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Ok so this is me - I wake up immediately wondering if I will be feeling anxiety today, once I think about it I have it. I have the type of all day dizziness hypersensitivity to motion and bodily sensations or movement type stuff. I feel unbalanced at times but mainly just shaky and sometimes like I'm walking on a boat feeling. Of course this makes my mind over react all day long to where I can't keep my mind off of it. I also stress out and think I have serious health problems all the time which again has me constantly worrying. I have been prescribed cipralex but I refuse to take it because I think it will harm me. I have so much trouble falling asleep at night because of my racing thoughts and basically that I am afraid of everything. Some days I can control my anxiety and ignore the thoughts but other days are terrible. I feel as if I will drive myself completely insane with these constant thoughts and often feel as if I have no control, I know this is all in my head and I am making myself feel this way but how can I stop? Does anyone feel the same or went through this? What can I do?
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im late to the party and you have already received some brilliant advice below but I just wanted to offer my support as a fellow sufferer. With regards to the medication I also agree that you should take it and while SSRIs do come with side effects and should you glance at the leaflet you can be scared witless but understand that is every recorded side effect know to that medication it doesn't mean you will get them all as we all react differently. Try relaxation techniques as I have found them effective but most importantly stay strong and keep us updated on your progress, I find this site an amazing place for support
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with thy regards to relaxation I use self hypnosis (I hope one day to he a hypnotherapist), meditation and yoga. I also try CBT but I personally find it hard going. As for medication I am on Paroxetine 30mg and Diazepam 4mg daily at the moment due to a recent crash but aside from a few side effects I find them to help. The Paroxetine being a SSRI can have quite intense side effects from the start but these get better and they do take several weeks to kick in. My only concern is that post assessment care on the NHS is a bit lacking but I can see that financially it is easier for them to use medication that more expensive talking therapies.
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