Im going to the Dr today
 

im finnaly doing something about my anxiety and will hopefully be gettnig some meds

was pretty nerving doing it all and stuff, heck im freaking about going to the drs too

thats all

i had some anxiety issues that gave me rashes all over to the point where my back would be all scratched up and bleeding. i got medicine for it but then i lost it. the anxiety went away for the most part, but now i also have some mild paranoia

you should get on those pills that tony soprano was one... they gave him awesome dreams.

oh i dont need pills for awesome dreams
i dreamt i had a magic elevator last night, and that the world flooded and a car whale threw me around for fun

the doctor gave me little bright green pills

iv had the pills ill hopefully be getting before
my friend gets them for social fun
but yeh i just feel crazy when im out in society

i can't be on that stuff, although i've been told by several people that i'm in dire need of some kind of mood stabilizer...all good and well but that stuff doesn't mix too well with booze.

I hate taking all that shit, hence I don't. But whilst growing up I was a shit nervous dude. I could barely talk to a stranger if asked a question and I'd get all anxious in public and it would not be an overally pleasant experience. Not like I stayed at home and never left the house, not necessarly, I just didn't like crowds. But then I still don't like crowds and I get alittle anxious but nowhere near like I used to. Never took meds, I'd hate to rely on a stabiliser to get me through and be in a permanent haze. I got on anti-depressants once and went off them after a few days because I felt like a goon taking them. Ever since, I've gotten better with controlling my emotions. I think I needed to realise that only I can help myself.

Saying all this shit though, I finally got some pain killers the other day for my back which I am always in pain with. I don't even like taking these that often, I hate relying on anything. But they also make me a better communicater and more care free in a pleasant way.

Not all medicine is bad you know.

Medicaton in which you need to control your emotions are nearly always bad for you.

It is not for everyone, when it comes to xanax,prozac, etc. You cannot say it is bad when it has been shown that it does help some people out.

So many people become reliant on such prescribed medication, and it's sad. People think they're a cure, but rarely is the cure long term. They just supress whatever the problem is.

You can all take them, whatever, but they're not for me. That's what I'm sayin'.

i have started taking my meds
itll be interesting to see what happens
i hope it allows me to do things i want to and not feel so controlled by my anxiety

ask for a prostate exam while you are there.

then you could really experience the whole alien anal thing.




PS: I used to listen to Dr. D religiously.

"Some side effects include obesity, impotence, and a small percentage of test subjects experienced testicular elephantiasis. Please check with your physician if you have a family history of beachball-sized scrotal areas."

thank god i don't have balls.

From what I can tell, you have gigantic brass ones.

excuse me, let me rephrase.
thank god i don't have male genitalia.

best of luck at the doctor man. take the meds they give you, if they give you any,a nd let them work for you. it takes time for your body's chamical imbalances to stablize, so please make sure to follow the prescription instructions.

can you imagine what a pain cantankerous would be if she did have testosterone running through those evil veins? ;)

i would be like that viking in the snickers commercial.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hEYEFfAbB5g

anyone thats been on anti depressents, could u tell me how it went?

this is such a sad american trend.
I mean, is so strange anxiety incidence in US is something like 8 times than my country (it's a %rate), and the way to value incidence is counting diagnosis and prescriptions. It's sad you say "I'm going to doctor and I hope he will give me pills".
we (europeans-but don't get what I say as an attack) are very astonished by your ease to prescribe psychomeds... I talk as a medicine student, actually attending neurology department.

it's a lot about responsability. How can a teenager safely handle psychoactive drugs?... it's sad to hear some of you take painkillers to be less shy, is worse than sharing some friends' ansiolitics to be high...
this mentality of artificial relay is a big trap hiding just a huge business. this year prozac had its 20th birthday...20 years of billions of dollars...
another sad thing is that this economical trend is extending to europe...
it's now sure anxiety can be cured with diet, physical activities, breathing training, and can be caused by metabolic disorders (see hyperthyroidism)... but I understan it's hard to move overweight asses from their computer. much easier getting pills and falling in the cliche "I'm on xanax, like in ellis novels and independent movies!", huh?

I just hope your doctor is a good one and not just a prick who receives prescribing-prizes and at least follows your therapy.
good luck

unkillable boners with zoloft, the delayed ejaculations really do wonders for her sex life

well i aint overwieght..far from it, iv had anxiety and depression for 4-5 yrs now, i am seeing a therapist tomorrow morning aswell.

