Posted by shakingoscar on October 10, 2002, at 9:30:03
In reply to Re: I AM GOING BACK, posted by Ippopo on October 10, 2002, at 8:56:23
Hi lppopo
For me, anxiety produces many physical symptoms which are:
tremors - inside feels like its shaking
sweating excessively
palpitations
back ache!!!
painfully tight chestIf the anxiety is really bad, I get severe headaches, facial flushing, heavier sweating, loss of balance, confusion, dizziness.. you name it!
Different people suffer anxiety in different ways because each individual can respond to the illness differently.
WRT sexual side effects, for the first 18 months of my illness, relationships and intimacy are just out of the question... For me at least, I think, if Im not happy with me, how can I expect anyone else to be? I dont want to "carry baggage" into a relationship.
However, I brought about my illness through excessive street drug use when I was younger which has knocked my brain chemistry off balance.
Therefore, it is reasonable to think that I should get better, but Im still waiting for that day!
Now that the anxeity and depression are reasonably under control - ie I can work and function almost normally, the natural progression of that is the need for a relationship etc... so the sexual s/e become an issue then ofcourse...
I have always had a really high sex drive and feel like a neutuered (sp?) cat on these pills.
The main mental thought process that causes me problems but I have overcome it with CBD therapy is the thought of imminent disaster when Im in a panic-stricken state (I have suffered with panic attacks too, but not since Ive been on SSRIs).
It is helpful to learn how to cope with the feelings of impending doom, and the pills help with this, but CBT is far more powerful in dealing with actual thought processes. For me, unfortunately, my anxiety is not just based on bad thoughts, but also on chemical imbalance, as already mentioned above, so for many people, therapy + pills are the best solution.
Good luck and be patient and try to think to the future (which is easier said than done ofcourse)
poster:shakingoscar
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