position to give advice, but I can relate to much of your story. I have panic disorder with agoraphobia...
Good Morning sjennings45 and welcome! You've come to a great place for support and I have no doubt that you will hear many encouraging success stories. I'm sorry to learn that you have been dealing...
Good morning EmAeye, As I read your post I was flooded with memories from back when I was first diagnosed with this disorder. Unfortunately, it tool two years to be diagnosed (it wasn't as well known...
Happy New Year! Hello Awty - yes I remember your reply from the Anxiety forum and am thankful for your insight. I find it kind of neat that someone I don't know would be thinking about me, so thank...
Hello, I just thought I would formally introduce myself to the Depression Forum as I have been recently diagnosed with dysthimia (?) and major depressive disorder. I also deal with panic disorder...
Hi Shelly1979, While I can empathize with what you are dealing with, health anxiety is not one of my issues. However, before I was diagnosed with panic disorder, I was extremely vigilant about any...
Hi SC, Thank you for the warm welcome back. I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I decided to stop working - keep wondering if I did the right thing (probably is, but still I get nagging...
Hello All, I haven't posted in a while and suddenly felt the need to update my status to people I've never met;) Like many of you, I suffer with panic attacks and daily anxiety which is complicated...
Hi Mike, Wow! It sounds like you really put a lot of pressure on yourself to succeed. I'm sorry you are so stressed out and that taking meds makes you nervous. They do take time to kick in but it is...
Hi Darryl, I have some experience taking anti-depressants (Paxil, Effexor and now Cymbalta). Some side effects (like increased anxiety and headaches) are temporary and usually go away after a couple...
Hi Carol, I know exactly what you are going through and am very sorry that you are suffering. Please know that you're doctors are right: you are not losing your mind. However, it is a normal thought...
I just got in from a short drive during which I had a panic attack. I told myself there is nothing dangerous about the symptoms I am experiencing, deep breathing all the while. I managed to get home...
Hello Flashinglights, I am sorry you are going through a rough patch but can empathize with your situation. Due to my anxiety disorder, my resting heart rate is abnormally high. My doctor is not...
Hi Charlipop and welcome to healing well!, The dizziness, flashing lights, head pressure and tight neck can all be symptoms of a migraine. You may want to be more insistent with your GP about getting...
Hi Kitt, Thanks for this post. I add a new "anxiety" workbook to my roster each month (since this past January), but as I learn more, I also fail to apply things previously learned. These tips serve...
Hi Shanny and Kitt, Thank you both for your input. Shanny, I am a chocoholic as well! Although I do not eat copious amounts (certainly not on a daily basis), I think it is the sugar in chocolate that...
Hello All, I am currently experimenting with my diet to see if any of my anxiety/panic symptoms could stem from certain food intolerance. I have just gotten through day two of a gluten-free trial and...
Hi Kitt, Please accept my deepest sympathies on the loss of your MIL. -DarkWolf....
Hello Hurtandscared, I am sorry you are having a rough time. I can relate as both my anxiety and depression have been rather elevated for the past week or so for no obvious reason that I can discern....
Hello Everyone, "What if, for a day, you could leave all of those fears behind and just go wild? What would you do? Where would you go? What risks would you take if you weren't afraid?" I had to...
Hello Hibee, First off, I'm happy to hear that things are going better for you. With regards to your wanting to ink yourself, I had to throw in my two cents because I LOVE tattoos. I currently only...
Hi Bethy, Welcome to Healing Well. I am sorry to hear that you are struggling so. Many of us on this forum can empathize with what you are going through. As nana68 mentioned, it will help your...
Hello SC and SK, I am sorry to learn that you are both feeling a terrible lack of emotional support from your families, particularly your respective husbands. I am sure the majority of us dealing...
Hello km3119, Yes, anxiety can make it feel like food gets stuck in your throat every time you swallow solids - even liquids for some of us. It took me a long time to be able to eat without worrying...
Hi NewfieGL, I'm sorry to hear that your anxiety has returned in full force. Your current predicament does not sound stupid at all! When I first started having panic attacks and constant anxiety, I...
Hello Energystar, Welcome to Healing Well! I too have social anxiety and have had it for as long as I can remember. I'm only now starting to work through it with the help of self-help workbooks and...
Hi Writerblock, I'm sorry to hear you are having an especially difficult time with anxiety lately. Congratulations on your recent weigh-loss success! The fear of contracting an incurable disease is...
Hello Fearfully, I understand how you're feeling, as many of the members of this forum do, I'm sure. As far as I'm aware, anxiety and depression do not simply go away, you have to work at them both....
My pleasure P-Fit! Yoga is a great idea! Yes, you can take melatonin along with meds like Klonopin. I would start with the lowest dose of melatonin which I believe is 3mg (you can also find it in...
Hello P-Fit, I'm sorry you're having a rough time right now. Just remember, set backs happen but that is usually all they are. You can pull through this! You've obviously done it before. I understand...