How many of you suffer from anxiety? And...

[OxyDillyKing]

I developed extreme anxiety for 6 months when i transitioned from IV opiate pills and H to bupenorphine.

 

[puckboy]

I'm not scared of anything

I don't know if this is what you meant but 'anxiety' is not the same as being 'scared'. Anxiety is more about worry/paranoia than fear.

Hell, the amount of shit I've done that the average person would find 'scary' is silly. I don't like fighting, but I can defend myself and be very aggressive/violent if I need to be, but I hate to act like that.

Anxiety disorders can be very different person to person, it's not a simple problem to treat.

 

[Muddle]

I read a lot of people on here say they suffer from anxiety and phobias so thought I'd find out which of you are. I have anxiety problems myself and have for awhile, used to take benzodiazepines for a little over 10 years and killed my memory box. So I have the following questions for you,

1. What type of anxiety or phobia do you suffer from? I have generalized anxiety with a little social anxiety.

2. Did you start to realize your anxiety before or after you started taking drugs including prescriptions? For me it was before but it got worse after I started taking prescription drugs.

3. Are you prescribed medications as treatment and what? Yes I take medication, for awhile it was Klonopin but now I take Lyrica

So what do you think, want to answer?

I have anticipitory anxiety (thinking about things to come, anxiety progressed) and i also have some social anxiety.

I noticed it before, and I experiment with drugs in hopes that one somewhere out there can balance me out, or 'fix me'
I am prescribed an ssri, and it doesnt seem to help really. So in the meantime I am still in search of something to help me cope and deal with it.

 

[BananasAndOranges]

I'm going to my doctor and giving up on Temazepam I think and going for a .5 xanax. I am also sick of Klonopin Not working right. Very annoying im going to flush my pills infront of my doctor for new scripts. I want on lorazepam 2mg tabs as its the best imo for any anxiety. The sublig. purepacs, or brand name.

 

[pally pete]

Great stuff, I can relate to a lot of it.

same as that.

 

[Depressicaa]

I don't know if this is what you meant but 'anxiety' is not the same as being 'scared'. Anxiety is more about worry/paranoia than fear.

Hell, the amount of shit I've done that the average person would find 'scary' is silly. I don't like fighting, but I can defend myself and be very aggressive/violent if I need to be, but I hate to act like that.

Anxiety disorders can be very different person to person, it's not a simple problem to treat.

Sorry I didn't word it better. I understood that anxiety and scariness are not the same, its kinda like a Halloween Haunted House being scary and the fear of going there is anxiety. I have a problem executing stuff, but thats what kpins and xanax are for me.

Lorazapam puts me to sleep so I can't really say thats very good for my type of anxiety but I am a pussy when it comes to drug tolerances, except Adderall.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

I also make my anxiety worse by thinking something will be much worse than it really is. Like giving a speech for example, I build up so much anxiety that I can barely take it but once I finally give the speech its not nearly as bad as I thought. But beforehand I nearly have a panic attack.

 

[stray cat]

1. gad + panic attacks. there are certain situations that trigger them more, like driving on the interstate, etc.

2. after. i never had any sort of real anxiety problems until the summer after my freshman year in college. started having panic attacks, thought i was dying, etc. also, before i really understood what was going on, the only thing i could find that made me feel better was drinking alcohol, so i started drinking pretty much all the time for a while, which very much increased anxiety and panic attacks any time i wasn't... which sucked and would probably not have been a plausible solution anywhere outside of college. it still was only viable for a short while.

3. Yes. Currently prescribed prozac and lorazepam "as needed" for anxiety. also various therapy sessions, where i learned breathing techniques, etc. to help cope w/ panic attacks. medications sort of help, but i still get panic attacks and feel uneasy a lot of the time. prozac + lorazepam "as needed" pretty much turned into lorazepam 3mg/day for the last few years and not really taking the prozac.

 

[bronson]

I also make my anxiety worse by thinking something will be much worse than it really is. But beforehand I nearly have a panic attack.

qft.

I always blow the little things wayyy out of proportion.

 

[puckboy]

I also make my anxiety worse by thinking something will be much worse than it really is. Like giving a speech for example, I build up so much anxiety that I can barely take it but once I finally give the speech its not nearly as bad as I thought. But beforehand I nearly have a panic attack.

I'm the same. I always try to go first or second for that exact reason, sitting there listening to other people's speeches knowing you're up anytime is pure torture. I'll be shaking, sweaty palms etc etc but once the words start flowing the anxiety fades and once I finish I'm on a natural high from the relief of having done the oral presentation.

