anxiety issues
Wingsont84
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Ok I have noticed when stepping foot in a gym I pour sweat, problem solving was getting a little gym in basement.
I noticed when I have short meeting at work and I sweat more then normal.
I try not to think about it, since that probably doesn't help, any ideas
I noticed when I have short meeting at work and I sweat more then normal.
I try not to think about it, since that probably doesn't help, any ideas
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Therapy or medication?
Anxiety is pretty common...exercise outdoors and a mindfulness practice help me.
If you drink alcohol or caffeinated drinks, that will make it worse. (The alcohol - later on, when it has mostly metabolized, it causes a rebound effect in the nervous system which feels like anxiety.)2 -
cmriverside wrote: »Therapy or medication?
Anxiety is pretty common...exercise outdoors and a mindfulness practice help me.
If you drink alcohol or caffeinated drinks, that will make it worse. (The alcohol - later on, when it has mostly metabolized, it causes a rebound effect in the nervous system which feels like anxiety.)
This is great news thanks, very well could be alcohol, and also drink lots of caffeine2 -
Like was said above, anxiety is very common. I would also suggest therapy and/or medication. Exercising helps some people (though I'm not one of those people) but there are loads of strategies that could help.0
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cmriverside wrote: »Therapy or medication?
Anxiety is pretty common...exercise outdoors and a mindfulness practice help me.
If you drink alcohol or caffeinated drinks, that will make it worse. (The alcohol - later on, when it has mostly metabolized, it causes a rebound effect in the nervous system which feels like anxiety.)
Funny you should mention this. I experienced it for the first time ever Christmas Eve night, after a few glasses of wine. Laying in bed awake, mind and heart racing, was not a particularly fun way to begin Christmas. I figured it was related to the alcohol (I drink rarely, maybe a few times a year) but had never felt that way before.5 -
I have generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder (plus some fun social anxiety thrown in), so I feel your pain. I agree with the others about caffeine and alcohol.
Alcohol is a depressant and does the same thing to depression that it does to anxiety - the after effects are MUCH worse. Your anxiety is heightened to about 1,000 after you sober up. I have it the worst the morning after, but it could last longer for you.
The unfortunate part is that everyone finds different ways of coping with their anxiety, so it will be a little trial and error, unless you are interested in therapy or anti-anxiety meds.
If you feel a panic attack coming on (sweating, tunnel vision, fight or flight mode, trembling, feels like a heart attack), try counting backward from 100 while focusing on your breathing. That is the best thing I personally have found to at least ease up on it a little.
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Skip the medication. To many side effects come with meds.23
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Definitely thanks, I plan on doing a sober free for a month and maybe lower my caffeine level doqn0
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For what it's worth, I quit drinking alcohol years ago and the anxiety got worse at first (like in the first month) so maybe try a six month sober stint.
Quitting completely gave me back my sanity and peace. It took time, though.
There are lots of ideas online if you search for anxiety relief. Meditation, breathing exercises, tapping, visualization.5 -
Wingsont84 wrote: »Definitely thanks, I plan on doing a sober free for a month and maybe lower my caffeine level doqn
Team dry January!! ☺️
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Skip the medication. To many side effects come with meds.
Would you tell that to someone taking medication for epilepsy? What about someone taking antibiotics because they had endocarditis or various medications to help manage rheumatoid arthritis? I really hope that your answer is no, but given your post that I quoted (in full) I can't quite tell.12 -
Wingsont84 wrote: »Ok I have noticed when stepping foot in a gym I pour sweat, problem solving was getting a little gym in basement.
I noticed when I have short meeting at work and I sweat more then normal.
I try not to think about it, since that probably doesn't help, any ideas
You may want to look into meditation and relaxation exercises to help with anxiety symptoms. Also, looking into how to adopt healthy thought patterns is important.0 -
Skip the medication. To many side effects come with meds.
that is one of the most uneducated things ive seen on here - and in my time, ive seen a lot.
I have anxiety. I am one who can control it without medication 99.9% of the time. Some people can not, and some have much more severe forms of anxiety (ie: my husbands ex who can not leave her home). She also has several other mental health conditions including BPD. If she doesnt take meds, she ends up in the loony bin... 10 times now over the past 20 years. most stays longer than 60 days. one of these days shell end up dead before someone finds her and carts her off to the hospital.
Skip giving medical advice and keep it to yourself.9 -
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I agree with those who said eliminating/reducing alcohol and caffeine has a positive effect. The one thing that helps my anxiety the most is yoga. I am not sure why. But when I do yoga, I feel so calm and eat less and feel more whole.
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Skip the medication. To many side effects come with meds.
For my brother, the side effect of his medication is that he is alive, out of a locked psych ward, happy, and productive.
I agree that meds like benzos can be over-prescribed and risky, but your blanket statement is ridiculous and dangerous.12 -
Look up Dr. Joe dispenza8
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I took anti-anxiety meds and ended up zoned out of everything. I couldn't feel. Then, when I came off of them, I had withdraw symptoms like a heroin withdraw. It was horrific. I know some people are capable of being on meds without any issues. Yay for them. But if you don't want the hassle, don't be pressured into going onto meds.
