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12/31/2008 08:25 AM

I am new to the group

frazzled75

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My anxiety keeps creeping back, despite my medication. I am on 40 of paxil and have currently been taking seroquel at night and valium every 4 to 5 hours. So I am pretty maxed out on Meds. I was feeling ok a couple of days ago but between the holidays and the stress, I think it caught up with me. I also have a tendency to binge drink and I was basically told that drinking makes your meds not work. I just want to feel normal again and not be in constant fear. This is a horrible horrible feeling! Does anyone have any advice? Thanks!

12/31/2008 09:05 AM Top

frazzled75

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Thanks for your response!

I have been on paxil for 11 years(20mg). Last spring I tried to switch to zoloft because my husband and I were considering starting a family. well that completely backfired because my PCP did not taper me correctly and I was having major personal issues, so I went back to paxil. I was so messed up I went up to 40 mg. It worked wonderful over the summer so my doc and I decided to go down to thirty. Within a month I was feeling bad again. then I felt good again and now I feel bad again. The only thing I can correlate it with is the holidays and the drinking. My husband does not seem to understand because I was fine for so long. I am trying to figure this out myself. I just want to feel normal again and not feel like I am losing my mind.

12/31/2008 09:54 AM Top

frazzled75

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Thank you so much. sometimes I just need to vent. Do you have any advice in the meantime to get through the day, hours, etc?

12/31/2008 10:54 AM Top

frazzled75

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Thank you Stevie. I will try to do some of these things. I think the worst thing to do is stay in my house but I tend to get a little agoraphobic when I get this way. Thank You!

12/31/2008 03:39 PM Top

frazzled75

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I did clean, go out and did a little food shopping, listened to some music. Felt better but it comes in waves. I am trying to just figure out how to explain this to my husband because I feel that either he tries to trivialize it. Don't get me wrong, he is extremely supportive, but he has never been through it so I think it is very hard for him to understand and often does not know how to handle it. and I often do not know how to express it. any thoughts? Sorry to be a pain in the butt!

12/31/2008 04:20 PM Top

frazzled75

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That's a good one. Thanks! and have a happy new year!

01/02/2009 06:31 AM Top

frazzled75

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That is a very good example! I have been meaning to tell him! I have been feeling better at night but then the morning comes and I am back to my old feelings and anxiety and this makes me extremely nauseous! It's so scary....I just want to feel normal again.

01/02/2009 12:23 PM Top

Chanda

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Im here anytime u need to talk! fONTCHALLENGEOdalesqueno22a

I am not a Doctor, just a person who experiences panic and anxiety and Im here to try to help people and also learn from them also. ;)

Check out my blog about panic and anxiety, I try to write in it daily, This site has helped me. And the Programs on the top, sides, and bottom! NO MORE ANXIETY & PANIC!!
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*Cast all you anxiety on (God), because he cares for you. I Peter 5:7
*I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.- Phil 4:13
*So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.- Isaiah 41:10
*For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. - Isaiah 41:13
*"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:5-6
*Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.- Psalm 23:4
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01/02/2009 12:29 PM Top
slightlyneurotic	i definitely dont recommend drinking while on your meds at all. i stupidly did this and got very sick.

01/11/2009 07:34 AM Top
myers37 Posts: 48 Member	Hello Steve; You suggestions are very helpful. I am atempting to spend some time weekly doing my scrapbooking projects. It gets my mind off of the anxiety I deal with on a daily basis, but I sure need support in being committed to keep up with it. Sometimes the motivation just isn't there, but once I begin, I find some relief. thanks myers37 Previous discussions I participated in: start a peer led support group for SA anxious and lonely Holiday blues
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