Yep, I have the same problem. :) My anxiety developed years ago right before I was about to graduate from college. It was mostly brought on by thoughts of, "Holy crap, I've been in school for the...
I was started on 10mg for some reason (mainly because I think my PCP is a numbnut when it comes to psychiatric meds, tbh), and for the past four weeks I haven't noticed any improvement in my anxiety...
Hey Lawchick, I was on Celexa starting in 2006 at 20mg and going up to 40mg a couple of years later. All told, I took the medication for nearly ten years. I would say for the first three years it...
If you don't mind me asking, Hibee, about how long? I'm used to SSRIs taking a long time to kick in; I remember when I started Celexa that it took about a month before I really noticed a difference...
I started weight lifting again yesterday, first time in about a year, so I'm going to try and start exercising a little more. I'm hoping that the short-term additional anxiety from quitting smoking...
Hey all, Still feeling 'off'; the weekend was tough as my wife was working but I made sure to set myself a lot of 'around the house' tasks. By early this afternoon I was feeling jittery and...
Afternoon all, Just wanted to post an update. I returned from my Seattle trip on Saturday afternoon. My job has been absolutely bonkers since I got back (I'm a computer systems administrator for a...
Leaving my routine is the big one. It's like a cross between anxiety and homesickness. After I took my dog out for a walk tonight and gave him his dinner he came up to me and I just lost it. Then I...
As feared, I'm getting worse the closer I'm getting to this trip. My wife is working tonight so I'm by myself in the house and I've been doing nothing but crying since I got home. :cry:...
Thanks for the responses, everybody. I've got a call in to my doc to get a new script for my Klonopin and I saw my counselor today and will be seeing her again tomorrow. It was a rough session today;...
Yep, I take a benzo (Klonopin 0.5mg as needed for panic attacks, I don't take it regularly), but it takes a long time to kick in. If I have a panic attack Klonopin tends to take up to an hour to an...
Hey folks, I'm in the middle of switching SSRIs (Celexa to Prozac), and I just started my second week of Prozac. My anxiety has been ramping up a lot already because of the side effects of switching...
Hey folks, Checking in after a month or so; wanted to see how others were doing and also to ask others with recurring panic attacks about Prozac. I think I mentioned in my post on July 22nd that I...
Hey folks, Posted a few days ago about having a rough time with my panic and anxiety recently. My therapist, who I've been seeing for several years now, started working me through the initial steps...
Great so far. Keep 'em comin'! The long evening wasn't too bad. Had an even longer day today; lots of running around and house projects. I've got a pretty terrible one for everybody: One tanker ship...
Ahh, kids are crazy. Gotta love em. :) My dog provides the comic relief in our house!...
It's been a long time, although I've been continuing my treatment for anxiety and panic over the past year or so. I am still on Celexa 40mg but now supplemented with Klonopin as needed. My anxiety...
I posted earlier in the week that my wife and I are travelling this weekend; I am absolutely freaking out today. I woke up so filled with panic today that I started crying. I really don't know what...
Hello everyone in HealingWell land... Been a long time since I've posted, although I still check in here regularly. My overall anxiety has gotten better over the past two years but my panic attacks...
Thanks for the kind words, everybody! I'm feeling a bit better today and have buried myself in tasks at work, which is helping to keep my mind 'in the moment'. :) And ScaredyCat, LOL! That was awful!...
Being able to travel with my wife free of anxiety and actually enjoy all the places we want to visit! :yeah:...
Hey all, Having sort of a rough evening. It's been very cold, windy and rainy here all day (weird considering the east coast was in the 90s earlier this week!), and I was ok for most of the day, but...
Hey Hibee, Thanks for the welcome back. Yes, I'm sure we've all got a few embarrassing stories under our belts with this dreadful affliction of ours! :) Blue...
Hey AngelLisa, Thanks for the reply. Yes, I visited a psychologist when I was nearly finished college (when my anxiety really hit for the first time), and was diagnosed with GAD and panic disorder....
