What if the anxiety doesn't pass?

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Post by Guest » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:04 pm

*D* Thanks for your prayers. I do love the NC weather, when you can fly kites in February, and Monday was beautiful. I was so tired on Monday after that horrible weekend, but I still went to the park with my son and it was 70 and windy, and we sat on the slide and watched the clouds change shapes. There was a perfect heart at one point. It was a beautiful moment.

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Post by Guest » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:00 pm

You have to try to distract your mind right away when these feelings start,try listening to your favorite music,get yourself an ipod and load it up with your favorite tunes,especially music that can bring you back to happier times,and exercises, cardio workouts are the best,they releive stress and tension and get rid of toxins in the body,and after a good workout you will get a good nights sleep.good music makes the world go round.

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Post by Guest » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:15 pm

The reason why it doesn't stop, is because your fear is that it won't stop. If my fear is a brain tumor, I'll have a headache. Lately, I've been doing stuff with the "oh well" mind set. I fear vomiting, really bad. If I feel slightly sick, I will stop eating. Lately, I just, eat. I'll say "well, I guess I'll just eat and see what happens." Turns out, it feels fine once I start. Key is to not let it get the best of you and never avoid things because of it. That only gives it control over you, and the more control you have, the better you will feel.

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Post by Guest » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:58 am

ragin: I started exercise everyday but it is probably not vigorous enough, but it has been hard enough to fit a 30-min walk in. You are right about distraction. Distraction and breathing are big keys. And positive talk the rest of the time. It's kind of far away, but maybe Santa will bring me an ipod next year!

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Post by Guest » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:02 am

Troubled: You are so right...it is the fear that it won't stop that makes it not stop. But it is hard to say "so what" about that. I can say "so what if I cry in church" or something I am concerned about. But it is harder to "so what" all out panic that doesn't end. My week is improving, though, so it is easy for me to "so what" if I wake up anxious, I know it will pass. And it is passing! I am patting myself on the back for sleeping poorly all week (up at least 2 hrs in the middle each night), but I haven't panicked about it. For me, that is BIG, to be able to say "so what I have insomnia. I'll just relax and think positive thoughts and maybe I'll fall back asleep. But so what if I don't." For now, for me, this is HUGE.

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Post by Guest » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:23 am

My question is for tweaky1h, I use to be on Lexapro about 2 yrs ago, and i felt just normal,pretty good in fact, so good, I asked the dr. to go off...and I just went off in one day, which was nice, with no side effects. Now, I'm at my worse with this anxious feelings from when I wake up too..and I do the breathing, listen to the tapes-3 times from 4:00am, but that creepy feeling is still there. Did the Lexapro help you focus on the recovery program better?? Right now I have never felt so anxious all the time, and I do need more help. I have an appt with the dr next week, but each day is so 'not living with peace' for me. I just wanted your feedback on taking the lexapro.
I'm so happy that there is this peer support, I feel it's really great to share our feelings with one another..thank you to everyone going thru this program with me. :)

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Post by Guest » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:08 am

I have this same problem. It's hard to tell yourself that "it will pass" when the feelings continue to hang around, which in turn causes more anxiety. We just have to make sure we are not magnifying it thus, making it worse than what it really is. Lets magnify good things and eventually the panic and anxiety feelings will leave. They'll have to because they won't have a home anymore where they feel comfortable and are constantly being fed by our anxious thoughts.


"I will know peace when I examine what I feel beneath what I am feeling." ~ Iyanla Vanzant

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Post by Guest » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:09 am

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I have this same problem. It's hard to tell yourself that "it will pass" when the feelings continue to hang around, which in turn causes more anxiety. We just have to make sure we are not magnifying it thus, making it worse than what it really is. Lets magnify good things and eventually the panic and anxiety feelings will leave. They'll have to because they won't have a home anymore where they feel comfortable and are constantly being fed by our anxious thoughts.


"I will know peace when I examine what I feel beneath what I am feeling." ~ Iyanla Vanzant

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Post by Franca.Canada » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:02 am

I've been weaning off Paxil for some time now, almost a year. These past months my anxiety has been really bad. I got the program and just went the wrong way about it. I've become extremely depressed. I have started on Prozac to help me get out of this depression and get off the Paxil. I hope I can focus on the program better once i'm straightened out chemically.
See your doctor and see what they say. Maybe you need a low dose of something? don't lwt anyone tell you should or shouldn't be on meds. A lot of people are against them and I was for a while too. But there is a chemical aspect to things too. Do what you think is best for you. Good luck!
Kristen
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Post by Guest » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:08 am

Paxil is supposed to be very hard to get off of. I was on 10 mg for over a year, then started to wean off 2 mg at a time changing only every 6 weeks or so. After this (I had just gotten down to 2 mg), I went back to 5 mg and hopefully that will suffice. Personally I have a bad reaction to benzos with terrible rebound anxiety. I took a valium a couple of weeks ago which isn't supposed to cause rebound because it is long acting, but I still think it does for me. So I have to taper off it very slowly, over several weeks, but I am getting by. It is only temporary.

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