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Check your vitamin D level

Just do it, you won't regret it!!!

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Anxious... don't think, don't stop

I always feel anxious going into places... shops, room with people, work etc I find the best thing is to...

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Zoloft

Ok so i been suffering with anxiety/panic attacks since the 70's, at one time in my life i had them daily!...

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Hot showers really help with migraines!!

They do. (-:

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anyone with anxiety/panic/bp problems/dizziness

just wanted to say that anyone suffering from panic attacks or anxiety to get their vitamin d levels tested...

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My experience with Effexor

My name is Richelle, I am 26, 5'4, and weigh 139lbs. About 5 years ago I was prescribed 75mgs of Effexor and...

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My name is Richelle, I am 26, 5'4, and weigh 139lbs. About 5 years ago I was prescribed 75mgs of Effexor and shortly after was bumped up to 150mg. I was going through a break-up and within 3 minutes of speaking with a family doctor (who is not my doctor anymore) He decided this was a quick fix, and of course money in his pocket. Being a young naive 19 yr old, I believed this was my only answer. About a year ago I was bumped up to 300mgs daily, and I truly believed that doctors knew best and continued taking the daily dose. About 6 months ago I started to question why a 25 yr old happy, healthy women like myself needed to be on such a high dose of pharmaceuticals! So about a month a half ago I cut my dose in half to 150mg daily. I also started taking vitamin B-12, vitamin-D,Multi- Vitamin, and Omega3. I didn't feel anything different. After about a 2 weeks on 150mg, I had my dose cut in half to 75mg, still taking my supplements, I did suffer from loss of sleep, and severe migranes for about 2 days. After a week on 75mgs, I again cut my dose to 37.5mgs. I experienced mostly loss of sleep, nausea, headaches, and extremely emotional. After 3 days on 37.5mg I decided I was done with this awful drug once and for all! Its my 3erd day off everything, and it hasn't been fun! I cannot sleep, I sweat uncontrollably, I have Irritating headaches, and I'm beyond emotional! The tears come, and they don't stop, but I'm not even sad. I dumped what I had left in the pill container down the toilet this morning and vow to never be on medication for depression again! It hasn't been a picnic, but i believe the vitamins I'm taking are helping immensely! I've also read on a previous post to cut sugar, which is poison anyways. Also starting my day with a fresh squeezed lemon with water and downing it. My withdrawal is definitely manageable, and as terrible as the withdrawals are, I feel as if a fog has been lifted and the tears flowing, are just me feeling again. There is always going to be rough patches in our lives, but it doesn't mean we need to take a pill for it! I've suffered with anxiety all my life, and what I've had to teach myself is, It's mind over matter. It's mind over matter in every situation, and it's hard work to get there, but I've decided I want to face my life and all the unfun things that come along with it, head on. I don't want to sugarcoat or mask my hurt feelings with a pill. I honestly feel like I've been ripped off these passed five years, living like some sort of robot numbed to society! I pass no judgement on anyone who feels these pills work for them. I just feel a doctor should not be putting anybody on these pills, without them realizing that these are a serious drug, and explaining the side effects. Pharmaceuticals are not looking for cures, their looking for clients! The pharmaceuticals don't tell you how terrible it feels to stop taking these pills because there is no intention on you coming off them, and to me that is disgusting! I apologize for my rant, but remember I am only on day 3.. lol. The message i want to get out there is it is doable! I do believe the vitamins and anything else you can do naturally for helping your body is only going to make your ride go along smoother! Best of Luck to Everyone!
There is a natural remedy for everything out there, and you don't withdrawal like this from natural
-Richelle Day 3 on life.View Thread

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My experience with Effexor

My name is Richelle, I am 26, 5'4, and weigh 139lbs. About 5 years ago I was prescribed 75mgs of Effexor and...

