Hiya all, I was just wondering if anyone has anxiety so badly that they don't feel like they can do anything? I just want to sit. That's it. Just sit in my puter chair and do nothing. Getting up to do dishes or to clean the living room sends my heart racing and I sit down and I am fine. I have been for walks and dont get the heart racing thing but as soon as I am home and need to get up and do something I get that heart racing thing. It is the weirdest thing. That didnt start until January when I had gotten bronchitis. I have had all the blood work ,chest xrays, EKG's , stress test and holter monitor which all came back fine. Stress and holter monitor were done back in November. Anyone else here? Thanks all.

I had anxiety so bad that I didnt want to do anything either. That was not good considering I am on a 100% commission job that I have been doing for 5 yrs. Getting out of bed and getting ready would make me panick my heart would race the whole time. I also would make myself drive all tensed up in the chest and I barely could talk to people when I got to where I was going. It was horrible to go through. I finally agreed to be put on a anti deppresant Lexapro and it has helped ALOT. I have been on it for 3 weeks and the difference is amazing. I dont have the constant tightness in my chest and anxiety. I did however have a bad time with the side effects for the first 10 days. They went away one day. I feel for you and your suffering, That is no way to live. Are you on any medication or therapy?

I have Paxil but I am to scared to take it. Good Grief....No, this is no way to live...I have little ones I need to tend to but it is soooo hard. Thanks so much though for your help because I really was thinking something is wrong with me.

I don't feel like doing anything anymore either. It is the worst. I feel like my life is over already. I am just so afraid of dying, illness, etc that it is controlling my life and I have no idea how to get better. I have to plan my son's first birthday party which is something I would have enjoyed doing so much before but now there is no happiness in doing it. I can't believe this is my life now. The littlest things are sooo hard to do now. I miss my life before.

It's like anything that has any effort behind it will send me off on a panic...It is absolutely horrid. Not to mention I have a cold right now and that also makes me more panicky. Thanks for your help...

Anxiety and panic disorder is highly treatable. I had my first panick attack in 1993. I thought i was going crazy or was going to die. I thought i had every disease imaginable. This is so common your regular doctor can even treat it. I took Paxil at first then swithched to effexor. When my anxiety gets real bad. I can't leave the house. I can't do nothing. When its that bad my Doc will give me some ativan which worked like a charm for me. It is no way to live because your not really living. You find not joy. you don't look forward to future events. It is literally the worst thing i have gone through. They started back up in 2002. I am on effexor and clonapan. I don't waist any time now when it comes on i go straight to the doc. Not all hope is lost I promise. Don't be scared to take your medicine. The way i look at it taking antidepressants or anti anxity medicine is no different than taking blood pressure medicine. Its a medical condition. Good Luck :)

Thanks,
Kim

I did take half of a .5 valium yesterday morning because I woke up in a panic...(we were closing on a house yesterday) That half did calm me down some but did not completely take away the fast heart rate. It did slow some but not back to normal. If I take enough to drop my heart rate it puts me to sleep. A whole one will knock me out..lol. Xanax when it wears off it makes me go into a tailspin and I start crying when it starts wearing off. Though not sure why that is...lol. Thanks so much to all of you for answering. I was really believing that something was majorly wrong with me because I felt so bad. Though if you asked what was wrong I wouldnt be able to tell you...Just that I don't feel good....how strange. Thanks again.

take the medicine. it helps you. how are you gonna get better by yourself? YOU CANT. the medicine will do it.