can anxiety cause depression?/panic attacks/
last night i had a bad panic attack. first off im pretty sure i have developed IBS and usually its my left side that hurts and lately my right lower abdomen feels very sore and than i felt nauseated. i looked up my symptoms online and thought there was something wrong with my appendix and started sweating and got super super hot and put the air on and had to take off my clothes. and going to the restroom i would start to sweat and feel hot. now maybe this was a panic attack and my symptoms got worse. now its hard for me to eat anything cause my stomach will always hurt. its awful. and i wont take any anti-depressants because iv had bad luck with them and they tend to make me feel worse. i worry 24/7. its awful. and i think that my anxiety and now my IBS is causing depression because i always feel sick. physically and mentally. and i am always tired. i think its due to my work and anxiety too. and with the ibs i always think that its something bad like cancer or lyme disease or appendicites. i am taking 5htp but it seems to do nothing. i am also on ortho tri cyclin lo and am thinking of getting off of it. i am a 23 yr old female btw.any advice or herbal meds for ibs anyone takes or anything. my life is one constant panic attack lately and its making me depressed and not want to leave the house.
"Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)"
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Holly
I'm so sorry to know you are having such a hard time. I have been there constant fear and worry.
I felt I was in a state of panic 24/7. But I can tell you there is hope. Do you have the program? The program has helped me so much. I also didn't want to leave my house. It was hard to just go to the mailbox. I'm so thankful for the program and how much it has changed my life.
My advice to you is to focas on the program and do each lesson as they say. Do it at your own pace and be kind and patient with yourself. Give yourself some time and you will be suprised at your progress. I do wish you the very best. You can do this you can overcome this condition and make it to the other side.
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Angla
I'm so sorry to know you are having such a hard time. I have been there constant fear and worry.
I felt I was in a state of panic 24/7. But I can tell you there is hope. Do you have the program? The program has helped me so much. I also didn't want to leave my house. It was hard to just go to the mailbox. I'm so thankful for the program and how much it has changed my life.
My advice to you is to focas on the program and do each lesson as they say. Do it at your own pace and be kind and patient with yourself. Give yourself some time and you will be suprised at your progress. I do wish you the very best. You can do this you can overcome this condition and make it to the other side.
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Angla
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Wow Holly, first i would like to say that you're not alone. I've had repeated panic attacks and after a while just got very depressed because i felt i simply could not do nothing about it. i would strongly recommend to restructure your thinking. First, you have to make up your mind about fearing death. DO NOT FEAR DEATH. i said to myself a while back that i refused to fear death. i will fight trying to live a great life, but i will not fear death. i know it's hard for you. but you really need to take it one day at a time, the program will not help you over night, for some people it may, but for most people like you and i it will probably take longer, because these attacks are smothering and overwhelming at times. i have not fully recovered but i am getting much better. it feels good knowing that i'm not alone in this. i truly hope the best for you and if there is anything else i can do for you please let me know. take care holly.Originally posted by Holly J:
last night i had a bad panic attack. first off im pretty sure i have developed IBS and usually its my left side that hurts and lately my right lower abdomen feels very sore and than i felt nauseated. i looked up my symptoms online and thought there was something wrong with my appendix and started sweating and got super super hot and put the air on and had to take off my clothes. and going to the restroom i would start to sweat and feel hot. now maybe this was a panic attack and my symptoms got worse. now its hard for me to eat anything cause my stomach will always hurt. its awful. and i wont take any anti-depressants because iv had bad luck with them and they tend to make me feel worse. i worry 24/7. its awful. and i think that my anxiety and now my IBS is causing depression because i always feel sick. physically and mentally. and i am always tired. i think its due to my work and anxiety too. and with the ibs i always think that its something bad like cancer or lyme disease or appendicites. i am taking 5htp but it seems to do nothing. i am also on ortho tri cyclin lo and am thinking of getting off of it. i am a 23 yr old female btw.any advice or herbal meds for ibs anyone takes or anything. my life is one constant panic attack lately and its making me depressed and not want to leave the house.
