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It was recycle day yday and I think a plastic bag flew from somewhere and landed right in front of our house....

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Feel so alone

For 2 years now i have been getting really bad anxiety, i have panic attacks out of the blue. I'm...

Posted by Angiemc00

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i want know that is there any alternative medicine...

Substitute For Phenytoin 100 tablets hello every body, I have encountered a Seizure which last 5-10...

Posted by PiyushMalhotra

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Anxiety

It's easy to look from the outside a make a self-serving comment that is just that. The "Don't worry be...

Posted by An_250718

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Dermatillomania

I have dermatillomania and it's caused by my inability to deal with anxiety. I just feel like I'm stuck in...

Posted by An_252327

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skin redness problem

I have skin redness problem many people told me about many chemicals and other things but neither of them helped...

Posted by bSH007

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facial redness problem

I have skin redness problem many people told me about many chemicals and other things but neither of them helped...

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chemical imbalances

i have 20 yrs of extreme anxiety,ptsd and agoraphobia.I have tried every treatment/therapy etc.I need feedback...

Posted by nittany

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constant worry about dying.

I was just sitting there watching TV when all of a sudden I got this intense feeling like it was my time to...

Posted by An_251362

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why cant i stop worring

for the last week I cant stop worrying about everything I haven't had a good nite sleep in 4 days my chest...

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why cant i stop worring

for the last week I cant stop worrying about everything I haven't had a good nite sleep in 4 days my chest...

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why cant i stop worring

for the last week I cant stop worrying about everything I haven't had a good nite sleep in 4 days my chest...

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Claustrophobia and an MRI

I found out I was Claustrophobic via an MRI. It was an open MRI due to my size. I need to have a cervical spine...

Posted by Severin

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concentration/eye problems connected to stress/anx...

First time posting about my problems on the internet. I've been having these weird symptoms for many years now,...

Posted by haehae

First time posting about my problems on the internet. I've been having these weird symptoms for many years now, and I think they're connected to my anxiety.

It started when I was around 16-17. I was working part time at a family restaurant, very busy and as always, I was filled with anxiety. Then it suddenly hit me. It was almost like something went inside my body and I started feeling like I can't fully concentrate, as if everything felt foggy. It was like being in a dream, like I was watching myself from a distance.. Anyway, after that day, nothing was the same anymore. I couldn't concentrate on social situations, I made stupid clumsy mistakes, and just felt out of it at all times. I went to the doctor, but unsurprisingly, they found nothing wrong with me.

Fast forward about ten years. If you knew me, you would think that I'm a pretty successful guy who tends to be forgetful at times. I graduated college and worked my way up to a six figure salary within 2 years of working. Sounds pretty good, right? Well, not when you consider that I feel like an empty shell. My symptoms have been getting worse and worse. I've never once felt normal in the last ten years.

anyway, here's why I'm here. I've been to many doctors, but never told anyone about my anxiety. I always thought that these feelings had nothing to do with my anxiety problems. There are way too many horror stories connected to anxiety medication, so I never wanted to take the chance. I've always been able to force myself to do social activities even when filled with horrible anxiety. When I'm about to talk at a meeting, I notice the symptoms multiply, my eyes blurring, my concentration getting worse, almost like turning a volume knob to ten. It's the same feeling I've been experiencing for ten years on a daily basis, only heightened. I think I'm not realizing that by ignoring it, I'm doing more harm than good, perhaps even more harm than any medication could have ever done. So I'm asking for advise before going to the doctors again; Should I consider taking medications? Have you experiences these symptoms, and if so, did you take any medications worth recommending? Any noticeable side effect? I did a search for paxil, and it seems to do more harm than good.View Thread

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Worried about symptoms...

Hi! I am a 58 years old female. Although I have been worried about others symptoms in the past...nothing...

Posted by melaomelao

Hi! I am a 58 years old female. Although I have been worried about others symptoms in the past...nothing like now that I have been having those many weird symptoms... It all started about a year ago...started having profuse sweating, sometimes hot flushes, but not all the time ...get cold with that sweat...I think I had became so anxious about those symptoms...then I started having like shortness of breath from time to time.I feel dizzy and think I am going to die.....pain in some parts of the body... I think I am practically calm and then from nowhere...I start sweat profusely, get cold and sometimes have nausea...I also get blurry vision sometimes...this weekend i started feeling like crystal under my skin and like from nowhere having some rash on the skin... those profuse cold sweating episodes last sometimes more than other time...this is affecting my job performance , my boss saw me drinking chamomile tea and made a comment about helping nerves...ufff...I said nothing......I got real nervous when I have them...guessing where they came from or what is happening...specially with the shortness of breath...read on internet that profuse sweat could be cause by many situations but dont have money to go to a doctor... I had b-6, vitamin D and a blood panel done before on a clinic...and thyroid but not the t3 or t3 4...the doctor ordered only one of thyroid but not those...anyway , I dont have money or a health plan to have more test done...right now I need tooth extractions , dentist said I need to have them extracted and use dentures...my bottom teeth looks okay but he said they reach the bone..anyway, that is making me more anxious and stressed I know...I am so confused...sometimes I think it could be menopause symptoms since all started after one year not having menstraul periods...well, the only thing that helps or calm me a little just a little is that there are people out there with same symptoms...but its sad if you dont have anyone to trust without thinking you are crazy....its horrible see people and be feeling so bad...looking good outside but feeling so bad inside... uffff...which the best to all....View Thread

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worried about my heart.

