A safe place for anxiety sufferers to share.
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23scidoo said:37th day inside the house..without job and no money..
trying to keep insane but the last days getting harder..
fear for the next day..trying to be positive just for my mom..
fight with depression every day..
sorry if this is not the right place..stay safe all..0 -
JPPJ84 said:23scidoo said:37th day inside the house..without job and no money..
trying to keep insane but the last days getting harder..
fear for the next day..trying to be positive just for my mom..
fight with depression every day..
sorry if this is not the right place..stay safe all..Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..0 -
23scidoo said:JPPJ84 said:23scidoo said:37th day inside the house..without job and no money..
trying to keep insane but the last days getting harder..
fear for the next day..trying to be positive just for my mom..
fight with depression every day..
sorry if this is not the right place..stay safe all..0 -
23scidoo said:37th day inside the house..without job and no money..
trying to keep insane but the last days getting harder..
fear for the next day..trying to be positive just for my mom..
fight with depression every day..
sorry if this is not the right place..stay safe all..0 -
23scidoo said:37th day inside the house..without job oand no money..
trying to keep insane but the last days getting harder..
fear for the next day..trying to be positive just for my mom..
fight with depression every day..
sorry if this is not the right place..stay safe all..Keep this at the forefront of your mind if you can, this situation will not last forever. Things will have changed it’s true, but we will get back to doing things that are normal for us and that give us pleasure."What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop0 -
We All Believe said:Hi.Re: Anti-anxiety/anti-depression meds.Is anyone willing to share what, if anything, they take? Does it work/help?I'm having a very hard time with the end of my relationship, which took place right as isolation started. I'm trying to dig out of the hole I'm in.I'm going to see a therapist, but I'm leery of meds.I appreciate any input/advice anyone gives.Thanks.Andrew
The only antidepressant I have had any success with is an old school original, imipramine, first developed in the 1950s. Very few side effects. Long term, the usual potential kidney/liver problems. Your doctor may look at you like you're crazy if you bring it up because almost nobody prescribes it anymore (no profits in generics), but it's still around. My mom still takes it. I only stopped because after many years of struggles, I finally received a proper diagnosis and a mood stabilizer, not an anti-depressant, is what I need.
Anyhoo, look up imipramine and talk to your doctor about whether it's a good match for you. Don't be surprised if he/she tries to push something else. I hope you have a better doctor than this, but some do have their biases towards one pill or another and disregard their patient's presentation.
Also, for anxiety, I do take xanax generic as needed. I'm super responsible with it and use it as a last resort when other things don't work, like yoga, walks, meditation, etc. It's usually at night when I'm trying to sleep and can't, because it knocks me into a coma for a good 10 hours or more. I don't know how people party on that drug. It just makes sleep. If you go that route, expect to be monitored by your doctor and pharmacy. They have really tightened the controls since the opioid story broke.
Good luck finding something that helps. I'm sorry for your pain.
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JPPJ84 said:23scidoo said:JPPJ84 said:23scidoo said:37th day inside the house..without job and no money..
trying to keep insane but the last days getting harder..
fear for the next day..trying to be positive just for my mom..
fight with depression every day..
sorry if this is not the right place..stay safe all..Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..0 -
hedonist said:23scidoo said:37th day inside the house..without job and no money..
trying to keep insane but the last days getting harder..
fear for the next day..trying to be positive just for my mom..
fight with depression every day..
sorry if this is not the right place..stay safe all..Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..0 -
Fifthelement said:23scidoo said:37th day inside the house..without job oand no money..
trying to keep insane but the last days getting harder..
fear for the next day..trying to be positive just for my mom..
fight with depression every day..
sorry if this is not the right place..stay safe all..Keep this at the forefront of your mind if you can, this situation will not last forever. Things will have changed it’s true, but we will get back to doing things that are normal for us and that give us pleasure.
we will be back to normal??..
hope you are safe and healthy..Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..0 -
We All Believe said:Hi.Re: Anti-anxiety/anti-depression meds.Is anyone willing to share what, if anything, they take? Does it work/help?I'm having a very hard time with the end of my relationship, which took place right as isolation started. I'm trying to dig out of the hole I'm in.I'm going to see a therapist, but I'm leery of meds.I appreciate any input/advice anyone gives.Thanks.Andrew
Hey Andrew Welcome:I have been on Zoloft ( generic ) for almost 20 years , first anti depressant that I started and it worked ( I know this is typical not the case so don't give up if you have to try out a few as well )
Anti Anxiety - Have taken Clonozopam (sp) 1mg X3 per day for 10 years and that has also helped.
Therapy - 7 or 8 years very helpful , just need to find the right person.
