Northwestern
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- Nov 21, 2012
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I like my memory foam, but need that extra something. And, yeah, Seroquel is rough stuff, but if you want to sleep for a couple of days. lolol Amitriptylene is in the same class as Traz, but feels very different and is chemically distinct. Maybe worth a shot. That said, a sleep study is likely the way to go. Best of luck with everything!
RageBlanket
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- Feb 13, 2013
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Good thread. I suffer from absolutely crippling anxiety and other assorted mental shit.
Like many of you, I've taken it ALL. Oddly enough, managing my hormones (stable test, E2) has helped immensely with the rage/depression/manic symptoms, while Buspar handles the anxiety. Also a Trazadone taker for sleep.
I also partake in intense therapy and other meditation/spirituality-heavy coping avenues as well.
Without being hyperbolic, for me managing mental illness is literally a full time job. I devote 5-6 hours (avg) a day just dealing with trying to get by without a scorched earth incident.
Like many of you, I've taken it ALL. Oddly enough, managing my hormones (stable test, E2) has helped immensely with the rage/depression/manic symptoms, while Buspar handles the anxiety. Also a Trazadone taker for sleep.
I also partake in intense therapy and other meditation/spirituality-heavy coping avenues as well.
Without being hyperbolic, for me managing mental illness is literally a full time job. I devote 5-6 hours (avg) a day just dealing with trying to get by without a scorched earth incident.
Turbolag
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- Oct 14, 2012
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Thought I would bump this thread.
I've had a couple panic moments the past couple months.
One, I was at the store with my dad and we were walking around. I had drank an alcohol drink before we left so it made me kinda nauseated. I was feeling sick in the store and then the panic attack started. I can't describe what happens when you get one. People think they are psychological, but the symptoms are physical. I get a niacin flush which is miserable, then I literally forget to breath because I'm so uncomfortable. Then sweating starts.
I was able to calm myself down with a breathing technique, but even though I stopped it, I felt the effects of it for a couple weeks. I wasn't able to go back to that store with my dad for two weeks.
I had another one, a smaller one at the same store earlier this week. I have a virus right now and don't feel real well. I rode to the store with my dad, and I should have stayed home. We went to pay a bill at the courtesy booth. The line was a lot longer than I anticipated. So with the length of the line and me feeling sick, it started again. Once again, a niacin flush happened, and I started forgetting to breath properly. This time I walked around and grabbed an item I needed. I tried to occupy my mind while I was waiting for my dad to finish at the booth. I started to calm down again, and felt better once we left. But again, it left me feeling terrible.
Then yesterday, we went down the road in my neighbors new truck, I wasn't sure where we were going, and I still am sick. Once we left the neighborhood I got the niacin flush again and the same symptoms. I didn't mention anything, but right after that started, luckily he turned around to go back. I felt a huge relief and the symptoms subsided.
I've been having weird dreams too, they wake me up in almost a panic feeling.
Between recent incidents and yesterday, I think that's the closest I've come to crying in about 5 years. The last time I cried I was so angry from my situation, I lost it and couldn't control it.
It's miserable and I'm embarrassed to be this way, I can't stand when people I know from school ask me what I'm doing or if I got my job I was working towards. It really hurts when I have to tell them I'm trying to find my next venture. Because deep down I know I'm crippled mentally.
How does everyone deal with their panic attacks?? Breathing helps some, but one of my biggest problems is fear of getting a panic attack. It causes me to avoid certain situations and limit myself to what I do.
The dr gave me klonodine, but it doesn't really stop my nerves, it just makes me tired.
I've had a couple panic moments the past couple months.
One, I was at the store with my dad and we were walking around. I had drank an alcohol drink before we left so it made me kinda nauseated. I was feeling sick in the store and then the panic attack started. I can't describe what happens when you get one. People think they are psychological, but the symptoms are physical. I get a niacin flush which is miserable, then I literally forget to breath because I'm so uncomfortable. Then sweating starts.
I was able to calm myself down with a breathing technique, but even though I stopped it, I felt the effects of it for a couple weeks. I wasn't able to go back to that store with my dad for two weeks.
I had another one, a smaller one at the same store earlier this week. I have a virus right now and don't feel real well. I rode to the store with my dad, and I should have stayed home. We went to pay a bill at the courtesy booth. The line was a lot longer than I anticipated. So with the length of the line and me feeling sick, it started again. Once again, a niacin flush happened, and I started forgetting to breath properly. This time I walked around and grabbed an item I needed. I tried to occupy my mind while I was waiting for my dad to finish at the booth. I started to calm down again, and felt better once we left. But again, it left me feeling terrible.
Then yesterday, we went down the road in my neighbors new truck, I wasn't sure where we were going, and I still am sick. Once we left the neighborhood I got the niacin flush again and the same symptoms. I didn't mention anything, but right after that started, luckily he turned around to go back. I felt a huge relief and the symptoms subsided.
I've been having weird dreams too, they wake me up in almost a panic feeling.
Between recent incidents and yesterday, I think that's the closest I've come to crying in about 5 years. The last time I cried I was so angry from my situation, I lost it and couldn't control it.
It's miserable and I'm embarrassed to be this way, I can't stand when people I know from school ask me what I'm doing or if I got my job I was working towards. It really hurts when I have to tell them I'm trying to find my next venture. Because deep down I know I'm crippled mentally.
How does everyone deal with their panic attacks?? Breathing helps some, but one of my biggest problems is fear of getting a panic attack. It causes me to avoid certain situations and limit myself to what I do.
The dr gave me klonodine, but it doesn't really stop my nerves, it just makes me tired.
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MuscleHead
- Jul 2, 2012
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Here is a link for a book i found for anxiety and depression maybe it will help? Not sure if its already been listed?:
Self Coaching - How to heal anxiety and depression.pdf (83 KB)
https://mega.co.nz/#!TphVkThK!FNhZARQTYomYliK_INdx1HLYfcoR5hRmmFoadncaDuM
Self Coaching - How to heal anxiety and depression.pdf (83 KB)
https://mega.co.nz/#!TphVkThK!FNhZARQTYomYliK_INdx1HLYfcoR5hRmmFoadncaDuM
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