anxiety and depression symptoms

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Q: Best antidepressant for Anxiety/Depression symptoms without sexual dysfunction?
Currently Taking Prozac, and have very little desire. Tried adding Wellbutrin and could not tolerate it. I’m a male.
I know Wellbutrin is a popular add-on, but I really felt un-nerved and could not tolerate the feeling for more than a few days. This was on only the 150 xl dose

A: I take generic Wellbutrin SR (150 mg) in the morning, and Lexapro (10 mg) with dinner, for depression and anxiety. I’ve been taking that for over two years, and it’s working very well for me.

The Wellbutrin SR seems to help me to be more alert and active – and wanting to do things – while the Lexapro makes me more mellow, and it helps me sleep better, too. They are relatively low doses of each medication, which keeps side effects at a minimum. I really can’t tell I’m taking any medication at all.

I found (before the Wellbutrin) I had the desire… the performance was just not as good. Wish you would’ve said was your problem with the Wellbutrin, could it have been too high of a dose?

Q: where can I get information about anxiety and depression symptoms?
i want to find a book or a website that talks about why anxiety and depressions symptoms happen etc… so i can understand what is going on in my body. i already know about the adrenaline and the fight or flight response.. but I would like to know stuff more in detail like why I can get headaches…drowziness etc,,, thanks

A: You could go to google…..or this website
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
good luck

Q: Will the birth control pill worsen anxiety and depression symptoms I’ve been having?
I suffer from OCD and depression. Will going on birth control make this worse or better? You see, my life has been a living hell: I graduated college last May in graphic design and have a job that’s only seasonal, I only work from April till November at Six Flags as an assistant manager doing airbrush art, so I’ve been stuck looking for a better paying job, full time in graphic design for the past three months when my current jobs closed for the winter. I’ve gotten to the interview stage in some instances, however, no luck. I even followed up and did just fine in the interviews, so that must make me a bad person for some odd reason since I didn’t get the jobs. I’m also starting my own biz with my friend. I still live at home with parents who help me out–but that makes me feel like a total loser since I still need help. I’ve been saving moneys like crazy. My college degree is a piece of sh*t, so I burnt it since I haven’t gotten my dream job yet.
So because of me being temporarily out of commission, my anxiety attacks have gotten worse–this is seriously having a negative impact on me and my boyfriend. My boyfriend complains to me cause I can’t slow down in life and have fun. Since I’m dating and we want to have sex in the near future, I’m going on the birth control pill. I’m on Lexapro antidepressant now and the people at planned parenthood said there shouldn’t be any interaction while taking the pill, but I’m still nervous that it won’t fully protect me against pregnancy cause I read in the pamphlet how it can lose effectiveness if taken with certain meds that are used to treat mental illness. I’m starting the pill this Sunday, so will it make my anxiety I’ve been having about my life worse, or will it actually help? I wonder if I’ll get mood swings? I’m sick of my boyfriend complaining to me about being a total nutcase, so I’m hoping that being on the birth control pill will actually benefit and reduce my anxiety symptoms?

A: The mental illness medications that are being referred to are actually certain anticonvulsants used for mood stabilization in Bipolar Disorder and Schizoaffective Disorder. So you’re OK in that regard.

The pill won’t affect your anxiety, but it can affect your depression. There are some pills that are less likely to affect depression, and I’m sure that the folks at Planned Parenthood gave you one of those – assuming you told them that you have mood problems.

Some people, even those with mood disorders, don’t notice mood changes with the pill. Some people find that the pill improves depression in a way because it “regulates” their hormones.

I wouldn’t worry much about it. Even if you have some problems, the pill gets out of your system quickly. Just finish your pack and call the doctor.

If you want to go the non-hormonal route, there is the option of a copper IUD called Paraguard. A little more expensive upfront, but it’s about as effective as sterilization while still being reversible. And yes, you can get it even if you haven’t had children. If the doctor tells you you can’t, put your gown back on and find a doctor who is willing to insert it.

Q: Why do PMS symptoms (anxiety, depression, bloating, etc) go away once you start your period?
I have been having mad anxiety and depression and bloating and cravings for a week and today my period stopped and so has my PMS. why does this happen? something with hormones?

