Hi There - I'm New Here... Posted: 03-21-05 09:03am
Hi all,
i am new to all this but found this forum
and thought it might be useful for me to
share my experience with some people.
Nearly two weeks ago, one thursday, I woke
up feeling completely different - I was
full of anxiety and panic and had some
physical symptoms such as a feeling of
pressure in my head.
Over the past 10 days or so these feelings
have not left me, and I feel like a
different person. They get easier and
worse over the course of the day but
essentially are with me 24/7, and at times
I feel I cannot cope with them.
I do not understand why this has happened
to me now.
I was married last november and have a
happy home life. I am in work and have
good friends and have an active social
life and lots of hobbies and interests.
I did have some trouble in my youth - my
parents went through a messy divorce and
my mother couldn't cope and had a few
nervous breakdowns. She attempted suicide
once and was on valium for years. She is
ok now that she is remarried.
I have been to the docs but he just gave
me diazepam - just to help me sleep as I
have been able to get to sleep but have
been waking up in the night and really
early in the morning. I will not take
drugs until I feel so bad I cannot get up
in the morning, they have to be the last
resort. He said he will not refer me to a
psychologist as he will not make an
assumption that I am "mentally ill"
without trying a course of drugs for a
while. But if I won't take the drugs then
I am stuck aren't i...
What I cannot get out of my head is - ok I
may be depressed and there may be
historical reasons for it concerning my
childhood. But can this just happen one
morning? Can I go to bed feeling ok and
wake up with this weight of anxiety and
depression on me that will not go away? I
now have this feeling on "unreality" that
goes along with the depression - I have
lost all interest in all of the things I
really really used to enjoy. To be honest
I am terrified and can't see a way out.
Does anyone else have similar experiences?
I know that there is no cure for
depression but that therapy and drugs can
help. Is there a chance that this could
be temporary? How come it just happened
one day when I was perfectly ok the night
before?
Thanks for reading and for any replies you
may have.
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poetmcc
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 273
Sad Posted: 03-29-05 21:26pm
I'm sorry that you're going through so
much. The physical symptoms such as
anxiety and panic attacks-maybe you ahve
anxiety attacks? I dont know whether I
have anxiety attcks but I knwo I worry and
worry to detah bout the smallest and most
trivial things!! Have you ever felt this
way? And sometimes I do wake up and the
whole day seems like a burden andi strat
to panic about how I 'm going to get
through. Also the drugs you are taking
may take a while to kick in. Have you
kept your dr posted on this stuff? Maybe
he has some other help for you or can
refer you to a counselor who can talk to
you. I'm sorry to be giving you so much
advice- i'm just a teenager so I dont know
much, but I just want to let you know you
are never alone.
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twentyone
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 61 Location: uk
Posted: 04-11-05 09:44am
I suffer from anxiety myself, I worry
about everything and every coonsenquence I
could face. I would find myself in a
situation where I would all of a sudden
feel out sorts, eg shuldnt really be where
I am or something its hard to explain,
again my mum and dad were not well due to
various things and I think the worrying
etc cums from that. But if I were you I
would try to coax yourself outa these
feelings almost council urself in your own
head. Just remember your not crazy you
have nothingt o be scared of. I take
cipralex which is a 5mg depression drug to
try and cut my anxiety out something so
small can help a great deal. But please
talk to people and read posts on here to
you see that your not alone just as poet
has said. Take care and think positive.
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