Hi Forum!I just need some reassurance, encouragment, presepective, etc.? I am currently experiencing extreme anxiety related to waiting for lab results. I have a panic disorder, am a hypochondriac...
Hi Everyone, It's been awhile since I've last posted here, but frequently read through the posts and connect with many. My health anxiety has reached an all time high and it feels as though my...
Hi Jake! I have a prescription of Klonopin and have been taking it for about a year now. It is highly addictive and should only be taken when you are having symptoms (as needed). The symptoms you are...
Hi Dana and welcome to the forum! I am also fairly new here as well and find this to be an amazing resource. Everyone is really helpful and encouraging here:) I totally agree with Larry (Hi Larry:))...
Thanks Larry, I just get so frustrated with this struggle in my mind. I was doing so well for the past few weeks and I feel like I'm right back where I started. I hate being afraid all the time:(...
Thanks BeRock! I have tried breathing exercises and am trying to utilize it more and more before I plunge into a full blown attack. I just wish this would all go away permanently and I can live a...
My friggin panic is back and in its full glory again! I'm so frustrated..I feel like crying. In addition to continually checking my blood pressure, I am now continually check my heart rate and freak...
Hi Brettof9, I often get anxiety after I eat. Not sure why, but I'm right there with ya...unfortunately:(. Anxiety is a complicated disorder. I always say I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. The...
I also can relate, unfortunately. For the past 3 months panic had been a prevailing theme in my life. I have various symptoms as well. Numbness and tingling in my extremities, lightheadedness,...
Hi everyone! My doc prescribed Lexapro today and I was wondering if anyone has taken it and gained weight. I am very body conscious...it plays into my OCD and health anxiety. So I'm really concerned...
Thanks Soul! I'm going to see a psychologist in a few weeks.I also wish you healing. 14 years is a long time! I am so glad that this forum is active and constructive. It definitely helps to hear from...
Hi everyone! Just trying to keep my mind occupied on something other than panic...so I thought I'd post something because I am on the verge of falling into a full blown panic attack:( I'm so...
Hi and welcome! I am also new and am finding this to be an excellent resource for my a/p. Like you I have horrible insomnia...pretty much on a nightly basis. It sometimes feels as though I am the...
Hi JJ, Mine last for awhile as well, unfortunately. I can have symptoms all night sometimes. This week in particular I had symptoms every night for hours. I had to take a klonopin just now because my...
Thank you so much for all your great ideas. Having a caring community such as this, really does make me believe that I can overcome this disorder. I have had numerous tests done on my heart and lab...
Hello! I am new to this forum and grateful for it. I am very excited to utilize this as a way of dealing with my panic disorder and along the way maybe help someone else. In addition to my panic...