My mother in law is 78 years old. She has been treated for depression for many years + gone through ECT treatments. What do you think of this combo? She seems to be in physical pain all the time although her vitals are fine. She is going through some major anxiety attacks. Any thoughts?

I am already being treated for depression and on meds/going to therapy. Today I was at work at all of a sudden my heart stop racing and I couldn’t breath. That was 3 hours ago and I still can’t seem to relax, what could it be?
I meant started racing…sorry

Someone who is special to me told me that i should see a doctor just because i feel guilty that my parents is treating me differently(extra caring, extra giving, and extra thoughtful) after i had an anxiety attack and was hospitalized for a day? I dont like what he said, it gave me papercuts inside. I just went into too much depression because of pressure at school and hostile situation, and i dont know how to deal with it that time.

I have been treated over the last several years for anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. I got on meds and over time things seemed to get better. Until about two weeks ago. I had to be put on an antibiotic for a sinus infection and for some strange reason I just freaked out. I was terrified to take the medicine. After my husband finally convinced me to take the medicine, later that night I woke up with a panic attack. Since that night I am having them daily. I am so exhausted. Physically and mentally. I feel like I am choking constantly, my heart is racing, I can’t seem to focus on anything, all I can think about is having another attack. I’m absolutely terrified. I called the doc ans she increased my dosage on my depression med and gave me klonipin for whem I’m having an attack. How can I deal with this? It’s drivng me crazy. I can’t eat or sleep because I’m so worried. I;m convinced there is something physically wrong with me, but everyone keeps telling me it is all in my head. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can overcome this. The meds don’t seem to be working and I cna’t see a therapist until the end of September. I’ll be crazy by then.
I have tried doing the breathing exercises and talking myself through it, but nothing is helping. My chest feels so tight, and literally sore because I have hyperventilated so much this week.

For a little over 6 years now I have been suffering from bouts of Depression, sometimes really bad, other times I am just "sad" for no reason that I understand…My Anxiety is pretty bad sometimes, no panic attacks *i.e heart pumping wildly ,feeling like I am spinning out of control* But is getting worse with age to the point that I don’t want to do anything that could potentially "kill me" that pretty much covers everything outside the house, I hate talking to people and I have terrible insomnia that is only quelled by Sleeping pills nightly, otherwise I start panicking really bad about things I don’t even understand and because of it I wake every morning with a terrible headache and can’t ever seem to "wake up".
So my question is, is there anything I can do to self medicate without a prescription "drug" or therapist?
I exercise at least 4 times a week for at least 20 minutes a day, I can’t afford a therapist and even if I could I have a phobia of talking to people face to face, and I sure as heck can’t show weakness or emotion to them..

well first of all ill tell you what happened. i was sleeping and i woke up and heard a man, well like seven men but they were the same voice all whispering at once. then one was whispering louder than the other voices. i do know what it said but i dont want to say. and then i was trying to get them out of my head, i kept saying no you aren’t real shuttup and then my body felt like i was being restrained all over all i could do was breathe and my eyes were rollin back and my head ****** at a weird angle and the man screamed. but I could feel it. it was so real to me. i felt the man inside i head i felt his breathe i fought against the restraints it was real.

now my history…. im 14. almost 15. i have had a rough childhood and i hae to go to court often bc of my parents getting divorce and custody and all. my dad was…. well…. not good. my life was rough and i have been treated for anxiety attacks and depression. last week my father hurt me. and it was a whole big incident. i have always been a little detached from reality. but in a way that was just my personality… ive been hurt so many times i dont want to get close to someone just to get hurt again. but i am really scared now. i am thinking 1) it was a demon because of the sin in my life or 2) im going insane…. literally. im so scared. what do i do

well first of all ill tell you what happened. i was sleeping and i woke up and heard a man, well like seven men but they were the same voice all whispering at once. then one was whispering louder than the other voices. i do know what it said but i dont want to say. and then i was trying to get them out of my head, i kept saying no you aren’t real shuttup and then my body felt like i was being restrained all over all i could do was breathe and my eyes were rollin back and my head cocked at a weird angle and the man screamed. but I could feel it. it was so real to me. i felt the man inside i head i felt his breathe i fought against the restraints it was real.

now my history…. im 14. almost 15. i have had a rough childhood and i hae to go to court often bc of my parents getting divorce and custody and all. my dad was…. well…. not good. my life was rough and i have been treated for anxiety attacks and depression. last week my father hurt me. and it was a whole big incident. i have always been a little detached from reality. but in a way that was just my personality… ive been hurt so many times i dont want to get close to someone just to get hurt again. but i am really scared now. i am thinking 1) it was a demon because of the sin in my life or 2) im going insane…. literally. im so scared. what do i do

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?

