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At your service: Support groups - Daytona Beach News-Journal

The At Your Service column appears Mondays in The News-Journal. Featured this week are support groups in Volusia and Flagler counties. Aging H.A.N.D.S.(Helping Alzheimer's and Dementia Support): Support group for caregivers and loved ones. 386-253 ...

Excellent Source for Panic Attacks Information - PRLog (free press release)

However there are some children that may show indicators of a panic disorder for other reasons. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is another type of hysteria ... Panic fits is another of anxiety disorders in children. A panic disorder can be diagnosed in ...

Herbs and Vitamins for Anxiety and Panic Attacks - Associated Content

My anxiety caused me to get flushed, my heart rate would speed up, and then it would turn into a full-blown panic attach and I would think I was having a heart attack or feel like I was going to pass out. After fighting with my unwilling doctor for ...

Support groups - Post-Tribune

Adult Children of Alcoholics, 3:30 to 5 p.m. each Sunday, Porter hospital Valparaiso, Guild Room, 814 LaPorte Ave., free, 464-0398, 464-4501 After-care breast cancer, 7 to 8:30 p.m., second and fourth Mondays each month, at Cancer Resource Centre ...

Anyone out there with RSD in phase III? - HealthCentral.com

Yes I am very much so. I also am glad to meet you. I am happy to do and be whatever u need from me. I have had this for 15 yrs, it began with a ruptured tendon in my left thumb, misdiagnosed and surgery. The surgeon severed my superficial radial ...

Anxiety: Disorder or Simply Just a Perception? - Associated Content

Anxiety disorders have the tendency to suck all the colors out of your life. It feels that no matter where you go and what you do, that little dark cloud is always two steps behind you, waiting to attack. Those simple daily tasks suddenly become ...

First aid for mental health: Course open to the public teaches ... - El Paso Times

EL PASO -- For the most part, people understand first aid: what to do if someone is choking, not breathing or having a similar health emergency. However, few people know what to do if they encounter a person experiencing a mental-health emergency ...

Open Call Answer: Facing Fears My PTSD - Salon

"I truly feared I was going insane." It was late 1993 when my wife and I decided I was feeling good enough to go out on a Friday night and see a film together. All of my broken bones, surgical repairs, exterior lacerations and stiches were healed, or ...

Canadian Forces Steps Up Efforts to Fight Stigma of Mental Illness - The Epoch Times

OTTAWA—Three months after Steven Lively returned from central Africa in 1996, the former Canadian Forces solider started experiencing constant panic attacks, migraines, and anxiety. It was two years following the Rwandan genocide. He was in Africa ...

Recession depression - Vancouver Sun

Panic attacks, obsessive thinking and binge drinking. More anxiety and depression. Psychotic episodes in people vulnerable to them. The deepening economic turmoil will bring a worsening of anxiety, personality and mood disorders, experts believe ...

Open Question: Do I have a problem with sex and procrastination?

I tend to NEED sexual release when I get stressed. I'm in college, and whenever i have something due or i have to study for something, i can't concentrate because all i can think about is sex and giving myself a quick orgasm. normally, I have a healthy sex drive. but under stress i'll do anything to procrastinate and in recent years this has been through sexual release. if i try to write a paper or study for an exam, i have to get myself off like 6 times and im still ready for more. i have orgasms but they dont satisfy me for long and im ready to go again. also, i have an anxiety disorder and i used to get sever panic attacks and generalized anxiety. as i've learned to manage my disorder, i seem to have replaced panic attacks with sex. Im really concerned that this is negatively impacting my grades. what will i do when i get a serious job?i tried drugs for anxiety thanks to a pushy psychiatrist. worst decision of my life, way worse than any panic attack i've ever had. so no, medication is NOT an option for me in any way. more

Open Question: Can anxiety prolong my period?

I have been on my period for 12 days. I am starting to get a little worried too. I have an anxiety disorder and I would like to know if anxiety and panic attacks can make my period go way over my original menstruation time. more

Open Question: How to stop anxious trembling/shaking?

I have social anxiety, and generalized anxiety disorder, and it's affecting the way people see me. For example, I'm going out with a "friend" (we've been on dates, not together though), and his father soon. We're going to the pub, for something to eat, and I'm absolutely terrified that I'm not going to be able to handle my nerves, and that I won't be able to hold a cup/pick up the knife and fork... (I'm not being irrational, it's happened beforehand) I'm considering having a drink before I get there (problem is that I'm 16..), so that I won't be as stiff as a board.. His father doesn't know about my anxiety, and I'm not planning on telling him, so is there any way of stopping my trembling?? I really don't want to have a panic attack when I get there.. Plus, what about conversation??? How am I gonna be able to speak to the guy???? Please, please, please, please help, I'm panicking.No, I recently left my psychiatrist, not had the anxiety sorted. I'm gonna go back though. more

Open Question: Should your employer know if you have problems with anxiety?

I'm thinking of getting a job as a waitress but I'm worried I will be asked to use the till and I know that will make me panic..should your employer know if you have an anxiety disorder? I don't have serious panic attacks but panicky 'episodes'. I'm 16. more

Open Question: im 36 weeks pregnant and really feel crappy?

I feel like crap! a few days ago i started having chest pains and now im having shortness of breath, I'm totally freaking out about this, I think i might be over reacting, I keep thinking theres something really wrong with me and im gonna die. I have severe anxiety and PTSD and panic disorder. I'm having a panic attack as I type this. Has anyone else gone threw this? It will make me feel SO much better if i hear others have gone threw this also and that it is NORMAL. I probably sound like an idiot, lol, but i really need another females help! Thank You So Much!! more

Open Question: Can you share your experience about birth with anxiety disorder?

I am 9 weeks away from delivery, and I have generalized anxiety disorder. My doctor has put me on a tapering schedule to get off my medicine by the time the baby is due so he does not experience withdrawal symptoms after birth. I guess I'm just interested in how other women handled childbirth who have anxiety/panic attacks. I'm feeling wonderful, but I know how it can be when I don't take my medication... more

Open Question: a couple of questions about charter jets?

does travel in a charter take longer than in a traditional jet? does the jet stay put when you are at your destination? and if so, do you pay for the lodging/time to the pilot? does the pilot have a co pilot? are animals allowed on board? what would be the best suggested charter company to go through? we will be wanting to take two trips.One from arizona to the bahamas and one from arizona to ireland.our family has had a bad experience with flying on the reg. jet so we prefer to go private (someone died on the flight and two of my family members had panic attacks over it, my other cousin has social anxiety disorder so when she is around a whole bunch of people she just gets nervous) so it would just be more comfortable for all and much more pleasant to take our pvt jet. Also, do you tip your pilots? and if so, how much? more

Open Question: Do I need to see a doctor?

