Panic & Anxiety - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

ky_sunshine · 07-29-2003, 09:05 PM

Hi, just got out of detox yesterday,sober&clean 4 day's,started out patient today & attened first NA meeting. I am so scared and don't have my xanax or other crutches to fall back on. Any help would be apprieciated!!

2stop · 07-29-2003, 09:55 PM

Welcome to SoberRecovery, glad you found us. There's a lot of good support and friendship here. make yourself at home and post wherever you like. I certainly understand the anxity and panic of early recovery. I still get it pretty bad at times, but am working through it. I never thought I would though. You will be amazed at how much strength you really do have inside as you continue on in sobriety. Be gentle with yourself, like you would with a close friend. Stay in the monemt, it's all that's here anywhere. One minte, one hour, one day at a time and you can do this!

Keep posting, we all care here.

SkyIsFalling42 · 07-29-2003, 10:03 PM

Sunshine
Welcome. We are fluffing out our wings and letting you under as our sister in recovery. It is nice to meet you and we will look forward to getting to know you. Just please know that you are not alone. I hope that you are able to keep posting.

ladyofdreams · 07-30-2003, 09:51 AM

Welcome Sister,

I have been coming here for just over a week and believe me I'm right where you are.

I have met the most beautiful women I have met in quite a while here and have been taken right under there wings

They have held out there hands and hearts and I hold tight to them

I welcome you as they welcomed me

If you need an ear we are all here
If you need a hand ours are all outstretched to you

Hold tight

Blessed Be and {{{Many Hugs}}}
Lady

LettingGo · 07-30-2003, 10:23 AM

I found that once I got used to not taking my Xanax, that the panic slowly subsided along with the depression. Granted, I was taking way more than any small elephant would ever be prescribed, but none the less I found that once clean and sober my depression goes away. Hopefully it is the same for you. Hang on! Those pills talk strong but you are stronger, just stick with us!

LG

ky_sunshine · 07-30-2003, 06:27 PM

Thank's to all who replied to my post!! I need all the support I can get!! Did any of you ladies suffer from terrible leg pain during early detox, how about nightmare's when sleep finally comes?? You all seem very caring and I feel so lucky to have so many people to help me,hopefully I'll be able to give back to others.

Luckydog · 07-30-2003, 06:46 PM

Hey KY,

Welcome neighbor!!! Wondering Indiana here......Glad you found SR!! its been great for my recovery......its always OPEN.

Lucky

SkyIsFalling42 · 07-30-2003, 08:14 PM

Sunshine
You are giving back to others just by being here and sharing..this is what it is all about. I have gone through nightmares..and I know how very unsettling they can be. How the feelings left over can linger for days sometimes. Please know that even though you think it wont..it will ease off. Glad to see you back!!

ladyofdreams · 07-30-2003, 08:18 PM

ky,

Like I told you earlier today.........am in the same boat as you
Thank you so much for sharing
Sedatives are one of the hardest things to beat....been in rehab twice and have done the 12 steps...........
and once again, I fell

Please panic and anxiety are a very big part of my life right now......
and I am right here.........
more than ready to help with your feelings....
as my Sisters have helped time and time again

Blessed Be and {{Many Hugs}}

Hold tight to all of us and we will be right here for you
Lady

Juls · 07-31-2003, 12:18 AM

Hi Ky,

Welcome, welcome, welcome. Oh, do I know about panic and anxiety. LOL I can joke now, but when I was going through it, it was not funny. I am on an antidepressant that helps for it now, but I have had to detox of Xanax. Awful.

I've had the nightmares too, but they do pass in time. One thing I found that helped me was a homeopathic remedy, "Calmes Forte." I get it at the health food store and at night when I lay down I put two tablets under my tongue to dissolve. For some reason my anxiety is bad at night. They seem to help me feel calm so I can go to sleep.

Different things help different people. Chamomile tea is good, also learning breathing techniques. Distracting yourself from your feelings, etc.

It does get better with time, and if it is not - talk to your Dr.

Congrats on getting clean and sober.

Keep coming back,

Juls

07-29-2003, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
ky_sunshine Paused Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 4	Panic & Anxiety Hi, just got out of detox yesterday,sober&clean 4 day's,started out patient today & attened first NA meeting. I am so scared and don't have my xanax or other crutches to fall back on. Any help would be apprieciated!!

