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by roc26
Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:18 am
Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
Topic: From Celexa to Effexor - Anyone?
Replies: 12
Views: 4834

I am on effexor and it is very strong. you wont have any enxiety problems thats for sure but the sex drive just like all the other meds well you wont have one lol. After reading one of the comments about there being a problem with people comming off effexor i have to say im quite nervous now cause I...
by roc26
Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:59 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: Help! OCD thoughts!
Replies: 3
Views: 1129

Hi guys, I haven't been on here for a while b/c I had been feeling better about 70%. Today and yesterday I feel like 35%, my thoughts are horrrible and I am crippling myself about obsessing over gong into the hospital. I am CONVINCED it is only a matter of time before I am committed. I feel so scare...
by roc26
Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:55 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels this way...
Replies: 5
Views: 2122

Hi everyone, I am so debilitated. I posted a few weeks ago. I am disassociated b/c of my anxiety-ALWAYS! I always feel detached and like I am not "real". It is so annoying. I feel like I can only feel depressed or fear, nothing else. I have moments of clarity but they are few and far between. I don'...
by roc26
Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:54 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: please help asap!
Replies: 5
Views: 1845

Hi everyone, I have been disassociated for 3 months. I am constantly spacey, sensitive to light and obsess over if I am "real" or not, I also obsess over if the people closest to me are really themsleves. It is so annoying and totally irrational and it makes me feel horrible. I also am clinically de...
by roc26
Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:47 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: So mad at myself!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2478

Hi guys, I was just starting to feel better and I feel like I sabotaged it! With my anxiety/depression I have a lot of disassociation/depersonalization, it is my biggest symptom. So, I was at Barnes n Noble yesterday and I starting reading a book about Disassociative Identity Disorder. I had so many...
by roc26
Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:41 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: First day on new med and trying to calm down
Replies: 26
Views: 8677

Do not be afraid to take meds! If you had diabetes you'd take insulin, right? I do everything right-no alcohol, coffee, eat well, exercise, the program, therapy but.... I needed more. I was still struggling and crippled w/ anxiety. I take 20 mg of Lexapro and it helped initailly but am now going to ...
by roc26
Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:40 am
Forum: Spirituality for Anxiety & Depression
Topic: Feeling horrible....
Replies: 9
Views: 2008

Hi everyone, Sometimes I wish that someone would tell me I am really "crazy". I hate always feeling like I am and feeling disassociated. This episode triggered from severe stress and it happened to me 10 years ago b/c of drugs. I overcame it but it was debilitating, it took about 7 months. I left in...
by roc26
Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:22 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: Disassociation....Please help
Replies: 7
Views: 2047

Hi guys, I am having a hard time at the moment b/c I am constantly disassociated. I do not avoid any activities but am constantly in a "cloud". I feel like I am not really "here". My thoughts consist of.... what if my family is not really my family? What if I finally lose it b/c of my disassociation...
by roc26
Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:53 am
Forum: Session 2 - Six Steps Designed to Put an End to Panic Attacks
Topic: I feel better...I think?
Replies: 2
Views: 2187

Hi everyone, Hope u all had a nice holiday! Ok, for the past few days I have been feeling well mentally but have been sick physically. Anyway, I haven't taken a xanex in almost 3 days but am still on my lexapro. So, the thing is I feel better but...different. I also haven't had caffeine or alcohol i...
by roc26
Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:47 am
Forum: Session 1 - Anxiety and Depression: Symptoms, Causes and Common Fears
Topic: new to the program
Replies: 4
Views: 2497

Hi guys,
Do any of you have a coach? Is it worth the money? I currently have a great therapist and am short on funds...coaching is pricey! Just wanted some feedback :) Also, please know how grateful I am to have this peer support.