Topic Title: where to go?
| |  "where to go?"
, Sun 15 Jan 03:33
Hi all,
I stumbled across this site while trying to get some answers to my long term anxiety/depression and found some of the discussion topics very helpful and informative. I have suffered with anxiety and depression for the better part of 20 years. I beleive that the cronic anxiety is what leads to my depression, so i am focusing on my anxiety. I have had several episodes of panic attacks, most always at work. The work that I do is very technical, and requires a lot of detail when passing down information to the following shift. I had my 1st panic attack in front of 8 co-workers while at a shift passdown. when it came time for me to discuss my daily activities, I started talking and after about 30 seconds, fear started to grip me, and I totaly locked up in mid-sentence( I literally could not speak another word). I will never forget the look on my co-workers as they watched me lose it like that. it was the worse moment of my life. I really went into a tail spin after that. Over the next several years, I have seen a few therapists and have been taking different med's off and on. It has helped some, but never totaly eliminates my anxiety. And even though I still have been successful in my career, I have a hard time enjoying general conversations with people due to my anxiety and tend to avoid situations / people as much as possible for fear of having more attacks. I am a walking bundle of nerves trying to get through every day, just to make it to the next nerve racking day. so after rambling, what advice would any of you have for me?( I know this is not a forum of doctors), but any advice would be helpful. I am currently taking 25mg a day of Paxil, but not real keen on the idea of taking synthetic med's for the rest of my life. do you think i should give a herbal drug a test? any good reading that would be helpful? Thanks and hope to hear from you!
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Sun 15 Jan 2006 1:21 |
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| | "Re(1):where to go?" , Sun 15 Jan 07:09
Something like that exactly happened to me 18 years ago, and it stays with you for some reason, I've been on Paxil on/off for 8 years - I also avoid situations with people, even at times with my own family - it's very debilitating, I'd be happier in prison!
I have been discussing a herb with some members called Kava, which comes from the South Pacific, I haven't tried it yet but soon will
Keep in touch.
Posts: 18 | | Registered: Thu 5 Jan 2006 20:42 |
| | | "Re(2):where to go?" , Sun 15 Jan 20:25
Thanks floyd for your feed back. although for the most part, i do not fear full blown panic attacks (unless I am expected to speak infront of a group of people), I do hear you as far as avoiding even your own family members. I tend to talk just enough to get by, but don't really engage in real conversation. i usually find myself getting nervous while talking to family and friends, and usually find a way to end the conversation. I think that most people just think that i am just not a big talker or attribute it to shyness. I get a worthless feeling after this happens, and always question myself.
I will do some reading on kava. can you take it with Paxil? Have you looked into any other herbs. Let me know how your experience with Kava goes. take care and keep positive
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Sun 15 Jan 2006 1:21 |
| | | "Re(3):where to go?" , Mon 16 Jan 04:49:
I have ordered Kava from Biovea, its on its way but for some reason its illegal to sell in shops in the UK, but legal to buy over the internet?!?
I beleive you have to be careful with Kava not to mix with it with alcohol or other antidepressants, otherwise its safe.
I know what you mean by 'that worthless feeling'
http://www.pureworld.com/science/kava_review.html
Take care
[this message was edited by Floyd on Mon 16 Jan 04:50]
Posts: 20 | | Registered: Thu 5 Jan 2006 20:42 |
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