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Hang in there....anxiety can be overcome by taking a/step outside yourself and looking at it. Its ridiculous...

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anxiety thoughts

Here it comes again...i cant breathe..im going crazy im going to do something horrible...mmy head is...

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anxiety thoughts

I find it amazing that most people with horrible anxiety are the most thoughtful caring loving people in the...

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Adderrall and Pituitary Tumors

I have found out recently I have two small tumors on my Pituitary Gland and today I will be starting on...

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Panic attack as window to wakening

Hi, Something that you might want to look into is going the spiritual route like I did. Many, including...

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Klonipin

My psych has recently precribed Klonopin to treat my panic disorder with agoraphobia . This medicine has worked...

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Finger tricks

Right before my panic attacks/anxiety got bad, I was learning to do finger tricks such as finger rolls,...

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withdrawls from my nerve meds

Hello my name is Jennifer I take effexor and welbutrin. I heard these two pills will cause weight gain and...

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Short Breathing/Heavy Breathing/Anxiety

Here is the URL: This helped me a lot to understand how breathing issue can be controlled just by right...

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Nausea

I am a 20 year old female who for as long as I can remember has always been anxious. I wouldn't say I am...

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Effexor Withdrawal is Over!

I'm here to offer some hope and encouragement to those of you trying to stop taking Effexor XR. I'd been on...

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Effexor withdrawal tips

I too have experienced terrible nausea, headaches, anxiety, insomnia and roller coaster emotions since coming...

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Effexor XR withdrawal

I haven't read all the posts here, but I want to mention my experience with this. I had been on 75mg for 10...

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Can I be having a Panic Attack

Hi I am new to this.I would like to get some info.I am thinking i could be suffering from Panic attacks.I was...

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To all of you regarding Anxiety and Panic Attacks

I recently lost a very dear animal in my life... some of my friends and family might argue I had too much of an...

Posted by MiaENW

I recently lost a very dear animal in my life... some of my friends and family might argue I had too much of an attachment to this dog. I couldn't help it... he was my rock, my angel, my life... for a long time. He helped me through divorce and a few terrible relationships. He was always there for me. Needles to say his passing I didn't take very well. Ever since then I started to drink and smoke more than usual, you know, to "relieve the pain of my loss" I wasn't getting black out drunk by all means, but enough so I could go to sleep each night... this went on for about a week until I one day I suffered a severe Panick Attack. I have always suffered from anxiety, especially when hung over but never to this extent. I used to be able to go on with my day, anxiety and all and have cigarettes without a problem. Apparantly not anymore. They seemed to make things worse. So here it goes... After about a week of my dog passing I suffered my first panick attack... It was terrible... I seriously thought I was going to die. I ended up calling 911 and going into the ER. My blood pressure was off the roof (200/130) but all the test came back normal. They sent me home with some anxiety medication. The same thing happened the next day... instead of calling 911 and I had my husband take me to the ER. They did all the sames tests and everything came back normal again and they sent me home with a different kind of anxiety medication. Since then I would go without a drink for a few days and have a nice normal anxiety free day and then would have a night with 4-5 drinks feeling okay. Until again the next day I would have anxiety so bad the pills I was given barely worked. I have now learned I can no longer drink alcohol... it acts as a depressant in my body because I was greaving. It's not worth living in hell for two days afterwards. I went to the doctor and he had me get a stress test done so I could stop worrying about my heart... and to my relief it came back normal. We talked about my past, with losing my father and a sister at a young age which triggered the talk about losing my dog. I have always had a fear of dying... This has triggered my life to be filled with endless anxiety and constant worry of something bad happening. My doctor mentioned there doesn't have to be an actual bad thing happening for anxiety to get worse... but it certainly doesn't help. I don't feel depressed... as a matter of fact I am the happiest I have ever been in my whole life for once so why am I having these terrible anxiety/panic attacks and all of the sudden my body cannot handle a lick of alcohol (which used to help me)? I have figured out I have underlying issues dealing with death... My doctor explained to me that anxiety is an actual disorder that will never leave me therefore I have to deal with what is causing my anxiety for it to get better. I am trying to exercise, haven't had a drink in a long time and cut back on smoking a whole ton. I still haven't had a day without anxiety so the next step might have to be an antidepressant just so I can have a fews months off from my brain. My whole reason for writing this is to let everyone know you are not alone in this, anxiety is a serious medical condition and you should seek help from a doctor. Nobody wants to live in a nightmare like this, I know I don't. I hope Prozac will help me... even if it's for 6 months, in the meanwhile I can get my body back in shape and by the time I will feel brave enough to get off the medication I hope my mind/body is ready. Good luck to you all out there. And get well soon.View Thread

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Kids, anxiety and the tsunami and earthquakes

The news is upsetting enough to adults, so we can only consider how kids are responding to it....

