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Posted by Panic Disorder on July 25, 2005, at 21:59:29
Hello,
Your posts moved me to tears. I can relate to the pain and struggle you are all going through. I am comforted to know that there are others out there who are facing the same issues I am. I have struggled with anxiety all of my adult life. A few months ago, it got a grip on me, and for whatever reason I was totally unable to cope. Does anyone find their condition worsens with age? Or changes? I think I went from Generalized Anxiety disorder, to having severe panic disorder. I coudn't do anything without having panic attacks, I hit bottom and surrendered to my Doctors not wanting to lose my kids or become unable to care for them. I had do go on disability (and I heard the company doesn't really believe I'm sick) Hmmm....let's see go to work? or feel like I'm dying 24 hrs a day? I would choose work anyday.....I've been on Klonopin for a couple months....one of my biggest struggles is fear of the medications....fear of losing control...or having an adverse reaction...or dying.....or becoming worse...psycotic...manic....or whatever the warnigs on the box say. I am supposed to start Cymbalta today. I doubt I will have the courage to gag one down tonight, but the physical pain this illness is causing is really getting to me....and the sedative effect of the klonopin is depressing me and my family. From reading your posts, I am a bit more at ease about taking Cymbalta....has anyone had a bad result with it?
Glad to have found you,
Alicia
Posted by melvira on July 26, 2005, at 8:33:46
In reply to Cymbalta and Klonopin, posted by Panic Disorder on July 25, 2005, at 21:59:29
> Hello,
>
> Your posts moved me to tears. I can relate to the pain and struggle you are all going through. I am comforted to know that there are others out there who are facing the same issues I am. I have struggled with anxiety all of my adult life. A few months ago, it got a grip on me, and for whatever reason I was totally unable to cope. Does anyone find their condition worsens with age? Or changes? I think I went from Generalized Anxiety disorder, to having severe panic disorder. I coudn't do anything without having panic attacks, I hit bottom and surrendered to my Doctors not wanting to lose my kids or become unable to care for them. I had do go on disability (and I heard the company doesn't really believe I'm sick) Hmmm....let's see go to work? or feel like I'm dying 24 hrs a day? I would choose work anyday.....I've been on Klonopin for a couple months....one of my biggest struggles is fear of the medications....fear of losing control...or having an adverse reaction...or dying.....or becoming worse...psycotic...manic....or whatever the warnigs on the box say. I am supposed to start Cymbalta today. I doubt I will have the courage to gag one down tonight, but the physical pain this illness is causing is really getting to me....and the sedative effect of the klonopin is depressing me and my family. From reading your posts, I am a bit more at ease about taking Cymbalta....has anyone had a bad result with it?
>
> Glad to have found you,
>
> AliciaHello Alicia;
I was prescribed cymbalta for postpartum depression - and it worked really well; that is, for the first month or so. Then I began to have nightmares, insomnia, racing thoughts (which I thought the med was supposed to suppress), and I was really sluggish and dopey for much of the day. I wouldn't call it fatigue, but just "dopey" seems to fit. I certainly hope that you have a better experience with it, definitely. Possibly it will work differently for anxiety, but who knows? I stopped taking it cold turkey about three months ago and have tried abilify since (NOT a good one for me) and am now on zonegran to treat bipolar. First day-so far, so good. Please let us know how you're doing!
take care,
Mel
Posted by alexandra_k on July 27, 2005, at 2:19:46
In reply to Cymbalta and Klonopin, posted by Panic Disorder on July 25, 2005, at 21:59:29
Hi there, welcome to Babble :-)
I have reposted a copy of your post over on the main Babble board because there will likely be more people over there who have something to say about the medications you mention. Here is a link to the repost:http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20050723/msgs/534070.html
Anxiety can feel pretty horrible. Pretty terrifying. I'm not sure that things necessarily get better or worse, different people have different experiences with that. Therapy can help. Do you have a therapist?
Medications are hard... I think that a lot of people struggle with having to take them. And with what it means to have to take them. And with what might happen to them if they take them.
The warnings can be hard. Mostly the side-affects aren't experienced by everybody. Just by some people. The especially nasty ones aren't experienced by everyone at any rate. It can be hard to hear about the worst case scenario of what might happen though.
Maybe try and take the meds?
I guess your doc prescribed it cause he thought it might help you.
There is only one way to find out whether it will help you and that is to take it.
If it isn't so helpful or if you experience nasty side-affects then you can always stop taking it.Anyways... welcome.
I hope you find some peace soon
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