Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 In a message dated 1/22/2002 12:53:44 PM Pacific Standard Time, Sex-goddess@... writes: > Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? > Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really > helps! Its a total pain and its ruined my life as i'm only 17, so > i've had to leave college and my weekend job, so now its a vicious > circle and is making me more depressed! > > Hi, I'm 24 and I've had anxiety with my fibro since I was 15. I'm on wellbutrin right now to regulate my sleeping pattern and it has helped a little with the anxiety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 At 08:50 PM 01/22/2002 +0000, positivity_uk wrote: >Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? >Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really >helps! I was hospitalized for anxiety, among other things. Anxiety has really been a burden for many years for me. The medication that truly helped with the anxiety was Klonopin, for me. My new psychiatrist is trying to wean me off Klonopin, taking more Paxil, but I am very reluctant to leave off the Klonopin. YOu should see someone about the anxiety and depression, ASAP. It's hard to fight these things alone. I don't know if anyone will prescribe medication or what other things they might try, but do get some help. Nothing I take or do makes ALL the anxiety go away, but it's under enough control that I can leave my house, work, etc. (That is if the FM isn't kicking my butt, too! Bad double whammy there) My best wishes, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 At 08:50 PM 01/22/2002 +0000, positivity_uk wrote: >Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? >Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really >helps! I was hospitalized for anxiety, among other things. Anxiety has really been a burden for many years for me. The medication that truly helped with the anxiety was Klonopin, for me. My new psychiatrist is trying to wean me off Klonopin, taking more Paxil, but I am very reluctant to leave off the Klonopin. YOu should see someone about the anxiety and depression, ASAP. It's hard to fight these things alone. I don't know if anyone will prescribe medication or what other things they might try, but do get some help. Nothing I take or do makes ALL the anxiety go away, but it's under enough control that I can leave my house, work, etc. (That is if the FM isn't kicking my butt, too! Bad double whammy there) My best wishes, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 At 08:50 PM 01/22/2002 +0000, positivity_uk wrote: >Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? >Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really >helps! I was hospitalized for anxiety, among other things. Anxiety has really been a burden for many years for me. The medication that truly helped with the anxiety was Klonopin, for me. My new psychiatrist is trying to wean me off Klonopin, taking more Paxil, but I am very reluctant to leave off the Klonopin. YOu should see someone about the anxiety and depression, ASAP. It's hard to fight these things alone. I don't know if anyone will prescribe medication or what other things they might try, but do get some help. Nothing I take or do makes ALL the anxiety go away, but it's under enough control that I can leave my house, work, etc. (That is if the FM isn't kicking my butt, too! Bad double whammy there) My best wishes, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 positivity_uk wrote: > > Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? > Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really > helps! Its a total pain and its ruined my life as i'm only 17, so > i've had to leave college and my weekend job, so now its a vicious > circle and is making me more depressed! yes, I do. My anxiety actually started long before my fibro. I had no idea what my problem was for the longest time, and when I finally found a description of what I was going through, I was elated. At the time, I sort of thought it would reflect badly on me if I went to anyone about it, so I tried to help myself. I think they call it Cognitive Behavior Modification. I found a moment when I wasn't feeling as anxious, and tried to learn how my body felt at that moment, how did my muscles feel, how did my face feel? Then I picked a word to associate with that feeling. So I'd say " calm " to myself over and over again until I recognized that calm went with the feeling of calmness. Then when I start to get anxious, I'd say " calm " to myself over and over again to get my body to relax like it had during the calm periods. This worked pretty well for mild anxiety, helped some during moderate, and didn't touch the severe. When I was finally put on Remeron for depression, it also helped a lot with the anxiety. I hadn't realized how bad I had gotten until a lot of it went away. In hindsight, I should have gone to someone to get some help. I would suggest asking your doctor for some help. It feels so much better not to be as anxious about everything all of the time. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 positivity_uk wrote: > > Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? > Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really > helps! Its a total pain and its ruined my life as i'm only 17, so > i've had to leave college and my weekend job, so now its a vicious > circle and is making me more depressed! yes, I do. My anxiety actually started long before my fibro. I had no idea what my problem was for the longest time, and when I finally found a description of what I was going through, I was elated. At the time, I sort of thought it would reflect badly on me if I went to anyone about it, so I tried to help myself. I think they call it Cognitive Behavior Modification. I found a moment when I wasn't feeling as anxious, and tried to learn how my body felt at that moment, how did my muscles feel, how did my face feel? Then I picked a word to associate with that feeling. So I'd say " calm " to myself over and over again until I recognized that calm went with the feeling of calmness. Then when I start to get anxious, I'd say " calm " to myself over and over again to get my body to relax like it had during the calm periods. This worked pretty well for mild anxiety, helped some during moderate, and didn't touch the severe. When I was finally put on Remeron for depression, it also helped a lot with the anxiety. I hadn't realized how bad I had gotten until a lot of it went away. In hindsight, I should have gone to someone to get some help. I would suggest asking your doctor for some help. It feels so much better not to be as anxious about everything all of the time. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 Be very careful w/ Paxil...my brother was taking it and it literally ruined his life. His personality totally changed...he was very aggressive and arrogant. It helped to wreck his marriage. If you do go on it make sure that you have someone who can watch for personality changes. Anne Re: Anxiety At 08:50 PM 01/22/2002 +0000, positivity_uk wrote: >Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? >Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really >helps! I was hospitalized for anxiety, among other things. Anxiety has really been a burden for many years for me. The medication that truly helped with the anxiety was Klonopin, for me. My new psychiatrist is trying to wean me off Klonopin, taking more Paxil, but I am very reluctant to leave off the Klonopin. YOu should see someone about the anxiety and depression, ASAP. It's hard to fight these things alone. I don't know if anyone will prescribe medication or what other things they might try, but do get some help. Nothing I take or do makes ALL the anxiety go away, but it's under enough control that I can leave my house, work, etc. (That is if the FM isn't kicking my butt, too! Bad double whammy there) My best wishes, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 Be very careful w/ Paxil...my brother was taking it and it literally ruined his life. His personality totally changed...he was very aggressive and arrogant. It helped to wreck his marriage. If you do go on it make sure that you have someone who can watch for personality changes. Anne Re: Anxiety At 08:50 PM 01/22/2002 +0000, positivity_uk wrote: >Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? >Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really >helps! I was hospitalized for anxiety, among other things. Anxiety has really been a burden for many years for me. The medication that truly helped with the anxiety was Klonopin, for me. My new psychiatrist is trying to wean me off Klonopin, taking more Paxil, but I am very reluctant to leave off the Klonopin. YOu should see someone about the anxiety and depression, ASAP. It's hard to fight these things alone. I don't know if anyone will prescribe medication or what other things they might try, but do get some help. Nothing I take or do makes ALL the anxiety go away, but it's under enough control that I can leave my house, work, etc. (That is if the FM isn't kicking my butt, too! Bad double whammy there) My best wishes, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 Be very careful w/ Paxil...my brother was taking it and it literally ruined his life. His personality totally changed...he was very aggressive and arrogant. It helped to wreck his marriage. If you do go on it make sure that you have someone who can watch for personality changes. Anne Re: Anxiety At 08:50 PM 01/22/2002 +0000, positivity_uk wrote: >Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety along with Fibromyalgia?? >Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has found anything that really >helps! I was hospitalized for anxiety, among other things. Anxiety has really been a burden for many years for me. The medication that truly helped with the anxiety was Klonopin, for me. My new psychiatrist is trying to wean me off Klonopin, taking more Paxil, but I am very reluctant to leave off the Klonopin. YOu should see someone about the anxiety and depression, ASAP. It's hard to fight these things alone. I don't know if anyone will prescribe medication or what other things they might try, but do get some help. Nothing I take or do makes ALL the anxiety go away, but it's under enough control that I can leave my house, work, etc. (That is if the FM isn't kicking my butt, too! Bad double whammy there) My best wishes, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I suffer from the severe anxiety at times.. right now its not too bad.. one thing that has helped.. is paxil.. Low doses.. very very low doses actually.. like 10 mgs a day.. it actually did wonders for me.. and with my bipolar its the only antidepressant I can take.. Hope this helps.. and good luck... Serena --- positivity_uk Sex-goddess@...