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i've had the exact same problems as you. seriously. (i'm also only 3 years younger than you.)
i started out with just anxiety.. and then it lead into depression. it's hard for me to even go out on the porch and feed my cat some days. it's weird how it clouds your brain and takes away simple things like that. but i push myself to do it anyway, you have to test yourself. don't let it control you.
as far as the IBS goes, i haven't had alot of problems with it lately, due to the fact that i stopped giving it attention. the more you focus on it, the worse it'll be. i know it's hard, but try not to dwell on it.
cut back on sugar too, anything that makes you jittery isn't going to help. i gave up caffeine and chocolate completely and i feel alot better.
i hope this helps.
i started out with just anxiety.. and then it lead into depression. it's hard for me to even go out on the porch and feed my cat some days. it's weird how it clouds your brain and takes away simple things like that. but i push myself to do it anyway, you have to test yourself. don't let it control you.
as far as the IBS goes, i haven't had alot of problems with it lately, due to the fact that i stopped giving it attention. the more you focus on it, the worse it'll be. i know it's hard, but try not to dwell on it.
cut back on sugar too, anything that makes you jittery isn't going to help. i gave up caffeine and chocolate completely and i feel alot better.
i hope this helps.
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thankyou so much guys. also, i dont have the program anymore. i never did it and sent it back because it cost so much. does it really help?? i know i need to stop my negative thinking but its so hard. i hate being this way. i dont know anybody who is like me and that scares me. my boyfriend thinks its a good thing that i dont know anyone like me but i keep saying i just wish i was normal. just dumb oridnary and happy ya know? right now my ibs is whats getting to me. . and i fear havinglyme disease due to looking up the symptoms and seeing i have them all (which are exactly like anxiety/depression symptoms) i am also a hypochondriac and even knowing this i still actually think i am dying. it feels that way. buit anyway thankyou for the support
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hi i too understand how hard it is to feel anxious and depressed all the time.It really does rob you of so much when even the simplest things are so hard to do because of how we feel.I just started the program and the information is helpful--I just look forward like all of you do -to a time when I can just get in the car and go wherever ,whenever and not be anxious about it.I cant wait!! Good luck everyone==stay strong
Anxiety ABSOLUTELY causes depression.
1. after my Dad finally came out of the closet about our genetic pre-disposition towards this emotional rollercoaster, he tried to explain to me the cycle of anx/dep. I didn't listen to him....what would HE know about MY experience anyway [BTW that's me defying his advice at age 25!!
2. In the 10 years since, I have come face to face with the cycle of anx/dep. It usually starts with OMG I gotta get up I gotta go to work I gotta meet this deadline, I gotta do this and that and I'm in traffic, then I CRASH![emotionally]. In the weeks that would follow, I would be low and sullen and devoid of energy, regardless of how much I would sleep. Sometimes I would sleep just because sleep was the only thing that didn't HURT.
Crappiest of all - it's impossible to get better because your brain is depressed too, and IT LIES. Long story short, I had to get medicated. I have no idea if it's me or if I'm manic [bipolar baby!] or if it's the meds talking, but take care of yourselves and do whatever it takes to put a smile on your face ... as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else.
SUMMER IS COMING! Sunshine > depression
Best wishes to you all
Hairtrigger / Anana
1. after my Dad finally came out of the closet about our genetic pre-disposition towards this emotional rollercoaster, he tried to explain to me the cycle of anx/dep. I didn't listen to him....what would HE know about MY experience anyway [BTW that's me defying his advice at age 25!!
2. In the 10 years since, I have come face to face with the cycle of anx/dep. It usually starts with OMG I gotta get up I gotta go to work I gotta meet this deadline, I gotta do this and that and I'm in traffic, then I CRASH![emotionally]. In the weeks that would follow, I would be low and sullen and devoid of energy, regardless of how much I would sleep. Sometimes I would sleep just because sleep was the only thing that didn't HURT.
Crappiest of all - it's impossible to get better because your brain is depressed too, and IT LIES. Long story short, I had to get medicated. I have no idea if it's me or if I'm manic [bipolar baby!] or if it's the meds talking, but take care of yourselves and do whatever it takes to put a smile on your face ... as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else.
SUMMER IS COMING! Sunshine > depression
Best wishes to you all
Hairtrigger / Anana
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My wife has had ibs most of her adult life. however some of the symptoms you are discribing like the stomache pain and sweating and the need to undress are exactly what my wife goes through. However hers is from a fluctuation in hormones. She does panic some when this happens because she knows she is going to throwup and she doesn't like that. she was relly bad for a time but after a scan we found out that her galbladder was not functioning but she did not have galstones. She has had some relief since her surgery but has learned that certain foods make her sick within half an hour. She has two daughters and they both have the same hormone increase that causes them to get sick while having bowl movements. Thank goodness this is usually only a problem around their time of the month. So they know what to expect. They do change their diet during this time and do seem to get some releif that way. Have you had your hormone levels checked? and have you had your galbladder checked? My wife and I both hope you find some relief.
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