Hi, i'm 15 and i need help. About 6 months ago i had my first panic attack, i then had another one a few weeks afterwards. Luckily i haven't had a panic attack since but i've had persistent symptoms ever since. Lately my anxiety has really started getting in the way of every day life, my heart feels like it's tearing out of my chest, i feel short of breath, my palms all sweat, i get terrified and it's like a panic attack only it's happening constantly throughout the day on and off. It's really worrying and the problems with my heart and chest have been really worrying me. Also, i think i may be suffering from depression, i'm unbelievably irritable, snappy, anxious, on edge, i can't sit still, i get home and just cry, i feel like i have no control over my life and it really depresses me (Which is why i think i may be depressed). I don't sleep very well and on week days i sleep for about 5 or 6 hours and on a weekend usually 8, which is uncommon because i used to be able to sleep for 14 hours, i mean i am a teenager! I have other problems such as last year i had a lot of family problems, i'm gay and have someone who i love but my Mum hates their guts and also i go to one of the roughest schools in my district so i dread going to school because i get teased daily. This then led to me self harming unfortunately. I have body image issues and i have resorted to taking diet pills even though i'm under 120 pounds. Ok it seems like i have a really lot of problems and i didn't realise until now just how messed up i am. I'm almost 16 and i want to go to the doctor's to ask about a possible anxiety or depression disorder but i don't want my Mum to find out. My doctor's is really far away so i can't physically get there but there is a doctor's round the corner from school that i could call in on the way home but i don't know whether i'd be able to go there because i'm not registered there even though i was when i was younger. Sorry for babbling. I really need help!Oh and also, in October of last year, my Nan passed away, she practically raised me as i saw her everyday for 4 hours after school and from 8 until 5 in the school holidays. She was an unbelievable influence on me and it was like losing a much nicer parent. As you can probably tell it's been a rough year so help please. more

Open Question: How to recognise signs from my angels?

Hi there. I am wondering if any of you ask your angels for help and protection, and what signs they give to show they hear you? The past 4 months had been a nightmare for me, both in work and finding love. I couldn't cope with all the negative things around me and I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder. I completely lost my way in life and was not the same happy person I once was. For some reason, I felt I needed some answers, so I found a local psychic and medium who I went to see. She gave me such insight into my issues and was so accurate with people and things occuring in my life. She briefly told me that I needed to communicate with my angels, as they are there protecting me always. Since I visited her, I have had no more panic attacks and I am able to smile with genuine feeling of happiness after a long dark period. I have been asking my angels for help and guidance into the things in my life that I am unsure of, but I don't know what signs to look for to know that they are hearing me. I know they are listening, but I don't want to miss important messages thinking they are just coincidence...if this makes sense. How do your angels help you and how do you know this is them sending you signs they are working on your requests? Many thanks and much love. more

Open Question: People that have beaten depersonalization?

I'm going through avery rough patch, after I had a very bad panic attack. I had a history of anxiety and depression. So I'm not going to believe I have the Disorder of Depersonalization. But just the symptoms. It's been two month of hell!!! It all started with emotional numbness, then a few bad reaction to med's. I now feel like an alien to the world and My self, very confused and I been getting all these crazy fears and thoughts I would have never dream of a few months ago. I am just wondering that people that have deal with this before, does everything come back to normal. Your old thoughts and normal self, because I feel like I'm going crazy. more

Open Question: Is it possible to get over anxiety with out medicine?

I have a really bad General anxiety disorder and panic attacks. I want to get over it so bad, Ive been on meds but they make me feel funny. I constantly worry 24/7 about having a stroke or heart attack or brain tummor ect.... I have horrible headaches feel really dizzy and all the other symptoms. Has anyone ever been like this and gotten over it with out meds? If so how? more

Open Question: question about anxiety and panic ...exlax!?

i have a anxiety disorder if i think anything is wrong i assume of the worst and i start freaking out and it turns into an anxiety attack wich then i feel like im dying from a heart attack... besides the point i took exlax earlier today and now i feel a lil pukey and my stomach is feeling weird and idk if its from the exlax or what anyone have any advice? more

Open Question: Is this anxiety, or is it something eles?

Ok I have bad general anxiety disorder and a panic disorder. About 3 weeks ago I happened to check my blood pressure and it was really high and it scared me, so that night all I could think about is having a stroke, I finally got to sleep and happened to fall asleep on my arm and woke up w/ it asleep and it made me have a panic attack. Now ever since my left side feels heavy and all I think about is having a stroke. Is it my anxiety making my left side feel like this?? more

Open Question: Okayy i know what triggers my panic attacks i just need advice here now?

Okay so bottom line.....im afraid of girls.Whenever i see a girl i would get sick to my stomach extremely nervous to the point where i would vomit.Iam diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder....but i think thats fony belony.Im just..afraid of girls and dont really know how to solve this problem.One thing im trying to do is not assume the worst and try to be myself like funny and everything but like if they make eye contact or they touch me ill likee freakk outt....not freak outt outt justt gett extremely anxious on the inside and like my mind would start racing and everything like a panic attack really.Yeah im 16 and the bad part is...im not even ugly like every girl tells me im good looking and try to get with me and all and omggg i cantt take it :'(.This really doesnt make my situation even better.Yeah i really dont know what to do....like im not gay i like girls and everythingg butt yeahhhhhhh.....i gett anxious and super duuperrr nervous around them!!...... Please give meee somee helpfull advicee heree :) more

Open Question: I want to meet other Adults with ADHD and anxiety?

Hello everyone. I feel so alone and worried. I was diagnosed with ADD when I was 13 and have been on Ritalin ever since. I worry at times because I have been on Ritalin for 18 years everyday which has really helped me. However I also suffer from anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I feel I am under pressure to suffer without medication because my anxiety is bad and I get horrible panic attacks. I was actually too scared to write this letter because of all the negative anti-med statements I might get. Over the past two years my anxiety got worse and I cant function without my Ritalin and scared it is making me sick because I am also on anti anxiety meds and anti depressants. I am all alone :-( Somedays I have great days but most days are sad. I also have no social life (I have never been a social person). I dont know if I did the right thing by typing this. more

Voting Question: I think I may have an anxiety disorder. How do I know besides seeing a doctor?

