Thank you and best wishes for a peaceful 2013 for you and everyone here....
Hi Av, I am going through the exact same thing right now. Seems to be a perfect storm for me of seasonal affective disorder, peri-menopause (43) and PMS. I had a melt-down last week (anxiety,...
Walking, racquetball, petting my dogs, DIY home projects, knitting, needlework, lego, and I just bought a fancy camera to take up amateur photography. I am trying to stimulate my sad artistic brain...
Bowie, I have been tingly as of late and trying not to let it get the best of me. I know, for me, my anxiety gets worse in the winter. I am assuming it is linked the same way as SAD. If you've been...
Thanks for the laugh S.C., I would be tempted to pull them over as well, and I love the idea of adding a blood lab. One stop shop on the drive home. :) I hope you all have a peaceful Thanksgiving....
Happy Birthday Kitt!! I too visited your Caringbridge site and am in awe of your continued strength adn resilience You are right, I shed a tear and had a laugh as well. I wish you the very best and...
I started out on 50 mg right away. I am about 10 weeks in and feeling a lot better. Not 100% but I don't think it will ever be 100%. Even "normal" people have anxiety at times and that is just how we...
THANK YOU!!...
Thank you SC for your ever encouraging words. What books do you specifically recommend for dealing with health anxiety? I think it's time to start working harder on this aspect of my anxiety/ocd....
Sending hugs and healing thoughts your way. And some for you too Kitt. I pray for peace for all of us....
So I had my echo a week ago and yay, I waited a whole week before prompting the Dr. for the results. He told me 24-48 hours but I decided to just wait and see. Anyway they called today and said I...
My heart goes out to you all, I know how torturous OCD can be. I suffer from intrusive, obsessive thoughts. Mine have to do with health, both physical and mental, thoughts that I am dying or going...
Kitt, gentle hugs right back to you. This makes my silly worries seem just that, silly. I am sending you all kinds of healing vibes and good thoughts for a full recovery. I feel a kindred spirit with...
Thanks for the encouragement SC. Waiting is the hardest part but I am going to be strong....
So, I waited 10 whole days to go see my primary doctor about all of this. Yay for being rational and not calling him at midnight for an emergency echocardiogram. He can hear the murmur while I am...
Seth, yes, yes, yes and yes. I have anxiety, depression and I put the "O" in OCD. My mind races just like yours with what if's and I was sure I was going mad a while back. That is one of the false...
Carika, so glad to hear you are feeling better. Kitt just posted a great response to another thread about morning anxiety. I still get anxious in the morning but I remind myself its just cortisol,...
I sure did reach rock bottom last December. It was horrible, de-personalization, physical tremors, obsessive thoughts through the roof and this time they decided to bring their ugly sister...
Carika, paxil and zoloft have both worked gradually for me. My anxiety is always around, it just becomes more tolerable every day. Like I said, it has not miraculously vanished but I am better able...
I was on Paxil, 20 mg and it took all of twelve weeks to fully kick in. And even then I was never 100% "cured". It definitely took the majority of panic sensations away and I was able with CBT...
Kitt, you are in my thoughts and prayers and I am sending all kinds of healing vibes your way. Know that you have helped me in the past whilst I read your posts of encouragment to others and I only...
"It is not time to worry about that now". I will add this to my mantra list. I have a fun dinner planned with friends tonight and I am not going to let this ruin a good evening....
S.C. to the rescue again. Thank you so much for your quick reply. I WILL NOT GOOGLE!!! I WILL BREATHE and put it all in God's hands. I am seeing my regular Doc next week and will report back. On a...
I went to an urgent care center today as I couldn't get in to my Doc. I have had a really bad sore throat for several days and just wanted to make sure it wasn't strep. He examines me and concludes...
Try to hang there. I'm six weeks on it come Monday and feel 60 percent better. The drowsiness will fade. I take mine in the morning....
Yes I get it. Can be scary but I've learned that anxiety presents itself with a myriad of strange physical sensations. I remind myself that is what it is and deep breathe and carry on with something...
Congratulations and I hope you keep on truckin'....
Thank you all for the warm welcome. I decided its time to pay some of your kindness forward. SC and Hibee, you two are truly angels on earth and reading your gentle encouragment for others has been a...
Ronnie, I suffer from the same OCD as you. I am currently on Zoloft and previously on Paxil. Both have helped tremendously. Got off paxil due to significant weight gain. The absolute best thing I...
I've been a lurker on this forum for months and have received so much good from it. I finally decided to post in hope that my experience may help others. I have had anxiety and ruminating negative...