Posted by karenR on March 14, 2001, at 12:47:00
In reply to karenR - still well and breathing?, posted by Greg A. on March 13, 2001, at 10:17:46
> Karen - just curious about your low dose Remeron trial. Are things still working for you? Let me know.
>
> Greg A.Hi Greg,
Thanks for the concern. I am feeling pretty well. I have good days
and bad days. I am hesitant to go up since i seem to be ok most of the time.
I *swear* my couch has chemicals in it that cause my anxiety! I was just on
vacation the last few days and felt really good the whole trip. Within
5 minutes of being home (on the couch) i feel my chest start to tighten up.
I think it's an unfortunate bad association with being home and not
having my thoughts occupied like they are when I'm out. I am doing CBT
and hope to get rid of the bad association. I started therapy because of insomnia
and CBT seemed to help my bad assoc. with getting into bed and having obessive
thoughts about my day/life/etc.I wanted to ask you about your anxiety. How do you think it's a biochemical issue
that causes the problem if you didn't have a problem until recently? This is something
that bothers me terribly. I still worry that going on SSRIs *caused* my anxiety problems.
Life was going along just fine (ok, I had stress and anxiety, but no debilitating!)
until a few years ago. I went on zoloft for 2 years. Decided it was time to come off
and a few months later, the tightness in my chest develops and NEVER goes away! :(
I just don't understand how that can start out of nowhere. Someone had posted recently
about only having physical stress and no "mental", that's how I feel now. Sigh....It's been a real comfort to know someone out there is experiencing what I am. It's funny
that your story is so similar to mine. even to the point of not wanting ot be on meds. Maybe
I'll change my tune after some time, but I still want to try to overcome this and get off
meds right now.Good to hear from you,
Karen
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