Anyone suffer from insomnia, depression, or anxiety?

[dsmdeliveryboy]

So I've been dealing with anxiety/depression for about 4-5 years now, I've been on and off Lexapro about 2-3 times but my doctor recently started me on it again because I've been having horrible anxiety/insomnia and I've been having horrible side effects getting back on the meds that are supposed to go away within 1-2 weeks of starting the medicine but so far I've been feeling more anxious at night, having insomnia, etc. Well I call in the doctors office this morning after being on it for 6 days because I just can't handle the side effects anymore and he prescribed me Zolpidem(a sleep aid), I told him I didn't feel comfortable taking a sleep aid because of all the horror stories I've heard about them and asked him what the side effects may be and he told me there isn't really any side effects but in rare cases people will sleep walk or and do all this crazy shit and then not have any recollection of it and that sort of scares me..

Anyone else taken this medicine or deal with anxiety? How did your doctor treat it?

 

[BLINKY619]

well ive been with anxiety/depression... for the last year and a half... it comes and goes..... but im taking zoloft or something like that..... best way to help in my position is work on my car alot or do something to get distracted.... sorry to hear that man... i feel you it sucks cause you cant really live a regular life without having to worrie about stuff

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

well ive been with anxiety/depression... for the last year and a half... it comes and goes..... but im taking zoloft or something like that..... best way to help in my position is work on my car alot or do something to get distracted.... sorry to hear that man... i feel you it sucks cause you cant really live a regular life without having to worrie about stuff

Mine all started after one of my close friends since 2nd grade died on the 1st of this year from a car accident and my moms boyfriend died the same night of a heart attack, I really started thinking about how fragile life is after which started making everything worse.. I've been to the ER 6 times this year for panic attacks, I finally just got health insurance but I can't use it till school starts so I've been having to pay out of pocket($90 a visit) all this really sucks because I start class in a week full time for my ASE certification and I feel it is going to interfere.

 

[BLINKY619]

thats what it is with me too.... i just thought about life too much to a point that i would get scared of everything.... like there are so many ways for someone to die... everytime i hear about someone dying i get all paranoid.... i dont know i try to control it but cant seem to help..... i guess time will tell... its all psychological... in other words its all in your head... but some dont ever find a way of treating it..... i would say go as far as you can from people friends and just dont find out what happens just live life as it comes.... it will be hard at first but it sometimes helps some...... and yea trust me life is fragile.. its all because of how one thinks about things.... like if your the type that sees things like ....OH SH!T HAPPENS.... then those are the ones that are more likely to not suffer from any kind of depression/anxiety. i just try to be happy all the time but its hard most of the time... JUST KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT CAUSE THATS WHAT PUTS YOU DOWN EVEN MORE... AND OVER HERE I PAY ONLY 20 BUCKS AND 30 WITH ALL MEDICINES NEEDED....

 

[Indian]

I have been on effexor,now im on prozac,but I tend not to take them anymore because it keeps me from having an apetite.

 

[white92talontsi]

Me and my wife seperated 11months ago. We have a 3 year old son together and she kept me from him for 9 months. She was the love of my life and I have been depressed for a while now. At first it was so bad I didn't even want to get out of bed. Now it comes and goes. When I see her to pick up my son it hurts but o well I just learn to try and deal with it.

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[dsm-onster]

I'm sleep-typing right now. . . don't take that crap

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

I just feel sort of hopeless, like it will never get better ya know. I need to find another doctor though, this guy kind of sucks.

 

[dalesmitsu]

You guys did a good first step, your talking about.

 

[vannaksgsx]

Have you tried St. John's Wort? My girlfriend takes it from time to time. It's natural. Look into it...

 

[SpawnedX]

Well here is my life. I worked (just got fired finally, thankfully) for a company that expects perfection, unreasonable goals and harasses and intimidates to get them. This company is Bank of America. Found out my dad had pancreatic cancer, and that I had developed diabetes. Was going to school at the same time, and passed with flying colors, except the attendance part so I can't get my certificate.

I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, high blood pressure and insomnia from it all. I take Celexa, it really doesn't work, Zoloft is next, yay. I take Lunesta for insomnia, it doesn't work either. I have been on multiple high blood pressure meds, none working. Since losing my job my blood pressure has gone down, butthe effects of everything else have me down. I want to sleep all day, have lost interest in my car, can't find enjoyment in my family or friends. I think about suicide a lot, but I don't have the balls to do it. I am now easily tempered, miserable and people are drifting away from me. I don't even care anymore.

