KBanxious
05-23-2012, 02:48 PM
So last year I'd gone on 7 trips for work all over the country. However, during my last flight home from Atlanta, I suddenly got horribly claustrophobic, which had never happened to me before. I also had the sense that I couldn't get enough air and started to freak out a bit. I was able to calm myself down, but the effects made me nervous. Then I was supposed to go on another flight to DC after the weekend. The whole time I couldn't relax. I had no appetite, couldn't sleep and was a basket case. As it turned out, I ended up not even going on my trip because my anxiety was so severe. I was prescribed Xanax, but that only made me pass out and when I woke I was just as anxious as ever. Even after I knew that I wasn't flying anymore, it took me a good 3 days to finally calm down and get back to normal.
Since then I've not had to do anymore flying and was fine. That is until last Wednesday, when I got an email stating that my team would be having a meeting at the end of summer, which meant travel. That night I began to shut down, no appetite, didn't want to talk, nervous, and couldn't sleep. My wife even knew something was wrong and mentioned it. So I told her about the email. Well I was like that all weekend long. I know it is anticipation anxiety, but this time I can't seem to shake it and it has even started leading to slight depression, like thoughts of why am I so messed up and what is it all for??? Stuff like that, which is SO not like me!
So Monday I went to my GP Dr and told him of my situation. He diagnosed me with GAD and prescribed me Paxil. I'm now on day 2 (taking 10mg the first week), but my guts are in a continual state of rumble and churning. Oh ya, and I have IBS-D too. So can anyone tell me whether the churning is just a side-effect and if it will subside after the 2-4 weeks??? Because the churning is making my IBS anxiety monster flair up too, which I had under control until taking this stuff. I'm really tempted to just stop taking it all together. So any input would be highly appreciated!
Thanks!
Since then I've not had to do anymore flying and was fine. That is until last Wednesday, when I got an email stating that my team would be having a meeting at the end of summer, which meant travel. That night I began to shut down, no appetite, didn't want to talk, nervous, and couldn't sleep. My wife even knew something was wrong and mentioned it. So I told her about the email. Well I was like that all weekend long. I know it is anticipation anxiety, but this time I can't seem to shake it and it has even started leading to slight depression, like thoughts of why am I so messed up and what is it all for??? Stuff like that, which is SO not like me!
So Monday I went to my GP Dr and told him of my situation. He diagnosed me with GAD and prescribed me Paxil. I'm now on day 2 (taking 10mg the first week), but my guts are in a continual state of rumble and churning. Oh ya, and I have IBS-D too. So can anyone tell me whether the churning is just a side-effect and if it will subside after the 2-4 weeks??? Because the churning is making my IBS anxiety monster flair up too, which I had under control until taking this stuff. I'm really tempted to just stop taking it all together. So any input would be highly appreciated!
Thanks!