ok so im 15 and a sophmore in high school. at the end of my 7th grade year i was diagnosed with anxiety. I had stomachs, head aches felt like i couldnt breath with chest pains and pains in other random spots of my body. the summer of going into 8th grade i stayed at home in my bed baisically and truly couldnt leave the house. i miss all of school up until right before christmas break which is when i started going back. i went on meds that october 05 and was on them through june 07. my freshman year i started having some again (last year) and was in and out of school and came back steady in january. i was fine from january to june so i decided i would stop my meds when school was out. I was only taking them mon-friday anway. so the first day of summer i didnt take them i was fine alllll summer! the week before school started the feelings came back really strong. school started a week ago today and each day i struggle to stay. im so close to having some body pick me up. i need help!!
2007-09-06 09:20:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
what can i do to make myself feel calmer and more relaxed. im going to the docs like next week. and im starting couseling again to help me work this out. what medications do you suggest? what would you reccomend? im really nervous. i just want to cry all the time b/c im scared this is going to cause me to miss school. i could work something out probably to go for a half a day at a time. but i want that as a last resort. what should i do in school? thanks.
2007-09-06 09:22:38 · update #1
You may want to consider going back on the medication. I was on meds during college and it really helped. I came off of them after college and was fine until I had a lot of changes in my life and developed insomnia. I am back on the meds now and they help a lot - I am able to go to work and do pretty good. I still get anxious though. I find that working out helps me. I also find that establishing a routine helps me. (Beer does too) I want to come off the meds some day, but have only been on for 4 months or so and the doctor said to stay on for a year before coming off. I am going to star your question and hope someone has a good answer to your question because it will help me too :o)
2007-09-06 09:29:02 · answer #1 · answered by Go Bears! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to have almost the same thing
i was on meds, diagnosed with anxiety/panic disorder
one thing--BE COMPLETELY honest with ur DR., nothing u tell them would surprise them--if they're a head DR.
2007-09-06 09:27:21 · answer #2 · answered by lauren m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-06 09:27:02 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg...i never heard of that before...you should seriously tell ur doctor again and maybe give u antidepressant pills to relaxt you or something...
2007-09-06 09:27:11 · answer #4 · answered by dough23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start running on a regular basis, it melts away stress,
2007-09-06 09:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by rich2481 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