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Im a 45 yr old female. ive had anxiety disorder for years. ive tried several different medications, all of them have had horible side effects that were worse than dealing with my anxiety. Recently i decided i needed help again, so i went to my mental health dept. well I think i was misdiagnosed. the doc said first that she thought i had bi-polar then she said no i think you have ADHD, she put me on strattera. i was on it for only 10 days. at first it made me very tired and feeling spacy, then on the 8th day I became extremely anxious , my heart was racing and my chest hurt. well i found out that i should not have been taking that while on albuteral which i have to use for asthma. Every time I seek help through a mental health physician, The meds they give me freak me out. Ive tried buspar in the past and i cant remember if it helped me or not. I stoped it for some reason, not sure. Im afraid of any type of medication now. Im at a lost. All I have is the breathing techniques someone taught in a group i use to go to. Im not depressed and antidepressants make me crazy. I do feel however that im reaching the end of my rope when it comes to dealing with this. At times I feel so wound up and anxious that sound intensifies , my chest will hurt, my heart feels like its struggling to beat and i get this overwhelming fear and feeling of being doomed. Im not suicidal but i do understand how people can hurt themselves. 1. it could release inner pain or 2. physical pain makes more sense. I have never done this nor do i plan to, i just understand thats all. maybe by writing this, i can get some feedback? thanks.
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Personal therapist, one on one. / Group therapy, / internet group therapy./ journaling
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Buspar , Klonopin
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Riverside, Calif.
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I have used it for a long time at night and I’m hook but it works and so far it has not caused any damage as far as I know. Like I said I hope the increase in the Wellbutrin will address my problem and if I do have anxiety in work I will try it and see if it works. I just don't want to go back on a SSRI because of the side affect it has on me. I just got married three months ago. I get so frustrated with this illness because of the medications available. You would think in the most advanced society that mankind has ever known we would have a cure or at least a single treatment for everyone who suffers from this. I have suffered from this for the last 18 years and I don't see any major advancements since I stared taking medication. We are just test rabbits to these Doctor's. You can learn as much as they know on the Web about med's and what they will do and will not do. The only thing they are good for is writing prescriptions and you could tell them what to write because like I said they know as much as we do. If you look at most of the other illnesses they all have made so many advancements over the last 18 years. Maybe the drug companies don’t what this illness to be cured because they would loose billions of dollars. If over 30 million people suffer from depression you could just image how much money is too made.
Thanks
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