How is everyone?

[Peacewithin1]

Hi. I've been managaing.. still feeling anxious here and there and always getting freaked out about my existence. A new thing is I'm always sleepy... maybe it's the depression idk. Just wondering how you guys are feeling, hoping to just chat a little and share what we're going through.

[HopingCat]

Hey

I been managing this hell. It is going to be 6 months on the 15th. I struggle with my existence too. I always say who knew existing could be so horrific 🤷🏽‍♀️ it's so annoying. I'm also constant 24/7 for almost 6 months fighting off the alien weird soul leaving body attacks... NIGHTMARE. But I'm still functioning good for being stuck in this paranormal hell.

[Peacewithin1 in reply to HopingCat]

Hey. It really sucks! It's been 8 months for me but I must admit I am doing much better... well I see progress but at the end of the day I here I am still. But I read your post about your Serotonin levels. You may be a little closer to a solution 🤔... that'll be a blessing.

[HopingCat in reply to Peacewithin1]

I guess but with my luck one of the supplements that she recommended I took yesterday and it gave me a reaction. Straight to panic and detachment. I emailed her right away and she said they might have been too strong for my weight and to start slow. I was so mad and now scared to try them again. I also got a new psychiatrist and I have an appointment soon. Hopefully he can fix this crazy brain.

[Peacewithin1 in reply to HopingCat]

Omg. I'm so scared to try anything because I can't handle any additional madness lol. Sorry that happened. I wish there was a natural way! No tablets just exercising, meditation, and fruit/veggies. Something has to give.

[HopingCat in reply to Peacewithin1]

I don't know if that will be enough because there's definitely an imbalance in this brain. All the symptoms I have sounds very insane. No one can understand unless they are dealing with it. I'm trying to go the natural way and these supplements are natural but still gave me a reaction. It just sucks so bad

[Peacewithin1 in reply to HopingCat]

I agree... it's not enough.. tried it and I'm still like this but I wish it did. It's a lot to deal with. Have you been sleeping okay? My sleeping is all jacked up now.

[HopingCat in reply to Peacewithin1]

I been sleeping ok but it could be better. I still take that low dose of Amitriptyline (10mg) that's suppose to help but I honestly don't think it does anything.

[Peacewithin1 in reply to HopingCat]

Oh I see. I want to take something for sleep but I hate that drowsy feeling the next day. I'm about to try to sleep now but I'll probably be up in an hour or so again.

[HopingCat in reply to Peacewithin1]

You still don't take any medications,right? You deal with Dp/dr too or just severe anxiety?

[Peacewithin1 in reply to HopingCat]

Yea I still don't take anything. The dp/Dr went away.. it may come if I'm out in public and I start to feel overwhelmed and anxious but not often anymore.

[Robert214 in reply to Peacewithin1]

Have you tried melatonin? It seems to help me, it is also natural and doesn't seem to effect me the next day.

[Peacewithin1 in reply to Robert214]

Hi, I heard good things about melatonin but I have not tried it yet unfortunately.

[Robert214 in reply to Peacewithin1]

It works pretty well if you generally have trouble sleeping. It doesn't seem to have that extra kick to overcome anxious thoughts that make me restless at least.

[Moomstonemama in reply to HopingCat]

HopingCat. I'm sorry that you reacted to the supplements. It sounds like your brain is irritated. Has the holistic doctor ruled out allergies? I hope that you get on better with your psychiatrist this time. It's hard how we have to be advocates for ourselves when we can barely face the day! Wishing you well.

[Moomstonemama in reply to Moomstonemama]

idk why this replied down here! It was supposed to be next to your comment.

[Lisab15]

Hi I'm new to this group thank god I found I wasn't alone. It's 2.45 and I'm up woke up in a panic, I feel sick had a panic attack last night and didn't feel right. I'm hot and cold and it's getting worse. I'm only on beater blockers which do noting. Everyday it's getting worse and I somehow feel detached from myself it's horrible and the doctors don't do anything I feel completely alone.

[Peacewithin1 in reply to Lisab15]

Hi Welcome! You are not alone. You'll see we all pretty much experience the same symptoms. How long have you been going through this mess?

[Sweetsoul36]

Same here Tanae, just managing as best I can when a little anxiety tries to creep in. Im on meds but the lowest dose, there is no magic pill, so I still have to deal with a little. I'll always need support and understanding friends such as yourself.