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Lexapro

My dr. just prescribe me Lexapro.. i just feel nervous taking it. does anyone have any thoughts about it.

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Easing the withdrawal Hell of Effexor XR

I was on Paxil for about 2 years and then on Effexor XR for about 2 years, due to my supposedly...

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Just a thought.

I have suffered from anxiety & panic attacks all my life. Reciently I have been diagnosed with possible...

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CONFUSED!

have a HUGE QUESTION!!!!!!!! do you know about color blindness and if u do is it life- threatening?? I am...

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ANXIETY / PANIC ATTACK /GERD/ACID REFLUX/MUCUS AFT...

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mind WAS my controller-what helped me

read the terms and conditions of this very helpful site and i hope this is okay to maybe help...

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read the terms and conditions of this very helpful site and i hope this is okay to maybe help someone or maybe many sufferers. i have had severe panic attacks, anxiety, depression, and have also been diagnosed bi-polar. i have seen many psychiatrists, psychologists, and family doctors. i have been prescribed about every med you can take for these problems. i have spent time in a mental hospital. i have had brain mapping and hypnosis. nothing really helped me for long. i could not leave my home, spent many hours in cold showers begging for the unknown fear of the attacks to stop. my mind was in control of everything that was me. i even had episodes of looking in the mirror and not being able to understand who i was looking at and why i was here. no going out, no friends, and felt as if i had no life. my brain controlled me in the worst way and i could not "beat it" and take control. i am almost 39 and when i started having these attacks many years ago i sought help through the above mentioned. at first i used alcohol to help turn me into someone else to get some relief from the unknown demons that were taking control of me. no one would treat me until i got off the sauce. i finally could not take it anymore and went to inpatient rehab. when i got out i started my journey through the many doctors mentioned above. i stayed sober for 4 1/2 years. nothing was helping so i relapsed by choice because i knew the alcohol would "beat it" and if i was going to be here i wanted to at least feel what i thought was happiness. that lasted about a year and i started hurting inside because of the over use of the alcohol. i could no longer afford to see specialists on my problem. i went to a regular doctor and explained everything i had done and all of the meds i had tried with no help. we tried some of the newer drugs on the market and still nothing worked. i had taken klonopin earlier and it helped, but my mind would still always be racing and thinking and although the panic attacks eased off i was always needing higher doses. not good when you have a history of alcoholism. i had also been prescribed adderall at one point by another psychiatrist, it also helped but the dose i was given was too much and it made things worse because it allowed my mind to be in control again. i started to study all of the meds i had taken and came up with a combination of meds that i thought(because of all i had gone through and how the meds affected me) would help. i talked with my doctor and explained why the meds and the doses given might help. he understood and we tried it. i figured the klonopin would keep the anxiety down and by adding a smaller dose of adderall they would work against one another to keep my mind at bay. it worked! i have not had a panic attack in over a year and i go out with friends to play golf and watch football games(actually at the game-something i never could have done before because of the noise and number of people). i am prescribed 2 10mg adderall a day and 4 1mg klonopin a day. i have even gotten to the point where i only take 1 1/2 adderall and 3 klonopins a day. i sometimes only need 1 adderall and 2 klonopins a day(what i take when i get up to start the day). i am looking for work again and have never felt better. i believe that the imbalance in my brain(known from brain mapping) has been somehow steadied by the 2 meds that are from opposite sides of what they are commonly used for, fighting against one another to bring balance back to my brain. it works for me. talk with your doctor. it might be helpful to you. i know how bad it is. i would not wish anyone to feel the pain and the not knowing what is going on with yourself(worst part for me) on anyone. i hope maybe this can help at least one person if not many. good luck, and if this doesn't help you take control of your life again, never give up! something or someone has got to be there to help. take care and keep fighting! you can win and get your life back!View Thread

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Is it allowed on this site to post links to other sites that have been helpful to me?

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