Laluna
08-01-2007, 08:01 PM
Hi guys!
First of all, I'm so glad that I found this forum. After reading a few threats I've come to realise that there ARE people out there like me! I mean, obviously I knew there were, but they tend to be invisible in our happy happy world. Makes you feel very alone, and ashamed, because everyone else just seems to be coping gloriously.
I have been dealing with anxiety and depression on and off for about 8 years. Have initially been prescribed Zoloft, which I was taking for several months. It helped, I got off it and was doing more or less ok for a couple of years.
I'm in a not-so good phase at the moment, anxiety and depression wise. A relatively new thing for me are severe anxiety attacks, which at this stage are mostly triggered by alcohol hangovers. Even if I actually did not have that much to drink. Not fun at all. Looks like I have to give booze away completely for now. Those panic episodes have been my wake-up call to do something serious about my unhappiness.
I am not getting professional treatment at the moment, but I have self-prescribed myself St. Johns Wort tablets, which are said to be good. Have been taking them for about 3 weeks now, not sure yet if they're working or not. Other than that, I'm exploring cognitive behaviour therapy via reading and I have great plans for getting back into excercise and yoga, which I know will help. See how we go.
And I've found this forum :)
Thanks for reading!
First of all, I'm so glad that I found this forum. After reading a few threats I've come to realise that there ARE people out there like me! I mean, obviously I knew there were, but they tend to be invisible in our happy happy world. Makes you feel very alone, and ashamed, because everyone else just seems to be coping gloriously.
I have been dealing with anxiety and depression on and off for about 8 years. Have initially been prescribed Zoloft, which I was taking for several months. It helped, I got off it and was doing more or less ok for a couple of years.
I'm in a not-so good phase at the moment, anxiety and depression wise. A relatively new thing for me are severe anxiety attacks, which at this stage are mostly triggered by alcohol hangovers. Even if I actually did not have that much to drink. Not fun at all. Looks like I have to give booze away completely for now. Those panic episodes have been my wake-up call to do something serious about my unhappiness.
I am not getting professional treatment at the moment, but I have self-prescribed myself St. Johns Wort tablets, which are said to be good. Have been taking them for about 3 weeks now, not sure yet if they're working or not. Other than that, I'm exploring cognitive behaviour therapy via reading and I have great plans for getting back into excercise and yoga, which I know will help. See how we go.
And I've found this forum :)
Thanks for reading!