Am i going crazy?

Manley · Post by **Manley** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:03 pm

okay guys, i tried taking some meds and that really backfired on me. I started taking celexa for 6 days and noticed my anxiety was getting worse. 6 days later im here writing this, and off the meds now.. i feel a bit dizzy and like i'm loosing my mind and i'm really afraid that me coming off my meds could make me have schizophrenia. Now PLEASE tell me i'm not the only one who is super sensitive, its like my senses are hightened where in my mind i try to scare myself in my head for example when i hear somthing like a car drive by my house i'll ask myself, did i hear that? am i earing things? am i going crazy but in the same time in my head i know the truth but deep down and think that this will turn into schizophrenia. i'm honestly a bit scared. Am i the only one? is this really schizophrenia or my anxiety?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:14 am

It sounds like you're having very bad anxiety, or at the very worst a manic episode. Have you been diagnosed with bipolar disorder? I ask because a friend of mine who is bipolar was put on an antidepressant (prior to the bipolar diagnosis) and the drug led to a manic episode.

But know that taking an anti-D cannot make you schizophrenic. Schizophrenia develops slowly with increasing symptoms over time. Now, I don't know how old you are, but it generally has its onset in late teens or early 20s.

However, really bad anxiety and certainly a manic episode could lead you to feel the way you do. I suggest you speak with your doctor again and ask for a mild tranquilizer to help calm your anxiety.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:51 am

Manley,

i have felt the same way for a long time. I saw the movie a beautiful mind, the movie made his hallucinations so real to me that I left the theater thinking I was hallucinating all around me. Its has been 6 years since the movie came out and i still have the same anxiety. it comes and goes and I really never talked to anyone about it but i know deep down that I'm not crazy and its just really bad anxiety. It comes and goes, the racing negative thoughts but they are just thoughts. I recently got this program and haven't yet fully started it. I don't want to take medication but sometimes i feel it would be the right thing to do, just to calm down and start the program. One poster said schizophrenic arent worried if they are schziophrenic. The fact that you are worried about it makes you not.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:31 pm

Dear manley,
First off, let me say, you are not going crazy

ANXIETY will do that to you. anxiety is irrational thoughts....and then you start believing them..If you have a fear of schizophrenia then you are going to think a simple noise could be an auditive hallucination. Just like anxiety can make you a lil hypochondriac. IF you fear you have a tumor...your going to find every lil bump in your body and make yourself believe you have a tumor. Its all anxiety my dear. You have to calm down and reassure yourself. I suffer from very severe anxiety and it can show up into many forms. It will put the most irrational things in your head and you wont know wether its true or not. I have to dissagree with christian there, i do not think you are having a manic episode either. Your brain sometimes become "overstimulated" after battleing anxiety and depression. I personally find it hard to watch tv sometimes, im so Hypersensitive. You are fine sweetie. You have to "dedramatise" it is the key. Yes if you can try to get a treatment for it that would be the best. A base therapy like an anti-depressant targeted for anxiety and make sure you let your doctor know that you are very sensitive to medication, you want to be started on the losest dose. I did too have a bad reaction to celexa, because they started me on 20mg instead of 10 which is the lowest dose. It increased my anxiety and i felt like i was going to die. Sometimes, you almost have to be your own doctor, you have to be comfortable with what you take. It is better to be safe than sorry as i always say. Now as far as benzos go, they will help you while the "base" therapy kicks in. Xanax is very helpful but i would suggest you stay away from it as it is very addictive and trust me on that. I currently take Klonopin, very low dose and it helps just having it in my system.
If you have other questions and concerns, feel free to ask me, iv been through alot and would be more than happy to help.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:31 pm

Hello. no you are not going crazy. Ive suffered with anxiety for 20 years ,and i always used to feel the same way. Just remember its just a bad feeling and that you will get through it. Ask youre docter about zoloft that has seem to be a good med for me., just my opinion.

BePositive-Amy · Post by **BePositive-Amy** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:11 am

Hey Maudejolie,

I just wanted you to know that your advice really made me feel better today. I could feel a panic attack coming on today but your advice totally calmed me down. Particularly your statement that "anxiety is irrational thoughts". I haven't thought of it that way. It will help me get through the day...maybe even the week!

Manley,

You are not crazy. Our minds are so creative that we can think of millions of ways to scare ourselves. Being crazy is not something you have to worry about...it's just the anxiety.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:12 am

Maudejolie,

I was wondering How long have you been on clonapin and how much? I've been on it for 2 years. I cut back for a while. but recently had to get back on full dose....I've been worried abour getting addicted to it.

Texpam

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:03 am

Hi Manley,
I tend to agree with Christian73 about the anxiety attack. Also over the years I have been prescribed meds that made me feel worst, so you have to find one that works for you and with you. I am bio-polar and my anxiety comes often when I'm driving; I look up and suddenly don't recognize my surroundings. I have learned to stay calm and after a few minutes things come into focus. I have discussed this with my doc. and she thinks it is also when I'm extra fatigued (driving home from work). So, again all of these things are related; diet, sleep, exercise, etc...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:58 pm

Hi,I,ve had the experience of not knowing where I am also ,when driving.Never gave it a thought as to why it happened and it,s been years I,d say since the last time.

Don,t remember if I was overtired or what the problem could have been.It would take about 1 min before I,d recognize my surroundings.It,s a strange feeling.Both my mother and sister had the same experience.

Liz