Upset and anxious, I feel like i can feel myself slipping again, back into this spiral, it’s almost like because I was hospitalized and didn’t finish my spiral it’s picking back up in its same pattern. This picking back up is what then in true makes me anxious, it’s getting worse everyday since. It feels like maybe I don’t even need the medications, when I know that I do. It’s these racing thoughts that means I do, how bad would I be right now if I hadn’t been on them all this time even now? My chest has been tight, my thoughts are so unfocused, I loose a lot of them right now. I’ve been trying numerous things hot tea, sleep, just rest, hot shower, reading seems to make it worse…my thoughts just race even quicker. I don’t know what my options are right now of what to do, or how to handle this, even though I am?
I’ve been battling with this myself lately. The most I can say is you will have good quiet and restful days, but the bad may seem to out weight the good making you feel worse. The best advice I can think of is to keep taking the medications, and maybe discuss with your doctor how you’re really feeling. I know this may be hard, but they are there to help. Your doctor may know of better ways to cope with this, or may know better/stronger medications to give you…what works for me may not work for you as we are all different but I hope things get better for you.
Just keep trying to find ways to make you feel relaxed, even if its just going through the motions, in time relaxation will come back to you. Sometimes just finding things to keep my mind off of the negative thoughts (like mindless repetitive work, games that aren’t exactly fun but keep your mind focused on certain tasks) tends to help me, because I’m focusing on other work rather than what’s in my head.
While the mind distractions works some of the time it’s not going to work all of the time. The important thing is to do what you can to keep yourself calm. Do have someone to talk to about how you’re feeling, maybe keep a journal? Sometimes just venting it out can help too. Again sometimes you just need to go through the motions and eventually the feelings will go away if you’re not so focused on them. Sometimes things like reading or watching TV doesn’t work for me because it all gets jumbled up in my head so you need try various things that will keep you busy and relaxed.
Thank you for that Sohare your words helped me get into the perspective I should be in right now
Maybe you are on the wrong med or dose. Did they change anything recently?
I’ve been stable on med’s a long time, and I still feel an impulse to stop taking them occasionally. Then I remind myself of how much trouble I got myself in when I was off my med’s. My med’s drain me of physical strength, and I resent that, but I realize my survival and continued well being depends on my keeping a level head and remaining stable. I can’t do that off my med’s. I don’t want to tell you what to do. That is just my experience.
Racing thoughts…could be mania? Are they good or bad thoughts? Delusions?
Whatever you do, stay on your medication.
Call your doc if this persists at all- it sounds like the beginning of an episode, which means medication alteration time.
Medication alteration. I don’t even mean to rhyme.
Remember to breathe. As breathing exercises are usually the way to go. That is breathe in slowly for a few seconds. Hold for a few seconds and breathe out for a few seconds slowly. Repeat as necessary. Breathing into a paper bag is also a trusted method.
Surprisingly they have found a more reliable method CART - capnometry-assisted respiratory training.
Would think you would need a bit of training from a more qualified source then me as it’s a new appropriate. . http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/1443/127487/breathing-symptoms/
Below is a link with five practices for calming racing thoughts…it might help between doctor visits.
Got into the doc, and she gave me a meds change up, I start the new today…I look forward to see if these things change how I’ve been feeling
I hope you feel better. Racing thoughts are no fun.
Good luck with the new medication changes.
My new med is saphris anyone ever have that one? What did you think of it?
Is that seroquel
Seroquel was bad for me
No it’s Saphris, it’s the one you have to put under your tongue