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.

Will shark cartilage provide relief from social anxiety disorder, panic attacks, depression?

Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows if there’s any over the counter supplements that can be used to treat panic attacks and/or depression? I would love to discover some sort of supplements or medicine that would help prevent social anxieties specifically. Maybe I should find some sort of breathing exercises to help keep my heart rate down.

I applied for a postion working for the government. I passed the drug and physcial exam except for the medicines that I am taking. I received a phone call from the company because they want more information about the medicines that I take for anxiety (for panic attacks which then resulted in depression because I had no idea what that was and was in denial about it). I passed the physical exam but the doctor won’t sign the paper until I talk to a counselor. If I was diagnosed in 2004, which is two years ago, can they
rescind the job offer? I have been stabalized on medication so I do not know why it is an issue. It is a huge corporation but it is private. The nurse will not be in for the phone "evaluation" tomorrow but will call me on Monday. Should I be worried? This phone call created more anxiety!
Thank you for your help!

I’m trying to overcome an anxiety/depression issue that is triggered when I take on a job that provides no stimulation/enjoyment. Sometimes I quit after a day.
The thing I can’t get used to is spending so much of my life doing something I don’t want to do – 8 hours a day 5 days a week is a huge chunk of life to dispose of.
I think part of the problem is that I don’t have any career oriented goals.
So, do I do it and deal with it or do I hold out for something that might be ok?

Does anyone knows of a medication to treat anxiety and panic disorder that does not cause weight gain plue depression too.Or any other thing i can to to control the attack i have them every day .Please need help

I don’t know why he did this but it TOTALLY freaked me out, I started to have an anxiety attack and yelled at him to "Get that damned thing away from me, I don’t want to see THAT!!!!!!!!
I mean at least ASK someone’s permission before you do something like that and send them into a panic thinking something’s wrong!!!!
I don’t like surprises…..ever, especially since I suffer from extreme anxiety/ptsd/depression and bi-polar disorder…..mostly because of todays incompetant medical profession!! and how badly i’ve been treated by them.
I guess being raped when I was a teenager, then having a male ob/gyn molest and fondle me holding me down until I was screaming at the top of my lungs for help (no nurse was present in the room.) I’m sure didn’t help matters either.
He came at me with a huge mirror while I was laying on the gyn table….
He came at me with a huge mirror while I was lying on the gyn table, and asked if i wanted to look at my vagina…..WTF????

I don’t know why he did this but it TOTALLY freaked me out, I started to have an anxiety attack and yelled at him to "Get that damned thing away from me, I don’t want to see THAT!!!!!!!!
I mean at least ASK someone’s permission before you do something like that and send them into a panic thinking something’s wrong!!!!
I don’t like surprises…..ever, especially since I suffer from extreme anxiety/ptsd/depression and bi-polar disorder…..mostly because of todays incompetant medical profession!! and how badly i’ve been treated by them.
I guess being raped when I was a teenager, then having a male ob/gyn molest and fondle me holding me down until I was screaming at the top of my lungs for help (no nurse was present in the room.) I’m sure didn’t help matters either.
He came at me with a huge mirror while I was lying on the gyn table, and asked if i wanted to look at my vagina…..WTF????

My boyfriend has quite bad anxiety/depression.
It really upsets me that I don’t know how to make him as happy as he could be.
On top of that I have quite a few problems with stress and anger and I lash out quite a lot.
He’s so nice and would never ever say or do anything to hurt my feelings but I can’t help trying to pick little arguments, not bad ones.
I know he would be better off without me, but I really don’t want to loose him.
Half of the time I have no idea what I’m getting angry at and I just seem to take it out on him. I really don’t want to do it but I can’t help it.

