Yes, it's me again posting about my anxiety.

I swear I'm going nuts or something. I always thought you had a bout of GAD that would last 2-3 days and that was it. This time around, it has more or less been with me constantly. I seldom get a break from it. It's been with me for several months now ever since the bat incident (a bat flew over my head).

I'm not here to talk about bats though. I'm here to find out if it is possable for a person's GAD/Anxiety to be more or less constant. I mean, I feel good when I wake up in the mornings and when I take my walk but once I get moving around, have my coffee, etc it seems to get worse and worse as the day goes on. Is this normal?. Is anyone else's GAD/Anxiety like this?. Could you please describe it for me so I can better understand what OTHER people go through?.

The bat acted as the trigger and even when I try to put it out of my mind or the doctor say's "well, I don't think you have anything to worry about", I'll still be thinking about it (subconsiously) and even when I completely block it out of my mind, the hormones/chemicals of anxiety are still coursing through my system.

I walk around with wobbly/weak legs sometimes, other times I'll get a crawling sensation somewhere or a muscle twitch and it will totally freak me out and I just know that I'm going to die.

I don't like popping pills but yesterday, that went out the window and I took a big slug of NyQuil in the afternoon, followed by 2 Xanax tablets (yes, I'm back on the benzos again) a few hours later and then a vistaril in the evening. For the first time in months, I felt so relaxed and peaceful. I slept like a baby (until noon!) and woke up feeling GREAT. Then the meds wore off and it felt like my whole body was buzzing with low-level electricity/anxiety and the weird sensations in my legs (tingly, crawling, vibrating sensations) and elsewhere returned.

I don't know what to do. Am I going to be like this for the rest of my life?. What are everyone else's symptoms and how long do they last?...a few days...a week?...a month or longer?.

Thank's so much!!

My anxiety/panic state has lasted for about 5 months now, but everyday gets better and better. I can tell you that much. Mine does seem to get worse as the day progresses. By the end of the night when I am sitting relaxing watching television is when mine gets worse. My doc. told me I am an after the fact person. Like I can get through the initial stress, then after it is over is when my anxiety begins. I read somewhere on these posts one time that made good sense, you have to give yourself time to unlearn this learned behavior. It is like you have to learn how to reconize and feel your body and the symptoms all over again. For example, my head hurts, oh it is just a headache not a tumor, or all of these brusies aren't Lukemia, I am just clumsy!

I completely agree with Tiggerredz--I am fine most of the day--it is when i sit down and relax. I dont have anything on my mind, but the anxiety starts creeping in subconsciously. I start to feel sharp pains, aches, etc., and im thinking, is this anxiety, or is it HIV? It freaks me out, but know that you are not alone in this.

Michael

I have most of my problems in the morning and am usually a lot better by late afternoon, but I have read with a lot of people it is the opposite. I have been experiencing the same symptoms you described to a tee, and it has been on and off for a while now, probably about 7 weeks. The last 2 weeks or so it has become more constant. I seem to get more anxiety issues every year around this time, A seasonal thing I guess. It really is strange, wish I knew what triggers it. I hope you feel better soon.

I have had anxiety/GAD for about 10 years now. I can go long stretches of time with no problems and long stretches (months) of time with major problems. Most of the time I'm somewhere in between. I feel edgy and not quite myself. Your symptoms are right on the money and I also feel good in the morning.

I've had anxiety for 2 years & panic for about 5 months now... I did have an anxiety/panic attack a short while back after having coffee. Caffeine from what I've read can cause anxiety to come on so, I've stopped all caffeine drinks but this was around the time I started my med's so, I'm not sure if it's the meds, no more caffeine or both that's helping me to slowly feel better..
I MISS COFFEE THOUGH!!!!! (switching to decaff)..
Take care,
T.

for me, it happens during in the afternoon.
Sometimes, it's bad too at evening.
But now, my evenings are fine, as long as
i can fall asleep.

I have had anxiety and panic attacks since I have been 8 yrs old. I am now 28. I have learned as well as anyone with bad anxiety to maintain it but I get alot of flare ups, meaning something will be going on in my life which will trigger my panic by 1000 percent. I have been on a million types of medications, you name it ive been on it and finally found a mix that works for me. My anxiety is worse in the morning and gets better at night however my sister is fine in the morning and worse at night. It is so different with everyone. I am currently in a bad state of panic again so I am just taking a .50 of klonopin before I go to sleep so I dont wake up feeling anxious. Plus it helps me sleep through the night. I know I am going to be dealing with this my whole life but you have to know that anxiety will NOT KILL YOU. Try to just take some deep breaths and relax and if you need the meds, there is nothing wrong with taking them. I used to be ashamed that I had to take benzos but my dad always told me "if you were a diabetic, would you take your insulin"? Hang in there my friend.

I have had anxiety/GAD for about 10 years now. I can go long stretches of time with no problems and long stretches (months) of time with major problems. Most of the time I'm somewhere in between. I feel edgy and not quite myself. Your symptoms are right on the money and I also feel good in the morning.I've had it for 18 years now. I remember shrinks telling me for years that I would get better. Well, they lied. My current shrink was finally honest with me. I'll never get better. I've tried all kinds of meds and therapy. I still have it. I've gone stretches with it not as bad, but that was because I avoided alot of things that made me anxious. It's been like living a "half life", not a "whole life". I haven't felt "normal" in 18 years now. :mad:

For all of you who have had no luck with the meds you tried you can have, "DNA drug reaction tests" done on you for about $600 for all 4 tests and some insurance companies will cover the tests too. you just have to check with them and see. What the tests do is checks YOUR DNA to see how YOU metabalize medicines and it will let you know what meds WONT work for you so, you don't have to bother trying them and can get to what meds WILL work for you & save yourself the time & stress of failing with the "try it and see what happens" crap doctors try to put us all through. If you want to know more about the DNA drug reaction tests, look for my thread about it on the anxiety boards where I have a lot more details about it or you can just search for it on the net to find out about it.
Good luck to all!
T.