MFP friends with anxiety? Let's support each other!

I used to deal with lot of anxiety before that was affecting not only my mental, but also my physical health. Lately I've been able to control most of this emotions through exercise, yoga, and meditation. My goal right now is to get healthy, but if i can get skinny along the way I'll take it Good luck in your journey.

I have a mild form of anxiety disorder. I used to get panic attacks right after we had our first daughter. It was horrible, don't ever want to experience that again. My doctor prescribed Zoloft for me. I got it filled and figured I'd try to deal with it on my own before taking the pills. I ended up being able to overcome the attacks and after I had about 5-6 more start to come on and fought them off, eventually they just stopped. I've since cut out any unnecessary stressors in my life and have just focused on my work, my family, and my hobbies. Life is much better now. I'm sure at some point I will need to go on something, but for now I'm doing alright. My grandpa and dad are both on Zoloft to control their anxiety and my wife has a social anxiety disorder, so I'm used to being around nervious/anxious/intense people haha!

I've found that by staying in shape, eating properly, maintaining a healthy weight, and maintaining a healthy work/life/family/hobby balance that I've been able to live a relatively stress free life free of panic attacks and pointless worrying, etc.

I hope you can get your anxiety issues under control as well. Everyone is different, and everyone has varying degrees of anxiety issues to deal with. My only advice is to try and find the best way to deal with that works best for you and stick with it. There is no blanket statement approach to deal with it in my unprofessional opinion because everyone is different.

Hello Julia, I'm diagnosed with GAD and Manic Depressive Disorder. I was stubborn and would not get any help for the longest time. Unfortunately, the symptoms from the panic attacks and anxiety started manifesting physical symptoms. I finally broke down after 4 years and got help. I currently see a therapist weekly and am taking 150 mg of Zoloft. It's eliminated 90 % of my depression and almost all of my panic attacks. I would love to add you. Let me know if you need anything or just want to talk about it.

So glad you posted this Julia! I was hoping there might be some support out there for anxiety on mfp. My anxiety and panic attacks have been pretty bad the last few years. I even started taking medication but it made my brain to foggy, which is not great when you're studying to get you Master's degree. I've stopped taking medication and am managing my anxiety with meditation, exercise & and now trying to eat healthier and get more sleep. I still have episodes but it's much better than its been.

Anyone posting on here feel free to add me! I would love to give and receive advice and support!

Yes, I struggle with anxiety and depression as well. It makes this journey even harder but I am trying to stay positive. Feel free to add me! My goal is also to eat healthy and gain muscle, rather than be "skinny."