John S.
It may not be medication that causes you to not be able to focus clearly. Both my daughter and I have found the anxiety itself can confuse your mind so much that it is impossible to read a book because you can't remember the page you just read! We have had concentration problems even when we were not taking medication. During these periods, it was difficult to even watch movies. Half hour shows on TV were OK.
I really can't add very much to the others comments on reactions to meds other than to say it is a hit and miss situation. Most doctors including psychiatrists, try one med and if that doesn't work will try another, and another, until something works. I lucked out. My doctor is known to be excellent at chosing the right meds for patients. The only other thing I can add is that some meds lose their potency over time, and then you are in a situation where you have to increase the dosage or change the medication.
Good Luck, and Blessings,
Jackie
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Thanks for the feedback and kind words. I am trying to get well but this situation has been so severe that I have been unable to work for the last 17 months which makes it all even worse. All sense of normalcy has eluded me. Prior to this life was going great and then this hit me. Even when I am doing things the suffering is still there, 24/7, this has effected my spiritual life not in a good way,mentally, occupationally, and socially. Even physically this has effected me. Life was the complete opposite prior this this occurring. Not trying to complain just giving the truth. I need hope to get well.
I feel like I need a miracle from the Lord to get well, because this has really effected my spiritual life because of the form of the condition that it took and the rest of my life. It's weird it all started with a surprising, unsettling, thought and idea that hit me out of the blue, it caused marked anxiety and then just got out of control. The one thought led to another and then another. Because of the nature the thoughts they caused anxiety and fear about eternal salvation, then it continued to get worse. I made the mistake of paying attention to the initial thought and obsessing about it and then it escalated to a point now that I am in desperate need of help. I go for help and try but have the same feeling and suffering day in and day out each second with no relief. The med's did not help the thoughts just made them worse because they knocked me out. The sedative effect of Xanax, and combined with the other meds made me feel confused, emotionally like blunted, and very tired, and spiked up the anxiety. Is anyone familiar with the rebound anxiety effect of Xanax. I did not know about it until somebody told me and I experienced it and read it.
Did this effect anyone's ability to work, was anybody or is anybody unable to work? How did you get better or improve? The thing that makes this so difficult for me is that it is attacking my spiritual life and that is effecting everything else. That why I think I need a miracle of healing. I appreciate the support. Another thing is sometimes I get really bad dreams with this, which does not help. Normally I would not care about a dream. If I had some type of dream. Actually prior to this I rarely ever remembered my dreams. Now I do and they have to do with the condition I have.
Did any ever have bad dreams with their situation?
I really need the Lord to heal me. I am doing all I know to, maybe there is more, but I always feel like a hopeless feeling.
I really wish this did not attack my spiritual life that is really complicating things and makes the pain quite bad.
Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?
Also they said I might have problem with my pituitary gland, can that effect thinking? Maybe pitiuitary dysfunction. But they want me to go for further testing. Sorry for all the detail. I was just wondering if anyone heard of anything like this.
John
I feel like I need a miracle from the Lord to get well, because this has really effected my spiritual life because of the form of the condition that it took and the rest of my life. It's weird it all started with a surprising, unsettling, thought and idea that hit me out of the blue, it caused marked anxiety and then just got out of control. The one thought led to another and then another. Because of the nature the thoughts they caused anxiety and fear about eternal salvation, then it continued to get worse. I made the mistake of paying attention to the initial thought and obsessing about it and then it escalated to a point now that I am in desperate need of help. I go for help and try but have the same feeling and suffering day in and day out each second with no relief. The med's did not help the thoughts just made them worse because they knocked me out. The sedative effect of Xanax, and combined with the other meds made me feel confused, emotionally like blunted, and very tired, and spiked up the anxiety. Is anyone familiar with the rebound anxiety effect of Xanax. I did not know about it until somebody told me and I experienced it and read it.
Did this effect anyone's ability to work, was anybody or is anybody unable to work? How did you get better or improve? The thing that makes this so difficult for me is that it is attacking my spiritual life and that is effecting everything else. That why I think I need a miracle of healing. I appreciate the support. Another thing is sometimes I get really bad dreams with this, which does not help. Normally I would not care about a dream. If I had some type of dream. Actually prior to this I rarely ever remembered my dreams. Now I do and they have to do with the condition I have.
Did any ever have bad dreams with their situation?
I really need the Lord to heal me. I am doing all I know to, maybe there is more, but I always feel like a hopeless feeling.
I really wish this did not attack my spiritual life that is really complicating things and makes the pain quite bad.
Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?
Also they said I might have problem with my pituitary gland, can that effect thinking? Maybe pitiuitary dysfunction. But they want me to go for further testing. Sorry for all the detail. I was just wondering if anyone heard of anything like this.
John