[ashesashes]

I really don't know what to do anymore this is taking over my life I can't even go to the store to buy juice ......I spend the days pacing trying to just breathe and crying continually over anything.......the ativan just covers it up and then it's worse the next day....I can't even read any more .......someone please tell me this gets better that there is something even one thing that I could do to make this stop because I feel like I am going to lose control soon ......I feel like there is this ball in the pit of my stomach that is going to explode at any moment......I am so scared of everything.........I was supposed to go feed the birds today with my family for mothers day but I coul barely even get dressed and this was the first mothers day that has ever been celebrated for me ( my oldest is 4) and I couldn't even do it. Someone please help me.

[(JD)]

Yes, you can get better, but it won't be overnight. Is there a reason why you don't take ativan on a regular basis?
What types of things do you do to help curb this anxiety?

[CedarS]

It does get better, it can get better.

In therapy? Therapy helped me a lot, along with meds.

Anything you enjoy that you can use to distract yourself and relax with for now?

Do you drink coffee? If so, cutting down on that slowly might help too.

[ECHOES]

Yes it does get better. A year ago I was where you are.. pacing, crying, not able to read, losing days of work because I could not go in, feeling like I was on the verge of falling totally and completely apart and would never be okay again.

I began therapy and the symptoms began to get better after a while, and they continue to get better all the time.

I also used Xanax when needed. I really really really didn't want to take it so I would wait too long to take it. I eventually learned when my symptoms got to a certain point that they were not going to get better or go away on their own and I needed to take the Xanax right then, to stop from getting worse. Sometimes I took it so I could sleep. Sleep, rest is so important.

Please be good to you and if you aren't in therapy, find a therapist to help you learn what is creating the anxiety. You don't have to suffer and be alone in this.

[BrnEyedGrl]

Im in the same exact place. The only thing that I know will help me is the meds which I am afraid to take, jeez go figure. But in the past, after being on em and going to therapy I was able to function, not 100%, but better than now.
Make an appt tommorrow.

[Fuzzybear]

[Opeth]

Please hang in there. I was in the same place awhile back and I'm doing great now. There's nothing different about me. Just have faith that things will turn around and you won't have to deal with this your entire life. Keep looking for the right answer for you. It's out there.

[AAAAA]

Seroquel has been wonderful WONDERFUL for my anxiety, plus I sleep every night. I'm on 300 mg, and as they're getting you up to the right dose, the side effects are awful, but they DO get better in a couple of weeks. It does cause immence weight gain, but not only can I cope, I can actually function. When my doc took me off the ativan after I'd been on the S for a month, I paniced. Whatever was I going to do in a crowd? But my first time out of the house it was like Fate was showing me just what I could deal with. I faced, and FUNCTIONED in two different situations that day that would have had me curled up in a ball in bed for weeks on the ativan.

[TraciReborn]

OH my. Does your doctor know the full extent of your situation? I recommend cognitive therapy right away. This can be controlled but you can't do it alone. Trust me, I know. Gosh, I feel terrible for you. But please talk to someone!

[BalishBun]

hey, everyone here with anxiety (including myself) has been through the same thing your going through. It is a horrible feeling. There may not seem like a way out, but there is. Right now Im trying to help my anxiety by answering you

[nightbird]

...me too.

You can see your md. to get a therapist referral or find one on your own, (there is a referral on this site) ... they will help you begin to arrest the severity.

peace and calm,
nightbird

[jkarm]

The answer is YES, you will get better, but only if you listen to your doctor. I went for years without doing that. As a matter of fact I have had severe anxiety and panic attack disorder for 14yrs and the first 5yrs was a living nightmare because I was in denial and thought if the doctors werent finding any phsical problems I should get over it and wake up one day and be normal again. Well when the "its all in your head" idea turned into the realization that it was a physical disorder for me and MILLIONS of other people I realized I was normal and just needed my medicine to treat a very real diseased part of my brain, and I thanked God for the healing he gave me through doctors and medicine. And I'll tell you something else, I started thinking I had it all under control and did not need medicine anymore and weaned off my medicine and guess what, after years of no real anxiety or panic attack, I had one of the most severe ones ever. Left home in an ambulance and spent time in the hospital to find out that my brain is still needing meds to do its job. Thank God for his gift of healing and health. I am back on my medicine, EVERYDAY, REGULARLY,AND ON TIME!! Help the doctors help you and take your medicine. And thank God for it. You can and will be back to your normal self again. Just try to get the right medicine and if you can try to stay away from benzos, my first years of real relief was delayed by them and they are so very addictive and dangerous.