A: It is definitely hormones. I get PMS before and after my period, but during, I’m a total kitten most times.

Q: Should I see a dr. for mild-ish depression/anxiety symptoms?
I get depressed fairly regularly but not severely, and I only feel completely ‘on’ or happy every once in a while. This generally keeps me from talking to/meeting people and I don’t seem to be getting anywhere like this. I don’t want drugs if I don’t need them, but I feel like I might need some help.

A: go see a therapist. if you dont get help the symptoms may get worse

Q: Is anyone else taking St John’s Wort for depression/anxiety symptoms?
wondering if anyone elso out there is taking this supplement to self medicate for depression and or anxiety and if its working or not

I started taking it for manly anxiety but I have depression too. I have been on prescription meds before but they didnt really work and some made the depression worse so Im turning to natural herbs and vitamins and hope they work….

A: I took it before and it gave me horrible stomach aches. I’m back on Paxil.

Q: What should I do about my panic/anxiety/depression symptoms?
I’m a 25 year old master’s student trying to finish up my thesis. I have had procrastination problems all my life and though I thought I was on track I am feeling more and more like I’m running out of time and am getting really scared and depressed.

Lately I’ve had a very hard time doing ANYTHING at all, especially since I feel like whenever I try to get something done I work my a** off and I feel like I don’t get anywhere, no matter how hard I try. So then I just quit and don’t do anything for awhile, and I feel like I can’t function. Then when I finally start to try again, again I get nowhere and I give up some more. I feel like I’m so behind and I’ve started to have frightening and irrational thoughts. I’m already past the deadline of when I’m supposed to hand in the next draft of my thesis and I’m terrified that my advisor is going to be furious with me and I’m convinced that “they” are going to take away my fellowship that I got for a Ph.D. study later this summer. I’m convinced that I’m a failure and I suck and I don’t deserve the fellowship or to go on for a Ph.D. and I’m sure that people are going to “discover” this and then take it away from me and I’ll have no future.

I know these thoughts are somewhat irrational but I feel like they’re taking over my life. I have been trying to fix my procrastination problem for months now and I feel like I’ve gotten NOWHERE. I have been on medication for depression, found out I had sleep apnea and am trying to get used to the BiPAP machine they gave me, but it’s hard to do and I’m freaking out because I feel like I don’t have time to get used to it and I want it to start working perfectly RIGHT NOW, but it won’t.

I’ve had four panic attacks in the past 5 days where I start crying uncontrollably, screaming, choking, almost throwing up, hyperventilating, shaking, can’t focus, etc. I am NOT suicidal nor have I ever been suicidal. I just want to get better but I have no idea how to get any help. I’m wondering if I should go to a clinic or hospital but I’m afraid about the legal issues or red tape involved, plus I feel guilty like I’m just using it as an escape mechanism to get sympathy or more time to finish my thesis. That makes me feel like a slack-off, lazy failure again and just makes me more upset and makes it harder to get any work done. I feel like a frozen zombie half the time and I’m completely miserable. I keep telling myself it will get better but it just keeps getting worse.

I keep thinking it can’t get any worse but it does. Lately I’ve stopped even trying to think things are going to get better because it feels like some kind of a jinx, because every time I start to feel motivated or like things are finally taking a turn for the positive, it never lasts and things only get worse again.

Does anyone have any advice for this? Any way for me to get motivated, stop being scared, etc? Has anyone had similar issues? Is this just “normal” for someone trying to finish up a thesis? I’m going to talk to my psychologist tomorrow but tonight I’m trying to work on my thesis some more but I just feel like I can’t do it, and I’m desperate for any kind of advice/support as soon as possible. I’m embarrassed to talk to friends/family about this because I don’t want anybody to find out how behind I am right now.

Please help! Okay I know this has probably been a pointless thing to ask seeing as I’m going to see my psychologist tomorrow but I just needed to vent/get this out in the open, I don’t know. Anyway, thanks…

A: Anxiety and panic can and does cause you, to have and do all the things you have been doing. That along with the sleep apnea which does make things worse.

