By the way, how have you all dealt with drinking on it? Both the doc and the pharmacist said oh it's fine just probably wouldn't want to get hammered, but thought I'd see what your experiences were,...
Thanks everyone! I plan to stick through it. I don't want the "bandaid relief" of Xanax anymore, only been taking it for a couple months, but that's all I want. I don't want to take it anything more...
Saw a new psychiatrist a couple days ago, he prescribed me Lexapro for my obsessive thoughts and anxiety. He gave me a plan to start slow with half a 10mg pill a day for the first two days, then up...
I mean yea I have allergies. When I got an MRI earlier this year they found a maxillary sinus disease or something. But idk why that would make the whooshing sounds after ejaculation. Maybe all the...
One thing has really been driving me nuts though. Occasionally I have been having this thing where I can I guess hear/feel my pulse on my ears. It is not like a beating noise though. It sounds more...
Hey all, So I made the drive from Vegas to Chicago to move back home. Overall the trip was fine. Anxiety seems to actually be at a low these last couple of days. Earlier today was a bit rough as I...
Anxious Texan, what you considered using too often or too much? Like the mg? How many years or months? Or like daily?...
It sucks cause my doc recommended that I keep taking it until I move this week back to Chicago and get established with a doc then get on the Prozac she wanted me on. Now that shouldn't take long...
The mild nausea has been going on for a while now. It comes and goes over the last month or so. Sometimes it gets better if I take a tums other times no luck. When I mentioned it to my doc last month...
Idk what it is but the last few nights sleep has been about nonexistent. Normally I'd have no problem falling asleep and staying asleep even before I started using Xanax. Last nights for example, I...
Thanks Scaredy :) I was upnfor like anything! Even like if a friend was going somewhere I'd want to just got for the the ride, get out. Now, I have to think for like hours if I want to do something....
I know for me my health anxiety began when my younger brother had a heart attack at 23. I found out recently though that it was a one in a million chance do to untreated strep throat that led to some...
Momto, did you rapper off?...
Lately, I am. I feel most comfortable at home. Get serious anxiety when I leave to even go get food. Weird cause I've never been like this. I went from having FOMO my whole life to not even wanting...
It really seems like it is just the anxiety. All yesterday I was reading about coming off of Xanax. Then last night I couldn't sleep kept waking up then all day today I felt sick. Like a lot of the...
That's great to hear. It's so f'n crazy how the mind works. Yesterday I took a pill as normal. Just one .25 pill, the couple days before I was taking two. So anyway, I read all these Gordy stories...
Yes, I made an appointment for tomorrow, but my doc is out for the week. Still fine though, the other doc will have all my info. I asked while on the phone and I have picked up a total of three...
Well now there's a whole different problem. I'm worried about the possible serious withdrawals from just not taking it, whether at all anymore or even for a few days. I've heard all these horror...
Yea even the pharmacist weren't much help. My friends are throwing a little going away party for me on Sunday. I called to ask if I didn't take another Xanax between now and Sunday night if I'd be ok...
Yea I was wondering why she didn't recommend doing that? I think I'll just wait until I get home and see how I feel. Either way I want the tapper myself off the Xanax and only use it sparingly. I...
Hello fellow Illini! I'll actually be in the western suburbs of Chicago, not in the city. As far as what I take, there's really no pattern it's all over the place. For a week I might take two in a...
Some of you may remember that I was prescribed 20mg Prozac for my anxiety and OCD. I have decided I am going to give it a shot but not until I move back to Chicago in a couple of weeks. Part of the...
Lawchick, did you end up starting the meds yet? If so, how's it going so far? Soonblue, can you share you experience with Prozac? I was just prescribed 20mg and am terrified to take it. Still not...
I have not, but it sounds interesting. I talked to a very close friend who has apparently been on Prozac since he was 12. He said it changed his life, but of course he didn't want to tell me whether...
That's good to hear, Larry and Momof2. I am really considering it. I don't want to up the amount of Xanax I take so this might have to be the answer....
