Posted by ClearSkies on December 2, 2005, at 10:34:39
I'm BipolarII and have GAD and panic attacks. I take 60mg Cymbalta and 200mg Lamictal, and .25mg Xanax as needed - which means, once a day. I can't predict when the anxiety will come over me, it's not situational, and I have tapered down from 1mg xanax to the present .25mg which seems to keep the yucks under control.
My question is - can I expect my GAD to eventually go away? My depression and mood swings are under control with the Cymbalta and Lamictal - yahoo for that!! - but I'm distressed about the anxiety not really improving to a point where I don't experience it at least once every day.
Should I just accept this as the way I am now? I developed GAD over the course of the last 10 years, gradually. It became severe a year ago, and since that time I stopped working and changed therapists (several times). I'm happy with my present T and with the medication regime I'm on... except for this anxiety.
I'm not looking for "it's OK to take xanax every day". I'm looking for "just as the anxiety gradually grew in intensity, it will lapse back into remission". Is this unrealistic? Have my adrenal glands been permanently recalibrated to this "ON" position?
Oh, and I know that worrying about my anxiety makes it worse.
thanks all,
ClearSkies
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