Posted by Garnet71 on April 20, 2009, at 17:59:13
In reply to Re: mood stablizers for fear of losing control? » garnet71, posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on April 20, 2009, at 17:45:05
Oh-that was really helpful. Yeah-I can see obsessions with fear of losing control. I think that's how my anxiety derives-when I think about not being able to have control over a situation-where others can have control over me - like the military. I actaully never had GAD (or depression for that matter) until after I joined the military. hmmm. never thought of that before.
But with anxiety, I normally feel in that fight-or flight mode-which I don't feel right now. so yeah, it could be OCD related symptoms. Last time I had strange anxiety symptoms-distorted vision and racing thoughts-my PDoc said those symptoms were only manifestations of anxiety and not from bipolar (these systmpoms just a couple of months ago were new to me).
That sounds reassuring--but still--you can have a total breakdown from anxiety though, can't you? When I had a 4-day long panic attack-I ended up having sort of a dissassociation (I think?)-I looked in the mirror and felt the person in the reflection wasn't me. That happened one time. It was very scary. And last time, as I mentioned, I had racing thoughts which I found terrifying--again, that lack of control.
Well I've taken Buspirone for about 2 months now, I think, and Xanax on occassion. I took a lot of Xanax last week though when I had adverse effects from the rebound affect of Adderall (and I quit taking that). I'm being conservative with Xanax use, t hough I do have extras and my pdoc appt. is Thursday. But it's with the RN-not the doctor.
Thank you :))
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