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Mastermind.
10-16-2008, 03:07 PM
Hi, I'm new here. I've been dealing with anxiety for a couple years now,
I remember my 1st attack which sent me into a whole new demension. I
felt as if my whole world changed in a split second, I couldn't catch my
breath, felt chest pains etc. From there on out, I've been on a crazy
rollercoaster.

Right now my symptoms are weird, it's mainly mental, I have horrible
brain fog, concentration & short term memory. I'm only 23 years old so
I'm a little confused as to why my brain feels 80! Like I can set
something down & 10 seconds later for the life of me can't remember
where it is, it's freaky! It happens a lot throughout my days & of
course I always assume it's brain damage or early signs of alzheimers
which wouldn't make sense.

I remember going through a really bad few months of
depersonalization/derealization after I quit taking my antidepressants which is when I really noticed this mental change.

Do any of you deal with this brain fog/confusion, short term memory this
bad? :( I feel so alone on this.

Evilbob333
10-17-2008, 05:58 PM
Hi...and welcome...

I used to get pretty bad memory stuff and bad DP/DR stuff as well...but it all starts to drift away when you begin to improve.

Take a look at other posts on the forum, search using key words so you can find other posts that discuss the symptoms you're experiencing.

It is possible to recover from anxiety and this forum is a great place to pick up hints and tips on how to do it!

ojala
10-18-2008, 02:11 AM
Welcome to the forums Mastermind. I deal with it constantly. It's mainly when I haven't taken meds. I've been bringing myself off of them slowly. But I do go through some periods where I forget where I'm going, what I'm doing. Sometimes in the middle of a conversation, I stop talking for whatever reason, and the person I'm talking to is usually asking "are you ok" while I just stare at them. Don't feel alone. We're all here to help each other by sharing our experiences.

PS. I'm 29 in 1 month and 2 days. My anxiety began last year in April. I don't think you have Alzheimers just yet. 8)