Posted by KaraS on March 24, 2005, at 21:56:07
In reply to GAD? » Sarah T., posted by tealady on March 24, 2005, at 18:50:39
> Hi Sarah and Chris,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> At present I'm trying to work out why I have breathing difficulties.
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> I've enjoyed following this thread, thanks guys. Just wondered if I'm alone with this breathing stuff or how common it really is.
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> Jan
Hi Jan,
I have those breathing problems also. It's mostly from anxiety. Also, my nose gets swollen up from allergies and I can't breathe through it. This adds to the problem and had me thinking that asthma was the issue. But I'm now on 25 mg. of doxepin and I don't have the breathing problems anymore. Of course there is an antihistaminic side to doxepin - but I still get the can't breathe out of my nose feeling sometimes so I think that the doxepin's effect on my anxiety is what is helping the most here.Kara
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