[scatterbrained04]

I have found mine to have continued to get worse. Now I just completely avoid a lot of situations altogether if it's possible. Before I'd at least attempt to work through it. It's horrible. More things are anxiety provoking now too.

[eclairparty98]

This is very similar to me. I understand. I've been anxious for a long time but in recent years, I've started to experience my anxiety mutate into paranoia. It prevented me from going to school, seeing friends, maintaining friendships and ultimately kept me locked up in my house where I feel safest but preventing me from experiencing and seeing so much. Irrational anxiety really, really is horrible I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing this I hope it lifts and becomes a thing of the past real soon

[CepheidVariable]

Originally Posted by scatterbrained04

I have found mine to have continued to get worse. Now I just completely avoid a lot of situations altogether if it's possible. Before I'd at least attempt to work through it. It's horrible. More things are anxiety provoking now too.

Yes. Some things are much worse. I feel like I'm even less of a person than I used to be, and that was never much. That's a horrible feeling.

At least I'm finally back in some limited therapy, with hopefully some more to come.

Ask for help, people. The passing of time rarely makes it better.

[*Laurie*]

My anxiety has always been severe, for as long as I can remember. But in my 50's it has gone off the wall. I suspect that the regular anxiety has been increased by menopause.

[liveforsummer]

First post in anxiety thread
Debilitating anxiety in my mid twenties to mid thirties combined with full out panic attacks (yep called the ambulance myself as had no clue what was going on). Have managed to learn to not get to that panicked state but anxiety is always there in varying degrees. It's it's own roller coaster.

[Sunflower123]

I've had bad anxiety since kindergarten and had agoraphobia for many years and wouldn't leave the house but resolved it. My anxiety is mostly in check now (for the past 2 or so months...I think due to a new medication). It's been bad over the past few years though.

[Mountaindewed]

My anxiety has been really bad for a couple of days. My meds don't seem to be working. I'm currently so anxious I feel like I'm going to throw up. My stomach hurts really bad and I don't want to eat anything. I have PMDD and I am wondering if I'm getting an unscheduled period. I work Tues-Fri and I'm worried about the unpredictable moods that my boss has.

Only thing that helps is my Ativan. But I only get 3 a week. So I have to save it for work.

My doctor really did not want to prescribe the Ativan and refused for about 8 months. I finally had to bring my mom in with me after a particularly bad week.

I saw him a couple of weeks ago. He "technically" did not give me another refill on it. He said when I run out to get my therapist to give him a call. I did have some left. We'll see if he fulfills that promise. He can go back and forth on thing, even though it's not healthy to go off and on it. I may not be addicted or dependent on it but I still have withdrawals from it when I go off.

[*Laurie*]

Originally Posted by Bozdickens

My anxiety has been really bad for a couple of days. My meds don't seem to be working. I'm currently so anxious I feel like I'm going to throw up. My stomach hurts really bad and I don't want to eat anything. I have PMDD and I am wondering if I'm getting an unscheduled period. I work Tues-Fri and I'm worried about the unpredictable moods that my boss has.

Only thing that helps is my Ativan. But I only get 3 a week. So I have to save it for work.

My doctor really did not want to prescribe the Ativan and refused for about 8 months. I finally had to bring my mom in with me after a particularly bad week.

I saw him a couple of weeks ago. He "technically" did not give me another refill on it. He said when I run out to get my therapist to give him a call. I did have some left. We'll see if he fulfills that promise. He can go back and forth on thing, even though it's not healthy to go off and on it. I may not be addicted or dependent on it but I still have withdrawals from it when I go off.

I am so fed up with the 'benzo ban'! Damn it. Benzos truly help some people live life. Pdocs are prescribing AP's to help with anxiety (which they seldom do); AP's are so much more dangerous than benzos are. It really angers me.

[Unrigged64072835]

My anxiety is less now but I don't have a job and my routine is really structured. Even medical appts. can throw things off.

[BrokeTech]

I used to not even recognize anxiety for what it was, so I am not sure if it has gotten worse or I am just more aware now. I know that the changes my life has gone through have been a part of, at least, recognizing it, being more affected by it in blatantly obvious bad ways and seeing how it's a problem. It's not like how it was in school, because the stuff I went through in school are things it seems like a lot of people go through and it's harder to tell that it's not normal or that it's more than introversion or whatever. The stuff I've gone through with my career is different and has been more harmful to me.

If I can say it has gotten better, the only reason for that is I started taking steps to lessen the anxiety and found supplements that really help me. I don't think it'll get better without trying to make it get better. My mother appears to be a lifelong anxiety sufferer, she has never really done anything about it and she definitely seems to have gotten worse over time. But, kind of like I was saying before, there are times of your life when you're having certain experiences that cause you to experience anxiety more than others and/or make you more aware of it because of how bad it is/how it affects your life, and I'd say that's been true for both me and for her. It's like what Fharraige said--right now, no stressful job and more structure for him/her helps with anxiety at this moment in time.

[reggiegirl]

My anxiety also got much worse after menopause. It now never goes away. It is truly debillitating.

[Mountaindewed]

I started spotting Tuesday. I knew Monday night that's what was going on. That level of anxiety is ALWAYS followed by spotting or my period

I feel fine today.

[BreakForTheLight]

My anxiety has only really just started a few years ago..... Before, certain situations would make me very nervous (social situations mostly, and flying) but now I get very anxious over nothing at all

[scatterbrained04]

Originally Posted by BreakForTheLight

My anxiety has only really just started a few years ago..... Before, certain situations would make me very nervous (social situations mostly, and flying) but now I get very anxious over nothing at all

I think maybe that's a similar case for me. That may be why I have the perception that it's gotten worse. I've always has social anxiety, but over the last few years, my anxiety has majorly changed. I get anxiety over all kinds of things and over nothing at all.

[Cocosurviving]

The last few months I get anxiety every night. I also get triggered by things that did not use to bother me....like certain tv shows

for me, I've always been bad at handling my issues- so yes, it has.
anxiety now, and anxiety say.. 10 11 years ago, hell of a difference- it is worse now

[Biteplate]

My anxiety has gotten so bad that I am terrified to drive. I feel trapped in my home. Isolating myself just makes the anxiety and worrying worse too.

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by Biteplate

My anxiety has gotten so bad that I am terrified to drive. I feel trapped in my home. Isolating myself just makes the anxiety and worrying worse too.

I really hate your going through this. Do you have a therapist ? My pdoc gave me Ativan for my anxiety....it has helped.

My husband passing away in 2012 caused a crisis. I couldn't bear it and I would have died if I hadn't had my daughter I had to look after. That was the worst. I'm in a crisis now-I have to look back and say it at least isn't as bad as that. But I feel the same in many ways--I don't know how I'll get through. I have to say the bipolar problem seems to be getting worse, and anxiety is worse than a few years ago.

[Shazerac]

Seems like my anxiety gets better or worse. It doesn't stay the same. I try to monitor it like it's an obnoxious weed. For example: If I start getting nervous about driving I think "oh dear I really don't want to be house bound" so I try to make myself go on a little drive, even if it's only going around the block.

When I start getting anxious about social situations I try to get out more. Go to the store, say hello to the cashier. Take small steps to turn the tide.