katiebug9624 ([info]katiebug9624) wrote in [info]panicprincess,
@ 2008-08-22 11:16:00
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Need Some Help
Just joined livejoural for the first time and this is my first post. I think im having some anxiety or depression problems im just not really sure. in 2006 I got high for the first and only time and had a panic or anxiety attack (not sure which) and for about a month after that I had anxiety when I wasnt in control of situations like riding in a car with someone else for a long period of time or going to the movies but it faded with time and focusing on school and losing weight I was watched what I was eating and exercising every day. But this summer its come back the past 2 months i've had bad anxiety just when im sitting around the house watching tv. And when I go out to restaurants or the movies everything gets really hot around me and i just have to leave. I also just learned this sumemr that my best guy friend is getting married which shocked my system. I went to the doctor to get a referall to a counselor and he prescribed a low dose (.25 mg) of xanax everyday but I know that that drug is really addictive and I dont want to get on something that could be managed differently. I have made an appointment with a counselor. I dont know maybe Im depressed but anyways I was just wondering if anyone has gone threw this also? It might just be me freaking myself out. any help would be greatly appreciated.



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[info]melissa_leah
2009-03-31 06:36 pm UTC (link)
Wow, that same exact thing happened to me. I got high for the first time and had a really bad panic attack, I didn't know what was happening, I thought I was going to die right there.

Since then, I've had really bad anxiety and I have panic disorder. I don't have anything against people smoking weed, but I just don't do it of course after that.

My dr. just prescribed me 10mg of paxil a day i'm kind of nervous to take it. I just wanted to reply because I have the same situation. Kind of crazy.

I start to get freaked out mostly at night time when I'm just laying there thinking but it happens during the day too. A lot of the time when I'm in the car

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[info]katiebug9624
2009-03-31 06:54 pm UTC (link)
Hi, I've gotten alot better with my anxiety and depression lately. I never took the medicine my doctor perscribed I did alot or research online and gave up caffeine I also try to exercise 30 minutes 3 days or more a week it really helps does keep the depression away. And having no caffeine in my system helps me to stay somewhat less anxious. Other things I did was I made myself go do things I didn't want to like going to see movies which I used to love but started having anxiety during them. I went with one or two friends who I trusted during the day mostly to older movies so there wouldn't be so many people and then it got easier every time I went. I was able to go to the opening night of Twilight and it was packed! And I made it! It was a little scary at first but everything went fine. After that I felt like I could do more and I have felt stronger. I do get depressed sometimes still but I have tried to keep looking forward and to always keep myself busy. Video games help to. If you need anymore help just let me know.

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[info]melissa_leah
2009-03-31 06:58 pm UTC (link)
Yeah I've been reading up on things trying to distract myself in other ways since it started which has been working out really well for me when I told my dr I didn't want to take it the first time she prescribed it a couple months ago. But then a week or so ago I started having pressure in my chest/left arm and went to the er and my doctor says its because of my anxiety and she said that since its gotten that bad I should take the medicine. I'm just really not sure if I want to.

I think I'm going to cut caffeine out though.

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[info]katiebug9624
2009-03-31 07:08 pm UTC (link)
Try getting a second opinion the doctor I went to when I had anxiety didnt even listen to me he just assumed I wanted medication and sent me on my way. My main problem with the medication is that I knew once I got on it I would be on it for life or a form of it and I wanted to work on my anxiety not just hide the symptoms. I have a friend that has taken anxiety medication for 3 years and is just now coming off of it though and she seems to be doing ok. I would definately work on cutting the caffeine out and get a second opinion. I talked to a counselor who told me to keep a journal and write in it every day. List when I had anxiety and from what and how it made me feel and then read back over it. It helps you realize that its going to be ok. Also something that helped me is wearing a rubber band around my arm sounds dumb I know but every time I got anxious I pulled that rubber band and thumped myself it really knocked me back into the moment kind of like a release.

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[info]melissa_leah
2009-03-31 07:11 pm UTC (link)
Well she gave me the prescription a couple months ago and I went back and told her I didn't want to take it and she was happy that I didn't.

This time she says its a good idea that I do

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[info]katiebug9624
2009-03-31 07:26 pm UTC (link)
Here's what I would do. I would keep the prescription as a just in case type of pill. Like if you have a really bad anxiety attack then take one. But if you are just having a mild case of anxiety one day then I would remember to myself that I had medication so not to worry to much. That might actually bring your anxiety down. Just the thought of being able to take medication to help the anxiety might ease the anxiety.

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[info]melissa_leah
2009-03-31 07:32 pm UTC (link)
thats now how pills like that work. you have to take them every day. its not like a xanax or something. i think if i just took one every time i had a panic attack that would be worse. you have to get past the side effects and stuff for it to even start working in the first place.

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Re: Help
[info]katiebug9624
2009-03-31 07:46 pm UTC (link)
hmm then im not sure what to tell you. I guess I would try the no caffeine thing first. It takes a day for caffeine to get out of your system or you could just try going to decaf first. Oh and cut down on your sugar anything that is a stimulant and if that doesn't work then give the pills a try. You might look into st. johns wart if you google it with anxiety or depression alot comes up people say its in the same area as paxil but has less side effects.

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