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medication for anxiety and panic disorder?
Jan 31st
i have suffered from panic disorder for about three years, and for the first month was on ativan 1mg. i haven’t taken anything since. i have got through it with no meds. but i have gotten to the point where i cant fight them anymore. they are really starting to control my life. my doc is wanting to put me on some medication. i have a very big phobia of pills and the way they make you feel. (a little ocd ) he has prescribed me xanax 1mg to take twice daily with vistaril 25mg as needed. i have not taken any yet. i am scared of the feeling it will give me. scared it will throw me into a attack, even though these are suppose to help attacks.
i guess what my question is…..are these meds going to make me feel funny or woozy.(which i hate feeling like) and if so, what would you recommend taking for anxiety and panic attacks.
any help on the meds or how to control anxiety better will be much help!!!
thank you
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What is Social Anxiety? and Why is Social Anxiety Disorder Interesting?
Jan 24th
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Why is Social Anxiety Disorder Interesting?
Most people feel nervous or apprehensive in new social situations.However, those suffering with social anxiety take that mild apprehension to a whole new level.Social anxiety results in a major disruption to your life, with changes to your daily patterns that help you to avoid the feeling of stress or fear.This article will provide a brief overview of social anxiety, including the symptoms of the disorder and the most effective treatment options available.
Social anxiety may present in a number of ways, with different symptoms affecting people in different ways.The main symptom of the disorder is an irrational fear of social situations or activities, because you fear others are watching or judging you.Another common symptom is the fear that you will embarrass yourself in front of other people.The fear evolves into an unwillingness to participate in many social activities to prevent the inevitable judgment and embarrassment.
In addition to the psychological symptoms of social anxiety, there are also physical symptoms that may be experienced.Some of these physical signs might include heart palpitations, profuse sweating, stomach upset and trembling.When you interact with others, you might have difficulty making eye contact with them and you may find that your voice shakes when you try to speak.
When you deal with social anxiety, you often also have to grapple with self esteem issues and the inability to accept any type of criticism.Most people with social anxiety understand that their fears and anxieties are not logical, but they can’t do anything to stop them.A nasty circle erupts when you begin to fear the social fear itself, which becomes the source of much of your distress.When social anxiety begins to dominate your life and get in the way of your relationships and daily activities, it is time to talk to a doctor.
The good news is that there are effective treatment for social anxiety disorder and they usually involve a combination of medication and psychotherapy.Selective seratonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often the medication of choice for treating social anxiety, with commercial names like Prozac or Paxil.The most effective psychotherapy technique is cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps the patient alter thought processes to reduce the fear of social situations.When medication and psychotherapy are combined effectively, you can often enjoy less anxiety and a higher quality of life.
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What can I do for my phobias-Need psych people to answer?
Jan 24th
I used to have general anxiety ALL the time-I could barely get through the day. I have been in therapy for 2 years and now I really don’t get anxious at all during my day to day routine. I am not on medicine. I never have problems eating sleeping etc. However I have a few phobias such as fear of dentist, highway driving, dr. I am fine until I have to do something that gives me a phobia. All the symptoms of anxiety disorder come back and don’t leave until after the stressful situation is gone. What is a treatment for this? Should I be on medicine?
-No answers of "You’re crazy" I will report you if you say anything mean
I don’t really want to take anything that can be addicting and I’m nervous to rely on meds
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My Anxiety Is Preventing Me From Going To School, Help?
Dec 17th
I haven’t been to school in 9 days do to my anxiety/panic attacks. I’ve been getting extremely nauseous because of it, and told my mom right off the bat that I thought it was anxiety, but she didn’t listen to me. Instead I spent the last couple of weeks, going to maybe 4-5 doctors for tests. I got an ultrasound on my abdomen, went to a gastroenterologist and she put me on medicine for acid reflux (which I don’t have), and just recently, I went for an endoscopy….Nothing.
I told my parents again, about anxiety/panic disorder and they didn’t take it seriously. They told me you just "need to fight it" and "Ignore it". They don’t understand that I can’t do that! Anxiety and Panic Attacks don’t work that way. I’ve been fighting it for the past 2 years now (unbeknownst to them), and I guess I just cracked. You can only fend them off without medication for so long. Well…my parents don’t want me on anxiety medication so here I am…
I know I can’t sit at home forever, but I physically can’t go back to school, just thinking about it makes me nauseous. I cry when I think about having to go back, because I don’t like the feeling I get (I don’t think anyone does) when I feel a panic attack coming on, and going through a panic attack is scary, especially since I feel trapped, well I am trapped in a classroom. When I pull up to school, my body is like in shock, and I just wait for it to crumble down under stress. I know I probably sound like a whiny little kid who just doesn’t want to go to school, but my condition really is preventing me from excelling.
