Thanks for the reply. I wound up having to pop a xanax just to get my anxiety to a tolerable level. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being Emergency Room trip, I was at about an 8. I try to avoid using...

I was just prescribed Prozac (fluoxetine) by the Nurse Practitioner I see for anxiety. I was curious to see what other peoples' experiences have been. I started at 10mg and I'm supposed to work my...

I'm not a doctor, so I can't say for sure what this is. What I can say is that I have had extended periods where I experienced particular symptoms that were strange, but faded away after enough time...

I would also suggest getting to the gym and doing bilateral dumbbell exercises on a more or less regular basis. It is very common for people to have a "strong side" and a "weak side." This can be...

Yes, I had to stop Buspar because of the brain zaps. It was too much too handle. I wasn't on it for very long, about a month and a half. I didn't have any unusual side effects from coming off of...

I've been on Lexapro a couple different times. The generic version (escitalopram) is actually responsible for triggering a "relapse" of my anxiety, which happened after I made the mistake of asking...

I don't know if you're still taking Buspar, OP, but I was on this medication for a little while and it did help a little. I started at 10mg and everything was fine. When I moved up to 20mg, I...

Hi there. I'm surprised to see someone else has taken this medication because it's so new. My prescriber gave this to me about six months ago. I started at 10mg for about a month, and moved up to...

I didn't see a thread about it, so I thought I'd make one. I've been reading a book by Dr. Claire Weekes called Hope and Help for Your Nerves. It costs about 5 bucks on Amazon. It's an older book...

It is very common for the physical symptoms of anxiety to persist after the fear-based component of the anxiety is gone. The length of time they persist is different from person to person. Don't...

Benzos are very effective , but make sure you don't take them every day, because you can become reliant on them. If you take a benzo regularly for awhile then stop, you can get a withdrawal that's...

shortness of breath is a *very* common symptom of anxiety. Mercifully I haven't had this symptom in a long time, although I have gotten it in the past. And yes, the physical symptoms can and will...

I often experience "visual snow" and sometimes I see distortions when I'm looking at a computer, almost like someone is "stirring" the computer screen. I also get visual "fog" where everything seems...

Grats! You can and will get there!

great list. I thought I was going crazy or had a brain tumor or something the first time I experienced a lot of these symptoms. It's sad how the symptoms of Anxiety are often just as...

Interesting story. thanks!

great advice. thanks!

great advice. Thanks!

I have one friend who used to get panic attacks all the time, and she said that eventually she just got completely exhausted by it and fed up with constantly worrying about it. After that, her...

I definitely get fatigue and muscle weakness that affects my ability to work out at the gym. I also get the shakes. It sucks in a huge way!

Hello everyone. I needed a place to share my story, and this seems like as good place for it. It's a bit long, but for those of you who are feeling like your suffering alone, or that you're having...