I was diagnosed with ADD and Bipolar Disorder when I was twelve. I dont beleive I have bipolar disorder because I stopped taking meds at about fifteen and I dont experiance highs and lows. I do however experiance panic attacks. Its mostly at night when I have panic attacks and when Im around alot of people. What can I do to stop them. I dont have any triggers that I notice. Please help! more

Voting Question: Just did a class presentation and feel awful about it?

It was a wreck. I got up there and was SO incredibly nervous I could BARELY talk. I even skipped over a lot of the material. I was up there for only about 1 minute out of 6 minutes. Everyone else in the class did SO good with their speeches. I really think I suffer from some type of anxiety disorder since I just feel this isn't normal for me to be this way. And it's not just speeches. When I'm driving, I get panic attacks almost every time. I'm tired of this and it's tearing me apart. What do I do. I need help. more

Voting Question: Have you tried Clonidine? What were your side effects?

I have no insurance but have a long history of depression, bipolar depression, panic disorder, but mainly anxiety/panic attacks. I was prescribed a couple of things, one of them being Clonidine. From what I read online it is widely used to lower blood pressure, etc. I took my first one this morning about an hour ago, and I am already SO tired I keep almost falling asleep when I type. Is this a normal response? Will the effects diminish once I have taken it for a longer period of time? I am supposed to take it at 8a.m. & 8a.m. every day, and will be saying the doctor again in 2 weeks. Has anyone else taken this medication or have any advice about your experience? more

Voting Question: am i eliaglbe for SSI?

i have post traumatic stress disorder, emotional and learning disabilities, i have depression, anxiety and panic attacks. am i eligible for SSI and if so how can i do that and how much money will i getLISTEN i do work i know ssi gets money from taxes but i am in debt right now. i have classes i need to pay for and bills that i have to pay my job doesnt pay that well thats why i am asking for help with ssi sp dont sit there and tell me ohhh you should try working because tax payers want you to F*** the first person who told me that because they dont know s*** more

Open Question: My 9 year old was put on Zoloft 25 Milligrams for an anxiety disorder.?

She has been having panic attacks for almost 4 months now at school. I have a severe anxiety disorder as well, and it showed up around her age but I was never treated for it until I was 19. I was wondering if anyone has a child on Zoloft, and how it has helped them. I am wanting as much information as possible. Thank you! more

Voting Question: Why is it taking so long to get help?

It has been over 5 weeks now since my doctor said she would refer me to an eating disorder unit as an urgent case, but she said I should get a letter within 4 weeks. I have heard nothing at all, from anyone. I am 16 years old and and have suffered from quite a severe case of Bulimia for several years, vomiting up to 10 times a day. Also going through periods of Anorexia eating about 200 calories a day. Then that combined with Orthorexia, depression, anxiety and daily panic attacks. I have a very low heart rate and am constantly weak, sometimes unable to physically move. Yet I am getting no help. I almost killed myself the other day, but someone stopped me. Why is it taking so long? They have not even done any medical checks.My parents do not know, I don't live with my dad and my mum is always at work. more

Voting Question: What means would I have to have to pursue an intentional infliction of emotional distress against a doctor?

I went to a new pain management doctor the other day and he has an na or something that sounds like that. She is not a doctor tech. but she can write prescriptions. Well I was in there and we were showing her all my x-rays and doctors notes because I've been to 20+ doctors and it is important for them to know what's going on. When the doctor came in she left the room, like she is supposed to do but she came back with someone that was not a doctor or nurse. Than she started discussing my problems/injuries which some are a sensitive subject and not something that one would feel comfortable talking about to someone who isn't bound to doctor patient confidentiality. It was incredibly inappropriate of her. Well to get to the point she interrupted the doctor and started insulting me. Basically calling me a drug addict when I only take one 10 milligram percocet a day, I was in a horrific car accident that landed me in the hospital for MONTHS. I have broken 10+ bones, had things ripped, thrown out of place, skin and tissue ripped off my body, head injuries, nerve damage...you name it, it happened to me. So to say the least I have A LOT of problems. I was in awe for her wording of things, during my lawsuit the opposing council couldn't even belittle my injuries or refute that I wouldn't be in pain the rest of my life AND they had a million dollars on the line. Not only did she make me cry but when she made me cry she only got worse. When the tears started rolling she started in even more. This lady has made me lose hope in doctors to where I am still upset and crying whenever I talk about it. I refuse to take any of my medicine for my PTSD, Anxiety attacks, night terrors, depression, attention deficit disorder(that was apparently caused by my head/brain injuries) or pain. So right now I am in chronic pain, am having panic attacks, ETC. This lady has made me hope that I never get cancer or a life threatening illness because I wouldn't and will not ever go to another doctor again. She talked about how I'm so young and I shouldn't be on medicine. Instead of saying that she should have said to me I want to help you so you no longer have to take medicine but instead she expects me to live my life in pain. I already spend most my day on a couch because I won't take stronger meds and lets face it a life in pain isn't worth living. I want to at least make her think about the way she spoke to me, even if my suit couldn't go far it may be the wake up call she needs. more

Voting Question: Panic/crying spells/depression out of NOWHERE today. Is Trazodone, Celexa and Xanax causing drug interactions?

I have generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and some agoraphobic tendencies. I am currently on 5mg/day of Celexa, soon to up the dosage (my doctor wanted to ease me into it), 50mg of Trazodone to sleep at night (had some pretty bad insomnia the past few months) and Xanax, as needed (I take .25 or .5 mg once or twice a week). So everything was hunky dory and then today I suddenly started having a panic attack out of NOWHERE. And it was a bad one. I immediately popped a .5 mg xanax and it helped it a little bit, but I suddenly started feeling EXTREMELY depressed (remember, I don't even HAVE depression) - crying spells, hopelessness, general uneasiness, compulsions to scream and I couldn't get food down. I have had some pretty severe panic attacks in my day but nothing quite like this - usually I just feel alot of physical symptoms, but this made me feel like I was losing my mind. I curled up in bed and just tried to shake away the horrible gray thoughts. It was like a rollercoaster. WHAT do you think caused this? I'm leaning towards the Trazodone being the culprit, but shouldn't I wean myself off of it slowly? My doctor was NO help. She told me to UP my dosage, so I'm starting to think she has no idea what she's talking about. I never felt like this even when I wasn't on anything. I still feel pretty uneasy and I'm afraid the feelings are going to come back. :( more

Resolved Question: what should i do about saturday? please give some suggestions.?

there is a chess tournament on saturday. it is basically like a school day 8-3. a lot of people will be there. about 15 schools or so. i have social anxiety disorder, asperger's, ocd, anxiety, depression. i don't know how i would handle this. i am terrible in social situations. last saturday i had a panic attack about what a certain social situation would be, i was suppose to go to my friends house with another friend. i have never been to a friends house before. if i had a panic attack my parents live about 20 minutes away. also i don't think my best friend (who is part of the team), my teacher, or any of the chess members would no what to do if i had a panic attack. should i go and stick with my friend or should i not? more

Voting Question: Will I ever feel normal again? Don't lie to me?

