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Posted by tampagirl70 on June 16, 2004, at 7:48:13
does low serotonin cause anxiety? once my meds kick in and my serotonin level is where it should be, will the anxiety go away?
Posted by Glydin on June 16, 2004, at 8:03:41
In reply to what causes anxiety?, posted by tampagirl70 on June 16, 2004, at 7:48:13
My anxiety seemed to be from an overload of norepipherine. Messing with my serotonin did not bring me relief and actually seems to make things worse. At least that's the way it felt, since serotonin levels can't be measured. Some find AD's to be helpful. I did not. It was only when a med calmed the extra stuff that caused my symptoms that I found a reprieve. Everyone's different and it usually involves a trial of a med to see what works best.
Posted by linkadge on June 16, 2004, at 8:41:23
In reply to Re: what causes anxiety? » tampagirl70, posted by Glydin on June 16, 2004, at 8:03:41
There are so many different brain chemical reasons for anxiety.
Consider this. Paxil, marketed for generalized anxiety raises serotonin, but Buspar (also marketed for anxiety - lowers serotonin)
Just try the pills till you find something that works.
Linkadge
Posted by tampagirl70 on June 16, 2004, at 8:59:53
In reply to Re: what causes anxiety?, posted by linkadge on June 16, 2004, at 8:41:23
i'm taking celexa & wellbutrin, which have worked for me in the past, but what if they don't work this time? i can't live like this for weeks and months at a time, its torture...
Posted by linkadge on June 16, 2004, at 9:28:56
In reply to Re: what causes anxiety?, posted by tampagirl70 on June 16, 2004, at 8:59:53
If they don't work you'll try something different. In the mean time, work to find all drug-free ways to reduce stress, aromatherapy, massage, exercsie, etc.
Linkadge
Posted by MGOLDW on June 16, 2004, at 10:15:11
In reply to Re: what causes anxiety?, posted by linkadge on June 16, 2004, at 9:28:56
Hi! Anxiety is fear of the future. If we know what we fear, it can be worked out in therapy. On the other hand, exercise will help a lot! If your anxiety keeps you from functioning, Xanax, as needed, may help.
Posted by Buckeye Fan on June 17, 2004, at 13:52:10
In reply to Re: what causes anxiety?, posted by MGOLDW on June 16, 2004, at 10:15:11
All good responses..I especially MGOLDW's
Everybody that is alive, concious and breathing
has anxiety. It is part of the normal range of human emotions.We all haven different thresholds for anxiety overload however.
Some have a genetic predisposition to more anxiety than others. ( in other words in runs in families)The point at which we usually seek help with our anxiety is when it interferes with our day to day functioning.
When our "Fight or Flight" response switch gets stuck in the "ON" position we then have Panic Attacks ususally.
Its as if we percieve danger, where none really exists...all the time, everyday.THAT is true hellish anxiety. Pure Terror, Extreme Uncontolable Panic, racing thoughts, phobias, etc....
All because of something goes "haywire" in our system..and we cannot "turn it off"..without help.I have also observed that all of us have different levels of Coping Skills, that flucuate
during differnt times of our life.
The stress we could handle at age 20...becomes
unbearable at 30 or 40.
We have exhausted our ability to cope with stress.
And it is like a battery in a car.Unless you are able to devote the time needed to
RECHARGE the Battery on a regular basis...it is near impossible to get better.
Plus we need to find out how to handle "stressors" in our life that keep bringing us to the critical point.
Some of these we can control....some we cannot.Yikes! Sorry guys...didnt mean to get so long winded there!~
Buckeye Fan
Posted by linkadge on June 20, 2004, at 18:31:36
In reply to Re: what causes anxiety?, posted by Buckeye Fan on June 17, 2004, at 13:52:10
I went for a very long time not knowing what the word anxiety ment.
Stress is normal under certain conditions in order for an organism to adapt.
But sensless worry about things that don't matter is not normal, I know, I had gone most of my life free from anxiety. It was only when I got depressed that my mind went tweekey.
Healthy people very quickly find ways to deal with potentially stressful situations. The voice of reason kicks in before the voice of worry.
Linkadge
Posted by Buckeye Fan on June 20, 2004, at 21:48:21
In reply to not so, posted by linkadge on June 20, 2004, at 18:31:36
What?
Buckeye Fan
Posted by Buckeye Fan on June 21, 2004, at 13:23:56
In reply to not so, posted by linkadge on June 20, 2004, at 18:31:36
> I went for a very long time not knowing what the word anxiety ment.
>
> Stress is normal under certain conditions in order for an organism to adapt.
>
> But sensless worry about things that don't matter is not normal, I know, I had gone most of my life free from anxiety. It was only when I got depressed that my mind went tweekey.
>
> Healthy people very quickly find ways to deal with potentially stressful situations. The voice of reason kicks in before the voice of worry.
> Linkadge
****************************************WHAT?
Buckeye Fan
Posted by linkadge on June 21, 2004, at 16:15:58
In reply to Re: not so, posted by Buckeye Fan on June 21, 2004, at 13:23:56
When you're depressed and anxious, it is very easy for you to believe that the whole world thinks the same way, that is part of the deception of depression, that everyone is depressed and anxious.
I know what remission from depression and anxiety is, it is often hard to achieve, but when you are there - guess what - you believe everyone is free from depression and anxiety.Thats the way the brain works, in order to maintain sanity, the brain things that *its* view of the world is 100% accurate.
Linkadge
Posted by Buckeye Fan on June 22, 2004, at 7:12:15
In reply to Re: not so, posted by linkadge on June 21, 2004, at 16:15:58
You raise a good point Linkage.
We DO tend to think along the lines of our cuurent mood and mental state. Our "worldview" is tainted, so to speak, by our current state of mindI too have experienced Anxiety and Depression....and freedom from both....so I know what you mean.
My point was that EVERYONE deals with stress in
one of several ways. We wonder why some can endure long periods of intense stress and anxiety
without suffering clinical depression....and yet another individual can virtually collapse from ONE
of the the top ten Life stressors...We all have different levels of coping skills, different childhoods, different genetic make-ups( some more pre-disposed to mental illness) and then throw in the fact that these can all CHANGE
at vaioues times of our life...and we get an idea
why depression is sometimes a complex puzzel that
has some pieces missing!!!! lol!Thankfully there are Meds in our generation to provide help...the past, and present demonstrate that without help, many have not made it through.
My original post was to try and point out that the SAME stessor...happening to different people...effects them in varying degees.
One seems to THRIVE on stress and a hurry-ip lifestyle,,,while others prefer quiet and solitude
most of their day.
We are all unique.Thanks for clarifying your "not so" post....
Buckeye Fan
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