My situation is complex and pointless. Can you save me with your guides?
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- I am 30 who sleeps erratically, sleeps 10-13 hours a day, and yet not feeling refreshed (maybe due to extreme brain-fog/panic-train and not sleep lack)
- I always feel shaky, lightheaded and swinging between downness and panics that gives me delusion that I can calm me down by observing my thoughts during that episode.
- I saw no changes in my mood/irritability/restlessness, distrust/derealization/IBS after taking at least 5 months of asentra prozac paroxetine. I am so frightened of higher doses especially due to adverse irreversible effects they have on body(loss of mental capacity I need for my study, weight, tremble). I am now an isolated zombie, paralyzed in memory, feelings, focus and imagination. Would you consider such side effects worth being on med in the long run?
- Yet I cannot persuade myself to take medications, because of their extreme effect on my constipation(i have fissure wound relapses if I take meds), study(I cant focus on my thesis on med), eye (i got blurred vision on med), and fatigue feeling.
- I inherited subordination and perfectionism from my parents. So the vicious circle of (anxiety=>derealization=>isolation=>anxiety) defines me.
What level is dose of you med in case you also experienced these symptoms?
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Manny2310 peter_sln
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Let me be real with you, it sounds like your fully relying on medication to solve your anxiety problem. I've dealt with the same issues you described but I tackled them differently. I began to exercise, eat better, socialize more and learn some breathing exercises that have helped me whenever I feel a relapse coming. Its really overlooked of how sometimes we can fight issues naturally without the need of medication (which many people often turn to first). hope this helps in anyway
vicky29410 peter_sln
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Manny -
Could i ask how you tackled your anxiety? Plus how bad was it? mine came out the blue in September and is still here. I used to be so sociable, now the thought of going outside makes me feel wobbly. I am only 41 just turned so this has really hurt me. I take Sertraline 100mg (day 13 today) and so want my life back.
Vicky x
Manny2310 vicky29410
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Hey Vicky! Of course! So I'm currently 23 and I've always been very active throughout my life (played college soccer). Around June of last year, I had this panic attack out of no where. I felt like I couldn't breathe and was going to nearly pass out. So I went to the ER and doctors told me I was healthy and that I just had a panic attack. Now, because of what had happened, I was extremely anxious of it happening again. I'd always run scenarios in my head of it occurring again . Because of this, I always felt uneasy, nervous, dizzy, tight neck, fuzzy and stressed out. I was like this for nearly 3 months. I didn't leave my house at all during this time. Now what really helped me was my family (people I could talk to) and just really toughing up. I realized that none of the scenarios in my head had played out, so they were JUST THOUGHTs! And it's crazy how powerful our minds are! I read some articles and listened to podcasts about this and the main thing that I took away was that our minds have complete control of our bodies and their states. For example, if your mind is thinking your gonna die, our body immediately goes into flight mode and increases our heart rate and oxygen levels to accommodate the danger. This causes the symptoms that you and I had occur.