I have a history of anxiety and depression, and probably much worse stuff I just never bothered to get formally diagnosed. My grandmother has broderline personality disorder and clinical depression. Two of my aunts and uncles had scizophrenia. One killed himself. After smoking marijuana for a while I began to experience anxiety while high. One day I had a full blown existential panic attack while high and let's just say I try very hard not to remember it. This is when I first experienced "depersonalization" and it was terrifying to me. It felt like I was being told I had no soul and my body was trying to prove it to me. Anyway I recovered from that and a few weeks later it happened again. I didn't know where I was, what I was, what reality was. Nothing made sense. This time I didn't recover. I woke up the next day still feeling high and gradually the effects went almost completely away after about a month but they started coming back 3 months later. The depersonalization is just a constant thing ut the derealization seems to have gotten increasingly worse over the last 5 months. It makes me so sad. I feel like I'm living in a dream. I start wondering whether other people are real, if I'm ust dreaming all this, etc. I feel so incredibly lonely. I don't want die but I don't want to live anymore. I've begun taking vitamins, working in construction, exercising, eating healthier. Nothing is helping. The derealization is just constant. Everything looks bright and "trippy" and lacking detail. I feel like I'm in a videogame. And everything seems so relative and deterministic. If I continue to live a healthy lifestyle, will I eventually get better. Don't Bullsh*t me, please. I want to be normal again. more

Resolved Question: questions about mental illness?

Well heres the deal, I have a strange dilemma right now, and I need some advice before I tell either my boyfriend or my dad or hell anyone who will listen. I currently go to a big state university, I have anxiety (social anxiety and general anxiety disorder) and severe depression. Also I have psychotic behavioral tendencies, like having too many voices in my head, not auditory but in my mind, there are more than One voice that I can "hear". I don't know what I should do, I don't want to mess up my chances of graduating within the next year. Oh and currently I take 60 mg of cymbalta and Ativan whenever I need it. I get scared sometimes, and have mood swings. My dad worries about me a lot and my boyfriend. Plus this july I have to find another place to live, since I am currently living and paying rent with my brother and his girlfriend. I dont know If I can have a job, my last one I kept having panic attacks and then I tried to commit suicide, so I had to quit. But I am mostly scared of the psychotic symptoms and of what I may do. Please help, I need your advice. more

Resolved Question: Your ideas on Ativan....?

I have been given a prescription for Ativan for help with anxiety due to aspergers disorder and panic disorder. I have been on 150mg of Effexor XR and 200mg Zoloft for about 7 years. Now I am showing signs of extreme anxiety and panic attacks which happen at random times and can be extremely embarrassing. Mr psychiatrist put me on a dose of up to 1mg a day as needed. This medication is controversial and I don't need it daily...but when I do need it I need more than 1mg. My doctor wants me to take it as needed in dosages of .5mg twice in 24 hours (as needed). He said this will most likely be a life long thing. I have a lot of pills per month (60 tablets)! How do I get used to this? It has been trail and error.... Anyone have any opinions on Ativan? more

Resolved Question: Would a girl like a cute guy with social anxiety/panic disorder?

So I have this thing aclled social anxiety disorder, where I'm kinda shy and i get nervous alot, i feel like people are looking at me alot, and sometimes i have panic attacks where i panic..... I'm good looking, smart, have nice style, and ok personality i guess.. would a girl find a guy like this still attractive? i wanna kno because i really like a girl in my class, but i always get nervous, panic, etccc but she looks at me alot, it could be because im always nervous etc i don't know, or she might like me cause im ok looking i guess. would a girl find a guy like this at all attractive? more

Resolved Question: Would this girl still like me if I had social anxiety/panic disorder?

well, i have this really cute girl in my math class, she always looks at me but i don't know if she likes me or just thinks im weird probably cause im weird but i don't know. well i have a anxiety problem called social anxiety where i get nervous around people a lot, and feel like they r looking at me alott, and also have something called panic disorder where i start to panic for no reason sometimes.... i was born with this yeah. i think im pretty good looking though, dress nice, have a good personality.... would a girl find a guy like this at all still attractive or this would be a turn-off? do u think she looks at me at class alot because she notices im nervous alot and thinks its interesting to watch me or she might like me? i really like her but i dont know.... i would never talk to her cause im way too shy and feel embarrass about my condition where i always get nervous and have anxiety attacks i doubt she likes me but what do u think? thx more

Voting Question: Could I have a brain tumour?

Hey guys, Over the last two weeks I've experienced a couple of dizzy spells (I got vertigo, lightheadedness, feeling like I could faint, nausea, cold sweats hot flushed and then freezing cold). Then I developed an anxiety disorder (due to being worried about my health) and had to take meds for anxiety and panic attacks. I keep feeling weak, getting dizzy when I stand up, feeling sleepy all the time, not having appetite, lethrgy and sometimes (mostly towards the night) my head starts to feel rather heavy) I went to the doctor, got my blood tested (it was all right), my pulse and tension were okay too. He says what I have is anxiety but I'm afraid he might have overlooked a brain tumour - could this be the case? Should I get back there and tell him my worries or am I just being silly? P.S. I'm on the 4th day of my period - is it normal to feel weak and dizzy? more

Resolved Question: What happened and how can I make it stop?

Even though this is kinda long please read it and try to help :) I have had an anxiety disorder for a few years and around the end of 2008 it got very bad to the point of which I couldnt even go to school. It got much better and I have been going to school ever since with no really huge problems. About a week in a half ago I hit my head pretty hard on locker and i was standing up and the day after I had a severe panic attack and went home. Ever since I have not been able to go to school because my anxiety has been horrible and I hhave panic atacks. I have gone to a phyciatrist so I have been trying to figure it out. Does anyone know why it has been doing this since Ihit my head and what I can do to help it. Please I really need help! more

Resolved Question: I am never depressed? Think I have Borderline Personality Disorder?

