Mr.Jitters
14-09-11, 14:58
Hi guys,
My name's Kam, I'm 28 and I'm from South Wales. Like many of you, I've had a long and complicated relationship with anxiety. I was diagnosed with GAD and medicated at the age of 14, and developed Panic Disorder & Agoraphobia at the age of 21 and battled to recover, finally becoming almost completely symptom free almost 2 years ago.
Recently, avoidance crept back into my life, and the added anxiety of starting a new part time job, and returning to college, has led me to end up housebound and suffering debilitating anxiety and depersonalization/derealization around the clock once again.
Recently changed medication from Dosulepin 75mg to Nortriptyline 50mg which is making me sleep for 12 hours each night and need naps during the day (a side effect I hope will wear off soon!), re-started self-help & CBT techniques and re-reading Claire Weekes' books.
Hoping that NMP will be a valuable resource in learning to cope with my anxiety once again and share things that have helped me, and hopefully, help to bring me out of myself a little - and out of my house!
Looking forward to it, everyone.
My name's Kam, I'm 28 and I'm from South Wales. Like many of you, I've had a long and complicated relationship with anxiety. I was diagnosed with GAD and medicated at the age of 14, and developed Panic Disorder & Agoraphobia at the age of 21 and battled to recover, finally becoming almost completely symptom free almost 2 years ago.
Recently, avoidance crept back into my life, and the added anxiety of starting a new part time job, and returning to college, has led me to end up housebound and suffering debilitating anxiety and depersonalization/derealization around the clock once again.
Recently changed medication from Dosulepin 75mg to Nortriptyline 50mg which is making me sleep for 12 hours each night and need naps during the day (a side effect I hope will wear off soon!), re-started self-help & CBT techniques and re-reading Claire Weekes' books.
Hoping that NMP will be a valuable resource in learning to cope with my anxiety once again and share things that have helped me, and hopefully, help to bring me out of myself a little - and out of my house!
Looking forward to it, everyone.