ShAYZoN
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Yes I'm going to make a app. And see a doctor and get a psychologist or something therapy. . . I'm not sure what my best plan is. . . I'm just confused most my friends say don't even think about medication.
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Ready to give up... Anxiety mood swings
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It can be very confusing especially when you're feeling anxious and indecisive. Just wait until you speak to the doctor and see what they say, then go from there. Don't worry about what anyone else says for now, it will probably just confuse you even more.
In the meantime just try to relax and do something you enjoy doing, something that makes you feel good about yourself
In the meantime just try to relax and do something you enjoy doing, something that makes you feel good about yourself
ShAYZoN
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I wanna drink D:
ShAYZoN
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Meh...... Wish this thread wouldn't of died. .. I have a wierd thing happening to me now if anyone has ever abused bendryl and gotten that wierd body high from it? Well everytime I get like sleepy I get that akaward numb feeling that bendryl gives you which I highly dislike... Any ideas?
T. Calderone
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Shayzon, don't be scared to see a physician. If I had insurance, I would be seeing my psych doctor but I lost it when I lost my job. Never thought this would happen to me. So I see a pain doctor who also specialises in Psychiatry and he charges me $150 a month which is hard because I only work part time. It felt like a punch in the gut when the first psych told me he thinks I'm bi-polar (it runs in my family) He put me on seroquel and I hated the side effects. Tried many different meds then lost my job. This man charges $300 per visit so obviously can't afford to see him. But the pain doctor has become my "primary" doctor so to speak. He thinks I'm mostly just depressed and recently put me back on amitriptyline. I am hopeful that it helps. You need to see a doctor and try to regain some balance if this makes sense. You should not have to suffer like you've been. You deserve a better life and I know with the proper help it can happen. You're not alone! ~theresa
Gl1mmer1ngVoid
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Yeh I don't wanna prescribe myself narcotics because I'm so afraid of addiction benzos is something I've never done because I had a drug problemidk I have a trazadone if a really bad panic attack happens trazadone can be used for a anxiety issue right??
99.9% chance your panic/anxiety issues are due to your current/past drug usage. The most helpful (but a bit generic) advice I can give you is to begin getting clean from all of the drugs you use. If you return your body to a state of normalcy, or as close to it as possible chances are you anxiety/panic attacks will be gone...
Shayzon,
I've been in your shoes before I suffered with long term anxiety which I self medicated. I've dealt with these issues my entire life but the only advice I can offer is what has helped me.
Seeing a doctor was step one, we were able to pinpoint some of my problems and get me on the right path. She refuses to prescribe me anything addictive because of my previous addiction problems but none the less she listens and my medication has helped tremendously.
On my own I've been meditating and exercising regularly. I truly believe these two things are the reason I have recovered so much from the darkness I was once drowning in. I know it sounds unreasonable at the moment but trust me, I've been in your dark place. I began meditating after a binge of xanax, opiates and alcohol that I was using to self medicate my bi-polar disorder. This was pre-diagnosis from my doctor, but it did wonders for me to control my self-induced anxiety and feel good about myself once again. My brother, also suggested exercise after a brief set back in my life. The combination of the two has changed my life.
This may sound simple but I promise you, it helps so much. Start small, but I guarantee you'll feel more control of your mind and your body. Again, this is what helped me.
I have been down your road before and I know your pain. Please, just let me assure you that you still have a long and wonderful life to live. I know you will find happiness once again.
I've been in your shoes before I suffered with long term anxiety which I self medicated. I've dealt with these issues my entire life but the only advice I can offer is what has helped me.
Seeing a doctor was step one, we were able to pinpoint some of my problems and get me on the right path. She refuses to prescribe me anything addictive because of my previous addiction problems but none the less she listens and my medication has helped tremendously.
