depression weight loss and excercise.

mandanroger08

I have a lot of depression, anxiety and panic attacks and i was just wondering if anyone else was on this level with me trying to lose weight , excercise and deal with everyday life in the process. it would be very helpful if there was someone out there like me that i could help with support and they could help me.

mandanroger08

I have a lot of depression, anxiety and panic attacks and i was just wondering if anyone else was on this level with me trying to lose weight , excercise and deal with everyday life in the process. it would be very helpful if there was someone out there like me that i could help with support and they could help me.

laurenk182004

Hey I am not depressed at this point in my life, but I have been there, and I had a serious issue with anxiety attacks before I got pregnant with my daughter. I tried various medications and nothing helped, most times, the medications seemed to make it worse. Finally I got my doctor so perscribe a low dose of xanax (.25mg pills). When I feel an attack coming on I take one and it usually isn't a problem from then on out, and I don't get messed up or anything b/c it is such a low dosage. I used to need the xanax just about everyday, but now I very rarely take, I think I've taken maybe 2 since Taylor was born. Anyways, you are not alone, I know exactly how you feel. I couldn't go to the gym, or workout because when my heart rate rose I started to panic, thinking that I was gonna have a heart attack or something (silly I know) So I never exercised and I ate to calm my nerves. All of that got me to a very unhealthy weight of 246lbs, not to mention all the booze I drank on close to a nightly basis to stave off the panic attacks. I like to consider myself a success story as far as the anxiety attacks go, because once I MADE myself get out there in the world, and do things, like working and traveling, I realized that life is not as scary as it may seem. I once read that people with anxiety attacks are just too smart for their own good. If you ever need to talk feel free to message me. Good luck dear!

Marla64

manda-- this will sound trite-- just take one day at a time. Set small goals at first-- " Today I will eat no chocolate-- " and attain them, then expand them. With each goal achieved, you will feel better about yourself, and more empowered. I was in a bad state a couple months ago, miserable about everything, and then I found this site and was able to start taking a "hands on" approach to the weight loss, and I've been able to lose. Taking this issue back and controlling it, owning it, has helped me become a stronger, more positive person.

Hang in there-- you're not alone here.:flowerforyou:

gabi_ele

Howdy Neighbor:flowerforyou: and welcome to MPF.
I have delt with depression for about 32 years now, it runs in my family. Righ now I am doing excellent don't have to take medication and no counseling either. My problem times are the wintermonth but even for the last 2 winters I have been doing ok. I find that since I eat healthier and exercise I am doing even better, except around a certain time of the month , but since I know that I can deal with it for what is is and don't blow everything out of poportion.
One of the things I have found to be helpful to me is I try no to be crytical of myself, when I tell myself how dumm, ugly or stupid I am... or how bad my life is....as soon as these things come to my mind I will isolate them and think ... would I talk to my friend like that? so I made a mistake, the world is not comming to an end...nobody is perfect, not even me, no matter how hard I try... there are lots of people that are worse of then me .... God loves me no matter what.....will this be important next week? month? year?...... I have lots more:bigsmile: but I think youre getiing the idea. I can get myself into a tizz fit in a minute if I let myself, but if I stop it in it's tracks a lot of times I can keep myself on an even level. There is nothing wrong with medications and counseling and if I get back to a certain point I probably will have to go back on them. For the time being I am enjoying every day as much as I can and count my blessings.....
PS: if you would like I have a yahoo account with the same name and you can reach me there if you would like to chat....