Really need some answers!!!!!
I have been taking the generic med for Torpol (Beta-Blocker) for over a month now. I feel like my symptoms of anxiety has gotten worse since I have been on this mediciation. Now I feel like my muscles in my breast area are very tight and I sometimes I feel like I need to go to urgent care. I have been having a slight headache for the past week. No I have been to the doctor and I feel like I need to get a second opinion to really pinpoint what is going on with me? When I have gone to my drs in the past they seem like they don't have time to really listen to my issues! Has anyone experience this. I am only taking this med and a multi-vit. I am really searching for some understanding. There are also times that I feel like my lungs or kidneys are bruised. What is going on with me!!! Can someone respond. I feel like I am the only one going through this....
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I don't really have experience with medications because I have never taken any. But what I do know is that the anxiety will not help. It will only add to your discomfort. I have experienced that chest discomfort before and had to call paramedics. I could not breathe and it felt like I was blacking out and my heart was going to burst through my chest. all my muscles in the chest area got really tight as well. When the paramedics got there they told me my vitals were fine and that I just needed to slow down my breathing. I slowed down my breathing with them there and I calmed down eventually. I felt absolutely drained afterward and they explained to me that I had an anxiety attack.
I had gone to a doctor to see if I had asthma or a chest infection and all the test were negative. The only thing I had not tried was to slow down my pace, slow down my breathing and just relax.
You are on a medication and medications have side effects. That's something you will find comfort in by talking about side effects common with that medicine. If you don't feel you are getting anywhere with your doctor, maybe change doctors. Just like Lucinda says " they work for you not the other way around..."
But see if relaxing your breathing and doing the relaxation CD so your muscles can loosen up because you feel tension gets rid of some of your discomfort. Hot tea works for me too.
Hang in there
I had gone to a doctor to see if I had asthma or a chest infection and all the test were negative. The only thing I had not tried was to slow down my pace, slow down my breathing and just relax.
You are on a medication and medications have side effects. That's something you will find comfort in by talking about side effects common with that medicine. If you don't feel you are getting anywhere with your doctor, maybe change doctors. Just like Lucinda says " they work for you not the other way around..."
But see if relaxing your breathing and doing the relaxation CD so your muscles can loosen up because you feel tension gets rid of some of your discomfort. Hot tea works for me too.
Hang in there
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Yes, I have never been on meds. It might have made things a lot easier on me. But I have done really really well. I have tried to it things naturally. For example I have read about some recent research showing that exercise about 4-5 times a week for about an hour produces just as much "feel good" chemicals as a lot of the meds some folks are prescribed. I have eliminated caffeine which significantly reduced my anxiety levels. I also have reduced my sugar intake and I feel less on edge.
I have my good days and rough moments. But most importantly my attitude has changed because of the program. even during rough moments I see it as a growth rather than a mistake. I am human and I still have my vulnerable moments, I have moments when I feel even a little hopeless. But I keep it together because I know I can get through it. I have learned to take things moment by moment. I try not to think about tomorrow, and I enjoy the present. The self-awareness I have honed from this program has been key because I can recognize irrational thoughts and I counter them and replace them with truth. I can recognize when I don't feel good, I allow myself to not feel well, and I do what I can to take care of myself. Sometimes it feels like smooth sailing, other times it feels like an uphill battle. But I rather endure that hill than the alternative of not taking control or living my life the way I want.
Some folks have more of a chemical unbalance, so they need the meds more. But that doesn't mean that those folks have less resolve or strength than someone who is not on meds. If I need to go on meds I would do it because regardless what happens, my only desire is to get better
I have my good days and rough moments. But most importantly my attitude has changed because of the program. even during rough moments I see it as a growth rather than a mistake. I am human and I still have my vulnerable moments, I have moments when I feel even a little hopeless. But I keep it together because I know I can get through it. I have learned to take things moment by moment. I try not to think about tomorrow, and I enjoy the present. The self-awareness I have honed from this program has been key because I can recognize irrational thoughts and I counter them and replace them with truth. I can recognize when I don't feel good, I allow myself to not feel well, and I do what I can to take care of myself. Sometimes it feels like smooth sailing, other times it feels like an uphill battle. But I rather endure that hill than the alternative of not taking control or living my life the way I want.
Some folks have more of a chemical unbalance, so they need the meds more. But that doesn't mean that those folks have less resolve or strength than someone who is not on meds. If I need to go on meds I would do it because regardless what happens, my only desire is to get better
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Was it hard or easy to do the natural thing? I have a great book about going natural if you have anxiety or panic attacks. I want to wing myself off of this med and go natural. I have cut out the caffiene, I have actually lost 12 pounds. I know you said you exercise, but what do you do when your energy gets low or does it? Thank you for continue to give me hope for this thing. How long did the program take for you to really get it?
