Extrem Anxiety with depression???? Common????

[nilechild]

I usually experience extreme depression after an anxiety attack. I don't think I am depressed because I am generally cheery and upbeat. WHen something stresses me out and I obsess and obsess for hours upon hours, eventually I hit a wall and become depressed for about a day! Does this happen to anyone else?? :|

[njmom]

Absolutely! Depression can come hand in hand with anxiety, but anxiety can also cause depression! I thought I was happy before I started my anxiety meds, but now I have discovered I was wrong. Now that my anxiety is under control I am much happier and completely forgot what it felt like!

[InZane4all]

I would definitely start feeling depressed when my anxiety would kick in because I didn't know if it was truly anxiety or something more serious. I have since learned to control my anxiety and haven't felt depressed ever since.