HELP!

[Greenswimmer13]

Help! My anxiety is through the roof and has been for a year and a half now! I don’t know why this is happening, I just have debilitating physical anxiety and nothing helps. The only thing that actually does help, benzodiazepines, the doctors won’t prescribe. I’m freaking out though and feel like I want to die. I don’t know how I’m going to get through the night. 😭😭😭

[Windsorgardener5087]

Hi, thanks for post to which I certainly can relate having needed to go to the hospital emergency department for the worst episode. I did get a referral to a psychiatrist for medication review and got a new prescription. GPs tend to be uncertain or more cautious with mental health drugs. The best thing was for the hospital to arrange for a follow up visit to a psychologist for therapy. I must say that you need to be prepared for some tough mental work in session and outside of them.

I took up 🧘‍♀️ to relax and 🚴‍♀️ to burn off the stress hormones running amok in my body. Be assured there is something that will work for you. Finding it/them is another matter. Finding and talking to a trusted helper whether in person or via telehealth was the deal breaker for me.

I am still waiting for the day when depression and it's friend anxiety are out of my life. The journey may be a long one but at least I have the map. The wise man once said, the journey begins with the first step. Wishing you all the best on yours from Australia 🦘

[Greenswimmer13 in reply to Windsorgardener5087]

Thank you for your response. I have a new psychiatrist who is supposed to be calling me today. I feel like I need to go to the ER though because it’s so extreme right now. I haven’t been able to sleep more than a couple hours a night for several nights now. I’ve been getting so anxious that I throw up and have been getting really dizzy and my extremities are going numb. I’m really scared.

[Greenswimmer13]

Thank you! I’m trying my best to stay strong and calm down. My psychiatrist is supposed to call me today though, so hopefully that will help, and she may prescribe me a prn.

[Greenswimmer13]

Thank you so much! I did get to speak with my psychiatrist, and she is ordering some new meds. I’m hoping for the best.