Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks » anxiety and depression http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog Gid rid of your anxiety forever Mon, 17 May 2010 09:58:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Is there anyone who has had a lowered sex drive due to anxiety/depression? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/is-there-anyone-who-has-had-a-lowered-sex-drive-due-to-anxietydepression http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/is-there-anyone-who-has-had-a-lowered-sex-drive-due-to-anxietydepression#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 03:06:48 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/is-there-anyone-who-has-had-a-lowered-sex-drive-due-to-anxietydepression

Im just wondering if there are other people out there who have noticed a huge reduction in sex drive due to anxiety/depression. I have had bad anxiety the last 12 years and for the last few years had mild depression. My sex drive is now non existent, im not sure has the anxiety killed it of or what. does chronic anxiety kill your sex drive completely, is there a way to get the sex drive back?

most people with anxiety and depressive disorders have sex drive issues, and that is mostly because they don’t get the help they need. Medications are part of the answer, the other part is therapy. If you don’t do both, you don’t get better.

]]> http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/is-there-anyone-who-has-had-a-lowered-sex-drive-due-to-anxietydepression/feed 7 I,ve been a victim of depression and and anxiety for last 15 years.I always feel collapsed,ruined .What to do!? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/ive-been-a-victim-of-depression-and-and-anxiety-for-last-15-years-i-always-feel-collapsedruined-what-to-do http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/ive-been-a-victim-of-depression-and-and-anxiety-for-last-15-years-i-always-feel-collapsedruined-what-to-do#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 07:14:10 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/ive-been-a-victim-of-depression-and-and-anxiety-for-last-15-years-i-always-feel-collapsedruined-what-to-do

This problem,s badly taken it,s toll on my total mental and sexual health.I consulted reputed psychiatrists and am taking regular medicatio but all in vain.

Psychiatry doesnt always look for hormone imbalances and that is the cause a lot of times, (thyroid, sex,adrenal, cortisol, dheas)according to hormone experts other than endocrinologists , who dont balance hormones anyway.
So , check out these feelingfff.com , thehallcenter.com , canaryclub.org, and call a compounding pharmacy in your area to ask them who the doctors are that balance hormones in your area.
you can also check out dr amen at amenclinics.com a neuropsychiatrist who has gone natural a lot, and tests for imbalances and other things…….
you just have not found the reason for it yet……
medications are not going to help a hormone imbalance, or something else.
I would do that, AND I would go to emofree.com ,click on learen eft and download teh free manual there and apply the powereful healing method to anything in your past, preesent, feelings, memoreies etc to resolve them and neutralize the bad ones quickly . the site has a free method until he retires soon, get it now. it really works well for many things.
YOu should also check for allergies, food sensativities, food chemical alleries,and vitamin and mineral deficiencies, oftren B12 or D………..

]]> http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/ive-been-a-victim-of-depression-and-and-anxiety-for-last-15-years-i-always-feel-collapsedruined-what-to-do/feed 4 What’s the best way to beat severe anxiety and depression? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/whats-the-best-way-to-beat-severe-anxiety-and-depression http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/whats-the-best-way-to-beat-severe-anxiety-and-depression#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 11:37:52 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/whats-the-best-way-to-beat-severe-anxiety-and-depression

I’ve tried medication, for depression/anxiety as well as bipolar disorder, and nothing seems to be working. I’ve also tried exercise, which helps for a bit but then i cant get myself to maintain a regimine.
It’s really affecting my life, financially and otherwise. Sometimes it’s smoldering to the point that i cant even get myself out of bed. Other times it’s fine, but i’m anxious about everything no matter what. Yeah, take a chill pill. I’d like to eventually be fine without haveing to rely on medication. Any advice? Or even recommendations for meds?
i was reading through the answers thus far and i came across what ‘thebransonaffair’ (sorry if i get the username wrong) had said. It’s right, to some degree. I was diagnosed with OCD, but i didnt put much into becuase i dont have the ‘compulsions,’ unless there’s a damn good reason to– say, if i feel like i need to wash my hands… i’ll scrub the shit out of them. And what was said about questioning myself was also true.. i think this is a big problem also. I doubt myself in everything i do, and by doing so i inadvertently (or subconsciously) self-destruct.
Also, the anxiety isn’t fixed on any one thing…it just depends on the moment.

