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I have had anxiety for 10 years, I wasn't originally depressed but become very low because of the ongoing anxiety knocking my confidence down to zero. I can understand and get my head around the nervous feelings and constant daily anxiety but it is when I feel faint that it really gets me down, this is like another feeling entirely. It feels like you can't concentrate on what you are doing, you feel unsteady and as if you are ready to fall to the floor, afterwards I feel very cold, tired and shaky and it can take hours for me to feel right. This adds to the daily anxiety as it is frustrating, sometimes when it happens, I can't really say I am anxious at that moment until this feeling comes over me and then I just get down because I wander if I can ever live a carefree life again without constantly getting this. It hadn't happened for a few months until this week, I thought I was getting there but this has set me back. I have been on ad's for 8 months although I feel they have done little for the anxiety, they may have lifted my mood slightly but that could have just been time and and talking??
Does anyone else have this as part of anxiety or could it be a seperate issue? I have had blood tests for everything - all clear and ecg for rapid heart rate but this came back ok and heart rate is due to the tablets.
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krispie
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Anxiety can affect every aspect of one's life and make it so difficult to cope with simple, everyday things can't it. It would be worth speaking to your Dr if you think the medication isn't as effective as it could be because there are probably alternative drugs you could try.
The best advice is to try not to worry (easier said than done) because as ong as you do, the anxiety isn't going to lessen.
jlc
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The fainting feeling is awful.
Which anti depressant are you on? and what dosage. I know everyone is different, but it is somethimes good to know how other paople have got on with things.
Thanks for replying
krispie
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I was reluctant to start treatment because I dreaded suffering from side effects but I am now on Citalopram and although it was some weeks before I started to improve it was well worth persisting. Do you think the flat feeling you have is because you're sedated? Antidepressants aren't happiness pills but the right one should help you feel you're able to cope better with day to day life.
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jlc
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Maybe I am still in the early stages of working through my issues since my 'breakdown' last summer (where I was at my lowest) and I am expecting to feel better much quicker than it will actually happen. I am not good at feeling useless and can completely relate you your paragraph above about feeling useless and a failure. My nerves are always on edge and I belittle my own views and self esteem because I don't feel strong enough to fight for them.
krispie
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You've not said if you have family or a close friend you can talk to and share your worries with. I find that makes a tremendous difference. For too many years I tried to cover up how I was feeling because I felt a bit ashamed and inadequate but that just added to the stress. Please remember it's not a failing, it's not your fault and to live with such anxiety would be a challenge for anyone. I hope you find it helps to share what you're going through here. I think it's liberating being able to be open without fear of being judged.
jlc
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It also makes me think is there something else because everyone knows how I am and its not helped the symptoms, maybe its just that stress is giving me all these physical symptoms and I just have to give it time, but as days go by, I get ever more fed up with it all.
I go for walks, don't drink too much, don't smoke and when feeling a bit more energetic, I go for a swim or game of badminton. When I do this I feel a little better for a while but the next day on waking starts all over again.
Thanks for responding to my posts.
krispie
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I'm glad you're due to see your GP because the drugs you're taking are clearly not helping as they should. It's important to rule out physical causes for your symptoms but also worth remembering that anxiety can affect the body in many different ways.
I so wish I could offer you more advice but I am not qualified to do so, all I can go on is my own experience. Until you do see your GP please be gentle with yourself. You need time to heal, whatever the cause of your uneasiness, so try and make time to enjoy little pleasures without feeling guilty.
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pindi
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i have suffured with anxiety on and off for around twenty years i am at this time going through a bad spell, i am also getting feelings of fainting or a feeling i cant walk properly. i took my two dogs for a walk today and when i was walking i had the feeling i was going to fall down i have had this feeling for around a month now and it is very frightening what with all the other symptoms that come with anxiety i also have had numerous blood tests and heart tests they all come back clear i wake up every day knowing that some sort of anxiety will bring me down for the day no matter how positive i try to be i seem to just try and get through the day then have the next part of the anxiety to try and get to sleep. does anyone get the feeling that you know you are there ie i was with my friend the other day we were chating even though i was with her and i was answering her i felt i wasent there in my mind if that makes any sence to any one
krispie
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It's very common to have detached feelings with anxiety and depression, after all how can you really take part fully in life if you're worrying about how you feel and what people might think of you. I think what helped me enormously was the advice to try and accept whatever I was feeling and tell myself that it would pass. I reminded myself that I'd been through it before and that I'd do better to accept it rather than fight it.
Do you make sure you remember to breathe properly? Sometimes shallow breathing can lead to panicky feelings. How did you react when you felt bad when you were walking your dogs? Did you allow it to pass or did you rush back home?
Are you having any treatment for anxiety, such a CBT or medication? I hope you feel calmer tomorrow.
jlc
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I understand everything you feel. I had that horrible not with it feeling for years, that has gone a little now, but it does still come in social situations sometimes. The doctor said that it is a defense mechanism for a tired mind. You body can only take so much and so your mind goes into escape mode.I ended up having some type of breakdopwn last year and I am still on the very early stages of recovery. The meds I am on are not really doing what they should and my hormanal balance because of anxiety and depression is all over the place which doesn't help my mood.
I have cbt but when that mood strikes no amount of behavioural therapy works as you can think of nothing but yourself because of the horrible way you feel.
keep posting your thoughts/feelings and maybe something will click as to what may have triggered this anxiety in you. Mine started 10 years ago after a divorce, I felt like the worse person in the world, full of guilt and the person I left my marriage for never made me feel quite good enough for him - long story but I am only just dealing with it now. Life eh!
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