Posted by richelle15

My name is Richelle, I am 26, 5'4, and weigh 139lbs. About 5 years ago I was prescribed 75mgs of Effexor and shortly after was bumped up to 150mg. I was going through a break-up and within 3 minutes of speaking with a family doctor (who is not my doctor anymore) He decided this was a quick fix, and of course money in his pocket. Being a young naive 19 yr old, I believed this was my only answer. About a year ago I was bumped up to 300mgs daily, and I truly believed that doctors knew best and continued taking the daily dose. About 6 months ago I started to question why a 25 yr old happy, healthy women like myself needed to be on such a high dose of pharmaceuticals! So about a month a half ago I cut my dose in half to 150mg daily. I also started taking vitamin B-12, vitamin-D,Multi- Vitamin, and Omega3. I didn't feel anything different. After about a 2 weeks on 150mg, I had my dose cut in half to 75mg, still taking my supplements, I did suffer from loss of sleep, and severe migranes for about 2 days. After a week on 75mgs, I again cut my dose to 37.5mgs. I experienced mostly loss of sleep, nausea, headaches, and extremely emotional. After 3 days on 37.5mg I decided I was done with this awful drug once and for all! Its my 3erd day off everything, and it hasn't been fun! I cannot sleep, I sweat uncontrollably, I have Irritating headaches, and I'm beyond emotional! The tears come, and they don't stop, but I'm not even sad. I dumped what I had left in the pill container down the toilet this morning and vow to never be on medication for depression again! It hasn't been a picnic, but i believe the vitamins I'm taking are helping immensely! I've also read on a previous post to cut sugar, which is poison anyways. Also starting my day with a fresh squeezed lemon with water and downing it. My withdrawal is definitely manageable, and as terrible as the withdrawals are, I feel as if a fog has been lifted and the tears flowing, are just me feeling again. There is always going to be rough patches in our lives, but it doesn't mean we need to take a pill for it! I've suffered with anxiety all my life, and what I've had to teach myself is, It's mind over matter. It's mind over matter in every situation, and it's hard work to get there, but I've decided I want to face my life and all the unfun things that come along with it, head on. I don't want to sugarcoat or mask my hurt feelings with a pill. I honestly feel like I've been ripped off these passed five years, living like some sort of robot numbed to society! I pass no judgement on anyone who feels these pills work for them. I just feel a doctor should not be putting anybody on these pills, without them realizing that these are a serious drug, and explaining the side effects. Pharmaceuticals are not looking for cures, their looking for clients! The pharmaceuticals don't tell you how terrible it feels to stop taking these pills because there is no intention on you coming off them, and to me that is disgusting! I apologize for my rant, but remember I am only on day 3.. lol. The message i want to get out there is it is doable! I do believe the vitamins and anything else you can do naturally for helping your body is only going to make your ride go along smoother! Best of Luck to Everyone!
There is a natural remedy for everything out there, and you don't withdrawal like this from natural
-Richelle Day 3 on life.View Thread

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My driving cure

Hi there! I've actually had this same problem from time to time, back when my anxiety/panic first became...

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Bentyl (Dicyclomine)

Bentyl (generic= Dicyclomine) has been particularly helpful for me to control the anxiety diarrhea. If I...

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snri and benzos

I have agoraphobia and high anxiety i am currently taking 75 mg of venlaxafine (effexor) which is an SNRI...

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calming the beast

Someimes when i feel my anxiety raging i take deep breaths

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Feeling shaky?

So for the past few weeks my mom wakes me up to drop my sister off at school but when she wakes me up i wake...

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Panic Progress

I have severe panic attacks. I get so physically ill and used to get them nocturnally which were easy to...

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I have severe panic attacks. I get so physically ill and used to get them nocturnally which were easy to hide. So many trips to the ER convinced I was dying. After a year on Paxil 30mg which cured them for me, I weaned off and had five or six years that were panic-free. For over a year now, they have crept back into my life. This time they appear all times of day and night and for no reason except I did start menopause and had an EXTREMELY stressful year dealing with sick family members and a death. I have found, after several tries, a wonderful therapist and Cognative Behavioral Therapy under his direction has begun to give me relief. The panic still comes routinely but I'm getting better at managing it. I'm working on my stress, breathing, positive thinking and redirection. Im not using Paxil this time. I have Xanax for severe episodes but try to use that only if i absolutely need to. I read a lot and journal and do my best to keep them at bay. When they happen, I try to ride them out with little reaction which is so hard because they make me feel so horrible but not reacting as hard as that is, shuts them down. They see you're not in danger after all and they start to become weaker and more manageable. I look at panic as my friend now, doing its job to keep me safe by starting my "fight or flight" but I let it know by not reacting that im fine. I hope some day that they go away completely again because they are exhausting!!!! Until then my "friend" and I are trying to get along and communicate in a way that keeps them from triggering inappropriately. It's a long journey and so different for every panic sufferer but it's nice to read these comments and support each other. Keep working to find your personal solution!!! We are perfectly imperfect works in progress.View Thread

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Panic and anxiety attacks

Panic disorder can be related to depression. Are you depressed because you have panic disorder or do you...

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Cure

For the past 4 years I have been getting RED blotches on my neck, it's the most horrible thing and very...

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Anxiety Disorder in Adults

Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some purpose in their life. for instance, you will feel disquieted...

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