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9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Challenging your anxious thought may be hard because they may not in fact be yours. They may be based in core beliefs you built from information you got from others. I had a few of these. If it is a core belief behind your anxious thought then you will need to change it first. Which means changing the actual thought instead of the symptoms which is what the anxious thought is.

Davit

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

yES i STARTED THE PROGRAM. i AM ON WEEK 4 THIS WEEK. I AM FINDING THE BREATHING EXERCISES VERY HELPFUL. I'M TRYING TO CHALLENGE MY ANXIOUS THOUGHTS, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN EASY...

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11214

Welcome Pongomommy,

I am sorry to hear about all the anxiety you have had to contend with. Please know that anxiety is one of the most manageable mental health issues. This program can help you gain control. Have you had a chance to get started yet?

Ashley, Health Educator

Here to help :)

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Of all the benzo's Lorazapam is the most addictive because it has a short half life. It wears off before it can do anything in people that have no alternative to it. (CBT) It was meant for short term relief in people who don't normally panic. Such as when they need to fly. Their alternative is that after the flight, operation, visit to the dentist or what ever causes them short term anxiety that they will go back to a normal panic free life. They work almost instant if they are sublingual. A person is actually better off with one that has a longer half life, but the problem is that they all take 15 minutes to work. The problem with any of the Benzo's is rebound and how bad depends on the person. You can almost set a clock by my rebound. (rebound is when the panic comes back) SSRI's are supposed to put a person in a frame of mind to reduce or eliminate anxiety first hand or as rebound. CBT does the same thing without blocking other experiences. SSRI's are first line but don't always work. They work better with some self control as in CBT. I know of one lady who needed a mood stabilizer with it. The good news is it straightened her out, (her words) and no longer takes any medication. I know more people with anxiety disorders than without. Some it is so mild they don't know they have it, some so bad it is very noticeable. In my opinion and all of this is just my opinion based on experience some form of CBT is the answer. Fix the problem, not the symptoms. Unfortunately medication is easier but it only addresses the symptoms, the problem is still there.

Davit.

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

I got through that one and then I had a full blown panic attack this morning. First really bad one in about a month. I was so scared. They always seem to happen when I;m alone. I took a half of larazapam and then the other half about 45 minutes later when I wasn't getting any real relief. I don't like having to take them, but they are a security blanket for me. I am absolutely obsessive about making sure that I have them with me at all times.

I have my first appointment with a psychiatrist on June 13th. It was the soonest appoint that I could get. I'm hoping that he will adjust the Celexa so that I won't need the larazapam as much. At least that is my hope.

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

That nagging persistent just under the surface feeling that all is not well without a reason is probably the reason why mood stabilizers are prescribed. I have one and will use it when nothing else works. Only after CBT is being overworked and Lemon Balm tea and calcium doesn't work or it keeps cropping up for days on end. I don't like it though because it has some side effect. It is very hard to come totally awake before noon the next day. What I like about it is I might only need one every couple of months and I can do that unlike SSRI's which I can't take anyway. Lemon Balm tea works good enough for me that I grow it. And it has no side effect other than as a mild diuretic. It works like a benzo in effect but like a mild one so if it takes a lot of any benzo to get rid of that feeling then it isn't going to work. For me two cups of tea and a gram of calcium is equivalent to 2mg Valium. A fifth of the normal prescribed dose.

Most of the time CBT is good enough. Extreme fatigue and external stress (that brought on by others, not me) Is the usual cause and for this reason CBT has difficulty working on it.

I prefer Trimipramine to Valium but it doesn't work as fast. An hour or more compared to 15 minutes for Valium. Lemon Balm needs half an hour or more to work. Strangely I will take a lot of Tylenol but avoid taking anything else but my meds for BP and Inflammation. I am becoming less resistant because it is the smallest dose and it gives me long lasting relief for a very small amount. Better than being agitated for days on end. My shrink says the dose doesn't qualify for any thing but a pain killer. He is wrong, Combined with CBT it does work.

Davit.

And as usual I have to add this is just what I do. See your doctor about any meds you intend to take.

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 4027

Hi PM, Hope you're feeling better today...

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

All day long I have felt like something is wrong or just off somehow. I feel like I am fighting these constnt little pains in my chest and back and that panic attack (or heart attack) is waiting just around the corner from me waiting...I've been doing my challenge worksheets and it definitely helps somewaht, but I just want to feel normal again. I hate this...I feel like I am chronically ill and never enjoy anything anymore. Even worse (my poor husband) I have become a velcro wife because I am so scared of being alone now. I hate this! Why did it take 49 years to decide to show up in my life?!?!?

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