Hello! Looking forward to "meeting" you all!

[Simplicity731]

Hello! My name is Tiffiney. This is my first time here, and on an anxiety forum for that matter. I have suffered for years with anxiety, but I've always been able to manage it. I live in a military town, so needless to say I've met a lot of great friends, but most of them have pcs'd with their husbands. I definitely am feeling alone and depressed. Unfortunately, I am to a point where it absolutely consumes me and is affecting my life tremendously, even giving me a little social anxiety. This isnt good be cause I am a 28 year old single female, and until I get myself right, I'm not interested in dating. I don't want to come off as needy. I tried meds (Lexapro)a week ago, but had to call EMS 3 hours after taking my first half of a pill because my heart was racing out of control. It was an extremely scary experience. I've since been given Zoloft, but am scared to death to try it. I am hoping that some of you can reassure me that I will get my life back someday. I'm happy to be here!

[shane bevan]

First let me say welcome. Second let me tell you that you are not alone here. Ive been there and have been trying to deal with it for a while now. Asking for help is a good start and a huge step.

[str8trippin]

Welcome to the forum, Tiffany! You're definitely not alone here. I can relate to the fear of taking medications. I've got a horrible history of reacting badly to medications and the first time they gave me Valium at the ER to calm me down it made me feel awful. I've since been prescribed Paxil, Xanax and Ativan and have yet to take anything because I don't even want to have to deal with a bad reaction. This forum is a great resource, and an excellent place to go for reassurance because a lot of people are going through the same things! Feel free to send me a message any time if you just need someone to talk to!

[Simplicity731]

Thank you for replying Shane and for offering encouraging words. I know we can all overcome it, it's just the road that's rough. We can do it though!!!

[shane bevan]

How are you doing today?

[kelliesean]

Hello! My name is Tiffiney. This is my first time here, and on an anxiety forum for that matter. I have suffered for years with anxiety, but I've always been able to manage it. I live in a military town, so needless to say I've met a lot of great friends, but most of them have pcs'd with their husbands. I definitely am feeling alone and depressed. Unfortunately, I am to a point where it absolutely consumes me and is affecting my life tremendously, even giving me a little social anxiety. This isnt good be cause I am a 28 year old single female, and until I get myself right, I'm not interested in dating. I don't want to come off as needy. I tried meds (Lexapro)a week ago, but had to call EMS 3 hours after taking my first half of a pill because my heart was racing out of control. It was an extremely scary experience. I've since been given Zoloft, but am scared to death to try it. I am hoping that some of you can reassure me that I will get my life back someday. I'm happy to be here!

Hi simplicity :) you will absolutely get better.. I have been to hell and back w anxiety lol..
I was on Zoloft for 10 years.. Absolutely safe! And saved my life :)

[Simplicity731]

How are you doing today?

I'm doing ok today. Gonna brave the Zoloft tomorrow I think. How're you?

[Simplicity731]

Hi simplicity :) you will absolutely get better.. I have been to hell and back w anxiety lol..
I was on Zoloft for 10 years.. Absolutely safe! And saved my life :)

Kelliesean, Thank you for the reassurance! I've read so many bad things about Zoloft but it's great to hear you had a good experience with it!

[kelliesean]

Kelliesean, Thank you for the reassurance! I've read so many bad things about Zoloft but it's great to hear you had a good experience with it!

Yeah.. Honestly SO many people are on SSRI's.. And or so many other prescription medications..

If we look we will find bad in everything.. If we google "negative" or "side effect" of drinking cows milk.. Wow! Tons of information would come at us..

I get freaked out by reading that stuff. So usually what I do is ask someone close to me (my husband usually) to read the side effects.. And then if I feel something funny ill ask him. And he knows the facts already.. So this way I don't worry.. Freak myself out etc..

But someone once said something very true to me, as I was contemplating taking meds over a decade ago.. (Bc I was so scared of drugs, and so against them).. They said "really? I wd eat a brick if it stopped the anxiety attacks.. And with a ll the things we do to our bodies everyday.. What we eat.. Drinking.. Why shd this be so different?"

Unfortunately there is a real stigma w taking meds.. But, it's just like anything else.. Diabetics HAVE to take insulin.. People w high cholesterol take their meds .. And so on..

[Judie]

Hello! My name is Tiffiney. This is my first time here, and on an anxiety forum for that matter. I have suffered for years with anxiety, but I've always been able to manage it. I live in a military town, so needless to say I've met a lot of great friends, but most of them have pcs'd with their husbands. I definitely am feeling alone and depressed. Unfortunately, I am to a point where it absolutely consumes me and is affecting my life tremendously, even giving me a little social anxiety. This isnt good be cause I am a 28 year old single female, and until I get myself right, I'm not interested in dating. I don't want to come off as needy. I tried meds (Lexapro)a week ago, but had to call EMS 3 hours after taking my first half of a pill because my heart was racing out of control. It was an extremely scary experience. I've since been given Zoloft, but am scared to death to try it. I am hoping that some of you can reassure me that I will get my life back someday. I'm happy to be here!

Hi Simplicity731, and welcome to the Forum. I think the racing heart was most probably a panic attack and not the Lexapro. With Anxiety Disorders the power of suggestion is huge ! Perhaps you were nervous about taking the Lexapro and still in that fearful state ( fearing an attack or social anxiety ). I think you should be fine with Zoloft, try not to concentrate on how you are feeling, putting yourself in that state of apprehension. With anxiety ( much like life) if you look for trouble you'll get it meaning thoughts of Anxiety fuel the Panic, remember that. Try to focus your thoughts away from side effects ( power of suggestion) or anxiety at all, in fact work very hard at breaking that train of thought. Good Luck and Welcome !

[em1]

Hello! My name is Tiffiney. This is my first time here, and on an anxiety forum for that matter. I have suffered for years with anxiety, but I've always been able to manage it. I live in a military town, so needless to say I've met a lot of great friends, but most of them have pcs'd with their husbands. I definitely am feeling alone and depressed. Unfortunately, I am to a point where it absolutely consumes me and is affecting my life tremendously, even giving me a little social anxiety. This isnt good be cause I am a 28 year old single female, and until I get myself right, I'm not interested in dating. I don't want to come off as needy. I tried meds (Lexapro)a week ago, but had to call EMS 3 hours after taking my first half of a pill because my heart was racing out of control. It was an extremely scary experience. I've since been given Zoloft, but am scared to death to try it. I am hoping that some of you can reassure me that I will get my life back someday. I'm happy to be here!

Hello there I'm on Zoloft and I was like you I did not want to take it but here I am and nearly four weeks in to in and it's made me feel like the old me allready :)