Hey folks, I've been doing very well with my anxiety for almost three years now. I had no major attacks from 2011-2014. In January of 2014 I got married and at that time I was doing so well that my...
Rrakkma, likewise! It calms me down and allows me to be more emotional about what I'm feeling. Helps her understand what I'm going through and the distress it causes....
Hey naman, so sorry to hear you're going through a rough patch. :( I too just had my first panic and anxiety stage in almost three years this past Friday evening and have been feeling pretty down in...
Sort of an aside to the topic I posted earlier today: has anybody ever broken down in front of their therapist and had to reach for that box of tissues beside the couch or seat? I'm seeing my...
Thanks Karen! No more vacations this year that I know of. I'm going to have to try to deal with this head-on sometime soon though. My wife loves going on vacation and she wants me to enjoy it as much...
Hey folks, It's been a couple of years since I last posted. I've had almost no trouble with anxiety for two years. In that time I've gotten married, acquired a lovely dog and am living in a new...
Hey Lasardo! Definitely can relate. I have had travel anxiety since I was about 17 (27 now), although will discuss that more later in the post. In regard to dealing with sick family members, I think...
Hey Cheaky, If I may ask, do you remember similar periods of anxiety when you were younger about leaving your home and your parents? I ask because your case sounds somewhat similar to mine. I am now...
Just curious to see how everybody's routine changes when they're in the middle of a bad anxiety cycle. I tend to surround myself with friends as often as possible. Tonight my girlfriend is cooking...
Hey JSchecky, Just wanted to check in and see how you're doing today. :) Soonblue...
Hey JSChecky, Hopefully you're starting to feel a bit better already knowing there are people on here who can relate to your troubles (I know I did!). Like you, I also suffered from low-grade anxiety...
Hey 3doorsdown, I too tend to lose a good bit of weight when I hit an anxiety cycle. My anxiety primarily affects my stomach in the form of very bad nausea, so I wind up with almost no appetite...
That would be great, Scaredy. Thanks! At the moment my time to rest is usually when I head home from work (4:30 to 5 in the evening). My girlfriend is my rock when I have anxiety; she knows about my...
Morning to everyone in HealingWell land... Any words of encouragement today would be much appreciated. I've been at work every day this week despite crushing anxiety and I really could use some...
Hey folks, It has been many many moons since I posted at or viewed HealingWell's APD board (last time was January 2009 I think). First and foremost, how are things with everybody else? And now, the...
Thanks Kitt!...
Everything said above is true, you will feel better in time. When you have a bad panic attack you generally tend to suffer bad anticipatory anxiety about having another. I would actually take the...
Well, I'm on the second week of my latest anxiety bout and true to form, the anxiety has lessened slightly but the depression has set in. So I have a couple questions for everyone: When you're going...
Seems like Alaska is a popular spot for us AP sufferers! :-) If money and AP were not in the way, I would take my girlfriend all the places she still wants to visit. :-) She's a historian and would...
Many thanks for the replies so far. It's quite uplifting even in the midst of this to know that other people have tried what seems to be awaiting me and that they've had some success. I have an...
just breath, can totally relate. It seems like I'm most calm mid-to-late evening, starting about 8pm. Just last night my girlfriend came over and even though we both had to be up early today, I...
TeacherBetsy, just breath, same here! I don't get depressed during the winter but boy do my panic attacks seem to pick up! I actually started a new cycle of panic/anxiety on Monday this week(first...
Hey all, I know I don't post here nearly as often as I should, and when I do I usually go through some long, drawn-out back story. :) I'm looking for information and personal stories this time, so...
Great to hear that you're feeling a bit better each week! With anxiety, take any silver lining you can find! :-) I get my anxiety as a specific period once or twice a year. There's no way to tell...
Hey Georgie Girl, Thanks for the response! I've wondered for a couple of years now whether or not I suffer from SAD; it's something I should probably look into as 3 out of the 4 really bad bouts of...
Good afternoon everybody... Long time no talk. It's been about ten months since I last posted. A few here might remember me; stkitt and howlyncat, you two would often respond to my posts and give...