Posted by Siouxgie on October 5, 2006, at 22:27:54
In reply to Re: Depression-Anxiety-Panic-I can't leave my house, posted by sregan on October 5, 2006, at 15:53:02
> > I have been suffering from depression for a while. In the past three weeks I have been suffering horribly. I've isolated myself alone in my house, have only been able to go to work 5 out of 10 days, and have started using ilicit drugs for the first time. What do I address first?
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> Do you feel better in the evening and worse in the morning? If anxiety your most prevalent symptom? Have you any benzos (Valium, Xanax, Klonopin?) if so they should/could help you sleep if taken before bed.
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> I don't really have worse or better times. Anxiety is the most prevalent symptom at this point. The Dr. prescribed Xanax when this all started. It didn't seem to work consistently. Sometimes I would take the prescribed dose and it wouldn't work-then I would double it - no effect. The next time I took it, it would make me sleep for 14 hours. So, I stopped taking it. I'm really at a loss about getting to sleep. I've cut out caffeine after 11 a.m., stopped watching TV before bed, tried baths, meditation tapes, etc. I think I am so worried about not sleeping that I don't.
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