I feel so depressed I feel immobile. I feel drained & don’t have the energy to go anywhere. I have to go to my psychiatric day program but can’t because I’m too depressed, but I’m afraid I’m going to get into trouble or have to suffer consequences if I don’t go. I couldn’t get any sleep. What’s the use of being around people & socializing with people & talking out my problems if no one ever believes anything I say, & people always think I overexaggerate my problems when I don’t? I don’t even want to be around anyone because I’m afraid I may have an anxiety attack, & I don’t want to go to the mental hospital because they treat us like jailbirds & children. I have no freedom there.

I am on the verge of graduating high school right now, and soon I will be heading off to college. My goal is to see the world and find independance, but my Panic Disorder is interfering with it all. I have had Panic Disorder for the past 8 years, but only have been recently diagnosed. I absolutley refuse to go on medication, for various reasons, and right now I see a therapist to teach me to overcome it. Still, while I despratley want to follow my dreams, the sickness is a leash, and i’m afraid what will happen when I am on my own. Is there any way I can follow my dreams without being afraid constantly that I wont have anyone to catch me when I fall? How do I deal with it when no one is there to help? Advice is much appreciated.

I went to my physician today and gave him all the symptoms I have and he prescribed Wellbutrin. The problem I’m having is that when I looked up Wellbutrin it says it causes anxiety. I’m having anxiety attacks often and he still prescribed that for me. Any input on that? Why wouldn’t he prescribe something that works on both and why can’t I find anything that treats both?

Who has had an anxiety attack? What does it feel like when you go through one? How do you treat it without conventional medicine?

I have had it happen on sulfur antibiotics and I am worried about the amoxil causing the same thing.

It seems, over the last year especially, that, prior to going to the toilet I become extremely anxious and have often even had panic attacks. Feeling slightly dizzy and confused prior to going is my sign that I have to go. After the bowl movement I become extremely tired, and am still slightly anxious. I will often feel, also, very empty or hollow and ungrounded. It is very uncomfortable. Does anybody know, preferably form a holistic standpoint what this is and how to treat it naturally?
I have been treated for acute anxiety disorder with therapy, but this is just weird and it’s getting old.

Just curious because I feel like complete shit all the time and I would like to be able to ask my doctor about something other than an addictive tranquilizer.
Also, no SSRI’s please. I should have mentioned that earlier.

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This how it all started. I lost a loved one on Friday. She passed away from meningitis. I was never in contact with her within the time she was diagnosed. But for some reason I thought I had it even after getting treating with antibiotic (Cipro). I constantly researched about the symptoms and every neck pain I get I thought I had it, every headache I got I thought I had it. I’m a nervous wreck right now. I had an anxiety attack too for the first time. I went to the emergency room they admitted me. Gave me some fluids and drew blood everything came back normal. This is the first time I ever lost someone that was close to me so it’s been really stressful. It’s really bad. I haven’t gotten any sleep in three days. The most is about 10-12hrs max. I don’t know what to do. I can’t even sleep. I feel as though if I close my eyes I may not wake up. As I typing I’m feeling jittery and shaky and I feel nervous emotionally down. Can I still be having an attack and if so what can I do to calm myself down. I never experienced anything like this in my life and it all started Friday when my niece passed away. Should I see a therapist or something. Thanks

my moms friend had anxiety attacks and just plain anxiety, and i was talking to him, and he said that it feels like someone is sitting on your chest, and its kinda painful, but the pain doesnt get worse, your left arm can be affected, you can have stomach aches, or nausea, fast heartbeat, stuff like that.

ive been stressing out A LOT lately, and i have everything that i listed above. thats also what my moms friend had, he knows how they feel, and he said that its anxiety.
i just wanted to make sure lol

so is it anxiety?
and if so, how can i treat it?
like, hot baths, naps, what?

thanks everyone!

A. panic disorder starts earlier
B. depression is more common in GAD
C. alcoholism is more common in GAD
D. the ratio of men to women is greater in panic disorder

i’m so desperate HELP!! please?