I’m sick of it.

just love all the time

JUST LOVE

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]]> http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/aspergers-struggling-with-anxiety-and-depression/feed 11 What should I do about my anxiety, depression and self harm? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/what-should-i-do-about-my-anxiety-depression-and-self-harm http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/what-should-i-do-about-my-anxiety-depression-and-self-harm#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:12:54 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/what-should-i-do-about-my-anxiety-depression-and-self-harm I am 20 years old. I have been out of work for a year due to depression and anxiety. I have been self harming for six months and its getting worse. I am seeing a therapist because my parents are making me and its a waste of time. I am on 150mg sertraline daily. I feel sick every time I go out and and I can feel myself getting worse. I am considering suicide. I just dont know how much longer I can live like this.

I understand what you are going through as I have and still am going through similar things. Please, the first thing you must do is to tell someone you feel suicidal You MUST do this. Don’t worry what other people think put yourself first. If you can’t do it for you do it for me and everyone else who feels this way.
Second, the Therapist and/or therapy could be wrong for you. I went through a lot of therapists because I felt it was a waste of time. My GP was no help – he gave me a prescription and told me to come back in 2 weeks when I said I was suicidal. I went straight to Accident and Emergency and told them I was going to kill myself. They admitted me to the Mental Health Unit which is not as scary as it seems at first but once you are in there – the first time for me was 7weeks, you have space and can use this time to not think about much.I believe this saved me. When you leave the unit they follow up with outpatient appointments with a phyciatrist – my current one is the best medical person I have ever consulted. Unlike the private counsellors I saw over a 10 year period, the hospital phyciatrist really listened to me. After 2 years I was put on a DBT 1 year course which adresses self harm amongst other things. This was in London. Don’t know about the rest of the UK? the link following will show you:
http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/
http://bpd.about.com/od/treatments/a/IntroDBT.htm
and you can google DBT
Please write something here so that I know you are ok. If you need any clarification just ask.
H

]]> http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/what-should-i-do-about-my-anxiety-depression-and-self-harm/feed 12 How long does it take to stop feeling nauseous and sick after stopping Lexapro (Anxiety/Depression pill) ? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/how-long-does-it-take-to-stop-feeling-nauseous-and-sick-after-stopping-lexapro-anxietydepression-pill http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/how-long-does-it-take-to-stop-feeling-nauseous-and-sick-after-stopping-lexapro-anxietydepression-pill#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:29:08 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/how-long-does-it-take-to-stop-feeling-nauseous-and-sick-after-stopping-lexapro-anxietydepression-pill I weened off of the Lexapro. But now that I stopped taking it completely im really nauseous all the time.

It took me about two weeks to even start to feel normal. It will probably be about a month before you completely feel like yourself again. Your lucky you got to ween off of it. I had to abruptly stop and I was a b*tch for like 2 weeks straight. I was emotional, irrational, and hard to be around. Sound familiar?

]]> http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/how-long-does-it-take-to-stop-feeling-nauseous-and-sick-after-stopping-lexapro-anxietydepression-pill/feed 3 Can you take anti-anxiety/depression medication and birth control at the same time? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/can-you-take-anti-anxietydepression-medication-and-birth-control-at-the-same-time http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/can-you-take-anti-anxietydepression-medication-and-birth-control-at-the-same-time#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:29:22 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/can-you-take-anti-anxietydepression-medication-and-birth-control-at-the-same-time I’m sure the best answer will come from a physician, but I would like to get feedback from women who have been on anti-depressants such as Lexapro if they were able to take birth control at the same time, and if there were any side effects?

