Nervous ALL the time!

[Allenafaith]

So, the more I notice this, the more I think it's a symptom. I can be laying in my bed and I'll just start freaking out, chewing my lip, biting my finger nails, and biting the skin around my nails off. I will feel my heart start racing and then I'll get a wave of heat all over me. I even do this while I'm driving or talking to someone. This seems to be the one thing my Meds don't help. 


Anyone else do this?

 

[Azelma]

No, but it sounds sort of serious. Has this been happening for long? How long do the "attacks" last? Have you mentioned this to your doctor?


Just thought of hot flashes, and here's what Wikipedia says about it on young girls (you're pretty young, iirc):

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If hot flashes occur at other times in a young woman's menstrual cycle, then it might be a symptom of a problem with her pituitary gland; seeing a doctor is highly recommended. In younger women who are surgically menopausal, hot flashes are generally more intense than in older women, and they may last until natural age at menopause.[2

 

[Allenafaith]

No, but it sounds sort of serious. Has this been happening for long? How long do the "attacks" last? Have you mentioned this to your doctor?


Just thought of hot flashes, and here's what Wikipedia says about it on young girls (you're pretty young, iirc):

I talked to my doctor just about my anxiety and have tried three different medicines and sometimes I wonder if they're just giving me sugar pills because sometimes they don't work. Zoloft I was allergic to, busiphrone made me dizzy and nauseous and lexapro isn't doing anything at all. I don't want to have my Meds switched again because I don't want them to think I'm just faking it all for medicine. 

 

[HappyKoi]

As to one of the previous posts, I've had hot flashes, and they feel nothing like the warmth you get when you're anxious.  You have a while to wait for that, and you'll know the difference for certain.
How long have you been on your medication?  Some meds take two or three weeks to start working.  This is actually very normal.  Are you following up with a psychiatrist (as in the doctor, not a therapist) in regards to your medication?  It might help to also attend regular therapy sessions, if you aren't already.  Medicine may help take the edge off, but it doesn't address the underlying causes or help to manage your symptoms.  You might benefit from biofeedback, relaxation exercises, or DBT.  There are also some good anxiety support groups out there, and a lot of hospitals offer outpatient group therapy.  Do some research on what is offered in your area and see if any of those might work for you.

 

[Alex]

It sounds like you need to find the root cause of the anxiety, as medication isn't always the answer. Some people are generally more nervous than others, but rather than block it (which medication does) it's better to find ways to stop it. Think of medication like a shield, but once the shield has worn off it can come back.


Maybe you need to focus on something when you feel it happening, or speak to your therapist to find any patterns?

 

[pwarbi]

Finding the root cause of the anxiety is obviously the ultimate goal like @Alex said, but in the meantime you have to try and find the right medication for you to try and get it under control. Many people will go through numerous different tablets before they get the right one, so if what you are on at the moment isn't working for you then don't be afraid of going back to your doctor and ask to try something else.


Doctors would actually prefer a person to give them feedback, negative or not so they can try other medication that maybe will help you. A few years ago anxiety and other forms of illness such as this weren't taken as seriously as they should have been but now times have changed and doctors are more than willing to take this type of illness more seriously so don't be worried about going back.

 

[fuzyon]

I had nail biting issues too, I think they were mostly due to stress although they probably became just a bad habit after a while. It's a good idea to just search between you and find out what's bugging you and why, do you reminisce about bad times or are you anxious about the present? Are you scared about the future? Finding the answer to these questions will heal you progressively. 


It wouldn't hurt to talk to a therapist if you still have problems regarding anxiety, sometimes we need a little bit of help from the outside!

 

[Alexandoy]

It was a long time ago when I experienced that anxiety caused by being conscious of my health. It made me feel nervous all the time that my mother reprimanded me. She said I look like a nervous wreck because I feel nervous all the time. It was the period when I separated from my first wife which gave me extreme anxiety especially at nights. 

 

[jy76]

I wouldn't get like that unless I was doing something very dangerous.  For instance, if I was doing something like gathering alligator eggs, then obviously I would be on the edge.   However, people getting nervous for reasons other than danger is quite strange, though I have sympathy for the problem.

 

[Concernedgal]

This doesn't happen to alot of people but, it do lid to me when I was taking zoloft for depression as a combination therapy for my anxiety. Alot of people don't k ow about this but, that sounds to me like a rare side effects of an ssri. Sometimes your body just Rejects it. In my case though I would have heart palpitations and just feel hot all over. It wasn't like a hot flash or a feverish feeling , it was weird. I can't really explain it. It was so weird. Just k w that you are not alone. If that's not the case go to your doctor and describe these symptoms to him. Hope this helps.