Posted by deli on June 12, 2002, at 10:47:12
In reply to Re: anxiety, posted by et on June 10, 2002, at 12:10:30
HI ET
Everything you have described are symptoms of depression/anxiety. Medications along with good nutrition will eventually lift the symptoms little by little. You may not even notice it at first. I have never used effexor but many people in this forum have with good results.
I think the worst thing of this disease is that it zaps us off any self confidence making optismism about one's recovery a distant possibility if not impossible. But it will happen. I was a wreck three weeks ago and thought this time I would never get out of this episode but I am feeling a little better. I can say that each day is a bit better than the previous one with, some set backs of course. Give meds some time unless you get unbearable side effects. Let yourself be sick, don't try to do to much. I have never been able to know which is worst the anxiety or depression. They are both beasts.
You will be ok. Whenever I get very anxious, I get in the bathtub fill it up with very hot water and cry and it eases the anxiety tremendously. Also, I am giving Omega 3 a try but is too soon to tell.You may want to look into some of the posts about it. I read the book the Omega connection and it seems pretty interesting. We will see only time will tell.Deli
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