im after a little advice...But first a
brief outline....Basically ive suffered
anxiety most my life and suffered panic
attacks before and during anything tha
involves any sort of commitment, this
worsened when I moved to london after uni.
However, during my 'panic attacks' I
suffered this awful depression and dare I
say 'worrying' thoughts. I used to think
that this depression was a product of my
panic attacks, however after a year of
this I think I now realise my panic
attacks are actually a product of my
depression. Does anyone else feel
'normal' during parts of the day then
depression justs creeps into your mind and
you cant stop rumminating about it? I
find if I have things that keep my
attention I can forget about
it....Finally, my point, after fearing
anti-depressent medication..Sorry still
fearing medication because of these
stories you hear....Do they actually work.
Im abit fearful they will make me worse
and bring more problems.
Your comments would be grateful
many thanks
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imaginary
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 50 Location: ,
Posted: 02-04-07 08:09am
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san54
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia
Panic Attacks And Depression Posted: 02-04-07 09:22am
Let me tell you. A few years ago, my
husband and I had a car accident with a
motorcycle. They say it was our fault,
but we did not see the motorcycle when we
were pulling out. That night all I could
do was have nightmares of a helmet hitting
our car. I developed post-traumatic
stress disorder and I could not get into a
car or drive without panicking. I went
to a pych doctor which sent me to a
therapist. For one year I was on paxil
and was on therapy. I couldn't go out
into stores without panicking. But I got
over it and have not had a problem with
depression or panic attacks. I has been
at least 7 years. As long as you are
seeing a doctor and he is monitoring you,
you will be okay. I must tell you that I
had an episode once and the therapist sent
me to the hospital pych ward so they could
regulate my meds. It wasn't bad at all.
I survived. Everyone gets depressed some
time in their life. There is nothing to
be ashamed with. Good luck and god bless.
You will get thru it, I promise. You
just have to work at it.
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meek
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 3 Location: london
Thanks Posted: 02-04-07 12:23pm
Many thanks for your replies....Ive got an
appointment to see my doctor on tues, so
will prob get some meds then. After
taking ciprimil for 10 days and qutting
then been given paxil and never opening
the box, I think im ready just to start
taking anti-depressents.
Does anyone find that they interfere with
your social life? My understanding is to
avoid alcohol, but people have told me
they liked a certain med as they could
still drink with it. After depression
and gad affecting my social life I dont
want this to make affect it more. Any
opinions?
Thanks
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Color of Paper
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Long Beach, Ca
Posted: 02-04-07 15:46pm
Hi meek. You have to be ready to take
meds. I'm the type of person who if in a
situationl struggle (girlfriend, family
problems, schoo/work problems) I dont do
good on them. I go into cycles of taking
them then not taking them.
Meds can interfere with your social life
but for the better. First yea you should
drink...Which is a good thing. This
teaches you diciplin which many dont have,
go out with friends and dont drink..Drink
coke and just enjoy the conversations.
In the long run you will be very very
thankfull for meds if you "need" them.
Give it a try, never hesitate to talk to
you Dr. And I dont think you should get
on meds without seeing a
psycholosits...Tahts a big no no.
People dont understand that you cant just
be on medication and try to see if they
work for you...You need a profesional to
track your behaviour while undergoing
medical treatment...So keep at it things
will turn up ^_^
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v00d00cita
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 709 Location: ,
Re: a Little Advice Needed Posted: 02-05-07 10:27am
meek
wrote:
however, during my 'panic
attacks' I suffered this awful depression
and dare I say 'worrying' thoughts. I
used to think that this depression was a
product of my panic attacks, however after
a year of this I think I now realise my
panic attacks are actually a product of my
depression. Does anyone else feel
'normal' during parts of the day then
depression justs creeps into your mind and
you cant stop rumminating about it?
(...)
first of all, welcome to the forum.
A close friend of mine suffers from panic
attacks, just like you described. She
sees a psychologist once in a while and
she does not take medication, because she,
just like you mentioned, recognises it
will make her worse and addicted.
She tried to live the best she can knowing
she can have a panic attack at any
moment...
As for myself, sometimes I have some panic
attacks as weel, but not as big as my
friend's. They are due to other problems
I have, so as long as I can control the
other problems, I know it's not likely to
have a fear or even panic attack.
I guess this wasn't pretty much for an
advice, but it's just for you to know that
having panic attacks is not that strange.
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