No. I've tried medications and they all either made me sick or make me feel horrible, so I just use CBD and meditation....
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I have done so well for so long, but I'm back. I hate that anxiety & panic disorder can 99% go away for months or even a year and then BOOM... right back at it. Started with tight muscles in my neck,...
Thank you guys. Just having people who understand helps so much....
Last night I noticed that the bicep on my right arm feels hard and larger compared to my left arm. Now I have been Googling everything from lymphedema to blood clots...panic has begun. I KNOW it...
I've been doing better this week. We made it through Hurricane Florence. It's still raining, but we're safe where we are, so that's a positive....
Thank you so much....
Cbd works really well. I started using the cbd honey back in May of this year and until recently(only b/c of a series of overwhelming & highly stressful situations did my anxiety resurface) had...
Back after an extended time away. I had a bit of an anxiety meltdown a couple of days ago, but feeling a little better today....
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I started taking the cbd in place of medication because everytime they have put me on something it has made me sick in one way or another. One of them even landed me in the hospital. The only thing I...
So, it's been a while since I have been here because I had been doing so well with my anxiety until recently. With meditation and cbd, I had gotten everything under control. Then, in March, my mom...
Welcome! I'm sure you will find this place as a great resource....
Yes! Heartburn and acid reflux seem to plague me during times of high anxiety....
Went to the event and am now back home. I had pretty bad anxiety on the way there but once there, I completely was able to distract myself from it and went on to have a great evening. Things are...
I'm going regardless (on the way there now-I'm on my cell).... and fighting the anxiety every step of the way. Trying to use CBT to get me through. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Thanks for the...
I am going somewhere tonight for the holiday that we go every year to listen to a band and see fireworks; however, last year I had a pretty bad panic attack at this place. Now, ever since leaving the...
Thanks guys! This place really helps....
Oh my gosh! This thread has been so helpful. I have seen so many people posting symptoms that I have as well, but didn't know were linked to my anxiety. The excessive goosebumps and sensitive skin...
It seems like everytime I "think" I have the panic attacks under control, they come back with a vengeance. The thing is that I have them for a while... start learning the triggers, find a way (cbt or...
First of all, hello...and I am sorry that you are going through this. I'm sure it is terribly exhausting. Secondly, are you on any medications? I ask this b/c I was on a medication once that caused...
Have really bad stress-caused anxiety today. My mom is having some health problems. She was having memory issues and b/c of that and the bad mood swings, I thought it was Alzheimer's, but come to...
I have anxiety/panic and OCD, but my symptoms are a bit different from yours. I only take Buspar for my anxiety..really no treatment for my OCD....I just try to manage it myself. I know that...
Doing much better today. No headache....less anxious. It all comes and goes, but I'll take the good days when I get them. :-)...
I am so sick of feeling like there is ALWAYS something wrong with me. I dwell on every little symptom as though it could be something lethal. Then, I try to stop doing this for a while and then I...
I feel your frustration (literally)...and have often had many of those same thoughts....
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Thanks, stkitt. Yes, I have been diagnosed with GAD and Panic disorder by my PCP. They have run multiple EKG's, blood tests, and did an Echocardiogram and all came back ok...so, it's definitely an...
Thanks, Cat. It is so funny (weird not ha ha) how our minds work. I have had these off and on for at least 11 years, yet they freak me out every time as though it were the first time it were...
I have had these for years off and on...had my heart checked...everything is fine there. Apparently it has more to do with anxiety and panic disorder than it does with my heart. The problem is that...
Yes! I have been taking Buspar for a while, and it does cause me to have a headache which is generally worse in the morning. The medicine works well, but that is a terrible side effect that doesn't...
I have anxiety/panic disorder and OCD too. This site is really great b/c it helps so much to know that there are others out there like you and that you are not alone in what you are going through. I...
I hadn't been using relaxation techniques recently b/c I was doing so well. I guess I need to do these things even when I'm feeling better. Also, speaking of hormones, I have noticed that I do have...
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I take Buspar and have been on it for a few months now. The biggest side effects that I have (and keep in mind that I am really sensitive the medications) is sleepiness and sometimes waking up in the...
Hi Kitten. I'm sorry that you are feeling so alone. I feel that way a lot as well. Mostly because others who do not have Anxiety/Panic Disorder have no idea what it takes out of a person and how...
Hi Petey. I am 33 and have so many symptoms from anxiety that it's ridiculous. Having this is so frustrating and others (who don't have it) just don't seem to understand. My mom tells me "I just...
I have heard ppl talk about brain zaps, but I don't know (don't think) that's what I'm having. Recently I have started having like head quivers.....it's the same sensation of having goosebumps...but...
I was doing so well for a while there (a couple of months)....even started thinking that maybe I could overcome the anxiety, but now it's back almost worse than before. I have random muscle tension...
I have this sometimes and I just take antacids...but I'm wondering if something like Prilosec OTC (Acid reflux med) might help more. I use to be on Prilosec years ago and it was a good med....
I am on Buspar and at first it made me sleepy and would give me headaches, so they reduced it. The tablet is able to be split, so if you call the doctor's office and let them know how tired it makes...
Today has been better. Thank you for your concern :-)...
I did pretty well for a few days then, last night, when I went to lay down and go to sleep, I started having these little pinchy feelings ever so often in my left leg. I know logically, it's probably...
Thanks for everyone's replies. The thing is, that I am not necessarily worried about anything when it happens. It's usually after a high anxiety day, but when I am very tired and I want to go to...
Lately when I am very anxious and also very tired, it seems when I am trying to go to sleep, that my anxiety and tiredness are fighting one another. I will start to drift off and then almost jump...
I have had these for many years. The docs ran EKG's and an ECG, but saw that nothing was wrong. I chalk it up to anxiety/panic disorder....
Reading health articles tends to send me on a spiral of "OMG, I have these symptoms". Part of me knows it's ridiculous, but another part of me thinks....maybe I do have this or that. Also, my...
Although it can be really difficult to make yourself do the breathing exercises in the middle of an attack, yes, I do them anyway. I really have to push myself to start off with....then it becomes...
I understand exactly what you are going through. Anxiety/panic can be so debilitating. Deep breathing techniques help me so much and perhaps they would help you as well. Also, something that Kitt...
We are all here for you, Kitt....just as you are here for us. In the short time that I have been here, your words have helped so much. I really hope that you are feeling better soon....