Is It All Anxiety?

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I had occasional terrible problems with driving. Then, I discovered antianxiety drugs that treat that.

Also, I sometimes have trouble with my hands such that I can’t type at a keyboard or use a mouse on the lap top, and I think that’s anxiety, too.

The treatment teams I’ve assembled over the decades haven’t offered me much in terms of what to do for anxiety.

Typically when I bring up anxiety to a treatment team member, he says, “What do you do for anxiety?” I say, “I focus on my breathing and shoot a prayer heavenward.” Then I get a nonverbal response to that disclosure, and the subject is over.

I hate the quality of care that schizophrenics receive.

Jayster

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Nasty i think the mental health care system is flawed. Also anxiety sucks. It haunts me every day and makes my life hell. I cant relax cause of my anxiety and i cant do as well in martial arts cause i cant relax and nothing seems to help. Though im not on any meds im pretty sure they have some they can reccomend for you. I would maybe ask them straight up and say its negatively impacting your life and or mentiom it could increase the risk of paychotic symptoms relapsj g since it cause you unneeded stress.

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The antianxiety meds often cause addiction woes.

Jayster

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I have to agree about the quality of care we receive.
I had a few pdocs that were stingy with info, and they had this way of talking down to me as if my IQ suddenly dropped under 50.
I’m tired of the questions in response to my questions too, If I had the answers, I wouldn’t have asked the questions.

I think they don’t have any useful answers, so they pass it off as uncaring. Maybe they should go back to school and learn how to be helpful.

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I’m in the same boat as you regarding anxiety. It’s torment to me to be around other people. As much as I hate it, I do find that I need some human company, though.

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Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are a form of anxiety too.

Although I have no problem with riding motorcycle, and can type at a keyboard or use a mouse properly-- I have racing thoughts at least for an hour or two everyday. It is also anxiety.

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I’m sorry @Jayster Maybe I have anxiety too.

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I’m scared of losing concentration on the road, looking in mirrors. I guess in time it will become instinctive because I have only driven a couple of times.

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I’ve had severe anxiety/panic issues since I was a kid.

Anxiety is always by my side.

I take Klonopin everyday but have grown tolerant to it - it no longer works for me.

I suffer from GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Agoraphobia, Monophobia (fear of being alone)

Meds for Anxiety only do so much for me - not a great solution.

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I went to my Nurse Specialist this afternoon. She got me to feel the feelings I was holding back from concerning my wife’s recent illness. For example, I felt responsible that my wife’s medical care was so poor. I am feeling a lot lighter after the visit with my Nurse.

Jayster

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I went out in my car today to help Nastin get to work on time.

I became an anxious wreck.

Why? What can I do about it?

J.

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I agree to you. In Russia antiaxiety pil is pregebantin (lirika) and atarax. They cause addiction and it is bad. And dosage increase continue to higher value.

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The medical care in Russia is badly. In psychoneurological dispensary the doctor can not to helped you in most cases. In inpatient care is better helping you.

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I hate being locked in a hospital. Talk about loss of freedom!

Jayster

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I’m in the same boat. I started a thread about a non benzo solution

Edit: iti-007 has the side effect of mild sedation (whenever it becomes available that is). Also you could try l-theanine, but I think I’ve become tolerant somewhat to its effects now.

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