Hi
Thank god there's someone out there like me! I'm 29 and have suffered with anxiety in the passed (due to recreational drugs). I found that drinking alcohol helped with the anxiety but it soon gets out of control and I too have had 5-6 day binges on alcohol just trying to stop the anxiety.
Just last week I drank each day and by friday I was having really worrying, horrible thoughts. On saturday I took a couple of my friends diazepams (she too suffers with anxiety/panic attacks) which helped but they never seem to take it off completely. I grinned and beared it though, tempted to have a drink but didn't and I haven't since and although I do feel much better than last week, I'm still having the odd (very short) spell of anxiety and strange, paranoid thoughts. I worry that the anxiety may be leading to some sort of pshycosis - does anyone else?
Thank god there's someone out there like me! I'm 29 and have suffered with anxiety in the passed (due to recreational drugs). I found that drinking alcohol helped with the anxiety but it soon gets out of control and I too have had 5-6 day binges on alcohol just trying to stop the anxiety.
Just last week I drank each day and by friday I was having really worrying, horrible thoughts. On saturday I took a couple of my friends diazepams (she too suffers with anxiety/panic attacks) which helped but they never seem to take it off completely. I grinned and beared it though, tempted to have a drink but didn't and I haven't since and although I do feel much better than last week, I'm still having the odd (very short) spell of anxiety and strange, paranoid thoughts. I worry that the anxiety may be leading to some sort of pshycosis - does anyone else?
im a 24 yr old male. and im so glad i found these posts. i totally understand how u all feel. its the most terrible feeling i tell u. the anxiety after drinking was terrible. it affects me for almost 3 - 4 days. it really interferes with my daily routine. the worst part is i get scared and fearful over small little things but it really blows up out of proportions. i think its just that alcohol and ppl like us just dun really go well together. im trying to stop drinking, but it sure can be hard, especially on occasions/parties etc. as i speak rite now, i am suffering haha. cos i had a party 2 nites before. it gets so bad that i worry so much before i sleep that i get shocking nightmares. but i do believe that even though in truth, anxiety disorder really sucks; i guess it has honestly only made us stronger and somewhat wiser!! :-D
Hi all. Im so happy to have found these posts. As for the past year and a half this has been happening to me. Im a 22 year old female who likes to have a sociable drink with friends. In my case, im ok the next day if Ive only had a couple but I can still feel the effects of the drink. However, if Ive drank a moderate amount or more of alcohol the night before then I have the 'doom' or the 'fear' as I think its usually referred to. Like everyone here, I get anxious, feel guilty, worry my wee head off about things that Ive been told never happened. I cry for no reason and my hangovers are horrendous to say the least no matter the amount I consume. Im sitting in my bed right now with the 'doom' haha, managed to grab an hours sleep earlier on before I was woken by a horrible physically painful nightmare haha. Another side effect. My friend seems to think I might have an alcohol intolerance, I don't know. Its kind of a running joke now, she phones me after a night out to find out on a scale of 1 to 10 how bad my 'doom' is haha. She finds it funny, I don't in the slightest. Ive had two days of this depression now, hopefully it lifts by tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
I'm only 15 and im a sophomore in high school. I get good grades and I dont do anything bad but once in a while i like to have a few drinks at parties. I cant talk to a doctor about this because i am underaged but recently I've been having prolonged anxiety after alcohol. When I tell my friends they tell me that the alcohol cant still be affecting me so many hours later but ha theyre wrong.... but now what?? Do i have to stop drinking for good??
(it also makes my heart race like crazy in the middle of the night after ive been drinking)
(it also makes my heart race like crazy in the middle of the night after ive been drinking)
Many people suffer from anxiety, depression, fears, & phobias, the primary difference in them is the "trigger" or the event that brings on the emotional response.
As a hypnotherapist I have seen a great many people with these same issues helped dramatically with a few sessions of hypnosis. I would suggest finding a reputable hypnotist that has experience helping people in this area.
Hope this helps and that you find the relief you deserve soon.
As a hypnotherapist I have seen a great many people with these same issues helped dramatically with a few sessions of hypnosis. I would suggest finding a reputable hypnotist that has experience helping people in this area.
Hope this helps and that you find the relief you deserve soon.
