Does anyone have constant anxiety?

creative23 · Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 4

Hi djskip.

Just read your post, just wanted to let you know that my girlfriend, who has suffered bad with anxiety for the last six years, gets the motion sickness you asked about. She cant walk very far at all without feeling she has to hold on to something for support. Even moving too quickly, say to reach out for a cup or the remote for the tv while sat down can make her feel dizzy if she moves too quickly. so your not on your own with that..

Garrick0 · Newbie Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

hello everyone! perhaps what i have been going through might be of some help. 6 months ago i started having anxiety attacks. at first it was every other day. then every day. after that it was numerous times a day. now it is a constant problem. moments after i wake, i feel like i'm being choked, have difficulty breathing and swallowing, and chest pain. these are all non stop.
before it progressed, i was put on Klonopin which helped. after a short while it no longer had any effect. since then, i have been put on numerous meds with little or no success; Lexipro, Zoloft, Buspar. Xanax has had great results but i had an allergic reaction and stopped after 1 dose. trying to get to sleep was hell so my doctor gave me AmbienCR. for some reason the ambien worked better than the anti-depressant/anti-anxiety meds. the chest pain went away and i was able to breath and swallow properly. since discovering this i have done research on the meds to try and find out why Ambien works and nothing else and found that they all generally function by increasing the effectiveness of the main chemical neuro inhibitor in your brain GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid). this keeps your brain from overloading with neural impulses. each drug utilizes it differently so even though they all use the same chemical, you do't always get the same results.
ANYHOW, i noticed a few people have a similar problem where nothing seems to help. i suggest doing what i am about to have done. get a Neural Balance Screen Test. this checks the level of the chemicals that effect your CNS (Central Nervous System). if your GABA, Seratonin, or any of them for that matter are out of whack, it could prove to be your problem and NOT necessarily a psychological problem. if your meds are working and you are satisfied then that's all good. but if you can treat the cause and not the symptoms, i would recommend it

Quantum · Newbie Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 5

It's great that you found that this out. A Neural balance scree test? Interesting and somthing to think about. It's good that your getting some sleep now as that can make one crazy as it is!

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I have constant anxiety, I have had panic attacks for about 2 years now but here recently I have not been doing well at all. Sometimes I get so panicky that my arms/face go numb, I get dizzy, etc. and of course I then think I'm having that heart attack that we all fear. Smile

Xanax works GREAT but I look at it as more of a band-aid and not a cure. I am due for a Dr.'s appt. next week, does anyone know of any medication I can suggest to him that would allieviate my symptoms completely? I have heard of Xanax XR giving people some good results....

angelhair · Newbie Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

I had my first panick attack in Dec. 2007, while on the massage table!!! I layed there begging God to not let me die too embarassed to speak up and tell the massage therapist what I was going thru.

I had so much adrenaline rushing thru me that I literally could not feel the normally deep painful massage!
I have had 5 actual panick attacks since then but live in a constant anxious state worrying about why I feel this way...
Naturally I just "KNOW" something is wrong with me and keep trying to find a diagnosis on the web...the only thing I have come across is "Adrenal Gland Disorder", I have an appt. to see a Dr. to get tested... In the mean time, I have been trying to do 30 min. of cardio exercise as many days as I can, I take Buspar and "herbal remedies": 5HTP, Melatonin, Anti-Ace., and read Psalm 142 and 143 (the Bible).[/i]

