adrenaline rushes...

[AnxiousAmy]

Hi all, today marks day 17 of being on Zoloft, however only day 2 on my increased dosage of 75mg. My dr. is happy with the way things are progressing and decided to bump me up to 75mg from 50mg. I am still getting adrenaline rushes.. Or that's what I'm calling them. Last night, sitting down chatting with my mom after a nice walk, I could feel it coming on.. High anxiety, feeling "off", and then this warmth/wave rushes through my body .. I am noticing that they aren't getting as full blown and as severe as they once were. It actually feels like the medication is trying to suppress them.. Making them 'mini' adrenaline rushes. Does anyone else have adrenaline rushes with or without medication? I've had anxiety for 7 years buts it's only the past 6 months that I've been dealing with inappropriate adrenaline releases. Thanks for reading.

Wishing you wellness,

Amy

[Mrworrymaster]

I'm not on medication. But I just had one about 5 minutes ago while talking to a co-worker. I always think it'a a heart attack coming and I begin to "freak out" inside my head. My balance gets off, I feel strange and panicky, but I try to keep a calm demeanor on the outside.

I have good times and bad. Lately, it's been more bad. It's a bit depressing because a few weeks ago I was doing so well. Damn pendulum of anxiety.

[AnxiousAmy in reply to Mrworrymaster]

What a good way of describing it!!! A pendulum! That is so so accurate. I also keep a calm demeanour. I leaned over to mom and said "it just happened again" lol she knows what I'm taking about now. I had no choice but to try medication this past month.. Whereas last month my anxiety disappeared for an entire month! It suddenly came back stronger than ever before. I couldn't cope. There is no pattern to my anxiety... It's just random! Hoping for better days ahead for you!

[Icanbeathis2016 in reply to AnxiousAmy]

Wow you sound just like me. I get those rush of adrenaline at anytime and it does it when I am trying so hard to sleep because I'm lacking sleep and that's when it hits me and then I'm afraid to go back to sleep. And like you I was not on medication for this before until this week I felt forced to go ahead a get on it because I felt like my symptoms were to consistant and I feel I was going in a circle. It's been 3 days so far on my meds. I had another panic attack last night. I swear I still refuse to believe its anxiety. I just want to live but my panic attacks make me think otherwise.

[AnxiousAmy in reply to Icanbeathis2016]

Try not to be discouraged about still having attacks while only on medication for a short while. My dr. Said I will still have them until my dosage is working perfectly and until then they should be getting less frequent and smaller. It is so hard to accept its anxiety isn't it? It's an invisible illness which very real physical symptoms! Which medication are you on?

[Icanbeathis2016 in reply to AnxiousAmy]

I'm on buspar and anti anxiety med. Which are you taking and how have you felt while taking it?

[Mrworrymaster in reply to AnxiousAmy]

For me, I find comfort in the randomness of it. If it was something more serious then there would be no randomness. It would be constant and relentless. ( I tend to lean more to the Health Anxiety side of things so I rationalize my anxiety towards MS/ALS/Heart Attacks/ etc.)

So if I have a few days, or weeks, of anxiety I can rest a little easier knowing that it wasn't so bad a week ago. For instance: Last week I thought I had oral cancer ( I had irritation and a bump on the side of my tongue) This is pretty much all I thought about----oral cancer. But guess what? The bump went away. So yesterday and this morning I focused on being short of breath. But, that went away. So now I'm focusing on my legs and why they feel so off. Must be that dang ALS or MS again! As soon as I find relief from one symptom, I jump to the next.

But two weeks ago I was exercising and feeling absolutely great. Wasn't worried about anything and thought I might have this anxiety thing beat.

But here I am again....

Nothing left to do but keep pushing forward. lol.

[AnxiousAmy in reply to Mrworrymaster]

This is exactly me!! My anxiety is completely health related. My goal for each day is to not pass out. And guess what? I've never passed out in my entire life. Lol I appreciate your thoughts about taking comfort in the random nature of anxiety. I have thought this way as well... IF I had a brain tumor, I wouldnt be able to do the things I can (exercise, running, etc.). Thanks for the reminder

[Agora1 in reply to Mrworrymaster]

Wow Mrworrymaster, "pendulum of anxiety". You have come a

long way. Your way of thinking has really changed. Eventually, the

good will outweigh the bad days. Feel better!

[Mrworrymaster in reply to Agora1]

Thanks Agora. Some days I think I'm right where I was when my anxiety started last November. Other days, kind people like yourself, help remind me how far I've come.

[Agora1 in reply to Mrworrymaster]

Oh you have Mrworrymaster, you have.

[Gertie378]

Does it make you feel like your pass out