You are all lightweight,.,.,.if you do not drink a lot then go get bladdered then of course you will fell like c**p,.,.,.drink in moderation and save pennies,.,.,.
now im away down the pub fora pint lolol
hope it goes well
now im away down the pub fora pint lolol
hope it goes well
I have suffered from this affliction for years, and now aged 48 It can be triggered by just a couple of beers or glasses of wine. I feel absolutley c**p for two days - raging insomnia, paranoia and insecurity - and then like a miracle it lifts and I forget how bad it was - until the next time! The answer I think is probably two-fold - examine the root cause of the anxiety and if you can do something about it - and of course the obvious - don't drink. I often wonder if all the potential causes of anxiety in my life were removed - no money worries, job stress, etcc - would I still suffer? The answer is probably yes as no doubt I'd find something to worry about, and it is probably this pre-disposition that accentuates the alcohol-anxiety link. Interestingly there is a strong alcoholic gene in my family - father an alcoholic, mothers side also with a smattering of alcohol problems - perhaps this is how this gene manifests itself in those of us that do not succumb to full-blown alcoholism?
K well, first things first I gotta get this outta the way. Its 2am and i can't fall asleep because every time i lay down in bed after 10 or 15 minutes the right side of my body goes numb and my heart starts to flutter and i begin to either pass out or have a anxiety attack.
And to tell yea the truth it has to be 100% the fact that since i've been 14 ( i'm almost 20 now ) every weekend i've been blasted drunnk. That meaning around a 26 or 14-15 beer.
So now my dilemma is I get too scared to fall asleep because i don't know if i'm gonna wake up!!
I'm going to go see a doctor tomorrow because clearly this isn't going to get better and I'm thinking maybe i'll have to go on beta blockers to tighten up the heart muscles.
So could anyone with a good idea of whats happening help me relax in saying that if i start treating my body better that this will all go away ???
Thnx for reading
Ryan
And to tell yea the truth it has to be 100% the fact that since i've been 14 ( i'm almost 20 now ) every weekend i've been blasted drunnk. That meaning around a 26 or 14-15 beer.
So now my dilemma is I get too scared to fall asleep because i don't know if i'm gonna wake up!!
I'm going to go see a doctor tomorrow because clearly this isn't going to get better and I'm thinking maybe i'll have to go on beta blockers to tighten up the heart muscles.
So could anyone with a good idea of whats happening help me relax in saying that if i start treating my body better that this will all go away ???
Thnx for reading
Ryan
I have the same thing to there are two things you can do one drink again sometimes that doesn't work the but mostly does. Or the best thing is to get some ativan from your doctor it completely takes away all the anxiety and you feel golden.
I have all of the same things that have already been discussed here. As a result, I do my best not to go overboard with drinking. However, the last two weekends have been special events and I have done myself in. My husband is great - he knows about my struggles with anxiety and tries to help me draw the line when we are out. Nonetheless, I always wake up with feelings of dread. Alcohol tends to make me much more outgoing than I normally am, so without fail I play my behavior back in my head over and over again the next day and feel incredibly stupid. I analyze every single thing that was said or done. To make it worse, I can sometimes black out portions of the evening after only three drinks, so a lot of times my husband has to recount portions of the evening to me. The more he tells me, the more things I have to obsess about, and the worse I get. It usually brings me to tears at which point I start carrying this huge guilt for ever drinking in the first place. I have spoken to my doctor about this and I have a perscription for Xanax. It is potentially addictive and not something that you want to use every day, but it will ease the panic during those days when you are trying to get your head back in a better place. Of course the best thing for all of us would be not to drink and that is something that I continue to work towards.
Im 19 nearly 20, and for the past year have had times where i have a terrible downer after a session, its not always but comes sometimes, and it doesnt seem to matter how much i drink, it can happen after a few, or the mother load of beers lol.