> wrote: > Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety > along with Fibromyalgia?? > Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has > found anything that really > helps! Its a total pain and its ruined my life > as i'm only 17, so > i've had to leave college and my weekend job, > so now its a vicious > circle and is making me more depressed! > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I suffer from the severe anxiety at times.. right now its not too bad.. one thing that has helped.. is paxil.. Low doses.. very very low doses actually.. like 10 mgs a day.. it actually did wonders for me.. and with my bipolar its the only antidepressant I can take.. Hope this helps.. and good luck... Serena --- positivity_uk Sex-goddess@...> wrote: > Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety > along with Fibromyalgia?? > Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has > found anything that really > helps! Its a total pain and its ruined my life > as i'm only 17, so > i've had to leave college and my weekend job, > so now its a vicious > circle and is making me more depressed! > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I suffer from the severe anxiety at times.. right now its not too bad.. one thing that has helped.. is paxil.. Low doses.. very very low doses actually.. like 10 mgs a day.. it actually did wonders for me.. and with my bipolar its the only antidepressant I can take.. Hope this helps.. and good luck... Serena --- positivity_uk Sex-goddess@...> wrote: > Does anyone else suffer from severe anxiety > along with Fibromyalgia?? > Because i do, and i wondered if anyone has > found anything that really > helps! Its a total pain and its ruined my life > as i'm only 17, so > i've had to leave college and my weekend job, > so now its a vicious > circle and is making me more depressed! > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 In a message dated 1/22/02 2:45:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, annedmj@... writes: > Be very careful w/ Paxil...my brother was taking it and it literally ruined > his life. His personality totally changed...he was very aggressive and > arrogant. It helped to wreck his marriage. If you do go on it make sure > that you have someone who can watch for personality changes. > > Anne What about Xanax? Anyone here take Xanax? I think I need something for anxiety... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 In a message dated 1/22/02 2:45:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, annedmj@... writes: > Be very careful w/ Paxil...my brother was taking it and it literally ruined > his life. His personality totally changed...he was very aggressive and > arrogant. It helped to wreck his marriage. If you do go on it make sure > that you have someone who can watch for personality changes. > > Anne What about Xanax? Anyone here take Xanax? I think I need something for anxiety... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 In a message dated 1/22/02 2:45:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, annedmj@... writes: > Be very careful w/ Paxil...my brother was taking it and it literally ruined > his life. His personality totally changed...he was very aggressive and > arrogant. It helped to wreck his marriage. If you do go on it make sure > that you have someone who can watch for personality changes. > > Anne What about Xanax? Anyone here take Xanax? I think I need something for anxiety... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 In a message dated 1/22/02 9:39:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, briteyyez4@... writes: > I've been on xanax also.... had to end up going > up to five mgs.. which is a high dose.. then I > did a stupid thing.. I stopped cold turkey.. can > cause severe seizures... it can be a good drug... > min. side effects.. just do taper it when you go > off it.. > Serena Serena- May I ask why you stopped? You didn't get seizures, I hope!! --Heavn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 In a message dated 1/22/02 9:39:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, briteyyez4@... writes: > I've been on xanax also.... had to end up going > up to five mgs.. which is a high dose.. then I > did a stupid thing.. I stopped cold turkey.. can > cause severe seizures... it can be a good drug... > min. side effects.. just do taper it when you go > off it.. > Serena Serena- May I ask why you stopped? You didn't get seizures, I hope!! --Heavn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 In a message dated 1/22/02 9:39:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, briteyyez4@... writes: > I've been on xanax also.... had to end up going > up to five mgs.. which is a high dose.. then I > did a stupid thing.. I stopped cold turkey.. can > cause severe seizures... it can be a good drug... > min. side effects.. just do taper it when you go > off it.. > Serena Serena- May I ask why you stopped? You didn't get seizures, I hope!! --Heavn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I've been on xanax also.... had to end up going up to five mgs.. which is a high dose.. then I did a stupid thing.. I stopped cold turkey.. can cause severe seizures... it can be a good drug... min. side effects.. just do taper it when you go off it.. Serena -- HeavnsGirl@... wrote: > In a message dated 1/22/02 2:45:20 PM Pacific > Standard Time, > annedmj@... writes: > > > > Be very careful w/ Paxil...my brother was > taking it and it literally ruined > > his life. His personality totally > changed...he was very aggressive and > > arrogant. It helped to wreck his marriage. > If you do go on it make sure > > that you have someone