PixiePop
02-13-2016, 09:16 PM
Hey everybody
This might be a tad long but I'll try and shorten my drama as much as possible.
35 year old female, had my first panic attack at 16. Diagnosed with panic disorder at 22, by 31 I was diagnosed with GAD and agoraphobia. I was living in a constant state of anxiety where I was hardly eating and did not leave my apartment for over a year in 2012. I was living with my mom and depending on her for everything. July 28, 2012 I told her I loved her and laid down for a nap. When I woke up she had passed away from a heart attack. I'm still coming to terms with losing her but the trauma of finding her has gone.
By spring of the next year I was on 10mg lexapro and .5mg ativan when needed. I hired a therapist for grief counseling and exposure therapy and I've been outside ever since. I do guided meditation nightly and I am out walking every day unless it's freezing cold.
Flashing to last week, I got a pretty gnarly cold which turned into bronchitis and up comes the anxiety. I mean I've had worries and minor anxiety but usually I can tell myself it's just anxiety and either let it flow or take an ativan. But for the past two days I'm a mess. I'm not sure if my meds said they're done or its a combo of things. I quit smoking two months ago and have been vaping a small amount of nicotine but I hardly did that because of the bronchitis. Same with coffee, I have cut down since bronchitis to two cups from way too many. Also I haven't gotten out much because of it, so I've been just laying around for days.
To try and shorten this, I've had a few crying jags and I've been anxious immediately upon waking up. It goes away after a few hours but of course GAD is all over it. So I'm wondering if I should go up in dose or if it's just a combo of the bronchitis issue.
This might be a tad long but I'll try and shorten my drama as much as possible.
35 year old female, had my first panic attack at 16. Diagnosed with panic disorder at 22, by 31 I was diagnosed with GAD and agoraphobia. I was living in a constant state of anxiety where I was hardly eating and did not leave my apartment for over a year in 2012. I was living with my mom and depending on her for everything. July 28, 2012 I told her I loved her and laid down for a nap. When I woke up she had passed away from a heart attack. I'm still coming to terms with losing her but the trauma of finding her has gone.
By spring of the next year I was on 10mg lexapro and .5mg ativan when needed. I hired a therapist for grief counseling and exposure therapy and I've been outside ever since. I do guided meditation nightly and I am out walking every day unless it's freezing cold.
Flashing to last week, I got a pretty gnarly cold which turned into bronchitis and up comes the anxiety. I mean I've had worries and minor anxiety but usually I can tell myself it's just anxiety and either let it flow or take an ativan. But for the past two days I'm a mess. I'm not sure if my meds said they're done or its a combo of things. I quit smoking two months ago and have been vaping a small amount of nicotine but I hardly did that because of the bronchitis. Same with coffee, I have cut down since bronchitis to two cups from way too many. Also I haven't gotten out much because of it, so I've been just laying around for days.
To try and shorten this, I've had a few crying jags and I've been anxious immediately upon waking up. It goes away after a few hours but of course GAD is all over it. So I'm wondering if I should go up in dose or if it's just a combo of the bronchitis issue.