No, I'm just impatient, quick to panic, and give up. And fuck a shrink, you can work on yourself, I'm changing my whole personality right now. :thumbsup

Hey Rog,

Try looking up Celexa on the net....it isn't a quick fix but as far as SSRI's go it it has the best benefits to side effects ratio going.

It helps balance the Seratonin levels in your brain.

After years of hardcore Drug and Alcohol abuse i found that I had depleted the seratonin levels in my brain. Cocaine, Alcohol and E are the worst offenders for sucking the seratonin out of you.

After being on Celexa for 2 months now, the sheer overwhelming anxiety levels are almost gone.

IM me if you want anymore info.

(passes Roger a doobie) ;)

Do not take Celexa if your pregnant or nursing.
Do not take Celexa if you have advanced HIV.
Do not take Celexa if your body temperature is 98 degrees.
Do not take Celexa if your a human being.
Do not take Celexa if you have heart problems.
Do not take Celexa if you have hair on your head.

Some side effects include: dry mouth, nasty shits, headaches, nausea, death, addiction. In some cases people's asses have fallen off.

I take it you don't like Celexa?

A few years back I was having attacks. I would begin coughing until I could not breathe and would fall to the floor trying to calm myself down so I could catch my breath. Scary shit the first time it happened, I thought I was going to die right there. Anyways a specialist reassured me that I would not die but could not find the cause.

In hindsight the house I was living in was a typical college flop house. The carpets were filthy, moldy, the bathroom was a science experiment gone bad, you get the picture. Anyways I moved out and have not had one since.

I've done some reading, mold spores and other shit like that can fuck you up. In some cases cause death. Entire neighbourhoods have had to be burnt to the ground (Search CNN) to destroy spores that build up in the wood frames etc.

That's my story I sticking to it.

Burtman

Well, I'm not a doctor, but from what I've read and heard, as I mentioned earlier, these SSRI's do not necessarily help. Your seratonine level can be ok, and you might have panic attacks because of other reasons.

As someone mentioned, SSRI side-effects can be worse than the panic attacks themselves

I'm not saying, that in some, or even most cases, an SSRI would not help.

Cool down on the cocaine....


just me :2 cents:

the great thing about SSRI's is that if your seratonin levels are ok they don't do anything...except the side effects...which for me personally have been minimal.

Naw, its like those gay commercials. LOL, with all those side effects. :1orglaugh

Roger,

Have your doctor test you for allergies before you take any anti-depressant drugs . :)



Try Melatonin if you have sleeping problems. It is a dietary supplement. My husband swears by it .


Xanax is suppose to be used for only a short term period of about 2 weeks.... shame shame on the doctors !

ElvisManson - I was just given Celexa a few weeks ago - for the past 6 months the doctors have been telling me that stress (and stress alone) has been causing the numbness in my arms, legs, and torso.

Needless to say that after they found Multiple Sclerosis from an MRI scan my stress and anxiety levels have only increased.

I've always been hesitant of prescription mood-enhancers, I'm more comfortable with a *bowl* of relief than a trillion dollar medical campaign.

We'll see how this Celexa works, but at $160 a month I'd rather have a fat sack.

:stoned

Celexa is NOT a mood enhancer...there are no "Narcotic" effects whatsoever.....it helps balance the Seratonin levels in your brain.

and if your Seratonin levels are ok it won't do anything.

It has saved me from a world of hurt.:thumbsup

By "mood enhancers" I guess I was referring to all of the different prescription medications that I've heard about, not just the narcos.

I was going through the same thing about a month ago. I couldn't sleep unless I took enough sominex to knock out a small village. my productivity was shit and I always felt like I was going to snap at any minute. so I unplugged for a few days went camping no phone, no computer, no naked ladies, and no stats came back after 4 days felt great ever since.

Wow. GFY becomes the anxiety/panic support forum!

Roger you've received tons of great advice. One thing I have not seen mentioned is to make sure you keep yourself properly hydrated. It was explained to me that dehydration can trigger an increased heart rate, which then triggers the panic attack. Since my first attack about ten years ago, I've made it a habit to drink water throughout the day and to always have bottled water with me in the car. It's a terribly simple thing, but it really does seem to have helped. I haven't had a full-fledged attack in ages.

In my experience, low blood sugar can also be a trigger.

Good luck, and don't let anyone tell you this is something you just have to live with. You don't. ;)

No shit I didn't realize so many people where getting it.
but I guess it comes with the work we do.

No disrespect intended, but that information is SO wrong it is frightening. Paxil is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and it has a REMARKABLE effect in the treatment of anxiety.