I am trying to see a psychologist/therapist soon about my mental problems (I have extreme anxiety and panic attacks). I have thought lately that I have BPD. I have all of the symptoms nearly. However: almost everything I read associates the disorder with depression (same with bi-polar, etc). I can not get depressed. I pretty much have no emotion unless I'm upset or angry. There is none on the other end. I can't cry. I have the rapid mood shifts a lot of times but they aren't from depressed to "hyper", they're more "normal" to "hyper." Someone can die and I don't really get depressed. I hate it and would miss the person, but just do not get depressed. Are all BPD people depressed? Or is this possible? I don't understand. Thanks.I don't appreciate being called an "emo." I'm nothing like that. more

Resolved Question: Depression & Anxiety?! Help!?

I am 99.9% sure I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder. I won't list the symptoms I have right now because that is irrelevant. I am not here for a diagnose but for advice. I am yet to be diagnosed with BPD and because my Psychiatrist is the professional I am not going to mention Borderline to her. I am 17 and go to College (Which is not like American College / It is basically American High School) And I find it near enough impossible to go. I have panic attacks and want to scream and everyone in their talking and laughing gets me really angry and I speak to nobody in the whole college. I've been in their for months now and haven't spoke to a single person. What should I do? I don't want to go I hate it but if I stop going my Mum will stop getting money off the government for me and she won't be able to cope with money struggles. I have college in like 6 hours and I'm already scared and anxious and I don't want to tell my Mum I won't go because I feel like I'm hurting her and letting her down. I don't want to be a failure but I swear it's near enough impossible and it scares me being in there. I think everyone is staring at me or laughing and I start going dizzy and shaking and my heart beats rapidly and I feel like I'm about to pass out! I'm really scared I don't know what to do? I am going to see my Psychiatrist again March 8th.LOL! Nah they are not really laughing though, I know that after I've calmed down, they're not even looking at me, it is just the anxiety causing paranoia, but at the time of a panic attack it all seems so real.They're not laughing, and I don't get bullied, it's just the paranoia, people try to speak to me sometimes, but I just get all nervous and agitated around them. more

Voting Question: Im tired of these chest pains im sick of it?

What are the signs of any type of heart diease what are allll the symptoms you can experience.. I have anxiety... and have chest pain to the left of the right breast if you were looking at me... i once in a while have this nasty *** taste in my mouth and it burns a little and sometimes i have nausea and shortness of breath ive been diagnosed with this Bipolar- GAD-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Moderator Acid Reflux.. Been Checked with a cardiologist EKG,ECG,Stress,Echo Negative Anxiety Disorder *atpical chest pain* what ever that means At times i get a very high heart rate other times my heart rate is normal I get Chest pain On the left side upper body where the heart is.. I know no one on yahoo answers can diagnose.. I am sick of the occasional chest pains.. even when they aren't severe they are still bothersome and throw me sometimes into a panic No heart diease Low Cholestrol Been checked CBC Negative.. Chest ray no enlarged Heart Palpiations: yes shortness of breath at different times: yes Atypical Chest pain: yes Understress and at random times: Anxiety: yes Bipolar: yes History of Family Heart Diease: yes farther 50 MI Moderate HypoChondriac: Yes Idiot: yes Worry to much: yes What is wrong with me! WHY CAN'T I GO ONE NIGHT WITH OUT CHEST PAIN OR A PANIC ATTACK!!!!!!!!! I HAVE A PHOBIA OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK AT 19 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MADDER WHAT I DO I ALWAYS AWLAYS HAVE CHEST PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE NEVER THER RIGHT SIDE ITS ANOYYING AND IM SICK OF IT UPDATE EVERYTIME I EAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF FOOD MY PULSE GOES REAL HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OVER 100BPM!!!!!!!!!!! SO I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG I REALLY DO HAVE A HEART PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… NO ONE ELSE I KNOW HAS THEIR HEART RATE GO THAT HIGH AFTER EATING A LARGE MEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW I HAVE PROOF THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED REMEDYS FOR NO CHEST PAIN!! I DONT WANT NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more

Resolved Question: THIS MUST BE A REAL HEART PROBLEM!!!!!!!?

What are the signs of any type of heart diease what are allll the symptoms you can experience.. I have anxiety... and have chest pain to the left of the right breast if you were looking at me... i once in a while have this nasty *** taste in my mouth and it burns a little and sometimes i have nausea and shortness of breath ive been diagnosed with this Bipolar- GAD-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Moderator Acid Reflux.. Been Checked with a cardiologist EKG,ECG,Stress,Echo Negative Anxiety Disorder *atpical chest pain* what ever that means At times i get a very high heart rate other times my heart rate is normal I get Chest pain On the left side upper body where the heart is.. I know no one on yahoo answers can diagnose.. I am sick of the occasional chest pains.. even when they aren't severe they are still bothersome and throw me sometimes into a panic No heart diease Low Cholestrol Been checked CBC Negative.. Chest ray no enlarged Heart Palpiations: yes shortness of breath at different times: yes Atypical Chest pain: yes Understress and at random times: Anxiety: yes Bipolar: yes History of Family Heart Diease: yes farther 50 MI Moderate HypoChondriac: Yes Idiot: yes Worry to much: yes What is wrong with me! WHY CAN'T I GO ONE NIGHT WITH OUT CHEST PAIN OR A PANIC ATTACK!!!!!!!!! I HAVE A PHOBIA OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK AT 19 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MADDER WHAT I DO I ALWAYS AWLAYS HAVE CHEST PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE NEVER THER RIGHT SIDE ITS ANOYYING AND IM SICK OF IT UPDATE EVERYTIME I EAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF FOOD MY PULSE GOES REAL HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OVER 100BPM!!!!!!!!!!! SO I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG I REALLY DO HAVE A HEART PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO ONE ELSE I KNOW HAS THEIR HEART RATE GO THAT HIGH AFTER EATING A LARGE MEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW I HAVE PROOF THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED REMEDYS FOR NO CHEST PAIN!! I DONT WANT NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more

Voting Question: Please Help-Questions Concerning Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

