![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 8 of 8. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by bluesfan on January 30, 2004, at 9:41:14
Okay.....I've been on this board for about a month and a half now, and it has been a great resource for understanding the things I've been going through. I was diagnosed with depression back in mid-December, and I started taking 10mg of Lexapro on December 18th. As of right now I no longer feel like I have depression, but I am feeling a great deal of anxiety. About a week before I started Lexapro I couldn't eat, I wanted to sleep all of the time, I couldn't go to work, I didn't care about anything and I thought a lot about death. Now I'm eating normally, sleeping the entire night, I'm productive at work, and I care about the things that we're important to me before. My problem now appears to be anxiety. I truly believe now that this is what caused my initial depression in the first place. I think that I let so many things get to me that I finally hit bottom. My biggest problem now is I keep having this feeling like I'm going to do something bad and I'm going to end up in jail or in a mental institution. I keep trying to figure out why some people murder and steal, and I keep thinking that I might turn out like that. I see myself robbing a bank or hitting my wife or just doing something stupid. I'm far from a violent person and having these thoughts really increase my anxiety even though I have no desire to do them. Is this a common thing with a person that has anxiety? Is Lexapro the right drug for me now that I know I'm suffering from anxiety and not something else? Thanks for letting me vent here on this forum. I just feel like I should be getting better than I am by now. I've never gone through any of this before, so I'm a bit confused on how to handle it. I used to be able to watch movies with violence and things like that, but now I avoid those things at all costs because it really raises my anxiety and I keep thinking to myself that I'm going to turn out like that. Any advice in this are would be greatly appreciated!
Posted by Sebastian on January 30, 2004, at 11:11:43
In reply to Anxiety question, posted by bluesfan on January 30, 2004, at 9:41:14
I think you should keep taking Lexapro, but also take zyprexa. Zyprexa is the best for my anxiety and psychotic simptoms, which I think you are experiencing.
Posted by Eddie Sylvano on January 30, 2004, at 11:22:17
In reply to Anxiety question, posted by bluesfan on January 30, 2004, at 9:41:14
>My biggest problem now is I keep having this feeling like I'm going to do something bad and I'm going to end up in jail or in a mental institution. I keep trying to figure out why some people murder and steal, and I keep thinking that I might turn out like that. I see myself robbing a bank or hitting my wife or just doing something stupid.
------------This sounds like a classic symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/ocdri2.cfm
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm
Posted by bluesfan on January 30, 2004, at 11:36:17
In reply to Re: Anxiety question, posted by Sebastian on January 30, 2004, at 11:11:43
Isn't Zyprexa for someone that has bipolar or is schizophrenic? I don't really feel I have extreme highs or lows and I am not hallucenating or anything. Maybe I do and just don't see it myself......are the symptoms I'm describing sound like something you've gone through?
Posted by bluesfan on January 30, 2004, at 11:38:42
In reply to Re: Anxiety question » bluesfan, posted by Eddie Sylvano on January 30, 2004, at 11:22:17
I believe you hit the nail on the head. I think this can be something that causes the anxiety I'm having now. Do you have any idea what might have caused this out of the blue? I never had a problem with this until about 2 months ago.
> >My biggest problem now is I keep having this feeling like I'm going to do something bad and I'm going to end up in jail or in a mental institution. I keep trying to figure out why some people murder and steal, and I keep thinking that I might turn out like that. I see myself robbing a bank or hitting my wife or just doing something stupid.
> ------------
>
> This sounds like a classic symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
>
> http://www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/ocdri2.cfm
> http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm
>
Posted by Eddie Sylvano on January 30, 2004, at 11:55:09
In reply to Re: Anxiety question » Eddie Sylvano, posted by bluesfan on January 30, 2004, at 11:38:42
> I believe you hit the nail on the head. I think this can be something that causes the anxiety I'm having now. Do you have any idea what might have caused this out of the blue? I never had a problem with this until about 2 months ago.
----------OCD is considered an anxiety disorder. None of the literature I've read cites a specific cause, though many allude to a role for serotonin levels (being too low). Stress can exacerbate the problem. There's also a moderate genetic basis. It's said to vary over time, so it might recede on its own. Drug treatments (usually with SSRI's) typically require relatively high dosages for 2-3 months, so maybe an increase in your Lexapro regimen would help. I'm sure your doctor will have a suggested course.
Posted by thinkfast on January 30, 2004, at 15:42:37
In reply to Re: Anxiety question » bluesfan, posted by Eddie Sylvano on January 30, 2004, at 11:55:09
I agree with Eddie. I had similar thoughts about murder and whatnot, knowing that I would never do such a thing. It deffinently sounds like a form of OCD rather than psychotic disturbances. Check out Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals by Ian Osborn, MD: or
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/ocd/doubt/look.html for some info.
Posted by Sebastian on February 1, 2004, at 10:09:15
In reply to Anxiety question, posted by bluesfan on January 30, 2004, at 9:41:14
I guess it was the feeling like you are going to do something bad that made me think zyprexa. Also you couldn't eat. Anxiety.
I can relate to all this. When I didn't or don't take zyprexa: I get anxiety, can't eat food, My thoughts are not positive. Start thinking will I kill myself by mistake, but driving into the median by mistake. Tell the doctor and get zyprexa.
Sebastian
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.