I went to my Church’s annual Christmas Concert…I couldn’t even concentrate on the music, all I was thinking about were my panic symptoms, and how I could exit if I got sick (I’ve never gotten sick because of the anxiety, but I have a phobia of throwing up in public which causes my anxiety. I try not to eat when I know I’m going somewhere) The same thing happens in school, I can’t focus, my body’s there, but my head isn’t. I tried to watch my brother’s basketball game yesterday, I couldn’t, my whole body was shaking, I had to go sit out in the car in 30-45 degree weather, but I’d rather be out there than inside with all of those people. My mom finally saw how bad I react to those situations, and is FINALLY getting me an appointment with a psycologist.
I think social situations in general scare me. I can’t go anywhere, I can’t do any of the things I used to do because I’ve got an ignormus fear. I don’t CHOOSE to be this way, and I don’t think my mom gets that. I KNOW I’m falling behind in school, I KNOW if I don’t get better I might end up repeating the 11th grade, but she keeps pounding that into my head which makes everything worse. To be completely honest, I’d rather just curl up in a hole and die, that way I can stop burdening everyone, (I’ve been thinking about death a lot lately, I know it’s the cowards way out, but I really can’t go on like this), that just seems so much easier than living like this. One day, I know my mom’s just going to push me over the edge. I give up, I really do, I surrender.
Advice, anyone? I really don’t know where to go from here.
My mom had my grandma pray over me with prayer oil the other day… I’ve tried praying with her, but… =/
Oh and I usually go to Church, but I haven’t been lately…obviously because there are too many people and I start hyperventilating.
Her reaction is "Well, I’m going to make an appointment with doctor so and so" and then she picks up her cell phone and calls my grandma and just blabs out everything. She’s telling everybody about my problems actually.
Then I end up at another doctor, telling them the exact same thing I told everyone else. It gets pretty annoying after awhile.
When I go to nurse, I end up going home. I go to school for maybe 45 minutes and then end up leaving. There’s literally no point in showing up.
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Panic/Anxiety Attacks Are Interfering With My Life?
Dec 7th
So when I was younger, I would get nauseous wherever I went, for no real reason, but back then I was able to block it out, almost forget it.
A few weeks ago, maybe 4, I got extremely nauseous in school. It was out of the blue. I went home early and thought it was just maybe a flu like symptom or just something that would pass. No. I came to school the next day and in certain classes I had (what I think) are full blown panic attacks and I don’t know why:
-Everything became sort of like tunnel vision, like the edges of whatever I was looking at got blurry. I felt disconnected from the scene around me.
-my fingers and toes started tingling
-I could barely breathe and started hyperventilating
-I felt extremely nauseous, like I was going to throw up (I have a phobia of throwing up so that probably made it worse)
-I couldn’t concentrate
-I felt like I was going to have a seizure and/or die
-I got chills or started sweating
-I felt dizzy
-My heart was pounding in my ears
-I feel trapped, like I can’t control the situation
Everytime I think about school I get nauseous. I haven’t been back to school for a full day since, I can’t do that, and I keep telling myself subconciously I can’t.Everytime I think about having to go back I cry and get realy irritable. I don’t understand why though, I’m not bullied, I get good grades. Stress maybe? My mom thinks that I’ve just got really bad stomach problems. I’ve gone to maybe 5 doctors and gotten 5 tests done on my stomach in the last two weeks and nobody can tell me what’s wrong.
I can’t even sit in waiting rooms or go in stores for long without having an anxiety attack nowadays. I don’t even bother going out anymore. It seems kind of ridiculous to some people, but as soon as I walk in my heart starts pounding in my ears and I can’t breathe. I feel trapped, like I can’t control the situation like I’m going to embarass myself.
Sometimes i have thoughts I don’t want to have and feel like I don’t have control of my own vocal cords and I’m just going to blurt stuff out in the middle of class. I can’t focus on whatevers going on, just the thoughts in my head. I feel like I’m just going to lose it.
I brought up Anxiety/Panic attacks to my parents and they yelled and me and said "you don’t want to be attached to that, to a psycologist" and brushed it off. I really think that’s my problem, but everytime I try and explain that to them they tell me to shut up. My mom thinks I’m being over-dramatic and my dad is just…
I really don’t know what to do now…Am I having panic attacks? Where do I go from here?
Only serious answers please.
My dad actually told me I don’t need medication, all I need is The Bible, but I’m not as religious as he is, so, I don’t seem to get the same gratification out of it that he does.
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