meds i guess

altj · Post by **altj** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:43 am

im going to doctor to get on some sort of med dont know i guess its a toss up between buspar or lexapro its been 3 mos since my first panic attack and the body symptoms have me in a choke hold! im shaky all the time nervous sick to my stomach lost 12 pounds that i didnt have to start with heart palpatations, racing etc i take have a mil of xanax at night to sleep and thats not working anymore i thought i was making progress but it just seems like im back to square one i wish i could shake this i try i really do. i do the program. therapy. natural meds kinetics and it doesnt seem like im getting better maybe im not patient enough i just want a reset button that would be great

BookOfPsalms · Post by **BookOfPsalms** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:50 am

I am curious how you have progressed since you posted this. Read my first post from yesterday. I am going through hell right now and hope that you have gotten some relief.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:09 pm

blare cat, i just got back from the doctor and she gave me zoloft and a beta blocker so i will start taking them tonight i hope i will get some relief how are you doing today

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:26 am

Taking medications is not failure in my opinion. This program is very contradictive about the subject. Generally, there is an undercurrent of negativity about them but in the medication/alcohol session they practically advocate taking meds to get the most out of this program. I took Lexapro/klonopin up until that session, and weaned off. I feel great now. I feel medication helped me get everything out of this program and had I not taken them, I would have never been able to focus at all. I was a wreak: too many panic attacks to count; terrible insomnia; extreme weight loss; depression; you name it, I had it. Now, I have none of those problems. Medication is not a life sentence. We see things so black and white: it's not so. You can take meds, feel better, work the program, and go off the meds. Lots of us have done just that, and you can too. Good luck.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:49 am

Tweaky ~

I agree with you on this subject. Sometimes, also, it IS hereditary & CHEMICAL. A lot of people fail to see that. I know for me, depression runs in my family.

I exercise [or try to] every day, eat healthy & do relaxation. As I felt I was doing everything I could do get better & definitely recovered anxiety-wise, my depression got increasingly worse. I didn't feel like myself & I definitely wasn't in a good place.

Since starting Prozac in December I am my old self again. I enjoy life again. I don't wake up with a black cloud hanging over me. My family & fiance have noticed almost a complete turn around.

Many people don't fully understand medications & think that it is a band aid that we use instead of dealing with our problems head on. It's not ALWAYS the truth. If you do everything you possibly can & still aren't feeling right, I believe that medication is a very useful and wonderful tool to use so that we may feel better, even if we only need it for a few months.

You are right, we tend to see things in black & white when in reality there are so many shades in between! When one doesn't understand something [be it medication, anxiety, depression, ANYTHING!] assumptions tend to be made & unfortunately it's human nature.

altj & Blarecat ~ I wish you both the best. If you have any questions or just need to talk feel free to private message me. Take care.