Also , Sunlight , exercise , running , journaling , mediation
For a long time in my late teens , early 20's I was against taking medication but it got to a point I realized that what was the point of letting myself feel this bad and not give it a try and for me helped greatly.
I know some are against meds and I think it really is a personal choice for you. Of course not just meds will help but really getting everything you can to make yourself feel better. It will not be easy or happen overnight but you will get there. We are here for you.
Best
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Does anybody else feel weirded out that no one is posting in this thread? I feel like my words are echoing in here as I type this. Helloo. Helllooo Helloooo0
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OffSheGoes35 said:Does anybody else feel weirded out that no one is posting in this thread? I feel like my words are echoing in here as I type this. Helloo. Helllooo HellooooRob, I‘m glad it has turned out fine (apparently, hopefully).0
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Yes, some updates on how people are doing would be great! Maybe everybody's just exhausted from watching all those "We're in this together" commercials. I know I am. If I was home right now I would take a nap to celebrate staying awake for 4 hours.0
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OffSheGoes35 said:Yes, some updates on how people are doing would be great! Maybe everybody's just exhausted from watching all those "We're in this together" commercials. I know I am. If I was home right now I would take a nap to celebrate staying awake for 4 hours.0
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I've increased my anti-anxiety dosage for the past 2 weeks. I'm not sure if I feel much of a difference, or if there will be one. A lot of my stressors are involving the pandemic and how my voice at my job wasn't really heard. I get sick of the "We're in this together" here in the states, because it doesn't feel like a unified effort at all.
I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.0 -
cdthomas1981 said:I've increased my anti-anxiety dosage for the past 2 weeks. I'm not sure if I feel much of a difference, or if there will be one. A lot of my stressors are involving the pandemic and how my voice at my job wasn't really heard. I get sick of the "We're in this together" here in the states, because it doesn't feel like a unified effort at all.0
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OffSheGoes35 said:cdthomas1981 said:I've increased my anti-anxiety dosage for the past 2 weeks. I'm not sure if I feel much of a difference, or if there will be one. A lot of my stressors are involving the pandemic and how my voice at my job wasn't really heard. I get sick of the "We're in this together" here in the states, because it doesn't feel like a unified effort at all.
I hope it gets better for you guys!!0 -
I’m doing alright, much like normal. Ha. Whatever that means. Living, mostly happy, sometimes sick, trying not to worry about things out of my control.
So, I’m okay. Also tired of the together thing. I get it’s for hope and all but between that and the accompanying “tender”music, it feels somewhat over the top for me.0 -
OffSheGoes35 said:Does anybody else feel weirded out that no one is posting in this thread? I feel like my words are echoing in here as I type this. Helloo. Helllooo Helloooo
unfortunately, when this is over, things can get worse. much much worse.Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall0 -
OffSheGoes35 said:Does anybody else feel weirded out that no one is posting in this thread? I feel like my words are echoing in here as I type this. Helloo. Helllooo HellooooI was just thinking about this last night. Here we are, in what surely must be the most troubling times in all of our lives as far as society and the world at large goes. Surely most of us are struggling emotionally/mentally with what is going on around us. We know from things we've read that many, many people are struggling with depression and anxiety.I think when these emotions are suppressed or we don't talk about them, that might mean they are actually quite strong and this is the time to be talking it out. One suggestion I read early on was to start a journal which I have done. But, strangely, I find that when I am at my lowest emotionally, I am less likely to write in it. I'm trying to remember to write more often.HughFreakingDillon said:OffSheGoes35 said:Does anybody else feel weirded out that no one is posting in this thread? I feel like my words are echoing in here as I type this. Helloo. Helllooo Helloooo
unfortunately, when this is over, things can get worse. much much worse.
This is an interesting perspective, it does make some sense.My own anxiety was very elevated when this all started. I think lately it has been fairly normal for me but my depression is definitely worse. Having to give up my job, having to go through all kinds of shenanigans just to go to the post office or anywhere in public (even as infrequently as I do), wondering what the latest "opening up" is going to do to bring on a second, possibly worse wave of pandemic- all of that at times leaves me feeling useless, vulnerable, and inadequate. It's all so hard to deal with at times.I'm not sure the idea that "everyone is on our level now" helps me. If anything, I worry about everybody I know and wonder which one of them (or me) might not survive this pandemic. Stress, loss of job, lack of motivation, disrupted sleep patterns, increased drinking and smoking- not of that is helping. I feel like I'm in an accelerated rate of aging.In any case, I'm grateful for us being able to share our thoughts and concerns by way of the internet. Without it, many would feel so much more isolated. It helps to look at the little things that make this whole thing a little more tolerable.I hope you're all doing as well as possible. And I'm grateful you're all here."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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