I have social anxiety and complex anxiety and panic disorder. It is hell sometimes. I find myself struggle to go into a store sometimes. It is okay.
What I have found that helps is mindfulness in all things. Telling myself I am okay even when my body says otherwise. If you want to try meds, talk to your doctor but realize that there are risks. Including potential withdraw symptoms that are DIFFICULT when coming off of it.3 -
I took anti-anxiety meds and ended up zoned out of everything. I couldn't feel. Then, when I came off of them, I had withdraw symptoms like a heroin withdraw. It was horrific. I know some people are capable of being on meds without any issues. Yay for them. But if you don't want the hassle, don't be pressured into going onto meds.
I have social anxiety and complex anxiety and panic disorder. It is hell sometimes. I find myself struggle to go into a store sometimes. It is okay.
What I have found that helps is mindfulness in all things. Telling myself I am okay even when my body says otherwise. If you want to try meds, talk to your doctor but realize that there are risks. Including potential withdraw symptoms that are DIFFICULT when coming off of it.
Not wanting to take meds is totally different than demonizing them. I mean I've also had awful experiences with some forms of therapy (I'm looking at you DBT, who made mindfulness popular in western mental health care). That doesn't mean I'm going to say, "don't ever practice mindfulness!" I personally will probably never do any mental health centric mindfulness stuff again, but I'm not going to actively discourage other people from doing so.
I don't think anyone here is pressuring anyone to take meds, rather pointing out that saying that you shouldn't take them because of side effects is irresponsible. Never mind, of course, that not everyone has side effects, that there are a number of different psychotropic medications on the market, and that there are easy ways to avoid or lessen some side effects (ones that come from not titrating slowly off and on medication).
I'll note, I'm not actually on any psychotropic meds right now. They flat out don't work for me. It'd be awesome if they did, but they really don't. I say that having tried 15 different ones, had genetic testing to see what potentially could work/wouldn't work, and a blood test that got sent to a lab in Utah (that a friend of mine works at amusingly enough) to make sure that I had a therapeutic dose of one of them.3 -
I wasn't demonizing them. I was stating MY experience. Not yours. Not anyone else's. Sometimes I wonder why I try to participate in this community.7
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I wasn't demonizing them. I was stating MY experience. Not yours. Not anyone else's. Sometimes I wonder why I try to participate in this community.
You thought people here were pressuring people into them and I thought you were demonizing them. Evidence that accurate online communication can be difficult.5 -
This may sound odd to some but I’ve done the medication for anxiety and the side effects are not worth it! I have begun using essential oils for anxiety/depression and I’ve been feeling so much better! I never thought they would actually work but it is night and day for me! Plant therapy oils are affordable and are perfect because they come already blended for certain things like anxiety! Maybe try it I also agree with whatalazyidiot about counting backward and focus on breathing! Good luck6
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I didn't state at any time that the people here were pressuring the OP to take pills. I was pressured through my doctor and they didn't talk about the side effects or the withdraw symptoms. Perhaps assuming isn't the right direction to go in any conversation.1
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You know what they say about assumptions. Which is to say - yes I agree, assumptions were made all around and it's not especially useful. I try not to make the really big ones (or the ones that, for me, are big) but I'm not perfect.0
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Wingsont84 wrote: »Ok I have noticed when stepping foot in a gym I pour sweat, problem solving was getting a little gym in basement.
I noticed when I have short meeting at work and I sweat more then normal.
I try not to think about it, since that probably doesn't help, any ideas
Look up exposure therapy. Slowly allow yourself more and more time in the gym exposing yourself to the things that trigger your anxiety. Don't expect it to just disappear magically, it will take work and slowly dissipate the more you are exposed to the anxiety and find out that its not a bad thing to be in the gym.1 -
Well I gonna see how it all plays out, start with stop drinking, and lower caffeine, also losing weight may help as this triggers it something, just over thinking2
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Therapy and medication definitely seem to help me with my mental illnesses - anxiety being one of them. Make sure you are working on your coping skills, and start out slow. Obviously it is going to depend on the situation, but when possible I ease myself into things. As far as the gym goes - maybe try using it during a time when it is slow? We have 24 hr gyms here, and I prefer to go at like midnight, because I'm pretty much alone.
Best of luck, I know how horrid anxiety is. I hope it gets better.0 -
Wingsont84 wrote: »Ok I have noticed when stepping foot in a gym I pour sweat, problem solving was getting a little gym in basement.
I noticed when I have short meeting at work and I sweat more then normal.
I try not to think about it, since that probably doesn't help, any ideas
I have afternoon meetings twice a week and make sure I get in some cardio or weight lifting beforehand so I am nice and mellow going into the meeting.
I have some social anxiety and hate crowded gyms, so I would join ones that are less crowded to start with and then go the hour before close when they are emptying out. (I'm currently working out at home.)1
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