Anxiety Coming In Waves!

[lisamarie]

Hi all,

I'd been feeling a lot better anxiety-wise lately. I attribute this to a number of things which I won't detail here. But the last couple of days, well, three our of four of the days, I've been triggered by something small, the phone ringing, driving, a loud sound, etc., and the anxiety and the feelings of being in "PTSD hell" (as I call it) have lasted for hours. Does anyone else have this happen to them? Where for days on end after no anxiety for a while, they are on edge all the time? Its so frustrating. :cautious:

 

[LoveIsHealing]

Yes, sometimes I know what gets the anxiety started, and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I will just totally overreact to little things and don't know why. I wonder if it is hormones combined with an already anxious mind. Where someone who did not have issues with anxiety might just feel a little irritated and get over it...someone with anxiety problems might just freak out! Have you tried deep breathing exercises?

 

[Red Feather]

It happens when I get triggered bad, not from small things but big nasty ones... so then my hypervigiliance goes up the roof. Did something happen before the anxiety got stronger, to stress you out? Or are you under more stress for another reason? It is good to identify the cause of the anxiety. It can help you dealing with it. A doctor would suggest raising your medication dosis. Are you on med's?

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Hi I was doing well for awhile, but for a while now, I have anxiety every morning. I do not know what is causing it. I hate and loathe anxiety. Are you on meds for anxiety? To help stabalize you? I am sorry you are going through this. It is hell. I do better in the afternoon and evening. I only have it in the morning. I wake up with it. Just enough to make me feel uncomfortable. I wish you the best with yours. I try to breathe and sometimes it helps, I try to journal about it but it does not seem to help. Good luck with yours.

 

[zeb]

I had terrible panic attacks years ago my Doctor said they were free floating anxiety attacks as I would get an attack for no good reason, It took me a long time to get to grips with it but I found constant anxiety is what makes it worse. I bought a book on panic attacks written by a Nurse called Shirley Trickett it was the best buy I had ever made, it taught me all about relaxation techniques and breathing exercises, I found with constant daily exercises I over came my panic attacks and have not had an attack for years now.

 

[lisamarie]

I'm happy (and also sad) that so many other people can relate to this!!! I don't really think I had other stressful things going on, no, I mean, everyday stuff, but nothing serious that would warrant that to go on for days and days. Maybe it was due to upcoming events, that's the only thing I can think of. Both Friday and Saturday I had social engagements (I usually avoid these like the plague) which I forced myself to go to. Usually I don't go but I made myself because I feel that I am isolating too much, you know?

I do deep breathing exercises, yes, and they are sometimes helpful. It really depends on my environment. In some of the circumstances, I had to DRIVE after doing them, which sets off my anxiety anyway for a couple of different reasons, rendering the deep breathing I did pretty useless, LOL. I also do positive affirmations on a daily basis, which do help!

As for meds/supplements, I am on several. I take SAM-E as an anti-depressant (my depression has lifted probably about 85%, its actually really remarkable), I am taking an Omega 3/Vitamin D supplement (recommended by my gynecologist/nutritionist due to the connection between Omega 3's and serotonin production and low Vitamin D levels and depression), a multi-vitamin, and I just started, about two months ago, on Klonopin (clonazepam). I take .5mg between 1-4x/day. So on those days I had the bad anxiety I think I took the Klonopin 2-3x/day. I'm not necessarily trying to DECREASE the Klonopin, but I had such mixed feelings about getting on it in the first place that I definitely don't want to INCREASE it.

Anyway, I think today is going to be a better day for me. Even though I have family plans....which for some people would mean relaxation and fun, not me, it means anxiety, etc. But so far I feel good, only a little anxious, so hopefully that continues.

Thanks for all the feedback! :)