Anxiety about Anti-anxiety meds
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Shortly before leaving Europe I experienced what I now know were anxiety symptoms. I felt like I couldn't get enough air and my mind was foggy. I was generally scared and apprehensive, and went to see a doctor for my physical symptoms. The doc ran tests which were okay and assumed I was suffering from anxiety. She prescribed Xanax to take as needed to fend of a panic attack. I only once took it. My symptoms disappeared once
...I have always been obsessed with food and think about it a lot. I have never had an eating disorder (starving or purging) except for the binging episodes. I would like to loose about 20 lbs. I am 5'4 and currently 143lbs. I have never liked exercise but have been exercising consistently for the last 12 mos (more than I ever have in my life about 3-4 times a week). My husband is very fitness-minded and lactose intolerant so watches what he eats very carefully. I have
...A: Have you tried asking her in a loving, gentle way what's the matter? It certainly isn't usual for a 15 year old to be this nervous about being alone. I have to wonder if something is frightening her and she doesn't feel she can talk to you about it directly. Instead, she is
...Here's the back-story. About 3 weeks ago, during a routine day at work, with nothing out of the ordinary, I experienced an "episode" where I was suddenly overcome with fear, panic, and feeling as if I was passing out or dying. I did not black out, however my heart began to race, I felt fevered, my hands trembled like I have never seen in my life, I was sweating, and I was unable to stand.
After a few minutes, these initial symptoms began to subside...however, I felt completely disoriented and
...My boss currently knows about this and he thinks that I am getting help. But secretly I am not.
...I am very proud that I graduated, a lot of the times I felt I wasn't going to make it. I wanted to give up. But now that I've made it, I still feel the same. I've been arguing with my bf so much that a week ago we decided to break it off. My family is tired of hearing of
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