I mean trust me the positive reviews and comments I've read sound AMAZING! That plus knowing I have my Xanax to calm me down and help adjust if/when I start the Prozac kind of makes me feel better....
Well I did the worst thing you could do and stumbled across some reviews on Prozac and I don't know if I'll even be starting it now. I do not want to risk the suicidal thoughts and other crazy side...
Thats great to hear haha, both supers. Super Dan, I was thinking about taking at night since I've heard it makes most people drowsy. The psychiatrist and the pharmacist told me that, but also that...
She definitely seemed confident in her decision to go with Prozac. Ughhh I just know the first little side effect I get in going to freak out and think it's something health related. I expressed that...
Hey guys, I was prescribed Prozac today, 20mg to start and I go back in two weeks to see how it worked. I'm nervous to start this medicine, part cause I just don't want to take more meds(I take .25...
Hey there! Just got done seeing the psychiatrist. She said that there's a few things going on. She says what I knew, GAD, OCD, but actually OCD being the main problem. She said that most people think...
Thanks all. I will let you know how it goes. Side note, my Xanax had no refills because the kind of medicine it is. Every time i need a refill I have to go in to see my doc and she gives me another...
I have an appointment tomorrow morning with a psychiatrist so we'll see. They said this will be to see what's going on and prescribe what they think is best, not for discussion therapy, which is fine...
I'm just really nervous about going on something else. Of course I read and over analyze everything and I know that pills can just make thing worse. Kind of how I feel my anxiety has gotten worse...
That sounds like what I need. Something to keep me chill and my mood up all day. I like force myself to not take the Xanax for the reasons you just said, and because I do enjoy to drink so when I...
Thank you. So Xanax is something that I should keep on hand for panic attacks, but it sounds like I should be taking something else to keep me balanced. Doesn't sound like Xanax is something I should...
Hey friends, I know I need to go to my PCP about this, which I am, but I wanted to check with others like me. I take .25 Xanax, prescribed to be taken as needed. Now what I'm wondering is...is xanax...
I take a low dose Xanax, .25mg and I can tell you that it works. Sometimes it takes longer to kick in but normally within 15-20 minutes I'm calmed down a little. I've tried the breathing exercises...
Thanks. I mean I can see a shower rainy my BP a little but to 160+ over 120+, that had to be from me freaking out. It's just crazy, I want to exercise to stay healthy and to help with anxiety, but...
Do hot showers raise BP? I had no idea. The weird thing is I would love hot showers all my life. However since all this started later year, in the shower is where I normally feel anxious. This would...
So I'm getting ready to shower and head to the airport, I do 20 push-ups really quick before showering. Of course like an idiot, I check my pulse, like I ALWAYS seem to do! It's racing, naturally. I...
Thanks. The only meds I'm on is .25 Xanax and haven't taken in a few days. I'll try the tums. I've heard and read that nausea can be caused by anxiety, is that true? Thanks!...
Hey friends, So the last few days my anxiety SEEMS to be in check and I'm pretty excited about this trip I'm taking this weekend. However, there's always something! I have had this constant feeling...
I have worn a 48 hour monitor and an event monitor for about a week where I'd press a button when I felt something. Both came back normal. The reason I doubt the thumps and palpitations are from the...
Hi Orange, I've always been an anxious person, been biting my nails since I was a child, over analyzing EVERYTHING! It was never a problem though until about seven years ago when my younger brother...
My doctor knows. She says it's nothing to worry about, especially since she referred me to a cardiologist already and all tests came back fine. Just weird how this never happened before....
Hey Orange! I am right there with ya. Sounds just like me, man. I've done so many tests, even went to a different cardiologist when the first one told me I have a perfectly healthy 31 year old heart....
Wow. This is truly incredible and motivating to read. May I ask where you went to get your diagnosis? I see a therapist but we haven't done any test and she is an intern, apparently. I am also on .25...
Hey all, I've posted on here a few times about PVCs and whatnot, appreciate the help. Normally when I or others I've spoken to have PVCs it is while resting or not active. I am noticing that...
Hey Larry, does it ever cause your arm to tingle?...