I’ve had an anxiety disorder for many years, that’s how I know this.

You do need to see a mental health professional for treatment for this. This is a medical condition just like any other. You need to stop beating yourself up over this. You didn’t ask for it.

When we panic we tend to behave like “deers in the headlights” We stop doing the things we know we need to do because we are just so overwhelmed by it all.

It’s a vicious cycle that most people with panic and depression fall into.

My guess is that you are probably a perfectionist and that also feeds into the anxiety and panic.

Forgive yourself for the mess you are in right now, move forward starting tomorrow by seeing the psychologist and do not rule out seeing a psychiatrist for some medication. Medication has helped me.

About your sleep apnea if using the c pap is overwhelming right now try sleeping in a more sitting like position and use those breath right nasal strips. The do help somewhat.

Tomorrow you will be able to think more clearly, tonight write down all your symptoms both physical and emotional because the chances of you remembering everything ,once you get to the psychologist are not good, we all forget important things once we get to the doctor or therapist.

It’s also easier for them to read your symptoms first and then ask questions.

It doesn’t feel like it now but, things really will work out.

Q: Can some with PTSD be fine, but experience severe anxiety symptoms after seeing or talking to certain people?
I was diagnosed with an social anxiety and panic disorder. One therapist from the past believes I have PTSD. However, I’m not sure, because I always seem to get better, and my anxiety will start to decrease and I will honestly begin making plans to improve my life. However, when I speak to the parent who was very abusive towards me as a child, I immediately begin to have the severe anxiety and depression symptoms like clock work. Even my speech is effected, to the point where I begin to stutter as I did during my childhood, and can barely talk to this parent. My muscles also become very tense and I’m left sore the next day.

Afterall, if the severe symptoms only surface when speaking to this parent or other abusers. If I have no symptoms when staying away from these triggering people. is it really ptsd? Has anyone else experienced these drastic changes in mood and anxiety as well?

A: That sounds like a classic case of PTSD. My father has a really bad case of it. Anything can trigger an attack but an encounter with the person who caused the trauma would be much more likely to do so.

Q: Will physical and mental symptoms of anxiety vanish after getting out of depression?
I suffer from weird mental symptoms of depression and anxiety due to problems i faced and still face since 3 yrs.. some of these symptoms are irrational thoughts and breathing problems.. what i want to know is that when i fix my problems and get out of depression, will these weird symptoms go?? Will i return normal? Please ppl who don’t know don’t answer thx I prefer answers from ppl who experienced these symptoms before.

A: Yes definitely you will return to your normal self. Anxiety & depression create a lot of weird thoughts, u can get out of the shower and all of a sudden your heart is beating fast, you find you can’t breathe properly, you want someone to help, but .. how will they understand??! The thing is, sometimes you can’t fix things by yourself, sometimes you need help. Sometimes you have to tell someone how you actually feel. Three years is a long time to carry it by yourself, let someone else help you! Think about someone you can trust; email them, text them, write to them. Tell them you need to talk to someone, tell them what you need or don’t need from them (eg lectures about right & worng). It took me awhile to trust, & when I did, I had to choose the right people. They are out there sometimes you just have to let them know. Be brave. Good luck xx

Q: Is it depression symptoms or panic attack/ anxiety attack?
I have a condition where a rise of temperature at the back of my neck is emotionally triggered and I feel an aching sensation that really hurts. The emotions are based on being very angry and very sad. It is followed by chest pain making it hard to breathe and a sense of emptiness. The panic/anxiety attack symptoms that I found on the internet do not appeal to me because it is stated that most of them have a sense of impending doom, fear of death, bla bla bla~ I do not fear death nor am I suicidal. You live you die, that’s life.

So I will list down my symptoms once again.

1. Rise of temperature & aching sensation at the back of neck (emotionally triggered)

2. Difficult to breathe.

3. Calmed by smoking or listening to music.

I need someone to tell me my medical condition so I can address a specialist to prescribe me some medication as soon as possible.

Wish we had Xanax in my country.

I do not tolerate dumb answers, do not test my patience. I already have a short fuse to begin with. Thank you very much.