All my mates know i love a drink, and im always invited out, but ive come to the decision today to not drink, i never wanted to do that because i thort people who never drink are anti social and boring, but ill still go out just save a hell of a lot of money and be happy the morning after lol
Seriously you guys are not on your own either! And the best thing to do is to not drink, and when you stop make sure you still go out with your friends just make sure you dont drink, DONT not go out for ages, because the next time you go out you will probably just go on a bender.
hope i helped, and no more drink for me :-D good times
xxx sean
All my mates know i love a drink, and im always invited out, but ive come to the decision today to not drink, i never wanted to do that because i thort people who never drink are anti social and boring, but ill still go out just save a hell of a lot of money and be happy the morning after lol
Seriously you guys are not on your own either! And the best thing to do is to not drink, and when you stop make sure you still go out with your friends just make sure you dont drink, DONT not go out for ages, because the next time you go out you will probably just go on a bender.
hope i helped, and no more drink for me :-D good times
xxx sean
i can very much relate to the comments in this thread. i've had my share of night terrors and anxiety attacks after a bout of drinking. i've used cannabis as a crutch to alleviate the symptoms and while it works very well, it leaves me unable to return to work on the days when i'm suffering from one of these massive hangovers. i wish there was a better way to describe it than a 'hangover' because it lingers for days at a time after relatively little alcohol, and the feeling of impending doom that overshadows the entire experience is absolutely crippling. while i'm not proud of the fact, i do realise that i'm an alcoholic these days -- i'm about to turn 28 and i've had heavy anxiety issues since i was quite young -- booze was the thing that got me to come out of my shell, and since then being drunk has been my primary way of overcoming anxiety to form social relationships. i don't get aggressive or over-emotional or rowdy -- it's merely helped me find a way to express myself without the heavy inhibitions i've suffered since childhood. i'm frustrated that doctors have refused to prescribe anti-anxiety medication to me on the grounds that they're convinced i will abuse it in conjunction with alcohol or other drugs. i have no such intentions, despite my previous experience with pharmaceuticals like alprazolam (xanax) which i had to obtain illegally and which greatly alleviated my symptoms to the point of not feeling like i needed a drink to be 'myself'.
in any case i'm quite certain that after extensive experience, alcohol exponentially compounds anxiety issues after wearing off -- the obvious answer is to stop drinking, but as most people here know this is much easier said than done -- and it's very discouraging that doctors are assigned the role of judges when dealing with these things, especially considering the amount of courage it takes to come forward to discuss a substance addiction based on an underlying anxiety issue.
in any case i'm quite certain that after extensive experience, alcohol exponentially compounds anxiety issues after wearing off -- the obvious answer is to stop drinking, but as most people here know this is much easier said than done -- and it's very discouraging that doctors are assigned the role of judges when dealing with these things, especially considering the amount of courage it takes to come forward to discuss a substance addiction based on an underlying anxiety issue.
I too have this problem. I am going through it right now that is why I'm on this forum in the first place. My case maybe a little different then most of you though. I have been drinking since i was 15. i am 32 now. I had gotten one or two anxiety attackers after drinking in the past, but they were mild and I wasnt sure what it was. Now it seems like i get them everytime i drink. I thought it was because I was getting married and I had just bought a house, but they are continuing. I am stressed at work so I think that has a lot to do with it. I guess my question is does this go away. I was never a person who got stressed before so i'm assuming that's why i never had these issues. I'm hoping this goes away because like you all know this is a very shitty feeling. It is good to know I am not alone. I just wanted to share my situation for future readers and to thank you all for your posts. It has eased my anxiety a little. I know I will probably not come back to this forum again, but if I do find an answer to whether this ever goes away I will share with you all.
Hello,
It's good to know that I am not the only one with this dilemma. I drank beers pretty heavy on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, I felt like the world had ended and today (thursday) I am still shaky and have terrible anxiety. I have chosen to give up drinking for a while, maybe...not even drinking again. The sadness and anxiety I feel after drinking is just not worth it
It's good to know that I am not the only one with this dilemma. I drank beers pretty heavy on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, I felt like the world had ended and today (thursday) I am still shaky and have terrible anxiety. I have chosen to give up drinking for a while, maybe...not even drinking again. The sadness and anxiety I feel after drinking is just not worth it
have had same problem, havent touched alkcohol like 6 months, but what coult be good pure against those anciety/panic attacks?
i dont want to take xanax after every heavy drinking...
i was 19 when it first started..
i dont want to take xanax after every heavy drinking...
i was 19 when it first started..