BrianM · Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 2

Well, I am almost 50 and I can remember my first anxiety attack in kindergarten. I am presently going through yet another bout of constant anxiety. I am more on constant anxiety than off. I have mild to severe attacks as well. After 45 years of it and a medical file thick enough to be apartment complex, doctors do have a tendency to use a prescription pad as a method of giving up. I don't want to scare anyone but after all these years, tests to the ying yang, I personally do not believe the medical community has a a proper diagnoses for chronic anxiety. As a result of all these years, I have acute bouts of depression as well. Funny observation here; some people have said I would have cashed it in by now... I am scared like hell of dying.. one of the most prevalent sensations of anxiety. I agree that exercise does help but not possible all the time and the heart palpitations during exercise also prevents good work outs. I am currently on welbutran and xanax. I say currently because all drugs eventually build a tolerance and you have to change. After all these years I still hate the anxiety disorder with a passion. I do not know what o do anymore. I have lost jobs, relationships, friends etc over this. Oh BTW, this is a problem in my family - moms side. My oldest brother had it too. Because he cried wolf s many times by going to emergency thinking he was dying, the day he did have a heart attack, he died. He was 50. Now that I am turning 50 just one more thing to worry about now. If a doctor is reading this that specializes in this disorder, I really would like to hear from you. I have been seen by many doctors but I never found one that stated they were a specialist in anxiety disorders. My final thought to you all sufferers out there, you are not alone and your not going crazy or you are less of a person. We need good studies done and proper research and get away from covering the symptoms and treat the disorder. I await that day and remain hopeful for myself and all other sufferers.

BrianM · Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 2

Well, I am almost 50 and I can remember my first anxiety attack in kindergarten. I am presently going through yet another bout of constant anxiety. I am more on constant anxiety than off. I have mild to severe attacks as well. After 45 years of it and a medical file thick enough to be apartment complex, doctors do have a tendency to use a prescription pad as a method of giving up. I don't want to scare anyone but after all these years, tests to the ying yang, I personally do not believe the medical community has a a proper diagnoses for chronic anxiety. As a result of all these years, I have acute bouts of depression as well. Funny observation here; some people have said I would have cashed it in by now... I am scared like hell of dying.. one of the most prevalent sensations of anxiety. I agree that exercise does help but not possible all the time and the heart palpitations during exercise also prevents good work outs. I am currently on welbutran and xanax. I say currently because all drugs eventually build a tolerance and you have to change. After all these years I still hate the anxiety disorder with a passion. I do not know what o do anymore. I have lost jobs, relationships, friends etc over this. Oh BTW, this is a problem in my family - moms side. My oldest brother had it too. Because he cried wolf s many times by going to emergency thinking he was dying, the day he did have a heart attack, he died. He was 50. Now that I am turning 50 just one more thing to worry about now. If a doctor is reading this that specializes in this disorder, I really would like to hear from you. I have been seen by many doctors but I never found one that stated they were a specialist in anxiety disorders. My final thought to you all sufferers out there, you are not alone and your not going crazy or you are NOT less of a human being. We need good studies done and proper research and get away from covering the symptoms and treat the disorder. I await that day and remain hopeful for myself and all other sufferers. As others have said, see a doctor. This disorder is not something to take on yourself or fluff off as your not a strong person. I met a 280 LB black belt that is crippled to his knees in an attack. Don't torture yourself. Although meds don't seem to cure the disorder, it makes it a little bit more tolerable. BrainM

katiebaby · Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 2

anxiety can also be caused by severe depression so you should get that checked as well! around winter time i went through a month of anxiety(constant) i was tested for arythmias because my heart rate was around 140 even when i was sleeping. im on celexa and i feel great except when i smoke pot...dont do that if you have a tendency of anxiety it screws you over big time and sometimes you can relapse and have an episode..even when the pot is out of your system because the pot hypes up the part of your brain that causes anxiety...also while your having an episode of anxiety avoid caffine,chocolate,alcohol & gum...they get our adrenaline pumping and make your symptoms intenseify...its great to know that i wasnt crazy and that other people go through it...but trust me you will get better!

lumpy321 · Newbie Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 4

I have had almost constant anxiety for the past few months. It seems that every time I stop worrying about one thing I just start worrying about something else. I mainly am scared of health problems (I have been scared of having aids, short sightedness, autism, hair loss, breast cancer, testicular cancer, throat cancer, brain cancer and lymphoma), but often get anxious when I go to public places in fear that I will do something embarassing. It can get really annoying sometimes, but it fourtunately isn't as bad as some other people have described on this thread. I just hope that it will get better soon. If anyone can give advice it would be very helpful.

Does anyone have constant anxiety?

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