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Those with anxiety...

BenandSuzyBenandSuzy member
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Anyone have anxiety that wakes up nervous?  I think my anxiety is now about my anxiety.  It started out with me being worried about my own health, and that is still there sometimes, but I am so afraid of the anxiety and it's feelings that come with it. 

 I have been trying to fight this for 3 months without antidepressants because those were giving me more anxiety about taking them, but am wondering if they helped those with chronic all day nervousness.  My body is so used to being nervous, and I am so worried about it, that I can't get my mind to anything else most times and most days.  It consumes me and my life, and I hate what my life has become.  Did SSRI's help that constant state of being nervous, tense, nervous stomach, fast heartrate, shaking feeling, etc.  Thanks for your help. 

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Re: Those with anxiety...

  • HaysleyHaysley
    You sound like me. I almost have a panic attack when I think about taking them for my PPA/PPD. To answer your question, yes, lexapro helped me with the nervous, tight stomach feeling and helped to break the cycle you are describing when I took it two years ago. But everyone's different. What had made a night and day difference for me is running. I hate the concept of it most days, but when I actually get out the door, I'm like a different person...something with the endorphins just clicks. But I know that doesn't work for everyone. Good luck
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  • BenandSuzyBenandSuzy member
    Thank you for your response.  I have thought about running.  Do you need to do it at your worst times, or did it just help overall no matter what time you ran?  And how was the lexapro for you?  Any side effects, especially when starting?  Hope you are feeling better soon too.  Do the ssri's help to break the cycle of the thoughts, and not being able to think about other things?  I walk around with my shoulders tense wondering if a certain movement will make me dzzy, or give detached/preoccupied/hazy/foggy feeling i get where I can't think about anything else.  I am almost in a haze where I can't focus on people talking, tv, reading, etc.  It's like I am looking through the person when they talk. I don't know if I am developing social anxiety now since I have had this for so long and get nervous that people will notice.  Thanks again.
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