dawrina

Hi there! Fellow anxiety sufferer here.

How do you deal with that "tightly wound" feeling that anxiety gives you? Hopefully you know what I'm talking about. That feeling where you constantly feel like a spring under pressure, like you physically can't relax.

I've tried several medications to help ease my anxiety but found that none of them were right for me (Lexapro made me psychotic, Cymbalta gave me brain zaps, and Viibryd made me emotionally unstable) The only one that helps is xanex, but it's highly addictive so I try to only use it when I really need it.

Also, do you get that gnawing in the pit of your stomach associated with anxiety? The one where your nervous about something, but since you have anxiety it happens like 24/7 for no reason?

Thanks.

How do you treat generalized anxiety? My anxiety has become so overwhelming that I'm almost always on edge. Everything creates a feeling of dread even if its mundane. This includes things like going to the store, calling people on the phone, meeting someone for the first time, driving somewhere I am unfamiliar with, going to the doctor. etc. And for things that are ACTUALLY stressful, that any one would feel anxiety about absolutely destroy me. I have panic attacks over exams, job interviews, presentations. All of the psychologists/psychiatrists I have worked with have diagnosed severe anxiety in the first 5 minutes of meeting them (usually because I'm barely able to speak and shaking).

I don't see an end to fixing my anxiety outside of medical intervention -- The problem is that most anxiety medications make me manic.

would going to a therapist even be worth it for something like this?