Hello, This is the first time I am using yahoo answers because I have been very concerned with my mental health over the past few months. I will write what has been happening to me lately and hopefully you guys can help me with my concerns. I am a 15 year old male who recently was diagnosed with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder). I have always been a care free person all until my first panic attack which was an incredibly scary experience. My first panic attack attack happened right after winter break where I was just sitting in science class taking notes. I was just sitting there and out of the blue I had this intense feeling of not being able to breathe. I tried to calm myself and took deep breathes but that just made it worse. After about five minutes it was becoming unbearable so I asked to leave the classroom. I went to the nurses office and she was obviously concerned. I was FREAKING OUT! I had no idea what was going on with me and I thought I was living the last moments of my life. I went outside to try to calm myself and my mom came to pick me up from school. After about two hours of intense panic and fear my symptoms slowly began to disappear. I thanked God that I was still alive and prayed that it would never happen to me again. Unfortunately that was not true. I began to return to my daily school life after two days rest at home and was intensely worried that I would experience another one of these "episodes". The worry turned my already existing anxiety even worse and I experienced yet another attack. I had to go home yet again and after an hour or so I was calm. At this point I was starting to get really concerned about my health because I didn't know what was going on with me or my body. I just continued to pray and hoped I would get better. I did not. For about 2 weeks I was getting on again off again symptoms of my anxiety and just kept praying it would go away in time. Then, one Sunday night, I returned home from a friends house and experienced the worst panic attack I ever had. It happened right before I was going to bed and I just starting freaking out again for no reason. I had intense nausea which made me throw up four times. Then the breathing problems returned. This time, worse than ever. I was going crazy I literally felt I couldn't breathe. ( I would describe this sensation as breathing through a tiny straw) I was beginning to feel light headed and felt like I was going to pass out. My mind was racing and I thought death was close by. I told my dad that I needed to go to the emergency room because I couldn't breathe. He was obviously concerned so he drove me to ER. I was beginning to hyperventilate and could not stop shaking. The ER doctor ran a bunch of tests on me and I was put into the bed and then he gave me medication to calm me down. After about 30 minutes I began to feel normal again and my panic attack was over. I returned home at 4 in the morning and fell asleep out of exhaustion. My dad then scheduled a doctors appointment for the next day and I discovered why all this bad stuff was happening to me. Apparently I had Generalized Anxiety Disorder and that was the reason I was getting intense panic attacks. He reassured me they weren't dangerous and I should become feeling better after a month. He gave me Oxazepam which helps when me calm down when I'm having a panic attack. After the doctors office I told myself I will begin a uphill battle to rid myself of this anxiety. Now two months later after my first panic attack on January 4th I still am not better. There is a good and a bad out of this now. The good news is that I have stopped having panic attacks and don't have that intense fear of not knowing what is happening to me. The bad news is, the panic attacks have been replaced by the HORRIBLE symptoms of GAD. I will list what I am feeling and hopefully fellow yahoo members can relate and answer my questions. For the past month now, instead of panic attacks I have unbearable feelings coming from GAD. I have done a lot of research on the web and almost all the sites list my symptoms exactly as if I would have said them out of my own mouth. My most troublesome feelings currently are Derealization/Depersonalization. I feel so out of it. Its extremely hard to describe but I would say I feel like I am not mentally here in this world and I'm just an observer to life and I feel like I am a robot. I feel like I have lost MY thoughts and actions and have been replaced by a whole new version of myself who has a totally different thought process. I space out constantly and just don't feel real anymore. It is such a scary feeling. I need to know to that these feelings will go away. I also have been having an extreme difficulty falling and staying asleep. I wake up constantly during the night and can't get a good nights rest. Some nights I will wake up many times and having racing thoughts going through my head. I feel like I simply cant turn my brain off. I feel li more

Resolved Question: What treatment is indicated ADHD with comorbid GAD and panic disorder?

I have SEVERE social anxiety/GAD w/agoraphobia and am currently on Lexapro 30mg, Ativan 6mg (yes... 2mg tid) with as-needed Tranxene for panic attacks. I have always had trouble focusing and concentrating on tasks. I think it is affecting my ability to function at my best in both college and work. My question is, can ADHD meds such as Adderall or Ritalin be taken concurrently with benzos for anxiety and is there any obvious benefit or risk? I've heard they are combined a good bit in certain patients, but I wasn;t sure for what indications. Would a stimulant most likely worsen my anxiety or would it do the opposite and work WITH the benzo to address both problems? Of course I'm going to ask my psychiatrist and let her make the medical decision, but wanted to know a little more about this problem before I went in. If I truly have ADHD, I want it treated, but don't want to worsen my anxiety disorder at the same time. more

Resolved Question: Is this heart diease or angina?

What are the signs of any type of heart diease what are allll the symptoms you can experience.. I have anxiety... and have chest pain to the left of the right breast if you were looking at me... i once in a while have this nasty *** taste in my mouth and it burns a little and sometimes i have nausea and shortness of breath ive been diagnosed with this Bipolar- GAD-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Moderator Acid Reflux.. Been Checked with a cardiologist EKG,ECG,Stress,Echo Negative Anxiety Disorder *atpical chest pain* what ever that means At times i get a very high heart rate other times my heart rate is normal I get Chest pain On the left side upper body where the heart is.. I know no one on yahoo answers can diagnose.. I am sick of the occasional chest pains.. even when they aren't severe they are still bothersome and throw me sometimes into a panic No heart diease Low Cholestrol Been checked CBC Negative.. Chest ray no enlarged Heart Palpiations: yes shortness of breath at different times: yes Atypical Chest pain: yes Understress and at random times: Anxiety: yes Bipolar: yes History of Family Heart Diease: yes farther 50 MI Moderate HypoChondriac: Yes Idiot: yes Worry to much: yes What is wrong with me! WHY CAN'T I GO ONE NIGHT WITH OUT CHEST PAIN OR A PANIC ATTACK!!!!!!!!! I HAVE A PHOBIA OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK AT 19 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MADDER WHAT I DO I ALWAYS AWLAYS HAVE CHEST PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE NEVER THER RIGHT SIDE ITS ANOYYING AND IM SICK OF IT I NEED REMEDYS FOR NO CHEST PAIN!! I DONT WANT NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more

Resolved Question: Am I Going Crazy?(need to be put in psych ward?)?

