Anxiety symptoms everyday?

[Ggirlangel93]

For almost 3 months ive been having all sort of symptoms particularly breathing sensations. The shortness of breath feeling comes in waves and is always changing. Sometimes i will get the feeling of not being able to finish a deep breath or yawn. But then that will go away and i'll get a different feeling that feels like im winded as if i walked up a flight of stairs. I lately too sometimes get a feeling that im either gonna gag, gasp for air, or throw up. Its just a mess. Ive also been getting nauseous on and off most days. Are all these different symptoms caused from anxiety? I feel like i overthink and just spend everyday worrying. Its frustrating how its a constant cycle of symptoms that take turns

 

[EMJ]

Classic anxiety symptoms .... where a body ache or feeling ... causes us to be concerned and then to obsess about it it which in turn causes more physical symptoms in which we obsess more .... and the anxiety cycle begins and takes over our brain .... it is all consuming.

 

[Givethanks82]

Everyday pretty much since September for me. Had a stressful 2020, lost a loved one to COVID and had some other stressful life events. At the end of august one event triggered me and sent me spiraling. I get small bouts of relief but I’m finally going to get therapy. It’s time for me to finally confront this anxiety. I currently think I has MS because of muscle twitching, tingling, numbness, but docs think it’s anxiety and dehydration.

 

[suzzeeb]

So are any of you on medication? I have been a mess since summer. I have had anxiety my whole life, but this is the second time (first about 17 years ago at age 37) that I have had a really long stretch of anxiety this severe. Both times I pretty much stop sleeping more than a few hours a night and have lost 15 pounds each time. I normally don't feel depressed with my anxiety but both of these episodes I have gotten depressed too. I don't even know how I got out of the last one. It seems like it just kind of slowly lifted, but that one lasted a couple years, and I do not want to go through this that long again. I try to be normal and get out and have a normal routine, but I'm exhausted and discouraged.

I have taken Klonopin for a few years to help with sleep a few nights a week, but the way I feel now I have taken it every night. I hear so many people say SSRIs can change your life and how much better you can feel on them. I can never get past a few weeks because as soon as I go up on the dose my already bad anxiety is unbearable. I just wonder if any of you have ever tried an antidepressant and gotten any relief. I'm so afraid to start taking something like that but don't know if that is just my anxiety telling me it's dangerous - like everything else! If I thought I would feel better I would stick it out. I actually called a radio show of psychologists a few weeks ago and they said SSRIs can absolutely change your life if you get on the right one and if it works for you there is no need to ever come off of them - I told them that was one of my fears. I'm guessing the people that get help from them are not on forums like this though.

 

[Mr 5000]

So are any of you on medication? I have been a mess since summer. I have had anxiety my whole life, but this is the second time (first about 17 years ago at age 37) that I have had a really long stretch of anxiety this severe. Both times I pretty much stop sleeping more than a few hours a night and have lost 15 pounds each time. I normally don't feel depressed with my anxiety but both of these episodes I have gotten depressed too. I don't even know how I got out of the last one. It seems like it just kind of slowly lifted, but that one lasted a couple years, and I do not want to go through this that long again. I try to be normal and get out and have a normal routine, but I'm exhausted and discouraged.

I have taken Klonopin for a few years to help with sleep a few nights a week, but the way I feel now I have taken it every night. I hear so many people say SSRIs can change your life and how much better you can feel on them. I can never get past a few weeks because as soon as I go up on the dose my already bad anxiety is unbearable. I just wonder if any of you have ever tried an antidepressant and gotten any relief. I'm so afraid to start taking something like that but don't know if that is just my anxiety telling me it's dangerous - like everything else! If I thought I would feel better I would stick it out. I actually called a radio show of psychologists a few weeks ago and they said SSRIs can absolutely change your life if you get on the right one and if it works for you there is no need to ever come off of them - I told them that was one of my fears. I'm guessing the people that get help from them are not on forums like this though.

I have been on Zoloft for almost a year now I’m not going to lie the first couple months were a little ruff.Did really well so decided to decrease my dose from 50 to 25 was good for awhile then it came back.My doctor added buspri and increased back to 50 Zoloft and it has really helped .my anxiety is still there but it’s contained.