Years ago when I took diet pills, my panic attacks started. I think it has to do with adrenaline, And chemical change.

I have put on quite a bit of weight in the last year and am constantantly working out, eating right with no results. I’m guessing that it’s because I am on Lexapro to treat my anxiety attacks. I’m wondering if there is any diet pills out there, safe one’s only of course, that don’t give you that nervous energy feeling that would possibly create a panic feeling for me. Anyone know?

Recently, I’ve done a lot of reading up on Social Anxiety Disorder and I am fairly certain I suffer from it. I started noticing it about a year ago and it has gotten significantly worse since then, to the point when it has begun to interfere with my everyday life and my ambitious lifestyle. My anxiety occurs mostly in meetings with my fraternity brothers, giving a presentation or answering a question in front of my class, introducing myself to large parties (being put on the spot), or talking to someone I find "important" or intimidating. Strangely enough, getting or giving phone calls to/from people I don’t know well also results in an onset of an anxiety attack.

In these situations, my mind wanders, my heart beats very fast, I sweat a lot, and worst of all (and most noticeably) my facial muscles tense up so that my smile often becomes a twisted half-smile/half-frown. Unfortunately, it has gotten to the point where I try to avoid social situations like those stated above in order to relieve myself of my anxiety attacks. I have tried reasoning with myself but I am getting sick and tired of not being able to grab this debilitating condition by the horns and take my life back . My next semester at college is a HUGE year – I will be the President of my fraternity, I have a good role in a school musical, and I will be beginning my training to become a Physician’s Assistant where I don’t want to be nervously treating patients or appearing anxious in front of peers and professionals.

Can anyone please offer me advice/tips/help?? I am really at wit’s end and will take most suggestions.

My Dr. has been treating me for anxiety,depression,panic attacks,etc.,for almost a year.He has tried many different kinds of meds,but nothing is working.Lately my main problem has been panic attacks.Frequent,sometimes violent,and getting worse.Right now I’m on klonopin,and he just gave me samples of zyprexa yesterday.Anyway,he also suggested an in patient mental facility for treatment.I was wondering if anyone has been to one of these,and what to expect.

My medication doesnt seem to be working and Im really worried. The thing is im supposed to be going on holiday next saturday and the only thing that stops my panic attacks is to go home and i cant do that on holiday. What should I do?

Ive had anxiety attacks for about 15 yrs. ive been on and off medication for it. I am extremly afraid of flying in an plane. Its not that Im afraid of crashing, or terroists. im afraid of having an attack on the plane and not being able to leave and walk away if I wanted to. I know this doesnt make sense to a person that doesnt have this…it seems to be only in the mind, but its something thats hard to control. Anyways…i was on a train once and they had to stop the train and let me and two children out in the middle of the desert once because I was having a full blown attack.

I want to visit my 90 yr old grandma very badly that is 3,000 miles away. I am unable to take the time off to drive. Shes not going to b around much longer and Im so bummed that because of this condition, I may never see her again. I was thinking about taking a pill that would knock me out for 7 hrs on the plane. Has anyone done anything like this b4? How would the airplane staff treat it? Any advice?

Does cymbalta also treat social Anxiety disorder and panic attacks or effexor is better in treating those symtoms?

What do people think generally when they see someone with these problems? like that their paranoid, nervous, shy etc What do you think when you know someone that has one of these disorders?

He is under the care of a holistic and traditional vet, but the anxiety attacks occur at night and I need a way to help him calm down at night, so we can get some sleep! He is being treated with anipryl, and cholodin, supplements….and he is burning too many calories with the anxiety attacks. Does anyone have any advice on what else we can try. He is still happy and engaged 80 percent of the time. Its the nocturnal behavior that I need to address, he walks in tight circles until he falls to a sitting position, and we are having a hard time calming him. Please only serious answers….I don’t need any sarcasm. He is a rescue dog that we have loved for 4 years, and we want to make sure we are doing what is best for him.
Dale – yes the symptoms predated anipryl -this is a rescue with a multitude of problems-now way to know how old he was cuz most of his teeth are gone. 1st month – he began to pass blood in his stool – was diagnosed with IBS, then he began idiopathic biting, found he was partially blind, and after an MRI & spinal tap, found out he had toxoplasmosis. Got all that under control, we had a few good years, and then he began to have mobility problems due to spinal stenosis…we sought the holistic vet to try acupuncture, with good results He was also showing no interest in food, and began to lose weight, and we realized we were dealing with CDS. Tried holistic first, but some supplements aggravated the IBS, then put him on anipryl. The restlessness is mostly nocturnal, have him on high calorie diet, but not making progress on weight gain, more engaged and happy – but the OCD circling could damage his already compromised mobility. Any ideas?