 

[fivelinefury]

I'm 25 and have suffered quite severe anxiety since childhood basically. I was finally diagnosed this year with GAD & Social Phobia. I think this is a big reason why I originally got into drugs, especially benzo addiction/abuse. Currently being perscribed daily 10mg diazepam (tapering off), 200mg zoloft, and 100mg seroquel. Have only been on the seroquel for a couple of weeks now and think it is helping me a little bit. It certainly helps me sleep alot better, which is awesome.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

I'm 25 and have suffered quite severe anxiety since childhood basically. I was finally diagnosed this year with GAD & Social Phobia. I think this is a big reason why I originally got into drugs, especially benzo addiction/abuse. Currently being perscribed daily 10mg diazepam (tapering off), 200mg zoloft, and 100mg seroquel. Have only been on the seroquel for a couple of weeks now and think it is helping me a little bit. It certainly helps me sleep alot better, which is awesome.

The Seroquel is "helping" your anxiety. Seroquel makes my social anxiety worse.

 

[fivelinefury]

^ Thats interesting m8. I've gotta go back to my psychiatrist soon to tell him how i'm going on the seroquel/zoloft combo. So far I think the seroquel is helping, but eventhough I am still always someone that never goes out of my way to put myself in a social or anxious situation. Think it may be helping a little bit cos i've been tapering off a really high dose of diazepam over a very long period of time. I'm actually not sure whether the seroquel will continue to help how it is, but I reckon it may be masking some of the anxiety i've been getting from now minor benzo withdrawals.

Is there anything else u've been perscribed that could be usefull, if you don't mind me asking. Thanks m8!

 

[Warm'nFuzzy]

i got generalized anxiety and social anxiety. i realized the anxiety got worse after i learned i had it. im on klonopin for it now

 

[fivelinefury]

^ Hey man, same as me woo. 8) My doctor/psychiatrist only focuses on putting me on other stuff and get me off benzos, since i'm an addict. Klonopin used to help me heaps a couple of years ago, cept I abused it 8)

 

[Meloxicam]

Social phobia,ahhhh the complex engineering of fear.Drugs make life better,but only you can heal yourself.I HAD social phobia,i still get situations where i'm anxious,but i have completely stopped calling it social phobia.Everybody gets anxious,depending on their memories and past situations,it's different for everyone what causes the nervousness.I've taken loads of prescription drugs to only find out that my mind was a slave to my own jail.

Also i have noticed,that people who have experimented with drugs,have a more open mind and a wider perspective.Now since the general public doesn't have this,with their narrow minds,it's quite easy to understand,why they might cause paranoia.It is simply because they are selfish and unable to understand different aspects of life.When drugs allow you to think more for yourself,ordinary people need to gang up and think as a group.This is why it might be hard to find your place,but it's important to define your goals and learn how to use the tools that you have.

The way i see it,is that to build confidence in yourself,you first have to analyze yourself.Get to know yourself,ask yourself questions and try to answer them.No one else can help you better when it comes to mental problems.And this is a key part in learning to understand others,because before you can find love for others,you need to find love for yourself.When you are capable of loving yourself,it's easier to get used with others showing love for you

 

[ferinox]

1.Generalized anxiety since 6th grade. I was always worried I was having heart attacks while everybody else was going through out there day completely content. This was replaced by social anxiety in middle and high school. I wasn't treated that well which caused me to fear how people would perceive me.

In early adulthood, I developed body dysmorphic disorder which has caused my life to be a living hell. Going outside everyday to work is almost unbearable. The world spins around me as my mind tells me everybody is judging my appearance. I know that's not the case but i can't convince my mind otherwise. I'm barely functional at work due to the anxiety which causes coworkers and manager to dislike me.

2.Had anxiety long before prescriptions drugs.

3.zoloft at 200 mg for a year till it lost effectiveness. Even at its peak of effects, it was not that helpful. Illicit drug use to cope when it seem too much.

 

[Lazyscience]

does anyone else who has GAD experience pain pretty much all the time like burning/tingling skin or burning aching muscles?

 

[BananasAndOranges]

does anyone else who has GAD experience pain pretty much all the time like burning/tingling skin or burning aching muscles?

I havent been working out or skateboarding at all since summer. Yes when I wake up I cannot move hardly and my muscles will ache. Sometimes my nuts will hurt. Sometimes I just have a dull sharp abdomen pain I have no idea.....but these pills being made need better monitoring by the fda for quality. Its starting to bother me..

 

[fivelinefury]

does anyone else who has GAD experience pain pretty much all the time like burning/tingling skin or burning aching muscles?

Yup, I hear that m8. Even when I go thru periods of more excercise keeping muscles moving i've always had muscle pain. For me I think its tension and having to always try and make myself relax. My back felt absolutely fucked when I got up thismorning