2 years and it worked great for anxiety until August. My anxiety came back and has since not left. She wants to switch me to Lexapro (zoloft has made my sex drive NON existant), but I am really...
Thank you all for your responses. I have just had so many bad days in a row, I would just like a few good ones. I have made an appointment to start CBT next week. I still have not been able to bring...
I have been on Zoloft for 3 years and have not gained any weight, if anything in the beginning I think I lost a few pounds. Hope this helps...
3 years ago I started having horrible anxiety and panic attacks. Of course the first 10 times or so I rushed to the ER and was completly certain that I was dying. Of course my doctor said it was...
2 or 3 sodas a day. I don't drink it anymore because my therapist said it was making my anxiety worse. I still tried to drink it here and there, and it really did make me anxious, so now I just...
I agree she should definatly join. It helps just to know your not alone, and that others completly understand. We also share coping skills and I have made alot of wonderful people on here. Stephanie...
I went through this as well when I first starting having anxiety attacks...actually I would throw myself into an anxiety attack just thinking that my heart was beating to fast. It will controll you...
[i][color=purple>J-Lyn,] [b][i] [i]ITs hard for people who do not have panic attacks or anxiety to understand. If I am having a panic attack, my boyfriend says just relax. I want to hit him over the...
[color=purple>I] 7 weeks now, and I have noticed a huge difference. I still have my days of course because my doctor keeps upping my meds, but i can finally go shopping and do all the things I was...
I am 27, I live in Missouri. I have two children, a 7 year old and a 7 month old. I am a stay at home mom right now....
It is very discouraging J-Lynn, I have plenty of days just like them. I hope you start to feel better soon Stephanie...
Hi, I am 27 as well, and I started having panic attacks almost daily since January. I am on zoloft and in therapy, and my therapist told me no more caffine, and I have noticed a huge difference. I...
I agree with Harry. Hope you get to feeling better, we have all been there, and it is very frustrating! Stephanie...
I just started CBT, and I really would suggest it to all. I to have created many panic attacks and my own anxiety just by thinking too much....
This happens to me alot. But I also notice I yawn alot too. Yawning sometimes helps getting my breathing on track. ...
[color=green>HI [color=#008000>I] nine months, then it hit me harder than it ever had before. Four months later, It hasn't gotten much better. I hope things get better for you [b][color=#008000>...
Thanks guys for the info. I hope it will work for me.!!!...
Ponce, Have you tried talking to therepy? I have just recently just started a new med as well. It does take time. I have met many wise people on here that are doing much better! When I feel a attack...
I have been on a ssri for about 2 weeks now, and have seen some results. I have heard it does take several weeks, as others have said. I have started therpy and hoping that it will help. Do you have...
I am like you, I have to have it completey quiet! I have been dealing with panic attacks and I have been trying to work on my breathing, and I also know I have to change my thought patterns as well....
ion for Vistaril ,]Hydroxyzine ? Has anyone ever taken this and it has helped or not helped your anxiety? I have never heard anything about it so I was just wondering!! [/color] Stephanie...
I wake up alot with a racing heart. I have read that it is very common when dealing with anxiety and panic. It can be very scarey!!...
sadgirl, You are in my Prayers!!! Stephanie...
Dottie, I know how you feel. I went through the same thing. After being tested for numerous things, my dx was anxiety and panic disorder. I didn't like the sound of that, so I found another doctor. 3...
HI Lindsay, I also suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I am 27, and have always been very anti-med, but I just recently got on zoloft, and girl let me tell you, there is a huge difference. I was...
Hi, I was suffering horribly from panic attacks and anxiety. I recently started taking zoloft and I have a huge difference. I know you said this didn't work for you though...
I am just glad to hear I am not having a bad reaction to my zoloft. I have never felt it before so I completly lost it. IT is very scarey but does go away fairly quickly if i practice my breathing...
couldn't have explained it better myself, thank you 1ofhissheep! Its like icyhot feeling or something!!!...
Ok, There is really no way to describe what I felt. It wasn't heartburn, it was like tingling sensations? I don't know, I have never had them before either....
i was just wondering if anyone durning a panic attack, have u felt burning in your chest?...
Wannabbetter, They told me to lay sideways on the bed, with the "bad" ear hanging over the side for 5 minutes. Granted, this has never worked for me. I don't think my ear is the problem. It may have...
Thanks for the reply Debaser, I did take the Zoloft last night before bed. It was a little hard to get up this morning...still very anxious, and my stomach hurts a little, but nothing major like I...
[color=blue> [table ] me. I am 27, mother of 2, with panic disorder. I have been SUFFERING for about 2 years now. I just started medication 2 weeks ago, and after having more anxiety with celexa, I...
Hey guys, When I had my first anxiety attack, I of course rushed to the ER where I was hooked up too and tested for everything possible. After ruling out any heart related problems, thyroid problems,...
JOe, I couldn't have described it better myself. I hope it gets better for all of us...
I am sorry to be so depressing! I have felt so outside of myself lately. I know there is hope. I am starting a new med tonight, so wish me luck everyone!!...
verybusy, I feel the same way. I have a 2 story house, and carrying my 5 month old up about 13 stairs makes me so out of breath! The littlest things make my heart beat like crazy!!!...
I was having a bad day so I went back to the doctor and she gave me a script for imipramine? Has anyone heard of any sucess or have taken it yourselves??...
I have a question::: Do I create all of this in my head? Am I so scared of having a panic attack that I make myself have one? I am seriously going crazy. (short trip). I can't enjoy life anymore....
Hi Ed. They started me on 20mg. I have tried taking xanax in the past to relax, but the head change only made me worse....
Thanks for the replies. I am really debating not taking my next dose. I feel so jittery, I can't sit still! I can't think about anything else other than they way my head feels. I wish I knew it was...
I have been suffering with panic attacks for the last 2 years now, so bad now I am having 2 or 3 a day. 5 days ago I was put on celexa. The first 2 days were fine. My mood was better. I was relaxed....