Posted by daizy on May 16, 2003, at 12:48:05
In reply to Am I nuts?, posted by toohighstrung on May 16, 2003, at 1:18:11
No, your not 'nuts'! Ive been in a similar situation to you, I too felt like I was going mad with anxiety. I was prescribed Effexor and I have to say it did nothing for me, except give me a whole load of unpleasant side effects, and I think it probably made my anxiety worse. Saying that each med works different for everyone, so if your having successs with it, then thats great! Who prescribed you the effexor, if I may ask? I think you should see someone who knows how to treat anxiety, like others have suggested a therapist?
Okay, so here's my background. In high school I started having panick attacks. I learned to control them through deep breathing. When I was 22 my father died and I was there when it happened. His death was very traumatic for me to see because it was not peaceful. A few years later I saw a guy get shot in front of me over a fender-bender. In dealing with it, I started drinking and doing excstacy which only made things worse (of course). I have since stopped the substance abuse, but after so many trips to the doctor over what I thought were heart attacks and terminal illnesses which all turned out to be anxiety related, I was finally diagnosed with anxiety disorder. I am now taking effexor which has worked pretty well so far (75 milligrams), but I still have moments when I feel like I am going completely nuts. I'm constantly haunted by the face expression of death, I'm still tired a lot of the time, and I still have horrible insomnia on occasion. Lately all of this has been worse. And I think for some reason being 'diagnosed' has made me feel worse instead of better. If anyone can reach out a hand and tell me I'm not so abnormal and that maybe there is some hope for a normal life for me....that maybe if I just increase my dosage or something that I might feel ok again. Help!!!!!
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