My therapist tells me that these symptoms are those of having very high anxiety, and the body being in 'fight or flight' mode. This can happen at any time -- like now, just lying in bed listening to music, been on the laptop for a couple hours and had the TV on. I have no reason to be 'anxious' right now, and in my mind I feel calm, but my body? My hands are shaking as I type, I can feel my pulse in several areas of my body, I can feel energy/electricity coursing through my veins and my arms, my stomach feels full of butterflies. I feel like I'm way over-caffeinated (but have had none.)

This happens to me quite a lot, and I've come to refer to it as 'overdrive'...

I think this is something that has gone worse since starting to take Amitriptyline, and have experienced high anxiety, panic attacks, to the point of nausea. I've been put on beta blockers, and they seemed to calm it all down for a while. Still, though, I sometimes get this 'overdrive' feeling.

Has anyone else experienced anxiety like this? Is 'anxiety' even really what this is? Like I say, it confuses me because it happens even if I have no reason to be nervous or worried -- and strangely, when I do have cause to be, I'm often unflappable!

Anyone shed any light? How do I deal with this? I usually try to meditate or listen to some relaxation tracks my T recorded -- but it doesn't always work because my mind usually seems calm already?! Could this be a problem on a subconscious level, or a sign my meds really aren't suitable? Going to talk with my T about this again, but in the meantime also really interested to hear others' thoughts on it