I'm slowly trying to recover from my anxiety but I haven't been doing much lately and was pretty much...

Posted by An_251362

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talk to me please

I just lost some I love so much n im cryin so much my body hurts idk how to deal with this how to let it go...

Posted by Tiffanys81

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I let ptsd ruin my life

I was sexually abused by my sisters husband and a year ago when my great niece was murdered at 6 months old...

Posted by An_252258

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Glad to have found this discussion

I went on Effexor XR one year ago--I was in a crazy work situation, and had some crazy life stuff...

Posted by MissMemphisBelle

I went on Effexor XR one year ago--I was in a crazy work situation, and had some crazy life stuff going on and ended up being hospitalized for severe depression and anxiety. Never had any kind of problem with either before, but at 47, I was having a lot of trouble and contemplating suicide, etc. The dr. at the hospital put me on Effexor and Trazadone, and I've been taking 150 mg Effexor and 200 of Trazadone.

Recently I realized that I've just turned into a zombie. I have no desire to do anything, and I'm kind of a type A person who is never late for anything--I find myself with this total F-it attitude, I'm late for everything, I don't care if my house is clean. I'm terribly forgetful and find myself not being able to think of a word fairly often.

My psychiatrist poo-pooed it all, and when I told him I wanted to get off Effexor, he told me to give it another 6 months. I really don't want to be on it anymore. I hate the way I am on it, and while stuff is kind of being let go, I'm not depressed at all.

So I've started weaning myself off it, taking a few more beads out of the capsules every day. I've loaded up on Omega 3-6-9 and B complex, and so far so good. I feel a touch cotton-headed today, like I typically would feel if I missed a day taking it, but my mood is fine, and otherwise I feel OK.

My plan is to taper down gradually, and if I start having adverse effects, kind of hold there for a couple of days, then continue tapering. I think having the trazadone will help--while my Rx is for 200 mg each night, I don't take it every day, and usually when I do now, I just take one.

I'm pretty sure on needed to be on Effexor at the time I was put on it--it REALLY helped with the anxiety. But I think my depression and anxiety were pretty situational, and it's time to get off it.

What surprises me is how reluctant doctors seem to be to have you get off a drug. I would think doctors would try to keep you on the lowest dose possible--mine actually suggested INCREASING my dose, and I came out of my zombie trance just long enough to really put my foot down.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted on my progress!View Thread

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Panic attack hell..

I have been having panic attacks more frequently lately. It is always at night time. I have been to the...

Posted by An_252254

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Lexapro experiences?

A family member has GAD and prescribed this. I would like to hear experiences community members have had...

Posted by mountainmom48

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Panic disorder without drugs

I have heard reports that some people can deal with their panic attacks without the use of drugs. I can't...

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Panic disorder without drugs

I have heard reports that some people can deal with their panic attacks without the use of drugs. I can't...

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is this withdrawal?

About two weeks ago I went to the emergency room for the first time for a horrible panick attack. While I was...

Posted by swdhkay

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how long does anxiety last

was wondering how long anxiety lasted because it is so annoying to go without sleep cuz i think i have like...

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Father has undiagnosed Mental condition. Please h...

My father is 70 and in good health. Always had a sharp mind and no history of depression or other...

Posted by TheGreatPumpkin

My father is 70 and in good health. Always had a sharp mind and no history of depression or other mental disorders. Last March 2012. He had an allergic reaction to an antibiotic and broke out in a horrible rash. His general practiitioner screwed up and gave him a 60mg+ dose of prednisone. After 1 week we started noticing a very altered mood. A 10min. car ride to a friends house he had made hundreds of times, he now wanted to leave 30-40mins. before insisting they were gonna be late and would get agitated if you told him it only took 10 and when you showed him it only took 10 he would become paranoid that people were playing with the clocks. The final warning bell is when he told my niece and nephew that he needed to kill the whole family to keep them all safe. He was diagnosed with steroid psychosis and spent 3 weeks in the mental ward. For 10 months he returned to normal. Now in the past month he has regressed and is showing a lot of the same symptoms. They did a CT and found nothing abnormal. They refused to do a MRI once the CT came back fine. They diagnosed him as depressed and anxious. My family is not happy with the diagnosis. He has these symptoms. He hallucinates, not all the time, but sees and hears voices. He mimics the anxieties of my mom. My mom was always sort of a nag and would complain about the house falling down or the septic tank getting full. Lately he has been fixated on the house. The house is in good shape. Yesterday he insisted that the toilets were broken and that no one could use them. I used them 2x while talking to him but he still insisted that he didn't know what the family was gonna do since the toilets were broken and that the septic was full. Mimicing my mom's fears. It all started with the dose of prednisone last year. His memory is still as sharp as it ever was. His irrational anxiety is turning into full blown panic attacks. He told me yesterday that I needed to leave before he killed me and then told me their was no way he could sleep because he feared such and such was imminent and regurgitated something my mom harped on for a decade. What is going on?View Thread

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I'm feeling weird, bubble like feeling :S is that ...

I'm a 21yr old male (smoker) and I started having a "bubble/vibrating" like feeling in my lower left back,...

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I think I have lost my credibility, I know I'm right and I have proof why doesn't anybody just look at the...

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I think I have lost my credibility, I know I'm right and I have proof why doesn't anybody just look at the...

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SEVERE RASHES AND STRANGE SKIN

I have been battling severe anxiety most of my life, I had a bleeding Duodenal Ulcer when I was 15. I am...

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.
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