[Peacewithin1 in reply to Sweetsoul36]

It's great that you're at least managing but anxiety as we know is never easy. I'm always here to listen and share. There's so much support on this forum xoxoxo

[liquidsparkle in reply to Peacewithin1]

Hi Tanae, so this is the first time I've ever posted, probablyBecause I forgot I even signed up for it. I just got an email reminding me that I signed up for it, so I am now finally writing a message. I do want to apologize because I think I just accidentally hit the report button first, but then i saw reply, so i didnt mean that, And hopefully nobody noticed and let's hope that it doesn't matter anyway? So yeah I got anxiety and stuff like that you know and it doesn't help that so my Pop-Pop/best friend died today... um it's like 4 am in the morning here, and I slept a little and now, I'm up again tho ,and I take some medicine for it I take ,um cymbalta which helped in the beginning but as they all do, they level off and then for me anyway they come to a point where they stop working. I also Sometimes will take a klonopin you know to help sleep because i have anxiety that's Coupled with other stuff like P TSD Which causes extreme tension in my shoulders all-day long from the time I wake up till the time I go to sleep . So my shoulders are stuck up in my ears all-day long, which leads to pain all-day long and migraines and tension and all that stuff , so I guess I'm just wondering if there's anyone out there that also experiences all these things on top of anxiety and fear? Or is it just me? Or should I be in another room for this?

[Peacewithin1 in reply to liquidsparkle]

Wow so sorry for your loss! And I can so relate. I'm literally just getting from Walgreens buying an ice pack for my shoulders lol. I'm always tense and my shoulders are always up too. Try an ice pack

[Lisab15 in reply to Sweetsoul36]

I am a low dose beater blocker but it's not helping it was but it's become worse I feel it's constant. My mom thinks it's the change but I am only 40. I am going back to the doctors now because I really can't cope I haven't gone to work today either. Hopefully I will get some answers. Glad I found this group it's useful.

[Peacewithin1 in reply to Lisab15]

Good Luck with your appointment. I hope it goes or went well.

[Lisab15 in reply to Peacewithin1]

Thank you it did she is writing to the Heathy Minds to get my appointment quicker. She has put me in some other medication for 2 weeks and then I have to go back, she's also given me some breathing exercises to do so I suppose all I can do it's hope it helps x

[Moomstonemama]

Hi Tanae, I'm with you. I also been living in hell since beginning of December. For me the dp/dr has subsided for the most part but I have a fear of existence and death. Wake up everyday feeling afraid and hopeless. I've had this before but without this amount of anxiety and it went away at around month 5 and I didn't feel the need to get medication or even chat on a forum. I just kept moving forward and accepted it. I'm taking SSRI and Wellbutrin for anxiety and depression. And seroquel to sleep at night. I've whittled it down to a half tablet at night and I sleep about 6 hours. thankfully I can sleep because that is my sanctuary. I can feel slight changes. I am going to work now, which is huge because there were points where I couldn't get out of bed! But all day I'm trying to make sense of my world and aware that I am anxious. I hold the tears in all day and cry while I'm driving home. It's a living hell. My doctor told me I have to accept what I am going through, but I find it so hard to do, because I first lost my sense of self and then trying to make sense of existence and to accept doesn't feel possible because I can't think straight about the world if that makes any sense at all. I'm glad that it's starting to fade somewhat for you. People do get better from this, lets keep reminding ourselves.

[Peacewithin1 in reply to Moomstonemama]

Kudos to you for going to work! That's awesome. Do you find the pills useful at all? If you got through it once I know you can again and that gives me hope for myself. So happy we can relate and I'll be even happier when we can get through this. I hope your day is going well. No tears today.

[051725f]

Hi all, I've got anxiety attacks and thought I had heart attacks at times but I've not had it for years.

Cure is simple.

Accept it. Just accept it.

Don't hide or shun it. Friend the attacks.

Once you accept it, your body will self tweak and totally ignore it once u adapt.

Your feeling anxiety because you do not know what to do with it. Your like a kid lost in the open. Teach and tell yourself, it's ok ,take a few deep breath and walk on.

For those who overcome it by practising what I did, you'll be anxiety or panic attack free.

Let me know how are you guys doing.

[051725f in reply to 051725f]

I have been taking multivitamin complex B if anyone is wondering.

No other pills at all.

[Agora1 in reply to 051725f]

051725f, Amen to that x

[051725f in reply to Agora1]

Practise it and reap the comfort

[Peacewithin1 in reply to 051725f]

Thank You.

[051725f in reply to Peacewithin1]

Start practicing. Let me know how it works for u.