This is a very nice thread. I am thankful, that I will be able to spend some time with my family. Even though it's very dysfunctional, I cherish my siblings. We have helped each other through the...
Hey there, I want you to know that I have not found a doc yet because the half of dozen I tried, all have treated me the same way. I felt worse leaving there office than I did when I walked in. BUT,...
Hi everyone, I hope you all are doing alright tonight. You know you have panic attacks when you see some one you know in the store and you dive into the aisles to hide from them. So you don't have to...
So far, exercise is the only thing that reduces my anxiety. I need it to balance me out. When I don't exercise for a while I get extreme anxiety. Personally, I run, but I know you have bad knees so...
I just read back what I wrote, and I wrote that my high is not that extreme. Reading my own examples, I realized that it is extreme. I think I was thinking that extreme had to be spending alot of...
Twiggy, my name is Beth and I think I may have replied to a post or two of yours in another section of the forum. I too think I may be Bp with anxiety. I am going to the dr. after the new year to...
Thank you soo much for your replies. I woke up feeling a little better this morning. I seem to go in cycles with this. I just call them phases, high and low. They both can last for days or even...
I could really use some help. I am going through a low phase right now. I some times don't know how I can keep this up. I am tired of feeling so uncomfortable with myself, so insecure and so stupid....
I am not taking any other meds, just the lexapro. I do not sleep through the night at all. It takes me a long time to finally fall asleep, then I wake up off and on through out the night. I have all...
Hi Blondie and Dave, I have also just started taking lexapro (exactly 1 month today). I have been experiencing headaches, nausia, insomnia etc... I thought it was because I was under alot of stress...
I have been diagnosed with GAD and depression, but I have panic attacks all the time. There is a difference between anxiety attack and a panic attack. Durring a panic attack you think your going to...
you know you feeling better when ... You hear someone wispering and don't try to hear if it's about you. LOL WHO CARES! you don't say "I'm sorry" after everything you do. Thank you guys, this thread...
I'm not sure if this will help. I try positive self talk when I am struggling to put my feet on the floor in the morning, I think about how much better today can be, than yesterday. I try to learn...
I find that I get shaky when I am trying to get alot done and don't feel organized. My heart will pound, my hands will shake. I feel like I have no control. If it's not your diet, then it sounds like...
Hi Hopeful, I am so very sorry that your going through such a hard time. I hope that your meds situation gets straighted out. I do not know much about taking meds, so I am sorry I can't offer any...
I am very sorry that you are having a hard time. I do you hope that you feel better soon. I can actually tell you that I understand what your going through with not being able to find a doc. I have...
Thank you all, for that warm welcome. I'm glad you found my words inspiring. I hope that my experiences will help others and that I can learn from all of you too. Thank you for allowing me to share,...
Hello everyone, my name is Beth. I wanted to bring up perception because I think that it plays a key role in many of our disorders. I know that with my GAD, my daily battles are with my constant...
Hi everyone. I really wanted to share with you all my weird experiences. I have panic attacks at night when I am sleeping. I wake up suddenly, and I think I can smell smoke. I physically smell smoke....