What I was and still am experiencing

Hey guys

I hope I am not repeating myself too much, maybe I am but your practicly the only one (beside my pdoc) that undestand me so thank you for that

so during my period had a lot of problems, anxiety, feeling wierd in my chest (shortness of breath, though I have asthma I never experienced it as severe as now), weird feeling around my tummy....not in the lower part, where the pains in period are normal, but in upper part like something's grabbing me.

now my period is over and i feel flat. kinnda sad but not very sad, just flat, empty, like a stranger with things and people around me that feel like strangers to me.

i read that abilify can mess up your hormones. i guess the "real feeling" of Abilify was when i started taking it 3 weeks ago, "long" before my period. and the real effect was the feelings i was having then. i don't know WHY am I experiencing such a weird stuff now...maybe cus my body isn't adjusted yet and it's proven, that abilify can mess the hormones (like i wrote above).

whatever it is i presume the feeling i had when started taking it will come back sooner or later, things can't just go rapidly down after 3 weeks of feeling fantastic (if i'm not including anxiety attacks, which were, mind you, rare). but for these days of period, i was nervous ALL THE TIME. not anxiety like, not restlessness like, just....well nervous! for the 1st time i felt like this so i'm hoping my next period and days after period won't be as horrible, cus my body should adjust.

i thank you in advance for your comments

Hello Cocinella

I'm sorry you are going through such a rough time. I wish there was something I could do to help. I think it's like you said, your body will adjust to it.

Sincerely,

Piraeus

Dear Piraeus, thank you for your kind words. There is nothing anyone can do, just time will heal. I suffer, yes, but I am better thank God for that and I must keep this in mind.

Actually the only thing I hate is...fear. Anxiety. I am afraid of going around places, I do go naturally, but I am always afraid I'll experience nervousness and anxiety. It is messing my life. I used to love travel and now I am afraid to go traveling. I hope that this med's will help me with this. Specially Abilify. I am hoping for some positive changes if I'll increase it.

Read somewhere that some meds work like this. When you start taking them, they make things worse (PMS etc.), then when you increase, they make it go away, they don't make it even worse.

Hope...this is something we all have. Hope and love and support.

I thank you Piraeus. You hold on there

Hey Cocinella,

I used to have very crippling anxiety, I would go into a sushi bar with my girlfriend and then have to yank her out of there because I felt like I was going to have a panic attack...

I guess what I want to say is that it is possible with the right treatment, diet, exercise etc that it does subside. I hope it does for you because this kind of anxiety is pretty exhausting! I must add that this anxiety for me started on the second day of new meds, and now I feel much much better.

Goodluck

hi rollacoasta

thanks for your help! well it's hard to desribe what i'm feeling. when i first went on abilify i felt good, restless but better, also practicly no anxiety. now 8after my period) i feel...worse? more wheepy, than anxiety, scared of everything, like you, i am afraid to go out with my BF or family and i should feel comfortable with them no?

maybe it's the hormones that messed everything up. cus before abilify i had problems BEFORE and DURING period, now i have them during and AFTER.

weird...and i hope i'll be better...

HUG*** and thanks

Well, all I can say is that you know your body better than anybody else. I would just trust your instincts

Your totally right Rollar, but when your so tired of still not feeling quite well as you should you just want to be OK as soon as possible.

That's why all my questions, new threads I'm opening etc...

I am hoping for the best