tired of being in my comfort zone - Anxiety Message Board

clihom · 04-25-2005, 07:59 PM

I am tired of sitting here waiting for the anxiety to deal with itself because i know it wont. I want my life back. Any advice to getting back to how i was would be great. I am living scared and want to change that. Please help me

littlejmb · 04-25-2005, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by clihom

I am tired of sitting here waiting for the anxiety to deal with itself because i know it wont. I want my life back. Any advice to getting back to how i was would be great. I am living scared and want to change that. Please help me

Hi Clihom, welcome to the club! You are not alone. I have delt with the anixety and depression for several years now and tried everything from praying, to herbal formulas because I was scared to take anything either. I am going through menopause now and the anxiety and depression got so bad I went to the doctor at the first of March and told him I had to have some help, I couldn't deal with it anymore. I would wake up in the mornings with this empty, gloomy and despairing feeling every day, cry on the way to work and sometimes through the day. I hated everything in my life and couldn't see it ever getting better. My doc put me on Lexapro and have been on it since then (about a month and a half) and I have a new life now. I am happy, calm, and handle things totally differently. I urge you very strongly to get help like alot of us have. YOu owe it to yourself!

clihom · 04-25-2005, 08:49 PM

I was put on lexapro and have been taking it for 5 days now and i got a really bad headache today. I dont know if that is the meds or what but i have an empty feeling inside and i am hoping that the meds help me get past that so i can start some of the therapy. I was diagnosed is GAD but then later it was changed to PTSD because of something that happened to me. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel or will i be in the dark forever.

littlejmb · 04-25-2005, 09:09 PM

My husband has PTSD also, and the meds do help, I promise. And, the therapy will help you to deal with your problems too. The Lexapro worked very quickly for me, and I know about that empty feeling - it was so awful. Give the Lex a while to work for you, hopefully you will be feeling better very soon!