Best of luck in your struggles.

 

[dalesmitsu]

Me and my wife seperated 11months ago. We have a 3 year old son together and she kept me from him for 9 months. She was the love of my life and I have been depressed for a while now. At first it was so bad I didn't even want to get out of bed. Now it comes and goes. When I see her to pick up my son it hurts but o well I just learn to try and deal with it.

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I know what mean. I've been divorce since 03', my daughter was four at the time. Agree its tough for abit, just takes time to get over the ex. While at it just back at what happend? Also really good idea, to hear peoples opinion from the outside like friends and relatives. Learn from it and correct it.

If you learned from your mistake but aint completely over your ex. The next woman will hate it, and she'll probably leave you.

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

Well here is my life. I worked (just got fired finally, thankfully) for a company that expects perfection, unreasonable goals and harasses and intimidates to get them. This company is Bank of America. Found out my dad had pancreatic cancer, and that I had developed diabetes. Was going to school at the same time, and passed with flying colors, except the attendance part so I can't get my certificate.

I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, high blood pressure and insomnia from it all. I take Celexa, it really doesn't work, Zoloft is next, yay. I take Lunesta for insomnia, it doesn't work either. I have been on multiple high blood pressure meds, none working. Since losing my job my blood pressure has gone down, butthe effects of everything else have me down. I want to sleep all day, have lost interest in my car, can't find enjoyment in my family or friends. I think about suicide a lot, but I don't have the balls to do it. I am now easily tempered, miserable and people are drifting away from me. I don't even care anymore.

Best of luck in your struggles.

Anytime you need to talk man you can always PM me or even text/call me if you want, I'm having a rough time but I'm always willing to help other people.

 

[jeyventura]

I think i have all 3 thats why im here reading at 1:40 am

 

[evood69]

I've been dealing with anxiety/panic attacks for 3 years. It got so bad at one point that I became agorophobic, which is absolutely dreadful. I finally started taking lexapro about 2 years ago and its helped a lot however it sure is hell isn't a cure. I also go to a psychiatrist every 3 months or more when needed. Needless to say anxiety is still a part of me daily. I have no clue what chased me to start having it no traumatic events or anything. One day it just decided to POP up and hello. There's also no real reason I get panic attacks, they're random as hell and horrible each and every time. Luckily I no longer live my life in dear, rather I've embraced it and know more than likely it will be a part of me for the rest of my life. Im only 21 and I feel like I've missed out a lot from having it. My best advice is to try to come to terms with it and just realize that it won't kill you, no matter how bad the panic attacks are. One thing I've learned is living life in fear of them only makes it worse. It's not something easy to deal with and I still have days where I feel hopeless and my life isn't worth going through with it. Just takes a lot of time and a lot of inner power to get you over it.

 

[WolfsFang]

I think i have all 3 thats why im here reading at 1:40 am

dont think that has to do with anything. its 1:50 am here, i stay up late because i work till 11 pm and i dont get tired till 3~4. then wake up at 11~12, chill with friends and back to work!!

 

[Red97Eclipseboy]

Wow, good timing. I'm pretty sure I have depression, but I haven't had a bad life at all. It's like I can't control my thoughts. Once a seed is planted, it manifests into some bs scenario that never happened, but I convince myself it did. Then I start the fights, get mad for no reason and slump into the bull-ish again. Of course, I mean my girl. She's pregnant with my child, and I flipped out on her last week over nothing. She kicked me out, barely talks to me and she's having our baby.

I start my first counseling visit tomorrow. I used to go about 8 years ago, and it worked wonders. However, no meds. Ever. Those aren't a solution in anyway. The solution lies within ourselves. It's just that sometimes, we need someone who truly understands the mind, and us to push us in the right direction. I got some excellent advise from someone who used to be exactly like me. Literally. Our minds were the same. He told me how to beat those thoughts down, and get control over my thoughts. Which in turn will ease the emotions and my freak-outs. I've been doing what he told me, and guys, it works. If your brain starts with the bs, turn it off. Rebuild the image/situation in your head right away. Eventually, I've gotten to the point after only a week to where things I used to dwell about daily, for long periods of time, have almost gone away. Try to only look forward, yet look back only to think about the good times or lessons learned.

