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***least*** · 07-07-2009, 09:34 AM

Last few days have been one long anxiety attack. Feelings of impending doom and cannot relax or concentrate on anything. Want desperately to sleep it away but can't relax enough to sleep. Sick of feeling like this!

**Astro** · 07-07-2009, 11:20 AM

least, have you talked to your doctor about this yet? Aren't you taking prescribed meds? If so, this is a good reason to talk to your prescriber, it might be time for a dosage adjustment or change in what you're taking.

In early sobriety I experienced run-on anxiety, sleeplessness, and those dark feelings of doom, I didn't want life to go on like that so I was looking for the end. I ended up in a mental hospital for a few days. OK, that was a good thing for me, but please don't take this lightly. Get help, call your doctor, and please go to an ER if it gets worse.

***least*** · 07-07-2009, 02:33 PM

I had to cancel my appt with shrink cause no money to pay for it, but I can email his office about the anxiety. Thank you!

savexourxship · 07-07-2009, 11:05 PM

You need to goto the ER. They will give you something to relax for a few days. Sometimes you need a little medication to relax and begin to work on your issues. Kinda like a reset button.

***least*** · 07-09-2009, 10:34 AM

Not as bad today as it has been. Drinking chamomile tea to relax some. This too shall pass, soon, I hope.

tanyapmc · 07-09-2009, 10:36 AM

Least, have you ever done meditation? I know that deep breathing helps me when I feel anxious. The tea is a good idea too. Hang in there!

***least*** · 07-09-2009, 12:15 PM

Anxiety is thru the roof after getting a crying call from pk. Post partum depression is kicking her @ss and I can't do much to help but be there to support her. I'm so worried and feel helpless. I can't "make it better" for her. I wish I could 'do' something but feel powerless.

07-07-2009, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
*least* bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 28,640 Blog Entries: 31	One long non stop anxiety attack Last few days have been one long anxiety attack. Feelings of impending doom and cannot relax or concentrate on anything. Want desperately to sleep it away but can't relax enough to sleep. Sick of feeling like this! __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

07-07-2009, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Astro Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family! Posts: 12,768	least, have you talked to your doctor about this yet? Aren't you taking prescribed meds? If so, this is a good reason to talk to your prescriber, it might be time for a dosage adjustment or change in what you're taking. In early sobriety I experienced run-on anxiety, sleeplessness, and those dark feelings of doom, I didn't want life to go on like that so I was looking for the end. I ended up in a mental hospital for a few days. OK, that was a good thing for me, but please don't take this lightly. Get help, call your doctor, and please go to an ER if it gets worse. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

07-07-2009, 02:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
*least* bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 28,640 Blog Entries: 31	I had to cancel my appt with shrink cause no money to pay for it, but I can email his office about the anxiety. Thank you! __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

07-09-2009, 10:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
*least* bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 28,640 Blog Entries: 31	Not as bad today as it has been. Drinking chamomile tea to relax some. This too shall pass, soon, I hope. __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

07-09-2009, 12:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
*least* bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 28,640 Blog Entries: 31	Anxiety is thru the roof after getting a crying call from pk. Post partum depression is kicking her @ss and I can't do much to help but be there to support her. I'm so worried and feel helpless. I can't "make it better" for her. I wish I could 'do' something but feel powerless. __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

07-07-2009, 11:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
savexourxship Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fenway Park Posts: 119	You need to goto the ER. They will give you something to relax for a few days. Sometimes you need a little medication to relax and begin to work on your issues. Kinda like a reset button.

07-09-2009, 10:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
tanyapmc Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nunyabusinessville, Texas Posts: 4,443 Blog Entries: 2	Least, have you ever done meditation? I know that deep breathing helps me when I feel anxious. The tea is a good idea too. Hang in there!

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