Stress Center Peer Support

I've been prescribed Lyrica for nerve pain, but I read that in Europe it is approved for Generalized Anxiety Disorder treatment too. I do think I feel less anxious on it. Anyone here take it?

Does anyone here suffer from anxiety due to chronic pain? I have recently been having severe chronic pain for the last 2 months and it is making my anxiety come back after 3 years of doing great. Just wondering how you all cope with the pain and not get anxious about it.

I finshed the program 3 1/2 years ago and have been doing just great. But now I have been having a major health problem and it has caused me to become very anxious and depressed. My doctors have not yet been able to diagnose my health problem. It is understandably very scary. I'm just wondering if a...

That is wonderful that you are doing so well. Congratulations.

I'm sorry that you are going through a rough time. I hope the program helps you. I know how stress can exacerbate medical problems.

Good for you. I used to do the same thing. Now I just stay away from those type of movies!

I completed the program almost 4 years ago and have been doing great. But I started having problems with pain, burning, and itching in my feet and the Dr. thinks its peripherial neruopathy. I'm in constant pain and it just started 3 weeks ago. Now my anixety is through the roof and I'm feeling so de...

I started taking xanax a couple months ago at bedtime to help me sleep. I take 1/2 a .25 mg. tablet. After about 6 weeks I noticed that I was actually starting to have more anxiety. At first I felt great, was sleeping and felt like the drug stayed in my system keeping me calm the next day too. But n...

What about a counter thought:

Nobody would want to use someone else's (meaning yours) tester because they wouldn't want to catch someone else's diseases. You wouldn't use a strangers machine, so why would anyone else.

yes if you eat right.