http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:19:17 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/ http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/188190-new-here-ptsd-game.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:25:07 GMT Hi everybody.

I'm here for codependance, not addiction but my PTSD was at it's worst when living with my AH that I left early Sept.

I've had two melt downs in the past month and was totally freaked out by it until I realized I was living weeks at a time--weeks!--with high anxiety while still living with him. No wonder.

Anyway, I take klonopin when the escalation starts. I refuse to regularly take meds because first of all, how do you know if you're no longer anxious and secondly screw that. I've seen so many folks seriously jacked up from taking meds all the time, also from trying to wean off them. Ugly.

But is it uglier than the PTSD? I dunno.

Otherwise I have been practicing Bikram Yoga 3-4 times a week and that heals everything. Not just my anxiety but also my endometriosis, bad knees, vericose veins, screwed up shoulder, digestive issues, you name it.

Problem is, I can't get there that often sometimes. So this weekend I had a trigger and spent about 6 hours shaking, crying, and having a flashback. I do not want this in my life anymore.

Do any of you have only positive experiences with your anti anxiety meds? No withdrawl, no side effects?

Thanks! ]]> Anxiety Disorders transformyself http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/188190-new-here-ptsd-game.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/187398-fluoxetine-other-ssris.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:27:20 GMT Who here uses only SSRIs to manage their anxiety. I have been on 10 milligrams of Prozac daily and it works wonders for me. I have Gabapentin for anxiety attacks but those have been pretty non... Who here uses only SSRIs to manage their anxiety. I have been on 10 milligrams of Prozac daily and it works wonders for me. I have Gabapentin for anxiety attacks but those have been pretty non existent for several months. I also completely eliminated alcohol.

Is anyone on Prozac alone for their anxiety. How do you like it. It works great for me so far.

Getting rid of the alcohol was a major piece in eliminating the anxiety. ]]> Anxiety Disorders caleb76 http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/187398-fluoxetine-other-ssris.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/187111-i-hate-psych-meds.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:18:20 GMT My old Dr. moved away, and the new one decided a few months back I should stop taking Klonopin, which I took for anxiety and TMJ related facial pain. So now it’s been 15 days totally off, and I’ve... My old Dr. moved away, and the new one decided a few months back I should stop taking Klonopin, which I took for anxiety and TMJ related facial pain. So now it’s been 15 days totally off, and I’ve felt pretty freaked out, on and off. It’s starting to get better, but at first I thought I wasn’t gonna make it…panic, dread, digestive troubles, headaches, nausea, ouch. Not an easy med to stop, by any means. I’m hoping it will keep getting better, but am told it might be a few months. It’s one thing less to be taking into my body, so there is that, I feel more free, even if restless. I was taking about 1 mg. a day, sometimes less. Then I tapered down to .5mg for a few weeks, then the same amount every other day for 2 weeks. I wonder how long until I feel normal, assuming ‘normal’ comes back, or is something I can remember.

These prescription mood pills remind me of the dangers of psych meds, and how, when you stop, or even while you’re on them, it can sure be a living Hell!

It seems like on one hand, either the drugs are SSRIs that make me feel hyper, mixed up and without any way to enjoy sex, like some weird android, or they make me all weirded out like Wellbutrin, or do very little, or are habit forming/work less over time like Clonzapam. Have not found anything that works well, and am tired of trying, I’m convinced such a med has not been invented.

Glad to be rid of them, the pharma business can takes their Prozac and all that, and shove it where the sun don’t shine.

Maybe it helps some people, but I’m yet to be impressed.


H. Pup ]]> Anxiety Disorders HuskyPup http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/187111-i-hate-psych-meds.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/186992-hello.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:29:06 GMT I have an anxiety disorder and prone to depression as well. I am also here because I have a family member who is alcohol dependent. This just makes it worse. Also my anxiety is worse over my health... I have an anxiety disorder and prone to depression as well. I am also here because I have a family member who is alcohol dependent. This just makes it worse. Also my anxiety is worse over my health which is okay accept my heart beats irregularly and some people want to label it as just anxiety, but I tell you it is more than that.

I thought I was going to break down and lose my mind last year because the heart thing was really bothering me and it was not because of panic. Panic rarely happens to me. I FINALLY have an appt. with a specialist Monday to start out and I truly hope they don't just so a Holter monitor and EKG. I have had that done already. If it must be repeated, fine but do more tests like an echo type of thing or something where they can tell more, or a stress test.

And it runs in our family to have heart problems. This just intensifies the anxiety. It is certainly more than anxiety. Whether there be physical problem or not, I need something to take for my heart besides a beta-blocker. It barely does anything. It is ruining my life-no it HAS ruined my life.

So this will be my first heart specialist appt. Hoping all goes well. ]]> Anxiety Disorders help4you http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/186992-hello.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/186978-interesting-article-anxiety.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:37:30 GMT Log In (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/magazine/04anxiety-t.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&no_interstitial)]]> from the New York Times. The New York Times > Log In ]]> Anxiety Disorders least http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/anxiety-disorders/186978-interesting-article-anxiety.html