07-29-2003, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
2stop ~Author of My Life~ Join Date: May 2003 Location: Doing what I thought I couldn't.... Posts: 4,666	Welcome to SoberRecovery, glad you found us. There's a lot of good support and friendship here. make yourself at home and post wherever you like. I certainly understand the anxity and panic of early recovery. I still get it pretty bad at times, but am working through it. I never thought I would though. You will be amazed at how much strength you really do have inside as you continue on in sobriety. Be gentle with yourself, like you would with a close friend. Stay in the monemt, it's all that's here anywhere. One minte, one hour, one day at a time and you can do this! Keep posting, we all care here. __________________ Many Hugs and Hope too, Tammie "Think of all the beauty still left around you and BE HAPPY." ~Anne Frank~ "Things do not change, WE change." ~Henry David Thoreau~

07-29-2003, 10:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
SkyIsFalling42 Big kitty nose hugs Join Date: May 2003 Location: Center of The World Posts: 1,261	Sunshine Welcome. We are fluffing out our wings and letting you under as our sister in recovery. It is nice to meet you and we will look forward to getting to know you. Just please know that you are not alone. I hope that you are able to keep posting. __________________ Love In Spirit, Sky Where my heart is....... http://Writing.Com/authors/skyisfalling02 "Never Give In, Never Give In, Never Give In, Never, Never, Never." ~~Sir Winston Churchill~~

07-30-2003, 06:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Luckydog Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hometown, USA Posts: 52	Hey KY, Welcome neighbor!!! Wondering Indiana here......Glad you found SR!! its been great for my recovery......its always OPEN. Lucky __________________ ------------------------------------------------ Stand firm. ______________________________

07-30-2003, 08:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
SkyIsFalling42 Big kitty nose hugs Join Date: May 2003 Location: Center of The World Posts: 1,261	Sunshine You are giving back to others just by being here and sharing..this is what it is all about. I have gone through nightmares..and I know how very unsettling they can be. How the feelings left over can linger for days sometimes. Please know that even though you think it wont..it will ease off. Glad to see you back!! __________________ Love In Spirit, Sky Where my heart is....... http://Writing.Com/authors/skyisfalling02 "Never Give In, Never Give In, Never Give In, Never, Never, Never." ~~Sir Winston Churchill~~

07-30-2003, 09:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
ladyofdreams Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Casting Circles to the Wind Posts: 175	Welcome Sister, I have been coming here for just over a week and believe me I'm right where you are. I have met the most beautiful women I have met in quite a while here and have been taken right under there wings They have held out there hands and hearts and I hold tight to them I welcome you as they welcomed me If you need an ear we are all here If you need a hand ours are all outstretched to you Hold tight Blessed Be and {{{Many Hugs}}} Lady

07-30-2003, 10:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
LettingGo Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 330	I found that once I got used to not taking my Xanax, that the panic slowly subsided along with the depression. Granted, I was taking way more than any small elephant would ever be prescribed, but none the less I found that once clean and sober my depression goes away. Hopefully it is the same for you. Hang on! Those pills talk strong but you are stronger, just stick with us! LG

07-30-2003, 06:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
ky_sunshine Paused Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 4	Thank's to all who replied to my post!! I need all the support I can get!! Did any of you ladies suffer from terrible leg pain during early detox, how about nightmare's when sleep finally comes?? You all seem very caring and I feel so lucky to have so many people to help me,hopefully I'll be able to give back to others.

07-30-2003, 08:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
ladyofdreams Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Casting Circles to the Wind Posts: 175	ky, Like I told you earlier today.........am in the same boat as you Thank you so much for sharing Sedatives are one of the hardest things to beat....been in rehab twice and have done the 12 steps........... and once again, I fell Please panic and anxiety are a very big part of my life right now...... and I am right here......... more than ready to help with your feelings.... as my Sisters have helped time and time again Blessed Be and {{Many Hugs}} Hold tight to all of us and we will be right here for you Lady __________________ Approach without Fear, You who know me in your Heart ____________________________ Blessed Be and {{Many Hugs}} ~Lady~

07-31-2003, 12:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
Juls Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,101	Hi Ky, Welcome, welcome, welcome. Oh, do I know about panic and anxiety. LOL I can joke now, but when I was going through it, it was not funny. I am on an antidepressant that helps for it now, but I have had to detox of Xanax. Awful. I've had the nightmares too, but they do pass in time. One thing I found that helped me was a homeopathic remedy, "Calmes Forte." I get it at the health food store and at night when I lay down I put two tablets under my tongue to dissolve. For some reason my anxiety is bad at night. They seem to help me feel calm so I can go to sleep. Different things help different people. Chamomile tea is good, also learning breathing techniques. Distracting yourself from your feelings, etc. It does get better with time, and if it is not - talk to your Dr. Congrats on getting clean and sober. Keep coming back, Juls __________________ Think World Peace

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