My Success Story - before you take Cipralex

[X-Cipralex User]

Hi all, my name is Jack and i'm 29 years old, i used to suffer from Anxiety, Panic Attacks and of course the epic Agoraphobia we all know.

Yes USED to suffer from these things, am i ok now? HELL YES.
Do i need help? HELL NO.
Then why on earth im posting here? EXACTLY!!! You're surprised because unfortunately people seem to post only when they SEEK HELP or EXPERIENCING SOME HORROR STORY.. they post and wait for help.. the helpers on the other hand are seeking help and that's it they dont help each others.. they actually PANIC each others and make there situation worse.. why am i posting this? I simply want to help, because i suffered from this and i know how BAD this can be.. this is HELL ON EARTH. But hey, i'm super fine now.. better then ever and if I CAN DO IT YOU CAN DO IT. PERIOD

Now let me share with you my story and how i went from extreme agoraphobic person, an afraid man to a free person again traveling and enjoying all the aspects of life!

It started 2 years ago when i was driving with my gf to another state wich is 3 hours away from home. I was smoking my morning cigarette and having my golden cup of coffee when i felt the feeling of DEATH entering my body.... i dropped my cup, the cig as well.. pulled over and said to my gf, baby there is something wrong with me, i think im having a heart attack.. i was so afraid to death as i couldnt even catch my breath.. i was sweating, extremely dizzy, cold, feeling this severe nausea....ect. OMG i am dying i said.. she drove us to the nearest hospital.. they checked me out and of course the results went negative, UNFORTUNATELY??? lol

There is something wrong with me how come the results are neg? Im sure this hospital is not good. They dont know.. i need to go else where and all these thoughts started to come and go which of course triggered another panic and more anxiety.. and i was really good at this. My thoughts were classic back then. And my panics were too.. sigh*

Ok to make very long story short. I realized after visiting 99% of the hospitals in the country.. that im NOT FINE. And the 99% hospitals are stupid and old fashioned and they dont care if i dropped dead. Which is of course not true :)

My mom and dad were very supportive they noticed my behavior.. as i started to become seemingly housebound.. i quit my job (im a musician).. my friends call me and i simply dont answer i stayed a year like that ............. my gf wanted to do something to help... she called a doctor... we saw the dr and he said hey.. dont you worry abt anything at all. I have the solution.. and he prescribed Cipralex 15mg. I was like oh what is that? He said this is gold. Take it. And take Xanax 1 pill a day (2 halfs) for 30 days and then stop Xanax and enjoy the Cipralex for 6-9 months. I was like WOW. Finally? Is he certain of this.. A decent dr. In the country! I cant believe this is really the solution but it seems like it is really the solution i said to my self so Im gonna take that and go back to life..........



Please let me know guys if you're interested in this post because my hands are getting numb from typing, lol

If you want me to continue just let me know and i will sure do it. Peace and love

Jack

[MyNameIsTerry]

Yeah, whats the rest of the story, Frank? It's always good to read about peoples experiences.

[X-Cipralex User]

Hi Terry, my name is Jack but mom always call me Frank lol, it's a long story anyway you call.me whatever you wanna call me i love both.:yesyes:

Ok so back to the story, So, i started Cipralex 7.5mg (15mg pill in half) for 3 days then i jumped to 15mg, of course Xanax was doing all the job at this time cuz we all know Cipralex doesn't kick in before 2-4 weeks...
Now the "side effects" started, actually the main side effect as i recall was my libido.. a decreased in my sex drive.. i used to LOVE sex, i started to feel that sex is not as important and even when i try to have sex it's cold and LESS pleasant. The second side fx is MORE ANXIETY... i remember that night.. when i forgot to take Xanax (im not used to.medication anw) and i woke up in the middle of the night having the MOTHER OF ALL PANIC ATTACKS!!! full symptoms, turned on to the max.. ughhh it was hell.. and Xanax needs 25- to 40 mins to kick in and im still in it... anw it stayed for 10 mins then gradually went away. Sigh.... yeah bad days to remember.... i started to google why i had this.. all you forums.guys said it's the first 2 weeks.. cipralex does this... before it kicks in it increases your attacks and gradually end them........now the rest of the side fx are really nothing...