I assume you mean the pill. There’s no reason not to, generally, but of course it will depend on the specific meds you’re on or thinking of taking. Both kinds of medications can affect the same aspects of your health, like weight. mood, or libido. That’s why I would suggest that you leave a gap of several months between starting one and then the other; that way you’ll know whether a certain effect is due to one or the other.

Keep in mind that many oral contraceptives list depression as a side effect. (The first oral contraceptive I used, years ago, caused me to cry uncontrollably for hours every day.) So, if you’re already on antidepressants, you might have to change the dosage once you start on the pill. On the other hand, if you’re on the pill now, I suggest you try stopping for a while to see if your mood improves at all. You might find that you need to change oral contraceptives rather than take antidepressants!

Most of this comes from my own experience with both antidepressants and contraceptives. I must say that doctors are more open-minded than they were twenty years ago, but they’re often skeptical about the contraceptive-depression link, even though it’s a fact that many, many women experience dramatic changes in mood (either better or worse) when they mess with their hormones by starting or stopping the pill.
So look out for yourself, girl. Do what works for you.

]]> http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/can-you-take-anti-anxietydepression-medication-and-birth-control-at-the-same-time/feed 4 Is high intelligence a risk factor for anxiety/depression? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/is-high-intelligence-a-risk-factor-for-anxietydepression http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/is-high-intelligence-a-risk-factor-for-anxietydepression#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:32:50 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/is-high-intelligence-a-risk-factor-for-anxietydepression So I’ve read that high intelligence is a risk factor for anxiety/depression, is this true? I had an intelligence test as a child and scored well above average and had major anxiety issues and depression so I’m wondering if being smart is way over rated.

That’s true – having a highly developed cerbral cortex, being intelligent, artisic and sensitive. Watch for suicidal tendencies.

]]> http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/is-high-intelligence-a-risk-factor-for-anxietydepression/feed 4 what does Serotonin have to do with anxiety/depression? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/what-does-serotonin-have-to-do-with-anxietydepression http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/what-does-serotonin-have-to-do-with-anxietydepression#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:32:55 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/what-does-serotonin-have-to-do-with-anxietydepression what does Serotonin have to do with anxiety/depression, and what do anxiety/depression medications do? Increase Serotonin or decrease Serotonin and how does that effect the persons brain? while using meds?

I have had moderate depression my whole life. It is caused by a chemical imbalance in my brain – my body doesn’t produce enough Seratonin on its own. Medications such as Zoloft usually neither increase nor decrease the amount of Seratonin – they simply block off some of the receptors in your brain, making the Seratonin you *do* produce last much longer than it otherwise would, keeping your brain better supplied throughout any given day.

EDIT:

Seratonin is a chemical released when you are HAPPY – it is an endorphin. It is **absolutely not** a chemical that triggers anxiety or despair!

]]> http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/what-does-serotonin-have-to-do-with-anxietydepression/feed 3 Psychology anxiety, depression will make heart attack (but i have panic anxiety and depression)? http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/psychology-anxiety-depression-will-make-heart-attack-but-i-have-panic-anxiety-and-depression http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/psychology-anxiety-depression-will-make-heart-attack-but-i-have-panic-anxiety-and-depression#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:17:09 +0000 admin http://www.stopthepanicnow.com/blog/anxiety-and-depression/psychology-anxiety-depression-will-make-heart-attack-but-i-have-panic-anxiety-and-depression Psychology anxiety, depression will make heart attack (but i have panic anxiety and depression), could not perform in sex, Pre-mature ejaculation, weak feeliongs, could not concentrate in work etc? pls help me what are the body affects like nervous, brain organs etc will be affected by anxiety and psychological problem, i could not make good work in my life in official places etc? pls help me out for marriage also..

These are somatoform disorders and can be tackled by cognitive behaviour therapy, even without medicines. But before embarking on any psychological therapy, physical ailment has to be ruled out by evaluation by a physician.

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