My Daughter Got Help for her Anxiety.
Once Beth was willing to admit that her anxiety was interfering with her life in a major way, she visited a psychiatrist who prescribed Prozac. Beth used Prozac for about 5 years and it raised her into a new reality. She became productive in her work (home computer business) and her social life improved. She was not so needy and did not obsess about every little thing that went wrong in her daily life. For the first time in her life, Beth was finally able to achieve a level of calm and contentedness that she never knew before.
However, as the years passed, she made the mistake that many people with emotional illnesses do: she decided to try and live without the Prozac. And she went off it cold turkey. Beth never mentioned this to me.
Soon I began to see the signs of the disturbed Beth. She was short with me on the phone and she was working much less. Within about 3 months Beth was bedridden with depression. Her anxiety had paralyzed her and she just could not get out of bed. I had to fly out and take care of her (she lives in a different state). Beth was in bad shape.
I found her a good psychiatrist using a reference from my doctor. Beth had to go into intensive therapy 3 times a week while the doctor observed her and got to know her and began an anti-anxiety treatment regimen. Gradually, the healthy woman emerged. Once that black cloud covers you (paralyzing anxiety and depression), it is very hard to lift it.
Beth currently is working with a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist who is teaching her to recognize the daily things that trigger her anxiety. In her case, the anti-anxiety medication was not enough. She had built up a lifetime of negative patterns of behavior, with trigger like reactions to particular things. The therapist has done wonders for Beth and promises to eventually be able to have her “graduate” from the treatment.
Tags: headaches, anxiety, CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, prozac, neurontin, GAD, generalized anxiety disorder
- Posted in : generalized anxiety disorder, Anxiety Treatments
- Author : freebird
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2 months of life were miserable when i was having swings in moods, sudden wait loss, sleep disruption, Unproductive worry, Anger. I couldn’t figure out what it was for few days. I felt that something wrong is happening with me. I was depressed. I started having bad intuitions. i thought i am mentally sick. But thank god, I got the answer of my question on time. It was stress and anxiety that made me think like that. I saw THARAMOOD website where i saw the every single point matching with the problem of me. I got relief from atleast one of the tension. Now to overcome stress and anxiety I’ve started using the product. Its really great. I’ve got some positive energy n i guess I should not stop using the product that can lead me to the problem faced by Beth. Its really sad… I wish shouldn’t had left those Prozac.
Jeremiah,
I am so happy that you are finding help for your anxiety and depression issues. Yes, the side effects of these are also anger and stress. Beth is doing great now with a new psychiatrist and new medications. Thanks for your comment. Good luck