Anyway, it seems she's coming around to me a little. I want to be a family with her and raise our kids together. I don't want to act like a bratty, asshole anymore. I just hope it isn't too late. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life. I hope you all can figure everything out, too. Good luck, gentleman. I love talking to people, too. I'm always a PM away-even though I understand no of you actually know me. Just throwing it out there,

 

[ramsack]

Yeah, I do, for many years. Mainly from being sheltered, being told nothing about life, being picked on for being sheltered. I can't be around more than a few people. Sitting in public is out of the question. I think they are all laughing or judging. I'd rather not rely on medicine to make it better. If I were to have medicine insured and lost that job, I would be worse off than when I started taking meds. I'm just waiting for something actually good in life to happen. But my life IS total crap. I would be fine dying at any time. I also can't sleep really. Mainly not at night. I can sleep fine during the day. When I do sleep it's never constant unless I get drunk.

 

[Clinical]

I won't even begin to get into my problems, but honestly - try just taking Tylenol PM and avoid that prescription shit. I have an ambien prescription as well as a couple other of those stupid depressant things and I've only ever taken them a couple times before and they made me feel like complete shit and drowsy all the time. Ambien knocks me out for a good 10 hours, which is too much for me but I'd take it if I honestly just could NOT get to sleep.

Try taking Tylenol PM, if I have trouble sleeping it usually puts me out in about 20-30 minutes and gets me the general refreshing 8-9 hour sleep. I feel a lot better taking it than I did with ambien. Even with the 10 hours or so of sleep with ambien, I always just woke up not feeling refreshed.


As for what to take for depression? 20psi in a DSM will fix it

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

I took the medicine last night, crashed out for 4 hours then woke up around 3 and couldn't get back to sleep.. Once I got back to sleep, I woke up this morning shaking like I was having withdrawals. Def not taking the medicine again. I think I have mild depression and severe anxiety, and the medicine I'm taking is for severe depression and generalized anxiety. It really is starting to become frustrating, I have a really bad headache right now from that medicine and feel anxious and nauseous.

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

Wow.. as downing as this thread is on the outside.. it's actually pretty nice to see people come together and talk about issues instead of cause them.

I've always been able to fight off anxiety/panic/chronic worry... but never insomnia. I'm a very inward thinker, on of those people who plans everything out 4 steps ahead but doesn't care to show it unless it's extremely beneficial. This is how I deal with my issues. I think, I distract myself with pride and planning, with goals and promoting success, telling myself that failure simlpy cannot be. This makes me work towards things and occupies my mind enough to shed the worries that I have.

Most Panic/depression/anxiety disorders are brought on by horrid events that someone has experienced in the past. We've all had rough backgrounds, maybe not as much as the next person, but to each his own black spot. I have an issue with everyone around me dying, litteraly. My childhood friend, my brother (adoptive family), various friends, and most of the few people that I'd have considered family. I've seen so much death that I feel more comfortable in a dreary situation than I do during a cheerful event like Christmas. I spend at least 2 hours each Saturday visiting my brother. I think, outloud.. and though I'll never get an answer it's soothing.

As for anxiety... that's where the pride kicks in. I can't be scared, I can't be worried constantly. I have to make sure that I make the right step or else I'll lose balance and lose everything I've fought to get. When I feel like everything is going to fall apart and crash down around me, I take a deep breath...visualize the facts, and tell myself that "I'm alive because I choose to be. This is just another challenge that someone else has already conquered.. and if they can do it, so can I. "

I think that's something that can help everyone. Anytime you feel depressed or overwhelmed by the gravity of things, just remind yourself that "Someone out there has it much worse than me "

 

[snowborder714]

You guys know better - keep the religion talk out.

 

[LandoAWD]

...and I can't comment since my anxiety cure is also part of the forbidden topics...

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

I used other "medicinal" things to try and help with anxiety, but in the end it doesn't feel like it REALLY helped. Depression/Anxiety is because of a chemical in-balance in the brain, you can't just not do anything about it and hope it will get better your brain needs something to bring the chemical levels back to where they should be.

 

[snowborder714]

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