Great post from you and nice to see you around. I totally agree with the above because i have been a sufferer of anxiety attacks in the past. I normally wouldn't like talking about it on an internet forum, but since the subject has been brought up and I am a little susceptible to it, I'd strongly recommend to fight them without the help of medication, as much as it is humanly possible. I was put on very strong medication from the word go, which made me feel drowsy all the time, like I was on heroin.

My mother picked up on the fact that it wasn't helping me at all, but in fact it was sending me to outer-space quicker than you can say 'floatingslowly is floatingreallyquickly', so she made me stop taking it altogether and tried other things, like going for walks and not saying a single word, a healthier diet and generally just being a benign presence that looked out for my mental state carefully and lovingly.

It is very difficult to assest what might work for different types of anxiety, since attacks vary very much from person to person and are triggered by disparate factors. I'd say that physical exercise is very important, together with a certain respect for your own body and mind, but that sounds like an all too obvious thing to state. Difficult to achieve it when you are a teen and have a fascination with self-destructive imagery, but destructive imagery can only be fun if you watch it from a far out galaxy, not on a daily routine that involves functioning like a human being and not a human wreck.

i dont mind turning into a zombie for a while, i just want to be able to stop thinking every second and freaking out every second so i can go do stuff like move out and live with my girlfriend and friends

Well, do what you like. Don't take this the wrong way, but that will also mean that message boards the world over will have more and more whinging, spineless train wrecks to shout about their relevant, but ultimately more effectively resolvable problems. Ever heard the one about being a man or woman and using your own incredible mechanism of self-defence?

what does me taking pills have to do with other people?
and what do u mean use my self defence? wheres that fit in with anxiety

I didn't mean physical self-defence, but mental self-defence. That's a mechanism that we are all equipped with, to varying degrees. You seem to come across like you have a choice, but still want to opt for the most drastic solution to something that could be dealt with more easily than that, and with more lasting positive results. There are cases where medication is not a choice, but a necessity. But that doesn't seem your case, hence the existence of this thread. Don't take this personally because you seem like a nice chap and this is not a personal attack at all.

how does it seem like i have a choice?
you dont know what im like when im out in a social situation and sober
im trying not to take offence or see it as a personal attack because i do think your a nice chap too..but what your saying i just dont get

heck i wish i had a choice, im sick of living here with no friends, i want to be able to move out and get a job.

Ok, I will spell it out for you more clearly, then.

You are very much at an age when it's not uncommon feeling cut out or, erm, alienated by your own surroundings. It is very possible that when you feel awkward you might get the impression that life is shit and you are the only one to know it. But it is not as simple as that, there are millions of teenagers feeling exactly like you do, and an even bigger proportion of adults feeling worse.

Choosing to go on meds because of this feeling is not going to turn you into a swan with unbelievable social skills that will be admired and discussed by your peers, no. Perseverance in trying to achieve some peaceful state of mind will do, trying to achieve what your personal goals might be will do, continuosly re-adjusting your being to those surroundings you feel like hating so much will do, and the same for the people who never seem to get you.

That is something that isn't weird or unacceptable, it's something that is common occurance for most people since entering teenagehood. Suffocating such feelings with artificial help is not going to resolve much apart from messing up with your head. Unless, of course, the problem is of a different nature altogether.

he's australian...

be careful climbing down off yr horse.

Alien Anal, do you drink a lot of coffee or cola?

well im 20 so i dont fall under teen anymore..
and its more than just feeling akward, its panic attacks, not being able to speak properly, everything getting loud in my head to the point where when i go into a supermarket to buy some lunch i stand there in an isle not knowing whats going on. and its been going on for yrs now, im wanting the drugs because i have heard good things about it from friends. i dont know what else i can do that i havnt tried already

edit:no screamingskull i dont drink coffee or coke, i dont drink any soft drink actually.

i really would try taking ALL the caffeine out of yr diet before you started to take medication, so that you know for sure that it is anxiety you are creating, not anxiety created by drinking a can of coke, or have a morning cup of coffee.

i dont think i get any caffeen intake at all really..

Like Nefeli already said, I seriously hope that you don't take offence about anything that is said on this thread, because we are posting it in your best interest. I have a question, if you feel like answering it: Did the doctor tell you that you are suffering from anxiety attacks or panic attacks? The reason I am asking is because they are two different things, and panic attacks are most definitely treatable without taking meds.

Pay no attention. He is simply being sway, trying to get my attention. Try harder, sonny.

iv seen psychs in the past aswell and they have said i have high anxiety and high depression levels, my depression isnt as bad as it use to be, the dr said that its most likly anxiety and depression still, both of them working from one another..

and no im not taking offence to anything said here, i apologise if i need things repeated. and i appreciate everyone putting in their opinions aswell.