Topic Title: Scared!!
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, Fri 22 Aug 04:24
Okay, to anyone who is listening: I need some words of wisdom today. I went to the doctor yesterday and told her my problem. Anxiety ALL THE TIME etc. So immediately she gave me paxil and some other pill along with it to help me feel better until the paxil begins to work. She also said I need to go to counseling, which I know I do. Suddenly I feel so much worse! I felt so great before the doctors appointment thinking I'm finally going to get some answers. Now I feel like a basketcase. The doctor immediately just hands me medicine and I should be fixed. It makes me wonder about so many things. I'm scared to take it because I don't know the future. What if it doesn't change me, what if it does? I have so many thoughts going through my head, all I can think of is how much I desperately want to be someone else. Any thoughts from anyone?
Posts: 6 | | Registered: Mon 11 Aug 2003 6:31 |
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| |  "Re(1):Scared!!"
, Wed 22 Oct 00:27
Hi there, I was on Paxil for 3 years and had to go off of it cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant. It was absolute hell! It is completely up to you if you decide to take Paxil, maybe discuss with your doctor your concerns about him handing you a pill so quickly. Perhaps until you can get into counselling you could phone crisis lines, they are free and always available. I came out of an extremely abusive relationship in 1993 and was handed an anti-depressant instead of trying counselling or a herbal remedy first. Now it is ten years later and I am still changing medications because they don't work or the side effects are too much, or I cannot handle the withdrawal. I really wish sometimes that I had never been given those pills, I am over the abusive relationship, but I am still fighting the medication. Interesting isn't it? Good luck and my prayers are with you!
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Wed 22 Oct 2003 0:6 |
| | "Re(1):Scared!!" , Fri 22 Aug 05:37
Hi,
I also suffer from anxiety and depression. I know how you’re feeling regarding the doctors. Before I went I had a hope that they could “make it all better” and would have a magic fix to help me. This wasn’t the case, he didn’t seem to really understand anxiety/depression and just wanted to fob me off with anti depressants.
I am on the waiting list for counselling, still got another 3-4 months to wait. I felt terrible too, like I must be a total nutcase, and why couldn’t I just feel “normal” like everybody else. I was also terrified (and still am a bit) that this will be with me for the rest of my life. I am in my twenties, I can’t put up with this for the next 50 odd years.
A few weeks ago I started taking SJW and 5HTP. At first I seemed to get worse and had some really bad episodes but over the last few days have started to feel much better. I am convinced that these have both helped me, and even though it’s still only early days and I don’t always feel 100% all the time (who does?) it’s a lot better than the 0% I was feeling a few weeks ago.
It’s entirely up to you whether you take the Paxil. I have never taken it so I can’t advise.
Please try to hang in there, life will get better.
Let me know what you decide to do and good luck. X
Posts: 3 | | Registered: Tue 12 Aug 2003 7:28 |
| | | "Re(2):Scared!!" , Fri 22 Aug 08:55
Hey Silver6, how are you. Thanks for your reply. Sometimes I look around me and I swear no matter how many people are around it feels like I'm standing completely alone on the world. So I haven't started the medication I got yesterday yet, I will probably try tomorrow, because I don't work over the weekend. Just in case(of course) I feel funny. I always think I'm going to feel funny no matter what I do. But when it's at work I get really nervous. Just last week I had low potassium and I was really dizzy so I was having an anxiety attack at work, and someone called 911. I had to leave in an ambulance in front of everyone. I felt like an idiot of course when I could finally think straight.(whatever that means.) I guess I just wish I could take this pill and everything would be all sunny and new. Like everyone else I know. Well, everyone else has problems to, but not every minute of every day. Can you tell I think really too much? I do. A million different subjects a minute. For some reason I've been thinking about death a lot lately. I don't like it. So anyways, I'm going to try paxil. I have no choice. It's either get out there and try things or stay exactly like this or worse. And believe me I know exactly how you feel when you say you can't likve like this for another number of years. It hurts to even mention. I wonder all the time if anyone will put up with all these problems I have I as get older. Or will I be scared and alone. I should learn to take one day at a time but it seems impossible at this point to not think about the past or the future in the present. So, you've heard me ramble, let me hear you.
Posts: 7 | | Registered: Mon 11 Aug 2003 6:31 |
| | | "Re(3):Scared!!" , Fri 22 Aug 12:23
Hi Machelle-
I just replied to an earlier post- please read it as it is under your original post. A family doctor will always just listen to you and then get you on meds as soon as possible (at least most of them). Paxil will probably control your symptoms in the short term but I understand your long term concerns. None of us can make the call for you -you have to do what you feel is best. But my personal opinion is to try other methods first like meditation, SJW etc.... (see my other post).
It seems a very dark hour now for you but keep remembering and keep telling yourself, what you are experiencing many many many people have had as well. You are not alone nor crazy. And most importantly your panic attacks cannot kill you nor are they harmful. I promise.
Deep breaths. Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing. Everytime a thought enters your mind... good, bad or indifferent just put the thought aside and get back to your breathing. If you feel as if too many thoughts enter your mind don't worry- it is normal- just keep getting back to your breath. God Bless.
Pete
Posts: 13 | | Registered: Thu 26 Jun 2003 8:41 |
| | | "Re(3):Scared!!" , Fri 22 Aug 11:00
Don't be scared you'll get through it, a year ago I was scared too,I'm 38 take progestacare by life-flo,sjw,b-complex,kava and rescue remedy if I'm feeling nervous that day. I bought those info-mercial anxiety and depression tapes from the midwest center which you can go online and check it out under midwest center for anxiety and depression. It helped me understand this condition which helped me CALM DOWN so to speak they are expensive but I wouldn't be without them they have helped me return to alittle more normal state of mind. My thoughts are with you as well as probably everybody else on this site. starz
Posts: 21 | | Registered: Sat 19 Apr 2003 10:5 |
| | | "Re(4):Scared!!" , Sat 23 Aug 06:50
Hi
Just to let you know that there are millions of people in North American who suffer from intense anxiety. I just got off of Zoloft and felt the symptoms return. I have been on SJW now for 3 days and havent felt anything yet. My wife wonders if I should just go back on the meds but I dont want too right now because of the weight gain. But just knowing that many ppl suffer from this helped. My mind races 100 miles an hr all the time which tends to drain my energy. When i am not in school it is worse so maybe you can try to stay busy doing positive things, take time to do fun things, and exercise. They all help.
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Fri 22 Aug 2003 20:51 |
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