cmansker
10-20-2013, 12:55 PM
Hey everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself since I just joined the forum and this is my first post. My name is Chris and I've been dealing with Generalize Anxiety and Depression since early May 2013. It all started off with physical symptoms in my stomach with major upset stomach and feeling of constant nausea. I went to my primary care doctor and he thought it was just bacteria so he gave me some antibiotics. Well weeks later there wasn't much improvement so he thought it might be gastritis so he gave me Prilosec. There was still no improvement and I was losing a lot of weight due to loss of appetite. Finally he referred me to see a gastroenterology specialist. She did every test imaginable such a blood tests, endoscopy, gallbladder test, and so on. Everything came back normal. She finally said it appears all my symptoms are mental so she referred me to seek mental help. I went in for a consultation and was assigned to a Psychologist and a Therapist. The first Psychologist put me on Prozac right away and told me to give it a few weeks to to feel the changes then go back and see her. Well I did feel some changes. I felt more energized but I felt more on edge and my anxiety seemed to get worse. I went back and saw her and she increased my dosage and told me my body was just getting used to the medication and it can take a while for the effects to set in. Well nothing really changed and I felt the same and I started to lose my appetite and I became rather nauseated. I would vomit after eating a small breakfast and it far from improvement. I requested to see a different psychologist and luckily I was heard and given a different psychologist. He ran through numerous questions about feelings and symptoms with me and told me that I should have been taken of the Prozac a while ago because it was making things worse. He decided to start switching me over to Zoloft. I've been on Zoloft for a little over a week and there hasn't been enough time to feel any huge changes. However, on thursday night, I woke up out of a dead sleep having a panic attack. I tried deep breathing and reaching for my Ativan but I soon realized I was temporally paralyzed and could hardly move my arms, legs, eyes, and mouth. I was able to reach my bottle of Ativan but I couldn't open it because my hands were clenched so tight. I reached for my iPhone and prompted Siri to called my boyfriend who attempted to help calm me down but I needed more help than that. I immediately prompted Siri to call my grandparents who soon rushed over to my need and helped my get some Ativan. They then called 911 and the paramedics came and checked my vital signs. Everything checked out normal and I started to come down from the attack after about 35 minutes. I took another Ativan about 30 minutes after I took the first one and I calmed down some more. It was a fairly scare event and I kind of over these medications messing with my brain. GAD is not a fun experience and I honestly say I suffer from it. I have many sleepless nights even though I take melatonin to help me relax and fall asleep. I also do aromatherapy and meditation about an hour before bed just to help me relax. It's a tough road and I know I'll get through it, but the question is when? Each time I start to feel better, the anxiety flairs up again and I feel like I'm back where I started.
I just wanted to introduce myself since I just joined the forum and this is my first post. My name is Chris and I've been dealing with Generalize Anxiety and Depression since early May 2013. It all started off with physical symptoms in my stomach with major upset stomach and feeling of constant nausea. I went to my primary care doctor and he thought it was just bacteria so he gave me some antibiotics. Well weeks later there wasn't much improvement so he thought it might be gastritis so he gave me Prilosec. There was still no improvement and I was losing a lot of weight due to loss of appetite. Finally he referred me to see a gastroenterology specialist. She did every test imaginable such a blood tests, endoscopy, gallbladder test, and so on. Everything came back normal. She finally said it appears all my symptoms are mental so she referred me to seek mental help. I went in for a consultation and was assigned to a Psychologist and a Therapist. The first Psychologist put me on Prozac right away and told me to give it a few weeks to to feel the changes then go back and see her. Well I did feel some changes. I felt more energized but I felt more on edge and my anxiety seemed to get worse. I went back and saw her and she increased my dosage and told me my body was just getting used to the medication and it can take a while for the effects to set in. Well nothing really changed and I felt the same and I started to lose my appetite and I became rather nauseated. I would vomit after eating a small breakfast and it far from improvement. I requested to see a different psychologist and luckily I was heard and given a different psychologist. He ran through numerous questions about feelings and symptoms with me and told me that I should have been taken of the Prozac a while ago because it was making things worse. He decided to start switching me over to Zoloft. I've been on Zoloft for a little over a week and there hasn't been enough time to feel any huge changes. However, on thursday night, I woke up out of a dead sleep having a panic attack. I tried deep breathing and reaching for my Ativan but I soon realized I was temporally paralyzed and could hardly move my arms, legs, eyes, and mouth. I was able to reach my bottle of Ativan but I couldn't open it because my hands were clenched so tight. I reached for my iPhone and prompted Siri to called my boyfriend who attempted to help calm me down but I needed more help than that. I immediately prompted Siri to call my grandparents who soon rushed over to my need and helped my get some Ativan. They then called 911 and the paramedics came and checked my vital signs. Everything checked out normal and I started to come down from the attack after about 35 minutes. I took another Ativan about 30 minutes after I took the first one and I calmed down some more. It was a fairly scare event and I kind of over these medications messing with my brain. GAD is not a fun experience and I honestly say I suffer from it. I have many sleepless nights even though I take melatonin to help me relax and fall asleep. I also do aromatherapy and meditation about an hour before bed just to help me relax. It's a tough road and I know I'll get through it, but the question is when? Each time I start to feel better, the anxiety flairs up again and I feel like I'm back where I started.