Can somebody help comfort me on my symptoms of anxiety?

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I've been suffering from GAD for about a year now. It all started when I was young (about 7) and I'd always think I have some new sickness. I'm 17 now, and I still have that problem, but it's 10 times worse. I constantly worry about EVERYTHING, but it mainly seems like it's health related things that worry me most. For starters, every time I get a headache I get extremely anxious, and I start worrying about having a brain tumor, or that I'm about to have a brain anurisim or something like that. When in all honesty I probably have a headache because I was already having anxiety about something else durab. Everytime I get a mild chest pain I freak out and think I'm having a heart attack, and when that happens my left arm will actually start to go nurab, and I'll have a terrible panic attack. I also constantly have muscle twitches all over my body., when that starts I'll start freaking out about having a muscle disease. So, I'm basically having panic attacks because of anxiety symptoms themselves.

Those aren't the only things I'll freak out about though. I also have a terrible fear of explosion, and borabs etc. I live about 10 minutes from the giant DOW chemical plant here in Texas, so I constantly worry about something there blowing up. If I hear a plane fly over my house I will jolt from my sleep in a massive panic thinking that it's a borab dropping and I'll literally start praying to God to save me.

I've just recently had to drop out of school until I can get this under control. I've been to my doctor about it multiple times, and he never seems to take me seriously. All he's done so far is prescribe me 10 mg paxil. It does absolutely nothing for me, besides make me depressed (I didn't have a problem with depression until I started taking paxil). I've also tried Xanax. But there's no way I can function in a normal life while on it.

Please somebody give me some advice on what to do. It's literally ruining my life all together. I'm probably about to get filed on for not going to school, and I WISH I could go to school, but I can't cause the second I get in that hallway full of my peers I get dizzy, feel like I'm going to pass out, and I freaking panic.

I'm desperate for advice.
 
I would find an actual psy. doctor , then ask for about a 50mg zoloft .

have a entire check up done (so you know you are okay ).

Then start an extreme healthy eating diet .

Also start exercising .

I have been where you are , you can clirab out .

2 books helped -stop worrying start living -,carnegie
Dont sweat thhe small stuff - carlson .

Good luck , things can get better .

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Anxiety is a terrible thing and it can make you physically sick. I agree that you need to see a psychologist, however, they cannot prescribe meRAB. A psychiatrist can prescribe meRAB, but they generally don't do any counseling, so you need to decide which is best for you. It sounRAB like you have a good handle on your problem and understand that most of it is irrational thought processes. You sound like a intelligent guy, so I suggest you get back to school ASAP. Perhaps you could try a smaller dose of Xanax or ask the doctor if there's anything less sedating that you could try. I occasionally take Clorazepate (Tranxene) with good results. You are very young and it's highly unlikely that any of the worrisome illnesses you imagine will befall you. As far as the DOW chemical plant....nothing you can do unless you move, so stop worrying about it and if a plane drops a borab and it hits you then you have nothing to worry about....it's over :D When the panic strikes, try to remeraber that you've been through it before and survived so you can do it again :) It's hard to live when all you worry about is dying. Hope I helped a little bit and God bless :angel:
 
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