anxiety can anybody help??

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have been suffering from depression for a few years but since having my son it has become anxiety more than anything.

i read the list of symptoms and i can so relate to them, in particular the feeling of doom and the dread of something happening to someone i love.

i feel like a nervous wreck lately and even as i write this have that feeling in my stomach, i have been on anxiety courses and have learned some techniques but feel it getting out of control lately and dont know what to do :confused:

thank you for your time :wave:
 
First of all I'm so sorry to hear you are experiencing this. But I am really glad you decided to seek help, it's a step in the right direction :)

Have you/are you seeing a counselor? That's where I would start. A counselor can help you get through your pain and find a solution that works for you. I don't like advising medication, albeit my success with it, because I think it should be more of a last resort type of thing. But I'm not going to tell you medication is good nor bad, that is your decision and I think it should first be discussed with your counselor and then doctor.

I'm here to talk or even just listen to what's going on, this is not a place where you will be judged.

Take care :)
 
thanks for your reply :)

i am on anti depressants at the moment and have had counselling but i am currently on a waiting list for some more.

i think i will go back to the docs and see if they can help me anymore, i have a nice doctor that i can talk to so maybe she can suggest something else
 
I really hope your dr has more advice; have you thought about or tried a fast acting anxiety med like say xanax? That's what I'm currently using in addition to my antidepressant and it seems for work pretty well. They're only prescribed for short term use (they are usually addicting) until (hopefully) your antidepressant will start helping relieve the anxiety on it's own, this may take several months...

How is your antidepressant working for you? How long have you been on it? It may be that the antidepressant is causing your anxiety and you may need to switch to another.

I don't know your personal life but I could not imagine caring for a child, myself, and dealing with that level of additional stress. Try to find time to do things you enjoy and get a good amount of sleep (drink bedtime tea while reading a book or writing in a journal if you have trouble sleeping)

Take care
 
thanks

i have been on them for about 3 yrs,, but i have had depression in the past and these were the only ones that helped. my doc has never been inclined to give me anything for my anxiety before but i will ask.

i am on my own with my son,, my mum helps me but i havent got anybody else. i do get very anxious over him,, especially when he is ill because he is everything to me and none of my frienRAB understand how that anxiety feels.
 
went to the docs today, couldnt get in with my doc so had to see another. my blood pressure was low so he has reduced the dosage of my anti depressants when i wanted help with my anxiety :(

feels worse than ever at the mo, all he said was keep yourself busy :eek:

feel like im going to have a breakdown or something :(:(
 
They couldn't give you anything else for your anxiety?! That makes me so mad. And the whole "just keep yourself busy," that's nonsense. Is your regular doctor better or more understanding? I'm really sorry they treated you like that, it seems like they weren't listening to you.

I do know that anxiety is related to low blood sugar so stabilizing that with a healthy diet could reduce some of the anxiety. Maybe that is what the doctor you saw was thinking...? But having both anxiety and times where my blood sugar are low myself, I see a decrease in the anxiety when I eat good (3x a day) but I can still have anxiety and panic attacks. Do you experience panic attacks? Maybe that's the word you need to use with your doctors.

Take deep breaths through out the day, at least 7 when you feel your anxiety getting bad, breath in through your nose and out through your mouth try to breath in slowly for 7 sec and out for 11 sec. While doing this keep your mind focused on your breathing, not whats going on around you. This will probably be difficult with your child but at the same time I think it could help with "staying in the moment" rather than being in the "anxiety whorl."

If you can, get an anxiety workbook there are lots of them out there so if you can go to a library and look through a few to find the one you might like that would be best. Does your son read? The library could be a good place for you two to spend some quiet time.

Hang in there, I can tell you've been through a lot and you have made it this far, you can overcome your anxiety. It takes a lot of time and practice.

Please take care and write back when you can
 
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