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the anxiety is to much!

Alot of the depression is gone but the anxiety is still there. Somedays are better than others. So im gonna ride this anxiety out and try to stay off meds. Cause I didnt have anxiety like this before the pills.
 
Im two and a half months clean now and have had what im gonna call it is paws for month and half. Im still having anxiety bad with panicking. Still not sleeping well. I went thru this before 2 1/2 years ago and all these symptoms went away.Everybody says im saying same symptoms.but for some reason im not believen anyone. Someone please tell me this shall pass.
 
PAWS will pass but being proactive about it is important and speeds up the process. I was thoroughly depressed and anxious and unmotivated for 8 months - coming off a 15 year binge. Starting and sticking to an exercise program (weights and cardio) is what really turned it around for me.
 
klonopin will help you big time... you should just be cautious with it .... 1 mg should be good on the days you feel really anxious
 
Ive been tryin to run for exercise but by the time I get home from work I am so tired and anxious at same time. I have klonipen but I try it and it really didnt calm me done. But I will take it for a day then say its not working then stop and wait couple days and take again. Will not getting good sleep create more anxiety. I have it so bad I leave work and cant even spend quality time with my kids. I feel like I did so kind of damage to my nerves. Also I was drinking lots of coffee and soda when I was using and quit all that at same time as the percs. Will this pass. Also my sleep I keep waking in a panic stage couple times a night.
 
I always recommend brainwave entrainment for situations like this. Here's one of my favorites for falling asleep (works for me, and well!): just put on some earbuds, lie back, keep the volume just high enough so that you can still hear ambient noise in the room (air moving through the ventilation, for example).

And when you don't feel like you can exercise (running, for example) then stretch out like a mofo. Here's a link to a chart of my favorite stretches.

Also, make sure you are getting a lot of antioxidants in your diet, and green, leafy vegetables along with plenty of water.

Lately, I've been supplementing with CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10) and I find that it helps my mood and energy levels.
 
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Believe me I definitely want to be anxiety free. And I dont want to take the klonipen .I only use one a day. If that.I just cant get rid of this fog even when my anxiety is lightened up. Is it still early in my recovery to be feeling this fog andaanxiety. Doctor wants me to try paxil? What do you think?
 
I hear ya, I constantly wake up in the middle of the night sweating with my heart beating like hell and just frantic about stuff, until today I used to get up and just roll with it...do stuff around the house. Today was the first day I just stayed in bed and toughed it out didnt get much sleep after that but I did get some. I have really bad anxiety as is even before I was doing pills so I know how you feel and honestly theres nothing that helps me besides substances (xanx, weed) as much as exercise. Shit just walking or riding my bike for 10minutes felt better and reduced some of the anxiety.
 
increase the klonopin, it should work wonders if you can fine tune it , I wouldn't go above 4-6 mg a day, but hey if you gotta you gotta
 
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