A: i would say it is anxiety that causing those symptoms, but that not to say you could also be depressed. I have anxiety symptoms but i never get the fear of death feeling either

Q: What are the symptoms of anxiety-depression?
I have been having strange feelings and hope to find that they are normal anxiety feelings. I feel sad (wanting to cry), the latest is an ice cold feeling radiation inwards in my chest and some times my back and legs, is this normal? I have a permanent tic/pain in my left breast, I’ve had EKG’s and am fit as a fiddle. My main worry though is the chill I feel.

A: Anxiety:
Painful apprehensive uneasiness of mind
usually over impending anticipating ill.It can b felt under diff.cond.;when alone after eating/drinking
wid other physical n mental complains abt financial/bznss matter/in a particular environment.

Common in Yng adlts

Psychological Factors:As a result of failure
:A fear Response
Clinical Manifestations:Referable 2 N.Sys imbal n commonly include palpitations,shortness of breathlessness,dryness of mouth,heaviness of head,giddiness n blurring of vision,xcessive sweating particularly in palm and soles

Psychological Manifestations:Irritability n a morbid fear as if something dreadful is going happen.

Management:
Hospitalisation-acute anxiety.
Anxiolytics
Yoga and meditation

Homoeopathic Medicines:
Aur,Aur,Bry,Calc,Merc.c,Puls,Veratrum alb,Phos

These medicines can be taken symptomatically under guidance of homoeopath.

It can be managed by having proper homoeopathic treatment
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Q: help me i really need it.I have really bad self conscious, social anxiety, n outrageous depression symptoms?
Im 24 years Male..I have my BA from a big university, Car, good athletic physical body, I always get great comments from ppl on how great i look and dress. However I always had this problem since I was 10years old. I always feel depressed and everyday it gets worth and worth that i want to die. On top of that im very self conscious and have social anxiety.. all three symptoms took over my life.. Im so self conscious that i cant go and seek help i dont know where to get help and how, im always nervous and worried and sad. but when i stop and look at myself i find that there is nothing i should be sad or worried about, but dont doesnt take a way my depression.. I try to hide from doing new stuff.. I Cant get a job with my BA from college because i get so nervous during interview and messed them up and walk out.. i shake all time when im around people. I had great career opportunities and jobs that im well qualified for but mess them up with my anxiety. my last job interview the interviewer end the interview in couple minutes and said that i look like im going to have stroke if we finish the interview. I dont know how to get my life in track.. I know i have great future if i can get ready of all symptoms im having.. And i dont know where to get help without my family finding out. I hating my life so much now. That the only thing that makes me feel better is alcohol. And im not big drinker. i nvr done drugs or get in trouble.. I dont want to rely on alcohol to feel little better in this world. Can some tell me where to start and get help.. I just got done with college and i owe so much in school loans.. but i dont care if i have to sell my car and all i got to get help.

A: It seems like you are at the point where you are hitting rock bottom. Basically, you need to get better so you can get a job, otherwise you will be stuck on disability. Let this motivate you to find a therapist that can help you. For someone who has had this problem since the age of 10 and still feels horrible, you really need to dig deep inside yourself so you can get motivated and get help. You would probably benefit from Xanax, but that is highly addictive, and you don’t want to have to rely on it if you don’t have to.

Usually colleges have a job assistance center where they will help you practice interviewing skills. Find someone there and explain your situation and see if they can help you to prepare for interviews.

Q: What are the symptoms of anxiety depression?
I’ve been having trouble with being able to handle things for the past couple years, and i’m wondering if there is really anything wrong with me. I’m having trouble concentrating on things, feel as though everything i have ever worked for and people i love are going to abandon me because i’m not good enough for them. There is a constant fear of them not liking me anymore. I’ve noticed that i feel alot more attatched to inanimate objects. I also have serious self-confidence issues. i don’t know the situation i am in, and if desired i can tell more of how i am feeling.(i feel selfish saying that).if anyone is a phycologist, then i would appreciate your insight.

A: I’m not a psychologist, but I am a social worker. You do sound like you may have some depression and/or anxiety issues. The good thing is that you have already started the road to recovery by reaching out for help. Both depression and anxiety are very curable. I have had both of these, and counseling really helped me.