 

[Ggirlangel93]

So are any of you on medication? I have been a mess since summer. I have had anxiety my whole life, but this is the second time (first about 17 years ago at age 37) that I have had a really long stretch of anxiety this severe. Both times I pretty much stop sleeping more than a few hours a night and have lost 15 pounds each time. I normally don't feel depressed with my anxiety but both of these episodes I have gotten depressed too. I don't even know how I got out of the last one. It seems like it just kind of slowly lifted, but that one lasted a couple years, and I do not want to go through this that long again. I try to be normal and get out and have a normal routine, but I'm exhausted and discouraged.

I have taken Klonopin for a few years to help with sleep a few nights a week, but the way I feel now I have taken it every night. I hear so many people say SSRIs can change your life and how much better you can feel on them. I can never get past a few weeks because as soon as I go up on the dose my already bad anxiety is unbearable. I just wonder if any of you have ever tried an antidepressant and gotten any relief. I'm so afraid to start taking something like that but don't know if that is just my anxiety telling me it's dangerous - like everything else! If I thought I would feel better I would stick it out. I actually called a radio show of psychologists a few weeks ago and they said SSRIs can absolutely change your life if you get on the right one and if it works for you there is no need to ever come off of them - I told them that was one of my fears. I'm guessing the people that get help from them are not on forums like this though.

I'm actually not on medication. I was only once on it in like 2006 when my anxiety first started and it didn't help so i stopped taking it. In the last year i have tossed around the idea of getting back on it because my anxiety is the worst its ever been but im very hesitate and nervous to go on medication. Im scared of the side effects because i already experience physical symptoms everyday from anxiety and most days dont feel good. Do you experience any side effects from the medication you're on? Ugh i wish there was a real cure for anxiety

 

[suzzeeb]

Me too. The only thing I feel from the Klonopin is groggy the next day, which I hate, but the not sleeping thing is the worst thing for me. It does make my symptoms better when they are bad like this. If I thought I could take an SSRI and it would work I would definitely take one, and still might try. I know there are side effects, but if they are short term then it might be better than living like this indefinitely. If it did work like it does for a lot of people it would be so worth it. But I know what you mean about feeling bad anyway and then adding more symptoms from the medication. I know my anxiety is all just fear of absolutely nothing except what I make up in my head, and I try to do all the stuff my psychologist tells me to, so it makes me really mad that I can't just not be afraid! Maybe if I would have started with him before I was in such a bad place it would have made more of a difference. I don't know. The whole thing sucks

 

[EMJ]

So are any of you on medication? I have been a mess since summer. I have had anxiety my whole life, but this is the second time (first about 17 years ago at age 37) that I have had a really long stretch of anxiety this severe. Both times I pretty much stop sleeping more than a few hours a night and have lost 15 pounds each time. I normally don't feel depressed with my anxiety but both of these episodes I have gotten depressed too. I don't even know how I got out of the last one. It seems like it just kind of slowly lifted, but that one lasted a couple years, and I do not want to go through this that long again. I try to be normal and get out and have a normal routine, but I'm exhausted and discouraged.

I have taken Klonopin for a few years to help with sleep a few nights a week, but the way I feel now I have taken it every night. I hear so many people say SSRIs can change your life and how much better you can feel on them. I can never get past a few weeks because as soon as I go up on the dose my already bad anxiety is unbearable. I just wonder if any of you have ever tried an antidepressant and gotten any relief. I'm so afraid to start taking something like that but don't know if that is just my anxiety telling me it's dangerous - like everything else! If I thought I would feel better I would stick it out. I actually called a radio show of psychologists a few weeks ago and they said SSRIs can absolutely change your life if you get on the right one and if it works for you there is no need to ever come off of them - I told them that was one of my fears. I'm guessing the people that get help from them are not on forums like this though.

I could have written this myself .... always anxious but went through a really difficult time about 15 years ago ... was hospitalized a week .... s-l-o-w-l-y got out of it .... did take Lexapro ... but since I am a drug phob (terrified of taking drugs of any kind) ...I would cut the lowest dose pill of 5 mg into quarters and take that .....this past summer I fell deep into the anxiety hole again .... my dr wanted me to take more Lexapro .... I did and I got worse ..... hospitalized for 8 days ... Dr.s so want to have you on meds .... but they took me off the Lexapro and gave me Remeron to help with sleep... I felt better ( I am taking 1/4 of a small dose every night .... my anxiety is up and down but I am not where I was last summer in that deep hole .... I can even see daylight on some days .... it is a life battle and I wish I could find a magic pill to help but as in health anxiety itself .... the mind is the biggest challenge

