Posted by Lisa2712 on April 23, 2010, at 15:41:19
In reply to Re: Severe anxiety and other problems, posted by stargazer2 on April 22, 2010, at 22:23:33
A psychiatrist I saw a while ago told me I had bipolar disorder and mania and she put me on Tegretol; I didn't like the medicine so I went to another psydoc and she tried me on Trileptal and Lamictal.
A few days ago I tried Concerta 36 mg because I explained to my psydoc that I felt I might have ADD and I had a very bad reaction to it and I'm going off it now.
I think I also have depression that's caused by my anxiety, but my problem is mostly severe anxiety.
I've been very nervous and uncomfortable around classmates and people since middle school, and it got worse as I got older (I'm almost 27). Now I rarely go out of the house.
Yes, the SSRI's have helped a lot and the Klonipin has helped a lot also. I've been told to wean off the Klonopin and take it only as needed by my new psydoc. When I was taking it regularly (morning and night) I had side effects like feeling agitated, I was pulling out my hair, and being very irritable. This was on .5 mg twice a day. The Lexapro and Klonopin help but my anxiety is still very bad.
I don't think my parents noticed my social problems, at least not until I was in high school. I think the schools knew but they overlooked it.
I finished high school (but it was very hard) and I went through 2 years of college and then dropped out because of my anxiety and social problems.
I worked only one time for 2 weeks as a secretary and I had a lot of trouble doing that job, and the boss realized this and she let me go from that job after only 2 weeks.
I've seen about 6 psydocs, and I lost my insurance I had under my parents a few years ago so I don't have access to a lot of doctors. But this psydoc I just saw told me she didn't know what else to give me other than what I was already on, so I'm going to try to see another psydoc.Thank you,
Lisa2712
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