This is my first time posting anything, and believe me if I would've thought about this before I would have done it a long time ago. About two weeks ago I had an anxiety attack. I hadn't had one since last August. I started this program in Sept/Oct. but didn't really keep up on it like I should have. I felt great because I started taking Paxil again and everything was working out. I went off my Paxil in Jan. along with my birth control b/c my husband and I wanted to start trying to conceive. Then I learned that I had to have surgery that would set us back on trying to conceive. In the meantime I learned that one of my best friends was pregnant (she didn't even want kids). I felt a fair amount of jealousy with a mixture of happiness. My parents were also in a serious car accident (luckily it wasn't fatal and everything is okay). I went through all of these things coping just fine. Then I learned that my other best friend was pregnant, and the day after, I suffered the anxiety. I was reeling...although I didn't out and out have a panic attack and I was able to function, it was much slower and I missed a lot of work. I went back to my therapist and my program and inundated myself with information to the point of overload. I had been having obsessive scary thoughts. My therapist suggested I talk with my physician about possible meds again. I did. I took my first one today, and I swear it worked like a magic solution. Now I am beating myself up because I feel I took the easy way out and I'm putting my hopes of having a baby in jeopardy b/c I'm taking meds. Did I mention that I have been off and on meds for four years, and I feel that I have to get to the bottom of this because I don't want to continue this cycle. Does anyone relate to this and what has been your experiences? Please help!!!
I DONT WANT TO BE NEGATIVE ABOUT MEDS. AND I THINK IF YOU NEED TO BE ON THEM, THEN ABSOLUTLEY TAKE THEM. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, DOSENT IT TAKE A FEW WEEKS FOR THE MEDS TO START WORKING. THE WAY I TOOK IT IN YOUR POSTING WAS THAT THE DAY YOU TOOK THE PILLS YOU WERE INSTANTLY BETTER. I WONDER IF YOU ARE JUST TELLING YOUR MIND THAT YOU ARE BETTER AND MAYBE ITS NOT THE MEDS AT ALL. IM NOT A DOCTOR AND I DONT KNOW HOW ALL THIS WORKS BUT I DO BELIEVE IN POSITIVE THINKING AND CHANGING THE WAY YOU FEEL WITH POSITIVE THINKING. JUST A THOUGHT AND MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU SAID. ANYWAY TAKE CARE EITHER WAY. LC
Posts: 90 | Location: ca. | Registered: January 20, 2003
It sounds like you have more faith in the Meds than you do in your "skills". I am not against Meds. Infact, I have a bottle of each Zoloft, Xanax, and Klonopin. There are times that I struggle with whether I "need" them or not for weeks on end. All day, should I take them? Should I not take them? Do I need them? So far I have not taken them... I'm really working the program, and little by little I am getting better. Whatever you decide... Drugs, no drugs, feel good about your choice. You're doing what you think is best for you! Just remember as your doing the program, the Meds might help you feel better, but you are the one changing you, and you will always have that, long after you stop the meds. Good luck. I'm glad you are feeling better today.
Posts: 109 | Location: warren, mi | Registered: May 02, 2004
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