So does anyone have any ideas how I can make him happier, or try and control my anger around him before I muck everything up!?!

Thanks in advance.
I forgot to mention, he already is on anti-anxity meds, and does see someone about his anxity. He’s been on them for years and slowly getting the dosage lowered.

I have had anger management and didn’t feel it helping, but I am starting it up again within the next couple of weeks.
Annddd

It’s a long distance relationship.
So I don’t see him nearly as much as I would like anyway.

My friend gets them all the time lately. He has always been a little nervous acting but lately he’s had to go to the hospital thinking he was having a heart attack. He’s only 22. Sometimes he has such a problem with depression he can’t sleep and will drink several beers until he falls asleep.

I want to give him some good advice. He just saw a counselor today for the first time.. haven’t heard yet what the doc did or prescribed.
Thanks in advance =D

I’ve always suffered from depression and anxiety, but my anxiety attacks started getting out of hand when I was working at my last job. After I got laid off in 2008, the attacks grew worse and more frequent. After I got settled into my new job which I’m currently at, the attacks subsided. Recently, due to stress and pressure at work as well as financial problems in my personal life, the anxiety attacks have returned. They occur mostly at work, thereby affecting my performance. Is there anything I can do prevent this??

P.S. I’ve been in therapy but I’ve never been on meds. I would love to return to therapy but I can’t afford it right now, even if my health insurance will cover a portion of the bills.

I have recently begun treatment with a new psychiatrist for depression and anxiety. I’ve been on wellbutrin for years but quit when i got pregnant. i ended up having a miscarriage and was feeling alright until around 5-6 months later. My old psychiatrist retired ( who i hadn’t seen in years) so i’ve started with a new one. We resumed the wellbutrin and short term treatment with xanax since i had used it previously with my other doctor for a few months. What i didn’t realize was the start dose he put me on was very low. .25-.5 mg three times a day. This hadn"t been effective when i last used it so i ended up taking one extra pill daily. ( at night for sleep problems). well i ran out obviosly early and tried to call in the refill thinking there wouldn’t be a problem only asking for half the prescription because i had a upcoming check up with her. The pharmacist refused and it was over the week-end. I had a full blown panic attack. this scares me. I called the doctor on call and felt like an idiot but explained exactly what i’d been taking. I will call monday but I’m concerned that the reaction I had means I addicted even though it’s only been 2 weeks on the meds. Any advice? I am scared and am still experiencing a hard time breathing. Please, what would you do?

If someone starts having panic attacks and depression after recreational drug use, will the problems go away eventually? Even if this person has stopped the drug use and the anxiety and panic and depression is still there 9 months later?

Now i know of course depression is linked to them but i went to a health food store and the worker suggested some things B complex, Magnesium, potassium and of course a multi vitamin, but my question is that on the magnesium i bought has in parentheses
( Magnesium Aspartate) now i read on line that that type of mag. will not be absorbed by your body is that right?

second question how many mg. do i need a day to help reduce my symptoms and physical attacks?

I have depression, but take medicine for it and I’m just fine, but recently I’ve been getting panic attacks, and I’ve never had them before. They come out of nowhere, and I think I’m dying even when I know what they are. What should I do to stop them, and what triggers them. My twin sister recently moved away to college, and my mom thinks that could be a trigger, but even when she is home visiting I get them. What should I do?

I’m not asking for the antidepressant run through that talks about a chemical imbalance in the brain, but what are some non-psychological disorders/illnesses that would cause depression and panic attacks? As in, what are some alternative diagnosis? eg. thyroid problems

what are the symptoms of a anxiety attack and depression? and what can be doen to be cured? if you know plz advice
thanks for ur respond .. jc u think u can email me so we can talk more about this and you can listen to what’s going on with me and tell me what u think??
omg that exactly what happen sto me i cry and scream non stop i like blank out and cry and cry and cry for no reason and i do seat i get hot and my chest hurts alot this only happen when am arguing with someone or when am lonely