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I used to be on meds but found the CBT route (which is what the program is based on) is the best way to go for lasting no side effect relief. Meds are more like a band aid than a cure. I don't think it is a good idea to go off meds without first learning CBT coping skills which teach you how to counter the problem causing thoughts. I use the TEA form exercise from the CBT book by sam obitz everyday and it keeps me level and getting better all the time.
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Well you will have your ups and downs. I am almost done doing the program the second time. It is recommended you go through it at least 3 times. The reason being and I will vouch for it, every time you catch something you did not the first time through. Kind of like watching a movie.
Well when I say exercise I do not go over board like at the gym or anything, not that that is a bad thing. But I was bed ridden for about a half year or so. I had no energy, I was coming off of heavy medications for a bad bronchial infection, plus the anxiety and depression. But I started with small steps. I would walk about 10-15 minutes. I would feel winded, from being so inactive for so long, but also the panic attacks. I made sure to remember that I was winded because it was a long time since I had physical activity, and also my panic attacks. After a few weeks I added more time into it. I got a routine eventually of 45 minutes of just walking about 4 days a week. I noticed my progress when I was able to walk with my dad and talk at the same time and not get winded. At first I could not do that haha.
You will feel more energy from exercise because you will produce endorphins naturally in the brain and the feel good chemicals. You will feel more uplifted and alert. Which is great because anxiety and depression can leave you drained. But my doctor also told me I was able to do physical activity. So check with your doctor about how much you can do. But what worked for me was starting out little by little and moving up as you want a bigger challenge. I lost almost 40 lbs in about 3 and a half months by just walking 45 minutes 5 days a week, and eating right. Since I was not working, I couldn't afford fast food or things I would eat all the time. I cut out ice cream and cookies, my vice haha. And definitely got rid of caffeine.
But that is great that you have already seen some changes by cutting out caffeine. The program clicked with me the first time as I finally had a name for what I was dealing with. I thought I was alone. I am so glad I am not. But the program really started to click for me at around lesson 3. I never before realized how negative my thoughts were. When I learned that What I think, my reaction to what I think, results in how I feel...I began to change my inner dialogue. That lesson resonates in each of the other lessons. I often listen to it now when I need a pick me up. But everyone is different, keep it going. Stay the course, it does get easier Madi! And it is my pleasure to help. You can always send a message if you have any questions. Once you keep it going and you get through these situations you will gain confidence. As you continue to recover from anxiety your confidence may get shaken during rough moments, but it will never leave you. I still am in my own personal journey with this. But I can finally see the light at the end of that tunnel
Take care and keep us all posted on your recovery
Well when I say exercise I do not go over board like at the gym or anything, not that that is a bad thing. But I was bed ridden for about a half year or so. I had no energy, I was coming off of heavy medications for a bad bronchial infection, plus the anxiety and depression. But I started with small steps. I would walk about 10-15 minutes. I would feel winded, from being so inactive for so long, but also the panic attacks. I made sure to remember that I was winded because it was a long time since I had physical activity, and also my panic attacks. After a few weeks I added more time into it. I got a routine eventually of 45 minutes of just walking about 4 days a week. I noticed my progress when I was able to walk with my dad and talk at the same time and not get winded. At first I could not do that haha.
You will feel more energy from exercise because you will produce endorphins naturally in the brain and the feel good chemicals. You will feel more uplifted and alert. Which is great because anxiety and depression can leave you drained. But my doctor also told me I was able to do physical activity. So check with your doctor about how much you can do. But what worked for me was starting out little by little and moving up as you want a bigger challenge. I lost almost 40 lbs in about 3 and a half months by just walking 45 minutes 5 days a week, and eating right. Since I was not working, I couldn't afford fast food or things I would eat all the time. I cut out ice cream and cookies, my vice haha. And definitely got rid of caffeine.
But that is great that you have already seen some changes by cutting out caffeine. The program clicked with me the first time as I finally had a name for what I was dealing with. I thought I was alone. I am so glad I am not. But the program really started to click for me at around lesson 3. I never before realized how negative my thoughts were. When I learned that What I think, my reaction to what I think, results in how I feel...I began to change my inner dialogue. That lesson resonates in each of the other lessons. I often listen to it now when I need a pick me up. But everyone is different, keep it going. Stay the course, it does get easier Madi
! And it is my pleasure to help. You can always send a message if you have any questions. Once you keep it going and you get through these situations you will gain confidence. As you continue to recover from anxiety your confidence may get shaken during rough moments, but it will never leave you. I still am in my own personal journey with this. But I can finally see the light at the end of that tunnelTake care and keep us all posted on your recovery
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