severe anxiety

[PolishPython]

I suffer from anxiety as well ..not as bad as shaking but I to feel and get uncomfortable in normal situations (the chest tightening, heavy breathing etc) I get married in October and its already kicking in, im anxious now that im going to be realy anxious in october and not be able to enjoy myself. I am being held up at my job because Im afraid to fly (had a free 1st class trip to Italy and turned it down the day of) Now they want me to fly to chicago because we just bought a building out there and they want me to train people. Im 23 years old. I plan on seeing some kind of doctor soon because I need to either learn how to get over this or find some kind of medication for it. DO NOT ever think of suicide, I watched my mother suffer for years because of her Neurological disorder where if the wind blows too hard it hurts her skin. She has 4 kids I am the oldest and I watched her suffer.I got off of subject a little but if you need people to talk to there are plenty of us here.

[mommanessy247]

i have an appt to see someone on the 13th & an appt to see a neurologist for the shaking on the 29th. i was told by the neurologist's assistant while i was in the hospital, that i have a central tremor. its supposed to be hereditary. im on meds for it now & may have to be for the rest of my life i think. i dont know. whatever. i'll find out whats goin' on when i see the actual neurologist on the 29th. i've been shaking since i was a small child & my mom said it got real bad when i was over-stimulated, anxious, upset or had too much sugar that day. im in the process of cutting at least 80% of the sugar out of my diet.
i try to focus on positive things & remind myself of the good things i've got going for me but, i dont know...im 3000 miles from the support of my family the few friends i had & i'm slow to trust cuz of how many people stabbed me in the back in california.
[sigh] ok enough of this blubbering. thx ya'll for being so kind & understanding.

[BuddhaLuv]

I have a diagnosed Panic Disorder and have had it for ohhh 10 years I believe. Two traumatic events basically were the start of it. I was at one point on 3 different anxiety meds all at once on the full dose of each and it got me nowhere. Eventually I ended up agoraphobic.

However, today I am 32 yrs old and can tell you that I am a completely different person then I was back then! The biggest things that helped me out were therapy (when one therapist didn't work, I tried another etc..), finding out it's Norepinephrine that I lack and NEED in medication (which is why most anxiety meds never worked for me), plus two great books and meditation. The books were "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyways" by Susan Jeffers and "Feeling Good" by David Burns. It took several years of really hard work but today my disorder is completely controlled and when I have a panic attack (maybe 2 a year) I am able to recognize it coming on, work my way thru it, and move on.

I really feel for you because I know the misery of having severe anxiety Know that I am thinking of you and you can always message me if you want to.

[SlitherinSisters]

I would go see the specialist just so they can rule things out at the very least. I've been having issues lately and have been to a few doctors that tell me I'm fine I'm going to a specialist on Monday and hopefully I will find someone who can actually help me more than giving me pain killers.

Good luck on your road to hopefully some answers!

[irishanaconda]

Well if it makes u feel not alone i have had panic disorder as well. I have had it since i was about 15 or so. i have been on alot of medications and thru counseling and also a psyco therapist... im now on cilexa but the stuff honestly sucks and doesnt work for me but since i have no more health insurance im kind of stuck. i thought things were under control but often times things suck, and i recently split up with the g/f cause she just has a attitude 24-7. So im moving back with the sister until i can figure out another way to get back on my own. Hang in there and i will too!!

[SlitherinSisters]

Well if it makes u feel not alone i have had panic disorder as well. I have had it since i was about 15 or so. i have been on alot of medications and thru counseling and also a psyco therapist... im now on cilexa but the stuff honestly sucks and doesnt work for me but since i have no more health insurance im kind of stuck. i thought things were under control but often times things suck, and i recently split up with the g/f cause she just has a attitude 24-7. So im moving back with the sister until i can figure out another way to get back on my own. Hang in there and i will too!!

I agree with you. Cilexa sucked. I was on Cilexa when I was a teen, and Zoloft (I think that's right) a few years ago for a short period of time. It seemed to be a good fit for me.

Good luck to you too! Cilexa must be the least expensive? Too bad you're suck with it. Having insurance sometimes isn't much better. I have to fight mine all the time about BC meds because I don't want children, but my insurance company is Catholic. It's a real mess. I have to pay $56 out of pocket each month they fight it, it used to be $75!!!

Keep your head up! It will get better one day, I promise!

[BPelizabeth]

The biggest thing is to keep up on your doc appts., talk to the docs if you are not on the right meds, (it takes a long time to get find the right stuff) and get a therapist that works for you. (again that can take a long time to find as well). I am currently taking Prystiq for my panic/anxiety disorder. I still have a ways to go..but at least now I admitt its a problem and I am working on it. And I agree with the other poster....when you have this...you always seem to think you are dying...lol.... But go...rule out anything....and then move forward....otherwise it will be in the back of your mind....(not a good thing}