Posted by tealady on March 24, 2005, at 18:50:39
In reply to Re: 5HTP for obsessiveness » Chris O, posted by Sarah T. on March 23, 2005, at 23:42:58
Hi Sarah and Chris,
I experienced the apathy/amotivational problems characteristic of ssri's. Stopped me doing anything for many years. I'll never touch them again...but that's just me.
I just can't see the point in life how I am on them.I also probably have GAD or somethng similar. I do get difficulties breathing..called panic attacks..except they are usually there to some extent, unless I'm very relaxed.
I find I can't exercise that much or at least aerobically as I feel like can't breathe. I feel like I run out of oxygen..and this is supposed to be from panic in theory. I also prefer freah air..ike being outdoors as its easier to breathe. I find it difficult to breathe in stuffy poorly ventilated air conditioned rooms..where they scimp on the fresh air intake/ exhaust extraction and recycle air way too much, it seems , for me.I know I've always been a "worry guts"( OK,neurotic? in the older terms I guess at times:-)
and a bit obsessive anyway, OK sometimes worse than others, but its "bearable", although I admit there's a lot of room for improvement there:-) I just don't think it's my "major problem"..more a fine tuning thing, which, I think, if the breathing was better I'd be able to work on.I'm told this "unable to get enough oxygen feeling, so breathing hard etc" is common, except I have never met anyone else like me.
At present I'm trying to work out why I have breathing difficulties.
I've enjoyed following this thread, thanks guys. Just wondered if I'm alone with this breathing stuff or how common it really is.
Jan
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