Posted by StressedandDepressed on July 7, 2005, at 13:06:06
In reply to Re: Anxiety/Feel like constant crap/Can't keep a j » StressedandDepressed, posted by Racer on July 7, 2005, at 12:47:04
Wow, thanks Racer. Well my GP was prescribing me my meds, and recently prescribed Wellbutrin. I wanted to try it so I can lose weight but it didn't help me lose any weight AND it made my anxiety worse so I quit. I recently quit my job due to my anxiety so I don't have insurance anymore but I have enough Lexapro to last a few months.
Here are the medications I have tried...
#1. Paxil - Made my panic attacks more frequent
#2. Buspar- I remember sleeping for 3 days str8.
#3. Serzone- Worked pretty good, but when I went to a new doc, he took me off right away, said that it was bad bad bad bad.
#4. Zoloft- HAHAHAHA, please see #1.
#5. Remeron- I love this stuff man, it helps me sleep, it takes away all my anxiety (temporarily) but put on 50 lbs and was very bitchy all the time and aggravated and tired constantly.
#6. Prosac- see #1 and #4
#7. Lexapro- seems to work OK. When I was taking 10mg for about 3 months, I was always tired and put on a lot of weight. I was so sleepy I had no motivation but I have to admit, it did stop my panic attacks.
#8. Wellbutrin- anxiety X 100So to be 100% honest, I am still taking Lexapro BUT I am not even taking 5mg. I am taking 2.5 daily. I guess I will go back to 5mg and see how it goes, I don't even know why I went down to 2.5 mg. I think it's because I couldn't afford to buy more meds and just never went back up to 5.
So I think that I got this great job and i know it's going to be very challenging because I have never done work in this field. I am so scared, because I am always sick and I never feel good because of my anxiety. I can't sleep early... I fall asleep at like 3 am everyday and when i have to wake up at 7:30AM, that SUCKS. I feel like crap the entire day. I have tried taking all these natural things like kava and melatonin but it's not strong enough for me. I am a MESS and I am tired of it. I picked my friend up from the airport this morning and she said to me "Cynthia, you always feel like crap, you are always sick!@" and it's true. I always feel like "dying" and hate working and hate life. I only like drinking, sleeping, and eating. I like performing (I am a flutist) and thats all. I want to be successful and be able to hold a job like a normal person, ya know? I drink a LOT of wine on the weekends, so maybe I need to give up that 100% which is HARD. I love to socialize and have a few glasses. I am irish, and my family are all drinkers. I quit beer and hard liqour 2 years ago which is a GREAT improvement. Wine shouldn't be so bad right? but it IS.. It makes me feel like crap for 2-3 days after. I get real depressed and anxiety attacks and very ill. People tell me that its all in my head but it feels very physical and I can't take it anymore!!!!
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