i have terrible anxiety. i get very stressed, have panic attacks, cant breathe, ocd, and the thing is…my parents dont believe me when i ask them for help. i want help SO bad, but they dont want to have a child with a "problem" my brother is perfect to them and like…if theres soemthing wrong with me they dont want to know about it. how can i get help..is there any way to treat anxiety at home? i dont want to take pills

Ive had anxiety and panic attacks ever since i was little. Im finally being treated for my panic attacks with "clorazepate" 3.75 mg. (half at bedtime). i movedup to one full one but was making me have crazy dreams and wake up in the middle of the night not remembering what i was doing the next morning.
today i had a mini panic attack for about 30-40 seconds. i was stressing about a math test now and doing homework and i feel a fluttering in my chest. this happened several times. heart palpatations? i also felt like a twitching in my left leg. i dont think this is a side effect of the meds. could this just be stress? or should i get it checked out? i had a friend who recently died of a heart condition a month after having a baby (which stressed her heart) so now i am paranoid. am i over reacting?!?

…last summer which led me to trouble in eating. I was eating completely normal I was 190 pounds. And I believe that everything started on the day of my birthday after I was wearing a swimsuit I thought it was cute and my godmother told me it was of a old woman. I got really upset, I went crying and lock myself in the bathroom. And start crying and that’s when I remembered that She always been this way with me. Treating me bad, insulting and criticism. And that’s when my first anxiety attack crave in. It was really slow but it did kick in. I couldn’t almost eat one piece of my birthday cake. Then When i got home I could eat. But suddenly it happen again. I thought it was my weight. And the I got better when on October I had the most strange thing happen I got this anxiety attack cause I thought I was going to die while eating a cheesy pop(burger King) and I got nervous they took to the hospital and they didn’t found a thing. And it led me to drink only. I stop eating. I lost 76 pounds
So the next thing I know is that I lost all that weight and I’m still alive but worry that I might get sick. Do I have anorexia? What do you think?
I’m on Boost Plus! So that’s why I’m still alive…
It’s that healthy? I wish I can eat again!!
sorry I’m currently 132 pounds.
I look different none of my high school friends recognize me.

knowning what kind of things can trigger it because i’ve had panic attacks before and it’s always because of the same issue, she knew that her talking about a certain thing could bring it on so why did she talk about it?

For over a week I’ve been suffering from shortness of breath and chest tightness/pain. I have had past anxiety problems, but I’ve been on Zoloft to treat it, and haven’t had any attacks since I started it over a year ago.
I tried taking Buspirone which normally calms me down, but it only made my breathing more labored. I’ve tried to be unconcerned, but I’ve never had a constant anxiety attack and trouble breathing at all times of the day, and since I’m 3 months post-partum, I’m wondering if it might be a pulmonary embolism? I had some unexplained pain in my left calf muscle about 6 weeks after giving birth, but it went away after an hour or so, and I’ve had no issues other than the current problems.
I took a trip to the ER last night and the did a D-Dimer test and a chest X-ray, but I’m worried that it isn’t enough to completey rule out a problem? Any help would be great!
I was under the impression that a chest x-ray often misses signs of PE and a CT scan is much more effective. Should I contact the internal medicine speiclaist I was referred to tomorrow? I called my OB, but they told me to go to the ER if I was having those sypmtoms…which I’ve already done.
I’d like to not have to wait until some sort of awful symptoms show up.