New here... my story

[mason555]

Hi my name is matt im 23 years old and I believe I suffer from GAD. It started 7/20/12 I went out 2 nights in a row and drank alot to the point on the second day of drinkin I threw up every where and blacked out almost. The next morning when i woke up my hands a feet sweaty and I felt like i needed to escape from my room when i got up my chest cramped up and it felt like i was about to black out so i thought there was something really wrong so i drove my self to the ER and they treated me for dehydration, i felt alright after about a day. 2 weeks went by and i went out agin with some friends and the same thing happed the next morning got in the shower then had a panic attack the whole day i was just shaking and my hands and feet where so sweaty. ever since that last epesoide i havnt felt right for about 4 months now. I dont drink anymore ive only drank about 3 times in the 4 months but nothing like i was doing. I feel like every thing is fake almost and im tierd all the time my body feels so weak all day every day my chest gets tight every once in a while. I cant sleep at night. Im alwasy worried about something is going to happen to me or something is realy wrong with me .

[mw0929]

Sounds like anxiety to me. You are doing the right thing by not drinking as much. Alcohol can make anxiety worse for some people. Talk to your doctor about what you're experiencing.

[new1234]

Welcome to the forum. Yes it does sound like anxiety.

[vmarz525]

Thats how i started. Havent drank or smoked a cigarette in almost 2 years. The result is scary.

[aims86]

I started doing that too, now my anixety is 5000 times worse! I'm due to start citalopram 10mg tonight as I'm now housebound! I'm petrified!

[red1980]

I too have GAD , now I look back I have had panic issues for a number if years as well as depression since having my kids,
Last year after having my third child it escalated and I was also housebound unless I was with someone else, but with CBT and trying to stay positive I managed to improve until suddenly in nov I came down hard with the anxiety again! , I have been tested for everything and only thing wrong was my vitamin d levels, ( known to cause anxiety and depression) so I have been taking supplements and have actually seen a significant improvement , I am also pushing myself to do things rather than sit and dwell, as taught in CBT , but only slowly like walk over to the shop on my own , and pick the kids up once a week until I build myself back up again, it isn't easy but I know I can get through this! .