Hello Everyone, My Name is Daniel Manthey and I have joined this site to try and get some advice and understanding about severe Anxiety as well as PTSD and panic disorder. My fiance has severe anxiety along with PTSD and panic disorder and we have been going to therapy and she is on a whole list of medications and it has helped for a little while but it has just taken a huge turn for the worse and I dont know what to do . I'm just hoping to get some guidance because I dont know how to help anymore other then being as supportive as I can.
Thank you very much.
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Hi and welcome. It may be an idea just to browse the site and see what others have been through. It's tough supporting someone who isn't well and it is wonderful that you are keen to support in this way. Gemma x
I went through the same things a few years back. It is the worst! I went from dr. to dr. I eventually was put on a combo of Paxil and xanax and that did the trick. But it was a slow time coming out of it. She needs a good support system, exercise, a good psychiatrist, and lots of patience. Build her up by telling her how proud you are of her little achievements no matter how small and let her know she is loved and wanted. She cant help what she is going through her mind has taken control of her body. She must fight to escape. If she is religious have her say I give it to god whenever she is suffering. It will help her mind stop focusing on her and give her suffering to god to handle. She has gone through some trauma in her life that is bringing this on. Help her work through that also.
It sounds like it's time to take a turn for the better. Help is out there for your fiance, you just need to look in the right places for it.
A conventional doctor who has her on drugs is doing a disservice to you by masking the problem and just putting a bandaid on it. The real answer will come when you let a functional doctor take some tests and find out exactly what is going on inside, target the root cause of the problem, and fix it. It's really that simple. Her brain chemistry has been thrown off, setting into motion a domino effect of many other related problems. Why believe drugs can do more than they are designed to do?
I would strongly suggest doing a google search and type these words into your search box:
"Functional doctor specializing in endocrinology in _________ (and then type in your location)". Please be aware that just because a functional doctor's main area of study is with the endocrinology system of the body, they are not the same kind of specialists we hear about when a regular doctor refers you to someone.
A functional doctor is in a category all their own, having nothing to do with western medicine and the strategies it uses to treat people. This kind of doctor will take tests; saliva, blood, stool, and urine, to get a big picture of what is going on in all the systems of the body. The goal is to identify what part of the body is off, what is preventing your brain from doing its job, and finding out how to let your body manufacture the hormones responsible for making a person feel better. It's a long lengthy explanation, but this kind of doctor is the only one who will take the time to examine all this instead of handing out a drug and hoping for the best.
For the PTSD, some neurofeedback might be in order to retrain the brain and get the brain waves firing the way they should.
The amygdala is the part of the brain responsible for stress and anxiety, so it only stands to reason that whatever a functional doctor will do, must include the amygdala aprt of the brain.
1. Do the google search first and see who is in your area. Check the profile of each one to see what their main focus is - it could be allergies, autoimmune diseases, or things like that. You want one that is geared towards hormones, the thyroid, the adrenal glands, and the brain.
2. Make a list of questions you need answered. Be concise - they will ask you.
3. Call around and ask for the name of who to speak with - the person in charge of patient care. Try to avoid the secretary if possible.
4. Sometimes these doctors offer a free consultation to see if you are a good match for their services and vice versa.
Help is out there friend, I hope some of this helps.
bit.ly/2DKCWPD is one more article that explains why eating specific foods that contain amino acids will help the brain function properly.
I'm not trying to bombard you with information, but everything I am sending you will help explain why there is so much more out there than just a drug.
I deal 3 jears now with heavy crisis panic attack and anxiety I have try enough meds
So I know how hard it's is I life in Belgium I work hard with my therapist and that is not just reading stuff I know a lot to much. Like I say someone with anxiety and information that give no help. They need support not articles
The articles explain why medications are not the answer. You have other options, and the doctors are not telling you about them because they want to keep you as a patient. These articles explain why other help will benefit more.
You don't have to read them if you don't want to, but be assured you don't have to stay in your same situation either.
I sent the articles to the man who wrote in because of his wife. They include the answers people are looking for.
A person does not need meds for anxiety if they go to a "functional endocrinologist" and not a regular doctor, who will convince you their drug is the ONLY option for feeling better, which is a lie.
A functional doctor knows the human body WAY more than the traditional doctors who went through med school, just so they learn which medication matches a person's symptoms. Why settle for so little when you could be made well again?
I have the same PTSD anxiety panic stay with the Xanax if you have and go too a therapist also when you can ask a local doc for sleep meds PTSD is not a depression
And some people can not taken a anti depressant like me
So advice take a benzo
I know a lot people with PTSD that are good with Xanax relaise give it time it's PTSD is hard I know
First off, kudos to you for trying to support her. It is very difficult for the partner. It was tough for my husband to understand what i was going through and why i couldn’t just ‘stop letting it bother’ me. He’s better now in trying to understand. Good that you have gone to therapy. It sounds like you went as a couple (?). Has she gone on her own. That is imperative. Also, if there isn’t a good connection with the therapist, find another. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps to not only talk, but look at past occurrences, their affect of our lives, why, then how to make changes to break the cycle of behavior patterns. Meds work hand in hand with therapy. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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