Please know that when you are feeling like this is part of being down, and that things can get better. Your fears of not being good enough are very common to people who are depressed and people in general! I don’t think there are many people who have not privately felt that they are not “good enough”. Self confidence can be learned. In the meantime, be gentle to yourself – you deserve it.

You sound like you could benefit from going to counseling. There are many ways to do this. You can get a referral from a community information center or 211 if there is a 211 line in your area. If you do not have benefits at work, there are some non-profit agencies if money is an issue. Some faith communities have trained counselors as well. If you have a good relationship with your family doctor, you could also talk to them about this and see if they have some referrals. I benefitted a lot from a book called Feeling Good by David Burns which should be in most major bookstores and libraries. Of course, there are many books that you might find helpful. Best of luck to you!

Q: Acupuncture and SEVERE depression/anxiety?
So basicly i have had INTENSE symptoms for the past year and a half (fatigue,HEAVY light sensitivity,migraines/nausea,apathy,Halos around things and depth persception issues,tingling feet etc,Super spaced out always) and i was convinced that i had something,a tumor or epilepsey or something,i went to 22 doctors,had every test imaginable from blood work to lyme disease to diabeties test,All came up nothing,Told me it was anxiety,Anxiety meds didnt work,Then they told me it was migraines,NO migraine stuff worked,even the stuff they give you IV at the doctor so they said its probably still stress and my body is just used to it so i dont feel stressed out so instead of more meds…i had my first acupuncture session yesterday,over all,very good experience now i wake up this morning, a tad better mood and a little sore where a couple of the needles were at (in my toes mainly)…

Im just curious has anyone else had luck with acu. alleviating anxiety/depression symptoms and HEAVY migraines? they told me to come in 3 times a week for 2 weeks and that will give me the best results,how long did it take you for? what was the process emotionally? i cannot relax at all during my session,my eye were open the whole time because i overthink everything,will it still work?

A: Mom tried that, it didn’t work!

Q: Does this sound like anxiety/ depression to you?
I’m 16 years old. I think I have anxiety/ depression. :/ I had some trouble with my dad and his girlfriend and my ex boyfriend. I started going to a therapist last week and will go again in a week. I wanted to see if you guys think I have this stuff or not. Or if I should even bring it up to her.

Anxiety/ Depression Symptoms[?]-

-My body ‘jolts’ sometimes and I can’t control it. Like my leg will randomly just tremor for a second./ Like Muscle twitching.

-I’m always tired; always. In the middle of class I could fall asleep because I’m so exhausted.

-I’ve lately been having horrible dreams that keep me from sleeping.

-Chest Hurts sometimes. Like someone is sitting on me.

-I freak out and start crying before simple tasks or things I can’t control. Like before a tennis match that I’m in, I usually cry because my nerves are terrified. And driving, I hate it. Before my first day of behind the wheel, I woke up and was crying my eyes out, begging not to go.

-Fear of snakes/ losing somethings meaningful.

-Never wanting to do anything. I rather just stay at home and sleep or get on the computer.

-I don’t like making decisions.

-Feeling guilty about everything.

-Never very hungry.

-getting headaches more often.

What do you guys think? :/

A: You’re on the right track if you’re already seeing a therapist. Tell him/her EVERYTHING. They aren’t just looking at what you are saying, but HOW you say it. Little details like your leg twitch are clues that they need to consider so that they can rule out things you don’t have.

Those symptoms are of anxiety/depression/ADD/Bipolar/Turret’s/… It’s like the wheel of fortune!

A lot of the symptoms are cured simply by good nutrition. Others are cured by life experience (you’ll be surprised 20 years from now that what you fear loosing now, like breaking up, will seem ridiculous … so you won’t be afraid of that anymore). If you don’t get hungry, take a good multi vitamin. You need to be healthy. Otherwise no medicine will be good enough to help.

Other than that, try whatever medicine the Dr. thinks will help. You may get the “wrong” medicine and it may make you feel worse. A LOT WORSE.. Don’t get discouraged because of this. You just have to try another one until you find the one that works for you.

It’ll be ok! good luck!

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