Many of the treatments that are effective for depression also happen to work for anxiety. The reason for this is NOT because doctors are just prescribing depression meds for anxiety. The reason is because in many many instances, the same chemical imbalances that cause depression also cause anxiety. Sometimes one, sometimes the other, or sometimes both.

Seretonin has been proven beyond any shadow of doubt to be a major player in the role of anxiety, and therefore is why many of the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) are tremendously effective in treating anxiety.

Also, Paxil is MARKETED as effective for social phobia/anxiety and that is true, but that is just a marketing gimmick. Paxil is an SSRI as is prozac and so many others. You are right that SmithKline is a tricky marketing company and they zero'd in on the social anxiety angle because it is a lucrative market.

But Paxil is NOT only for anxiety of the social phobia kind, that is simply a clever marketing angle. Paxil is a MIRACLE worker for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Many, MANY depression medications are also effective anxiety medications, and that is because of the chemical processes in the brain that makes this an undisputable fact.

Quiet, see a doctor, and drop me an email if you'd like. I can share a wealth of information with you.

Best of luck and hang in there.

I take melatonin to help me sleep.

Quiet? Wrong thread - this is Roger's anxiety thread.

;)

I also want to add that Xanax and similar drugs are the worst of the worst and should be avoided if possible. Responsible doctors won't even prescribe them long term whatsoever. It is a highly addictive substance that is essentially like poppoing a case of beer per pill, plus some.

Using meds like Xanax long term will leave you a drug seeking addict most of the time. It is a bad situation and does NOTHING to treat the underlying cause of anxiety, it is simply sedating your entire system so you feel less.

SSRI's such as paxil, effexor and the like, address the PROBLEM which is a chemical imbalance. They have no sedative effect, they are not addictive or habit forming, and they are not a narcotic. They quite simply aim to fix the chemical imbalance that is causing the problem.

They won't work for everyone but they do for millions every day.

When you first goto the doctor Quit, he will want to do some bloodwork to rule out a thyroid problem. He will also do a catacholomine test and extensive urine analysis. He'll check to make sure you don't have adrenal problems etc.

Once/if he rules out those types of things, he'll most likely start to talk to you about your medication options, at the top of which will be the SSRI's and similar drugs that work for so many by addressing the likely culprit, a serotonin imbalance in the brain.

If he tells you that Xanax and other similar sedating drugs are a long term treatment option before exhausting ALL other med options first, RUN as fast as you can out of that office and find a new doctor.

Good luck!!

Oops did I post these in the wrong anxiety thread?

Well actually its the right thread, in that I wanted to debunk the innaccurate info about meds. But wrong in that I addressed Quiet. Hopefully he'll see the messages.

Good luck to you too Roger. Drop me an Email anytime.

We had simliar experiences.

I went through something like this for about 4 months (3 years ago).

It just happened one day out of the blue. I was sitting at my computer and all of a sudden, i felt like i couldn't breathe...than as it progressed, I started to shake a little, followed by total nausea.

Needless to say, i was scared shitless. I really thought that was it.....and i was dead. I laided on the floor and called my girl in who was in the other room. We went to the doctor, and ofcourse, they found nothing wrong. Said i was very healthy.

The worst thing was that I didn't understand what was happening to me, and know one else knew either. They talked about stress, but i'm quite active physically and i wasn't under any severe pressure at the time.

I surf pretty much daily (waves), and workout quite a bit.

From then on, every fucking day i was feeling like shit. Faint, nausea, etc. I kept going back to the doctors, couldn't eat, felt sick constantly.

You know what it really felt like? It felt like my brain and my body were separated. It sounds weird, but i don't no any other way to explain it.

They wanted to give me drugs, but i wasn't about to take that shit...no way. Last thing on earth that i needed to do was cover this up and hide the real cause. There was a conflict somewhere inside that i wanted to find myself. Hell, i HAD to find it.

After about the 3rd month, i woke up one day and decided i was seriously "sick of being sick."

Eventually i got over it after making that decision. Though it certainly left a scar and something i will never forget. The experience cannot be compared to anything else out there. It was one of the worst things i ever went through. I still have no idea what was wrong, but i wrote it off as a panic attack after doing some research.

Few things to consider.
- Do NOT take drugs. It will only hide the true issue, and you won't heal.
- Realise that this is your bodies way of telling you that it needs a change. Weather it's more exercise, etc.
- When you reached your limit/patience, and your truly "sick of being sick," (you'll know when that happens) just go about your life and tell yourself, "im done with this shit." Don't be scared of it and do not cater to it. Just go about your day and do what you do normally, (with ofcourse adding some healthy changes.) It is tough, but it's all about mind over matter.

