pamom1980
03-27-2012, 06:10 AM
Hi everyone.. As the title of this post states, I am new to this forum but very glad I've found it. For years now, I have dealt with anxiety/depression type issues and "watched" as it slowly got worse. Of course, I didn't think I had depression but I definitely started suspecting that my anxiety issues were getting bad. I was venting on the phone to my step-mom a few weeks ago about how stressed I always was and I was explaining to her all of the problems/symptoms I was having. I was just becoming a miserable person. I yell at my children all of the time, even when they have done nothing wrong.. I have a long list of things that I've been stressed out about..
Anyway, then she told me that my dad was taking Celexa (spelling?) because he had a lot of stress problems as well and when he didn't take it, he tended to yell more and wasn't a very calm person. I found out that my stepbrothers also take med's for their anxiety and the one brother has severe panic attacks weekly. After finding out that anxiety can be hereditary and finding out that there are things you can take for the anxiety/stress; I decided to do some searching online. I found out that I fit a lot of the symptoms for GAD as well as Social Anxiety. Since my family doctor is a joke and treat me like I'm nothing, I knew that I didn't want to go to them with these problems.. (The last time I had medical issues and was in pain, they told me that I was making it out to be worse than it was and wouldn't really do anything for me.. this went on for well over a year..By the time I went to an OB/GYN, I ended up having the Novasure surgery and was told that if it didn't work, I'd end up needing a hysterectomy. Luckily the surgery was a success but if I hadn't seen the OB/GYN, I'd probably still be getting the runaround from my family doctor. Needless to say, I've been looking for another family doctor to use.)
Anyway, towards the end of February I did some calling around and managed to get an appointment set up with a Psychiatrist's office for March 19th. When I went to the appointment, I can't tell you how good it felt to be listened to and treated as a human being. When I looked into her eyes, I could tell she genuinely cared about my well being and was there to help me. She didn't make me feel uncomfortable or that I was just another number/paycheck. At the end of the meeting and a ton of questions, she diagnosed me with Anxiety and Depression. I would also be starting therapy sessions as well to learn to cope with it all and discuss things to find out why I feel some of what I do.. I was started on Prozac for my depression and Ativan for my Anxiety.
It's been a little over a week now since starting the med's and I am easier to get along with and I haven't yelled at my children as much. I hate that I yell at my kids.. I don't want them to grow up having memories of me yelling at them. I love them with all my heart and they are my number one reason for getting treated.
Wow.. I said a ton more than I was planning on for my first post and introduction.. LOL I guess I should have started out saying that I just turned 32 on March 11th, that I've been married for nearly 14 years, and I have 3 children... :) Thanks for listening to me ramble and I am so glad I found a place where I can talk about the anxiety/depression and meet others that are going through what I am/have been..
Anyway, then she told me that my dad was taking Celexa (spelling?) because he had a lot of stress problems as well and when he didn't take it, he tended to yell more and wasn't a very calm person. I found out that my stepbrothers also take med's for their anxiety and the one brother has severe panic attacks weekly. After finding out that anxiety can be hereditary and finding out that there are things you can take for the anxiety/stress; I decided to do some searching online. I found out that I fit a lot of the symptoms for GAD as well as Social Anxiety. Since my family doctor is a joke and treat me like I'm nothing, I knew that I didn't want to go to them with these problems.. (The last time I had medical issues and was in pain, they told me that I was making it out to be worse than it was and wouldn't really do anything for me.. this went on for well over a year..By the time I went to an OB/GYN, I ended up having the Novasure surgery and was told that if it didn't work, I'd end up needing a hysterectomy. Luckily the surgery was a success but if I hadn't seen the OB/GYN, I'd probably still be getting the runaround from my family doctor. Needless to say, I've been looking for another family doctor to use.)
Anyway, towards the end of February I did some calling around and managed to get an appointment set up with a Psychiatrist's office for March 19th. When I went to the appointment, I can't tell you how good it felt to be listened to and treated as a human being. When I looked into her eyes, I could tell she genuinely cared about my well being and was there to help me. She didn't make me feel uncomfortable or that I was just another number/paycheck. At the end of the meeting and a ton of questions, she diagnosed me with Anxiety and Depression. I would also be starting therapy sessions as well to learn to cope with it all and discuss things to find out why I feel some of what I do.. I was started on Prozac for my depression and Ativan for my Anxiety.
It's been a little over a week now since starting the med's and I am easier to get along with and I haven't yelled at my children as much. I hate that I yell at my kids.. I don't want them to grow up having memories of me yelling at them. I love them with all my heart and they are my number one reason for getting treated.
Wow.. I said a ton more than I was planning on for my first post and introduction.. LOL I guess I should have started out saying that I just turned 32 on March 11th, that I've been married for nearly 14 years, and I have 3 children... :) Thanks for listening to me ramble and I am so glad I found a place where I can talk about the anxiety/depression and meet others that are going through what I am/have been..