Posted by babak on March 1, 2003, at 14:22:14
In reply to Re: anxiety attack and relaxation » babak, posted by KrissyP on February 28, 2003, at 16:37:04
Thanks Kristen. I am currently on 300mg Venlafaxine and 45mg of Remeron. I can’t increase the Effexor because of headaches.
It seems to me your difficulty with post relaxation anxiety is somewhat psychological in as much as you are aware of the why you start getting anxious. At least this is how it seems to you which is what is important. The vicious circle in my case appears physical, i. e. I am not aware of any feelings of guilt about being relaxed when the anxiety surfaces. If there is any psychological dynamics involved it is certainly not accessible to my consciousness. Even if there is one; when eight years of therapy couldn’t recover it into my consciousness and at least partially under control then it might as well not be there and be considered physical for all intents and purposes, if you catch my drift.
I just wished there was a drug which stopped the production of whatever chemical there is that creates anxiety. Then may be I could relax and get the psychological benefits of relaxation which will hopefully create a positive self fuelling spiral. You know? The more I relax the more confident I get, the more confident I become the less chance of being gripped by anxiety and the less chance of anxiety the easier I can relax and so on. Why do all these spirals have to be negative, going downward instead of up?
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