Posted by tiopenster on July 30, 2010, at 16:48:18
In reply to Re: All my drugs work for 2-7 days then stop working, posted by ed_uk2010 on July 30, 2010, at 15:22:05
My diagnose is GAD/Panic Disorder. At least that's what I started out as. I stopped having panic attacks when I figured out that they weren't going to hurt me, but by then, it had turned into continuous anxiety. A fear that something was wrong with me. I started with a handlful of SSRI's but those made the anxiety so much worse. Lexapro caused me to go through switches - paranoid, manic, depressed etc. It made me scared of things like my back yard or the dark, etc. Lexapro & Zoloft essentially made me paranoid. I tried a couple others, but those would only work for a couple days. I've been off SSRI's for a while and I'm much better that I was then, but I still have residual fears. From what I've read I responded to SSRI's like a bi-polar would given the switches from normal to anxiety, but I'm not anywhere close to that diagnosis.
I haven't experience panic or anything close to in over 3 1/2 years, but I still have fears and this nagging feeling that something is wrong. It's hard to describe, but it's like I'm anxious about being anxious. I suppose I'm anxious about not being able to escape being anxious. I still have those residual fears that I acquired while on SSRI's, but this constant "hum" of anxiety riddles me throughout the day. Because of that, I am on constant alert that things will be anxiety inducing. Anything is a potential threat. I suppose that's anticipatory anxiety. Fear of fear. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for inquiring.
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