who can watch for > personality changes. > > > > Anne > > What about Xanax? Anyone here take Xanax? I > think I need something for > anxiety... > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I've been on xanax also.... had to end up going up to five mgs.. which is a high dose.. then I did a stupid thing.. I stopped cold turkey.. can cause severe seizures... it can be a good drug... min. side effects.. just do taper it when you go off it.. Serena -- HeavnsGirl@... wrote: > In a message dated 1/22/02 2:45:20 PM Pacific > Standard Time, > annedmj@... writes: > > > > Be very careful w/ Paxil...my brother was > taking it and it literally ruined > > his life. His personality totally > changed...he was very aggressive and > > arrogant. It helped to wreck his marriage. > If you do go on it make sure > > that you have someone who can watch for > personality changes. > > > > Anne > > What about Xanax? Anyone here take Xanax? I > think I need something for > anxiety... > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I stopped all my meds cold turkey.. when your 24 and your bipolar.. and borderline and have anxiety problems... sometimes its very hard to all of a sudden count how many pills your on during a day.. right now everything is under control enough I'm not on anything.... I was veyr lucky with the xanax .. stopping cold turkey could have made me very sick Serena --- HeavnsGirl@... wrote: > In a message dated 1/22/02 9:39:48 PM Pacific > Standard Time, > briteyyez4@... writes: > > > > I've been on xanax also.... had to end up > going > > up to five mgs.. which is a high dose.. then > I > > did a stupid thing.. I stopped cold turkey.. > can > > cause severe seizures... it can be a good > drug... > > min. side effects.. just do taper it when you > go > > off it.. > > Serena > > Serena- > > May I ask why you stopped? > > You didn't get seizures, I hope!! > > --Heavn > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I stopped all my meds cold turkey.. when your 24 and your bipolar.. and borderline and have anxiety problems... sometimes its very hard to all of a sudden count how many pills your on during a day.. right now everything is under control enough I'm not on anything.... I was veyr lucky with the xanax .. stopping cold turkey could have made me very sick Serena --- HeavnsGirl@... wrote: > In a message dated 1/22/02 9:39:48 PM Pacific > Standard Time, > briteyyez4@... writes: > > > > I've been on xanax also.... had to end up > going > > up to five mgs.. which is a high dose.. then > I > > did a stupid thing.. I stopped cold turkey.. > can > > cause severe seizures... it can be a good > drug... > > min. side effects.. just do taper it when you > go > > off it.. > > Serena > > Serena- > > May I ask why you stopped? > > You didn't get seizures, I hope!! > > --Heavn > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I stopped all my meds cold turkey.. when your 24 and your bipolar.. and borderline and have anxiety problems... sometimes its very hard to all of a sudden count how many pills your on during a day.. right now everything is under control enough I'm not on anything.... I was veyr lucky with the xanax .. stopping cold turkey could have made me very sick Serena --- HeavnsGirl@... wrote: > In a message dated 1/22/02 9:39:48 PM Pacific > Standard Time, > briteyyez4@... writes: > > > > I've been on xanax also.... had to end up > going > > up to five mgs.. which is a high dose.. then > I > > did a stupid thing.. I stopped cold turkey.. > can > > cause severe seizures... it can be a good > drug... > > min. side effects.. just do taper it when you > go > > off it.. > > Serena > > Serena- > > May I ask why you stopped? > > You didn't get seizures, I hope!! > > --Heavn > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2002 Report Share Posted January 25, 2002 What about Xanax? Anyone here take Xanax? I think I need something for > > anxiety... > I took Xanax for a while after my tinnitus diagnoses. It helped some folks to have relief from tinnitus. It made me in to a zombie. I was never really awake while taking it and I just did not feel good on it. But once again, a medication that does not suit one person my help another. Only you and your doctor can determine that. Take care, Irene Books may well be the only true magic Alice Hoffman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2002 Report Share Posted January 25, 2002 Irene - and the person who asked about Xanax. It saved my life. I was going down for the count suffering from waves and waves of panic attacks. I wanted to be " dead " believe me. However - I've seen people take too large doses of this and become " zombies. " And - as we've all said a lot - medicines affect all of us differently. Long term use of xanax isn't recommended. But I'm sure glad it was there for me - when I was in emotional and physical agony! None of us want to walk around groggy - like a zombie! I'm sure you made the right call for you, Irene! Marsha > What about Xanax? Anyone here take Xanax? I think I need something for > > > > anxiety... > > > I took Xanax for a while after my tinnitus diagnoses. It helped some folks > to have relief from tinnitus. It made me in to a zombie. I was never really > awake while taking it and I just did not feel good on it. But once again, a > medication that does not suit one person my help another. Only you and your > doctor can determine that. > > Take care, > Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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