stressed out

[Bluecatbooklover]

I’ve been really struggling with my anxiety lately and nothing I’m doing seems to help. I cut out caffeine. I stopped watching horror movies and true crime documentaries (which are my favorite things to watch). I don’t go out much because of social anxiety but I have been trying to see my few friends a little. I’m normally staying up until four o’clock in the morning because every time I try to sleep I have panic attacks. The later I stay up the more likely I am to just pass out from being so tired. It’s worse when my husband is at work but even when he’s home it isn’t great. I’m exhausted. I take so much medicine for migraines and anxiety/ depression so that I can try to function like a normal person and I’m still not functioning like a normal human. This is so exhausting and incredibly frustrating and I don’t really know what to do to make it better.

[Dolphin14]

Bluecatbooklover

I'm very sorry you are living with this much anxiety.

Do you have a therapist? I'm just wondering if this is a deeper problem that's triggering you. Do you have any idea why it's going on.

It's so draining to live like this

🐬

[Bluecatbooklover in reply to Dolphin14]

I think it’s because earlier this year I woke up from a dead sleep with Bronchitis and I couldn’t breathe at all so honestly if my husband hadn’t been home to help me idk what would have happened. Plus my family talked me into getting off my meds and now I’m trying to get back on them and they’re just not working like they used to. I’ve been having panic attacks since the bronchitis. I thought at first I might have asthma or something because I felt like I couldn’t breathe but after a few very expensive ER visits I’ve found out my breathing is fine.

[Dolphin14 in reply to Bluecatbooklover]

I hope your health is better?

Getting back on the meds sounds like a good choice, hopefully your anxiety will be better controlled.

Wishing you the best

[Bluecatbooklover in reply to Dolphin14]

This year has been a bit up and down with my health but I’m getting better. I think I’m going to have to get my meds changed again because I’m currently on three different meds just for anxiety and it’s still not really helping

[Dolphin14 in reply to Bluecatbooklover]

Hi

Med changes are tough. It took almost two years to get mine perfected.

I hope things straighten out soon

Sending you peace

[optimismrus]

Thank you for sharing what you're going thru. It sounds awful, but taking the steps to quit caffeine is a good start along with changing your viewing habits. If you're taking meds, it doesn't sound like they're working. Also talk to your provider about the problems you have sleeping... sleep is so important to our wellbeing. Let us know how you're doing, we want to support you. 🥰

[Beavis2022]

True crime docs/stories are my very favorite, also. I wonder if all those meds are causing or worsening anxiety, as everyone responds differently. I can't take any of them for depression/bipolar - they're really horrible and don't work for me, been trying for years. I read recently that the leading cause of insomnia is ruminating ; going over in your mind constantly the negative things. For me, I think it's never feeling safe and never feeling loved, just plain old fear and worry. Wish I had the answer for you, I just know that taking a lot of meds is horrible for me.

[Bluecatbooklover in reply to Beavis2022]

I do have to take a lot of medication not just for anxiety but also because I have chronic migraines and it’s really hard to keep up with. I always feel so bad because the people around me want to be spontaneous and stay places overnight and I can’t do that because I have to get home to take all this medicine. I’m taking three different meds just for anxiety so I’m gonna have to talk to my doctor about changing it up because that’s a lot to be taking and not getting any relief from the anxiety.