What i found it to be, beside physical, it's a lot of the mind and body being out of sync. Just gotta bring it back together.

Roger, hit me anytime.

I also have an anxiety disorder that I need to get checked out. When my dad died, earlier this year it hit me really bad, I couldn't get on the web for weeks, pissed off some customers..I'm sure some of you remember.

I guess I've been stalling to see a doc (was diagnosed by my marriage counsellor a few years ago), I get anxiety about taking any pills..hehe..a little bit of paranoia maybe.

I've got them under control now :)

Florida takes all the worries away :winkwink: - too bad I'm still stuck here in this miserable Detroit :disgust

ok im starting to feel like i'm the only one who DOESN'T have panick attacks...

Wow, old thread alert, LOL

Stay away from paxil....

RogerV - hit me up if you want to talk about this man :thumbsup

I took Paxil and Zoloft for a few years, it helped. What really got me over the hump was vigorous and frequent exercise (BJJ) and a drastic decrease in how much Marijuana I smoke. In fact I don't smoke at all now, every time I try it's an instant panic attack.

Think of it as a biological rather than a mental problem Roger, because that's what it is, and a doctor can certainly fix you up. I highly recommend the exercise as well.

lol I didn't even notice

ZOLOFT

Fuck paxil and xanax - zoloft is THE BEST

I still get them sometimes but not nearly as much as before

I get them all the time :(

Well you can always hit me up if you want to talk it over. They're no fun. I have a place in Vegas now, maybe I'll get it a chance to show it off to you during the convention ;)

Wow!!!

Damn stress, a tornado hit my grandma's house yrs ago...an F5! Did some major damage and killed alot of people and animals, long story short...My family wasn't
home ( aunt lived next door to grandma) they weren't going to let anyone in the
"hit" area, so my family went to stay with other family members.

Then 30 mins later, they said if ur addy on your DL matches the addy's hit, you
can run in for 30 mins, get what you can and get out. The blood hound's were
still out looking for dead people, My Grandma was poor growing up and did well
through the years, so I ran in and found all her stashed $$ as I use to live with
her and I knew where it was. Scared me to death, it smelled awful and I didn't
want to stubble on any dead bodies!!!

5 yrs go by, no tornado's...then 1 morning I wake to sirens going off at 8 am!

PANIC ATTACK hell, from there on!

#1. Paxil helps like no other, but the side effects are horrible, if you run out of meds.!
#2. Xanax is a blessing, but don't abuse it!!!
#3. I paid big $$ to go through a program, just when it started to work, my Doctor said get on Paxil now ( I was having a hard time working, scared to leave the house)
so I did, and you can't fight something that doesn't happen, due to the meds. working!

I'am so surprised I didn't do something insane, as I hated to be stuck in traffic!

Good Luck! Take walks and learn to really relax, like a rubber band and breath deep!

BTW: Nice metting you in Atlanta babe!!!

xoxox

~LL

P.S. 80% of ambulance calls are panic attacks :-(

To all you dumb mother fuckers that think drugs are the solution are dead wrong.


You underling generations are fucking retarded thinking that Drugs solve problems.

Hey I got a novel idea, its called fucking life and health and Anxiety is just one of things that happens. Guess what the cure is you dipshits.

EXCERSISE. EAT WELL.

THEY GO AWAY!

Fucking morons.


So Roger...

Start excersising, get a good diet, get fresh air often. Cut out the coffee or slow it down. Its a god damn miracle I tell really. I suffered Anxiety Attacks and changed my diet, and excersised and you know I live a hi stress life. Guess what...
No More Anxiety Attacks.

Fuck that heart racing shit and a numb mind feeling with dizzyness wondering if ya gonna die all of a sudden.
Ya just need a good diet, rest and excersise. They will stop.

Trust meh!

The only thing ya might consider doing is going to your doctor and getting a check up make sure nothing is really wrong but do not take his nutso drugs if nothing serious is wrong, like bad Blood Sugar or what not.

Good for you.............and I should learn to read dates :1orglaugh

Your designs look like they were done by a 12 year old blind kid. Your opinion is thus invalid.

"Your designs look like they were done by a 12 year old blind kid. Your opinion is thus invalid"

Similarly how you're cock is invalid?

Man I am devastated. Totally ruined. I dunno how I will ever get over this. I mean it came from you and you're solid reputation. I give up! You are much wiser than I am!

Stupid me.

LLLLLOLOOOOOOOO!