I think I'm either going crazy or just.. unbalanced. I swear to god that I'm not making any of this up. I want serious answers or just random opinions on what should happen to me. I'm just so scared that I'm going to hurt someone. First off, I have these mental illnesses. *ADHD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhd (diagnosed by doctor) *General Anxiety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_anxiety_disorder (diagnosed by doctor) *Neurosis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurosis (pretty damn sure I have this. I'll talk to my shrink about it) *trichotillomania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania (diagnosed by doctor) *depression? I used to be suicidal but I'm mostly over that now. (never talked about it) *insomnia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomnia (diagnosed by doctor) Why I think I'm going crazy: I feel like theres something in my head and I'll keep hitting my head on something but it wont stop!! That just makes it worse. It's like.. there's just something in there crawling around and it makes me move my head in a circle. I'll sit there and hit my head and yell at it to get out but it WONT!! I start tapping things randomly and uncontrollably. Even walking down the hall I'll just keep tapping at my phone or tapping against the wall. Either that or I shake my hands and smack them together. It may not seem like a big thing but I really haven't seen other people do this. I rock back and forth and shake. After watching a few horror movies I realized that normal people don't actually do that.. I cut myself, yea I know a lot of people do that. I'm not an emo I swear! I wear normal clothes and I don't cut myself when I feel depressed I'll just grab the scissors (all the razors in my house are DIRTY!) and cut my arm up a bit. After I stop bleeding I'll be smiling and super happy. oh, and the dirt thing.. I'm slightly germaphobic.. I'll share my drink with people, except for guys. Boys are disgusting. No not cooties, I'm practically a lesbian anyway. I want to kill my parents. I don't hate them, I love my parents so much! But I'll stand outside their door when they're sleeping and think of how easily I could suffocate them with their pillows. I'll stand there and smile and laugh a little. I also think about killing other people all the time. In school I draw little people with spears through their bodies and I look at the other kids and imagine me killing them. It makes me happy. I'm scared I'll hurt someone but doesn't everyone think like that?? I hallucinate. not much but just enough to send me in a panic attack every time I walk into a room. On top of my phobias of pretty much everything, seeing shadowy figures and random faces make me nearly shit my pants. Please tell me if I'll get sent to an asylum and if I should. I'm a high school student and I really don't feel like being locked up for the rest of high school. Also can you please tell me what the fuck is wrong with me? I think this is all totally normal stuff, the only reason I think I'm going nuts is the thing in my head. If all of this stuff is normal just let me know.Forgot to add that I actually have hurt people, but not extremely bad, I attacked my friend once in school. Forget what she did but I snapped and she ended up with some nasty bruises for a while. I attacked my mom recently, again, I snapped and just started hitting her with the phone. She slapped me and pushed me away before I could really hurt her though. I attacked another friend, she also got some bruises. I don't regret any of these. They totally deserved it. I'm usually not a violent person and I'm pretty weak so I remember all the times I snap. more

Voting Question: Am I suffering from some sort of psychological disorder?

I used to love combatives and the pain I experience while "working out" does not really bother me but then I decided to join my high school's wrestling team and guess what? I sucked really badly. At first I was feeling good practicing and all that but I always got my ass kicked. Then I started getting really afraid of being taken down to the mat. I always had a fear of heights but it was never that pronounced. I actually had some sort of a very overwhelming panic attack one day during practice and as a result I quit the team. (They did not notice I was having it by the way.) Now, every time I go near the weight room and see guys in there I start feeling the same overwhelming fear/ anxiety that I felt before. I also had another case where I feel an anxiety attack whenever this guy makes fun of me. I kept losing a "trash talk" match against this numerous times and for some reason I end up getting scared of him whenever he mocks me. Please tell me if this is some sort of a psychological disorder or if I am just a damned coward. more

Resolved Question: Marijuana: Anxiety Problems?

I want to take up smoking again but nt sure im in the right place yet. I have severe anxiety in all forms:panic, ocd, gad, ptsd, agorophobia, body dysmporphia, maybe eve some psycotic thinking at tiems form all the stres ive endured. Before psych meds, i just had some panic disorder. Those meds ruined me. ANyway i just turned 17 and am feeling quite alone and depressed. All ym buddies are smoking weed and i want to partake again. Is this wise? I need to escape sometimes and think about life in a different mindset, but the last thing i need is a panic attack whilst intoxicated, shits scary. Never used to happen though. Will it help with my depression and anxiety in the long run? I need something and don't want to drink when angry as it's addictive. What strains should i smoke as the strong ones make me edgy nowadays and ahve panic atacks where i think im dying. How cna i avoid these? If weed own't work, what will? waht's another alternative besides poisonous meds? Thanks more

Resolved Question: █▓▒░█▓▒░IS THIS HEART DIEASE!█▓▒░█▓▒░?

What are the signs of any type of heart diease what are allll the symptoms you can experience.. I have anxiety... and have chest pain to the left of the right breast if you were looking at me... i once in a while have this nasty *** taste in my mouth and it burns a little and sometimes i have nausea and shortness of breath ive been diagnosed with this Bipolar- GAD-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Moderator Acid Reflux.. Been Checked with a cardiologist EKG,ECG,Stress,Echo Negative Anxiety Disorder *atpical chest pain* what ever that means At times i get a very high heart rate other times my heart rate is normal I get Chest pain On the left side upper body where the heart is.. I know no one on yahoo answers can diagnose.. I am sick of the occasional chest pains.. even when they aren't severe they are still bothersome and throw me sometimes into a panic No heart diease Low Cholestrol Been checked CBC Negative.. Chest ray no enlarged Heart Palpiations: yes shortness of breath at different times: yes Atypical Chest pain: yes Understress and at random times: Anxiety: yes Bipolar: yes History of Family Heart Diease: yes farther 50 MI Moderate HypoChondriac: Yes Idiot: yes Worry to much: yes What is wrong with me! WHY CAN'T I GO ONE NIGHT WITH OUT CHEST PAIN OR A PANIC ATTACK!!!!!!!!! I HAVE A PHOBIA OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK AT 19 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MADDER WHAT I DO I ALWAYS AWLAYS HAVE CHEST PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE NEVER THER RIGHT SIDE ITS ANOYYING AND IM SICK OF IT I NEED REMEDYS FOR NO CHEST PAIN!! I DONT WANT NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more

Resolved Question: What are the signs of any heart diease (READ ASAP)?