 

[suzzeeb]

I think that's the only thing they have to offer. I do hear a lot of people who do much better on them so that's why I am considering it. I have never really given it enough time to see how it does. My anxiety definitely gets worse especially when I go up on them, but people say it can be rough for a while but it gets better. I don't know if I can do it or not. I had high hopes in my new counselor. He can't figure out why I I haven't improved at all with trying to change my thinking and all the relaxation things I do every day. Sometimes I wonder if I keep myself in this fear by making it my whole life - trying to figure out how to get better, talking about it all the time, all the counseling and constantly working on trying to fix it. I just hope it passes like it did the first time I went through it. Hopefully some day soon there will be something more effective for this than there is now.

 

[Ggirlangel93]

I could have written this myself .... always anxious but went through a really difficult time about 15 years ago ... was hospitalized a week .... s-l-o-w-l-y got out of it .... did take Lexapro ... but since I am a drug phob (terrified of taking drugs of any kind) ...I would cut the lowest dose pill of 5 mg into quarters and take that .....this past summer I fell deep into the anxiety hole again .... my dr wanted me to take more Lexapro .... I did and I got worse ..... hospitalized for 8 days ... Dr.s so want to have you on meds .... but they took me off the Lexapro and gave me Remeron to help with sleep... I felt better ( I am taking 1/4 of a small dose every night .... my anxiety is up and down but I am not where I was last summer in that deep hole .... I can even see daylight on some days .... it is a life battle and I wish I could find a magic pill to help but as in health anxiety itself .... the mind is the biggest challenge

The last two sentences you wrote i relate to so much and are so true. The mind is so powerful and its so hard to not worry and change your way of thinking. Also damn that's crazy to hear about the medication...were you hospitalized cause of the bad side effects? Lexapro was actually the medication i was briefly on when i was 13 years old. My friend recently went on it and tried to tell me i should try it but i def have a phobia about meds. Like i even hesitate taking tylenol sometimes when i get headaches

 

[EMJ]

I was having a really difficult time with my anxiety my Dr had prescribed Xanax and then Valium as well as Lexapro ....I have a real issue with medication since it seems I react significantly to even small doses and I was resistant to taking a Benzodiazepines since they are so habit forming .... with the increase in Lexapro I became worse and was overcome with hopelessness .... I admited myself into mental health facility for my emotional well being ... while there the dr took me off the Lexapro and gave me a med to help me sleep and I felt better immediately .... I believe the Lexapro exacerbated my anxiety so now I am not taking a med ..... I wish I could find one that made me feel better or helped me along during the rough spots but I am afraid to try anything new

 

[Ggirlangel93]

I was having a really difficult time with my anxiety my Dr had prescribed Xanax and then Valium as well as Lexapro ....I have a real issue with medication since it seems I react significantly to even small doses and I was resistant to taking a Benzodiazepines since they are so habit forming .... with the increase in Lexapro I became worse and was overcome with hopelessness .... I admited myself into mental health facility for my emotional well being ... while there the dr took me off the Lexapro and gave me a med to help me sleep and I felt better immediately .... I believe the Lexapro exacerbated my anxiety so now I am not taking a med ..... I wish I could find one that made me feel better or helped me along during the rough spots but I am afraid to try anything new

Damn i wish there were anxiety meds that didn't have any side effects. I get tempted to try because ive been going through a rough 7 months with my anxiety and depression but I'm afraid to try any medication

 

[suzzeeb]

Medication affects everyone differently. My daughter (30 years old) was starting to feel depressed and started Lexapro and had absolutely no side effects other than being a little sleepy at first. My husband is on Wellbutrin and had no side effects starting it either. I tend to have side effects especially when going up on the dose, and that's when I freak out and just stop taking it, but I really think I need to try something and maybe stay on the lowest dose for a long time and just see if things improve. I have been in a bad way since summer too, and it's not getting any better. For as many people that have really bad experiences, there are just as many that once they get through the first weeks seem to do really well on SSRIs and I've heard many people who say they completely changed their lives for the better, so it just depends on the person. I would love to be one of the people who could say that. I would seriously never come off of an SSRI if I could feel like that! No harm in trying. If it doesn't work for you you can stop it.