Posted by shadows721 on November 5, 2003, at 23:07:51
I was treated for depression/anxiety about 8 y/o. I seemed to get better and weaned myself carefully off my medications.
This past year I got a new career. The anxiety and depression came back up with a vengency. Out of no where, I developed an odd tremor in my left hand. I took a leave of absence from my job thinking it was related to extreme stress. I thought that the tremor was related to my anxiety/depression increasing from the stressful situation. The neurologist prescribed neurontin. The neurontin didn't help the tremor, but helped my anxiety to a degree. The depression worsened. It got the point that I felt like my body had weights all over it and felt suicidal. I went to the psychiatrist and have been put on Lexapro and buspar a few weeks ago. I know that I am extremely depressed, but the psychiatrist didn't think the shaking hand was from depression. The neurologist said I have 3 other tremors - general, postural, and essential (in addition to the action tremor of the hand). Can a person's serious depression manifest in several types of benign tremors? I feel like I am falling apart, but I am healthy.
I have become a recluse to a degree. I have twitches all over. I have been extremely irritable and loud sounds drive me nuts. I have to force myself to get out of the house mentally. I feel awful -tight jaw, can't concentrate, sleep too much or not at all, scared of my own thoughts, have inappropriate crying spells, in addition to the tremors. Can anyone relate? I keep thinking it's just major depression/anxiety problem.
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