What are the signs of any type of heart diease what are allll the symptoms you can experience.. I have anxiety... and have chest pain to the left of the right breast if you were looking at me... i once in a while have this nasty ass taste in my mouth and it burns a little and sometimes i have nausea and shortness of breath ive been diagnosed with this Bipolar- GAD-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Moderator Acid Reflux.. Been Checked with a cardiologist EKG,ECG,Stress,Echo Negative Anxiety Disorder *atpical chest pain* what ever that means At times i get a very high heart rate other times my heart rate is normal I get Chest pain On the left side upper body where the heart is.. I know no one on yahoo answers can diagnose.. I am sick of the occasional chest pains.. even when they aren't severe they are still bothersome and throw me sometimes into a panic No heart diease Low Cholestrol Been checked CBC Negative.. Chest ray no enlarged Heart Palpiations: yes shortness of breath at different times: yes Atypical Chest pain: yes Understress and at random times: Anxiety: yes Bipolar: yes History of Family Heart Diease: yes farther 50 MI Moderate HypoChondriac: Yes Idiot: yes Worry to much: yes What is wrong with me! WHY CAN'T I GO ONE NIGHT WITH OUT CHEST PAIN OR A PANIC ATTACK!!!!!!!!! I HAVE A PHOBIA OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK AT 19 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MADDER WHAT I DO I ALWAYS AWLAYS HAVE CHEST PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE NEVER THER RIGHT SIDE ITS ANOYYING AND IM SICK OF IT I NEED REMEDYS FOR NO CHEST PAIN!! I DONT WANT NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more

Voting Question: What kind of epilepsy / anxiety disorder do I have?

Well the reason I think it is Epilepsy is because I've noticed it happening when I see lots of flashing lights, or get too close to my television, like turning down the volume manually, I haven't had a seizure (Knock on wood) But it's like a panic attack, I'm wondering what could be causing it. I've noticed when Getting up from the couch, or something that could cause a shift in blood pressure, my heart stearts beating uncontrollably. it doesn't stop for a good 10 minutes, it's like thump thump thump then it gets harder like THUMP THUMP THUMP then eventually ends in me freaking out thinking I'm going to have some kind of stroke or something. My doctor gave me some lorazepam but I only take it rarely, one reason being the withdrawl effects, and two being addiction. I'm curious, can someone tell me what I may have? I've had a urinalysis and blood tests, nothing popped up with low blood pressure, or anything of the sort. I'm totaly fine according to these tests, but I know I'm not from what I'm experiencing. Any kind of help could be nice! :3When I go for runs or jogs / long walks my heart does not get pumping as fast or as hard as this. more

Resolved Question: psychosis / panic disorder / paranoia / what?

my symptoms are: - irritable / fatigue -panic attacks (according to dr) -headaches - i feel "high" or like my life is a dream -always on the edge (waiting for something bad to happen) -veins big, itchy, hurt sometimes - late period --> probably caused by stress, though. & a few other things. i am on medication for anxiety and i have seen a doctor.. dont really help much but what do yall THINK? dont give me the smart answers either. i know you're not doctors. more

Resolved Question: Anxiety treatment, help?

I have spoken to my doctor and he thinks I have some sort of anxiety disorder and recommended me to a mental health counselling service and wants to put me on prozac but wants to run it by them first. That was weeks ago and I received a letter telling me the service are passing me on to someone else. I'm booking an appointment with the school counsellor but can I go back to him and ask for the prescription of prozac anyway? I had a panic attack at school today and I couldn't hold my pen my hand was shaking so badly. I don't want people to think I'm a freak! I'm 16 btw. more

Resolved Question: anyone been prescribed xanax and it changed your life dramatically in a good way?

i suffer from panic attack disorder insomnia and anxiety was thinking about goin on the pill but i dont want to end up like a zombie all the time...any sucess stories or anything i shoud know about this medicine? more

Voting Question: I have a recurring nightmare where I am in the back of a moving car but no one is driving. Meaning?

My GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) has been getting out of hand lately. I have been increased to 4mg of Klonopin a day for it. I am still a nervous wreck, however. This dream seems to coincide with days in which I have elevated anxiety. It is truly terrifying; I wake up in a nasty panic attack and I have to get up out of bed, turn on the lights, and sometimes take a Xanax (which I am also prescribed for breakthrough panic) just to bring myself back down to reality. Any ideas of what this could mean and what this represents? Thanks! more

Resolved Question: I need help with anxiety?

I've suffered from anxiety for a long time, panic attacks and stuff like that. I finally went to a psychiatrist in june 09 and he prescribed me prozac, and said I have an anxiety disorder. For months I still felt very anxious, and i was severely depressed, until i got on 40mg prozac. I was also put zyprexa, seroquel, risperdal, propranolol, klonopin, cogentin, and stuff like that. I'm currently on 40mg prozac, and 150mg seroquel xr. I go to see my therapist everyweek, who is now giving me CBT sessions every week and checking up on me. Everything makes me nervous. If I don't worry about something that happens I worry about something in the past (ruminating). It's like an endless cycle. even though the two medications I take right now are helping me a bit with anxiety, it's still really bad. Like i could feel my face swelling, and my heart beating quickly and stuff like that. It's very uncomfortable. Everything I worry about has almost no value, but I can't stop worrying. Even if I do something else, a random thought in my head pops up, relating to what I'm worrying about and i get very scared. My therapist told me that she could get the psychiatrist to prescribe me some benzodiazepines, if it got really bad which it is, and adjust my current medication. I can't even think straight anymore. I'm really scared. I keep waking up at night. The only been on one benzodiazepine called klonopin, which hasn't done anything for me. What should i do? My appointment with my therapist is tommorow. more

Voting Question: Please someone help me? I reallyreallyreally hating going to school everyday it makes me feel so sick?

I feel so sick of school, I just got done with the worst four years of my life, high school... and now i'm a freshmen in college and I feel its like repeating high school again. I just hate going to school everyday it makes me feel so sick... im not a smart person, school just stresses me daily and makes me nervous all the time if im going to do well or not, i have no friends, i suffer from social anxiety/ppanic disorder and i feel reallyrelaly embarassed in class when i have panic attacks its so embarassing it makes me dread going 2 school and im not even smart too at least if i were smart it would be ok. my life in general sux, all i do is go to school, come home, do hw, eat, shower, sleep, repeat. im not ugly or anything, i use to be popular until i developed panic disorder/social anxiety thats when i totally stopped talking 2 people cause im 2 nervous to talk to ppl, im afraid to hae panic attacks n embarrass myself so i just stop talking to everyone. school really sux, i feel down overall about life. i literally think about suicide alot.. my parents think im happy some reason but no way im not but i pretend 2 be happy so they dont worry, and i dont wanna make them sad. i dunno what 2 do i really want 2 drop out of college, but i don't kno what id do i dont wanna work at mcdonalds or something. im actually good looking i think, i really wish i had a gf, like met a girl in college but im 2 shy n think no girl would even like me cause i get panic attacks etcc. man i really hate life, right now i have big test in 3 hours and i dont even wanna study i just wanna die i hate life so much. could someone help me plz? i really need 2 feel better. thanks 4 reading i appreciate it. more