On my own I've been meditating and exercising regularly. I truly believe these two things are the reason I have recovered so much from the darkness I was once drowning in. I know it sounds unreasonable at the moment but trust me, I've been in your dark place. I began meditating after a binge of xanax, opiates and alcohol that I was using to self medicate my bi-polar disorder. This was pre-diagnosis from my doctor, but it did wonders for me to control my self-induced anxiety and feel good about myself once again. My brother, also suggested exercise after a brief set back in my life. The combination of the two has changed my life.
This may sound simple but I promise you, it helps so much. Start small, but I guarantee you'll feel more control of your mind and your body. Again, this is what helped me.
I have been down your road before and I know your pain. Please, just let me assure you that you still have a long and wonderful life to live. I know you will find happiness once again.
Armandfist
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You were messing with some heavy brain-rewiring shit. Hopefully time will work things out for you. But if you got insurance, fuck the fear of finding out the truth and go get some medical help. You may need some four-dollar walmart prescription to balance out the brain chemistry that appears to be whacked. Go for it...sounds like you might be embarrassed about being up front about your use...but its more embarrassing to have to deal with a life-long anxiety unnecessarily. Later...
izzy66
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shayzon, i totally understand your reluctance to take any meds. you will need to learn alternative ways to deal w/ your anxiety/panic attacks. as mentioned above, meditation can help. breathing techniques can go a lot farther than ppl think to help control anxiety, panic and pain.
i've had physical and emotional troubles for several decades. i've been through just about every psych med and therapies including way too many ects. nothing i did helped a whole lot and i was pretty damn lost...
i thought remembering and confronting the things that caused panic attacks and anxiety would kill me. literally. but finally the weight of grief and fear and panic and the whole "sickness unto death" thing just got to be unbearable and i had to find a way to help myself, a way out i hadn't tried yet.
i had to let myself feel everything i kept behind walls, everything that fueled the panic and anxiety. i couldn't continue allowing my life just be taken away by things from inside of me and i began to get really angry at the panic and anxiety because of all i missed, all i had let slip away.
everyone has to find what will work for them. for me meds weren't the answer. i tried meditation and learning how to control my breathing and, to some extent, my heart rate and blood pressure which helped me feel more in control of my body. when panic attacks would hit, i would let that awful "omg i'm gonna die" feeling just roll over me like a wave. after awhile i felt more in control and i went farther, let myself feel not only the waves of panic but the grief and loss and intense anger about so many years of terrible shit.
once i knew i wouldn't die or go completely mad, i was able to continue confronting the panic and anxiety until finally after several years, i felt much more in control rather than the anxiety running my life like it once had.
you have non-Rx alternatives. explore every method you can find. you can get through this and feel ok.
best of luck to you.
-izzy
i've had physical and emotional troubles for several decades. i've been through just about every psych med and therapies including way too many ects. nothing i did helped a whole lot and i was pretty damn lost...
i thought remembering and confronting the things that caused panic attacks and anxiety would kill me. literally. but finally the weight of grief and fear and panic and the whole "sickness unto death" thing just got to be unbearable and i had to find a way to help myself, a way out i hadn't tried yet.
i had to let myself feel everything i kept behind walls, everything that fueled the panic and anxiety. i couldn't continue allowing my life just be taken away by things from inside of me and i began to get really angry at the panic and anxiety because of all i missed, all i had let slip away.
everyone has to find what will work for them. for me meds weren't the answer. i tried meditation and learning how to control my breathing and, to some extent, my heart rate and blood pressure which helped me feel more in control of my body. when panic attacks would hit, i would let that awful "omg i'm gonna die" feeling just roll over me like a wave. after awhile i felt more in control and i went farther, let myself feel not only the waves of panic but the grief and loss and intense anger about so many years of terrible shit.
once i knew i wouldn't die or go completely mad, i was able to continue confronting the panic and anxiety until finally after several years, i felt much more in control rather than the anxiety running my life like it once had.
you have non-Rx alternatives. explore every method you can find. you can get through this and feel ok.
best of luck to you.
-izzy