Local Anxiety and Depression Support Groups

[AnxietyAlex1382]

Are there any free Anxiety and depression support groups in Orange County California that one can go to and talk to people? I cant really afford to pay for professional help and am in a real tight budget.

[AnxietyAlex1382]

I guess I should tell everyone what is going on with me. I fell off the wagon December 24th 2019. I woke up had coffee, then had Vitamin D supplement and tried a Zinc supplement I never tried before. Then my body freaks out and I feel this surge crawl up my neck. Body goes in to full panic mode and will not calm down. Several hours later go to the urgent care for a battery of tests and all come back normal. Electrolytes were a little low probably because I was downing water like crazy when in the panic mode. Everyone tells me I am fine. Then I try Efexor XR and am unale to tolerate the side effects and wind up in ER where they tell me I am fine again after more battery of tests. Stop Effexor. Start Atenolol and am unable to tolerate side effects, call doctor and they say to stop, and get a massive anxiety eposide and wind up in ER where they tell me im fine yet again, everyone tells me I am fine but I cant get that to sink in. I feel like Im dying and I am not dying. I have atarax to use as needed. Atarax helps but there is always fear in the back of my mind because I have read it causes heart failure though very rare. SO now I am here looking for help to talk because I cannot afford to keep going to ER urgent care and cannot afford regular professional help consistently, the anxiety raises my blood pressure and in panic mode it can spike but the dr tells me that is not dangerous and when people exercise blood pressure can shoot up high and rate as well. I feel stuck in my head and overwhelmed with my anxiety, I was fine for a long while and now it feels like everything is falling apart, my partner is frustrated and is saying I should be committed. I don't know why I am unable to tolerate meds this time around, can keep trying.

[courageovercomfort]

I found one in my area through the ADAA website. I haven’t worked up the courage to try one yet.