I called my doctor yelling at him, why on earth you didnt WARN ME??? Who said i want to take anti depressants with all these side fx? And major panic attacks.. damn my problem is panic attacks and agoraphobia.. how come more anxiety is the solution in you opinion? He said Xanax will help and it's only about time... i said alright and waited.. and yes that was really true... actually 6 weeks later i felt like SUPERMAN.. i stopped Xanax and continue with the Golden Cipralex!!! Which i started to love..

It helped alot with my mood, my racing thoughts, my anxious body, that palpilations and the needles in my hands and my head.. neck pain really, chest pain.. nausea.. damn everything ect..

I know i was full of anxiety...

Now what stayed is my Agoraphobia.... im still agoraphobic and still having panic attacks only when i go away from home (out of the safe zone)..but of course cipralex helped minimizing the severity of the symptoms,, i googled it and they all said it needs more time for cipralex... i gave it 2 months.. still the same.... im feeling extremely happy... but still cant enjoy sex like before and cant go outta my safe zone.. which is 10 mins away from.home lol.

I called the dr. And he said dont worry man i have the solution and of course he prescribed Effexor XR. Now like a fool i accepted to try this WITH cipralex and Xanax (when needed)....... and this was the day i kissed goodbye my LIBIDO!!! Guys i love my gf alot and she is my wife now :) .. she tried everything to have me come and nothing worked lol.. eventually i watched porn for 1 hour and tried to masturbate all this time faster then hell till i ended up coming with no pleasure at all...... this was the main side fx of effexor... the second one is epic and it was "suicidal thoughts" .. mannnn im.not even depressed what the hell.. i started to cry and i wanted to end my life and dont wanna live anymore.... i called my dr he said go to the hospital take Valium and sleep.well and the fx will go away.. i was like what the f***** ... are u certain of this? Man it's the effexor doing all this i wanna stop itttt.... im.not taking any Valium tonight and i wanna die i die and that's it..... anw my family was very supportive.. they stayed next to me.. till i slept and woke up the other more depressed... i throw the Effexor away...and stick to cipralex...and i said to myself.. no doctors from.now on.. im the dr. I know my body i know what i want to achieve.........

And here was the begining of the end of all this...

I started to think to myself, before i started any medication it was only anxiety.. now im stuck in MORE anxiety, depression and severe panic attacks (which later tranformed to mild with the help of cipralex)..
Why am i doing this to myself? There must be a solution..god created this illness and god have the solution .. i started to look on google for NO MED solution.. and i found something you all know lf course called CBT .. i started to read alot about it and with more researches i found a book called "beat the panic trick" (if you want it guys i can give u the link, i have nothing to do with the author im not advertising anything just showing u what helped me) .... anw the book was in amazon and i ordered it and said i will this one.... at least it has no side fx. Lol


The book was delivered and i was shaking and ready to everything in it.. since a lot of review came positive regarding this book!!!

Well the book is all about anxiety, ocd, panic attacks, fear of fainting, agoraphobia, fear of flying... public speaking.......ect.. really everything.. it's the treasure every anxious man need lol

What makes me more anxious is 2 things.... the book said first u wanna try to go outta ur safe zone to experience the attacks..... and.the second thing is that i will have stop the medication in order to feel the old panic attack i used to feel not the mild one with the zombie-like shaped body..... i started to hate cipralex and i coudnt handle the sex side fx anymore...... so i decided to stop it while doing what's written in thr book... i called ANOTHER dr. And told him abt all this and he said yes ur on the right track.. cbt does wonders to anxiety people... he gave me a strategy on how i should decrease and tapper of cipralex...

Actually guys the withdrawal side fx they all talk about are not that bad.. i mean to panic attack are the worse thing that can ever happen to you..... anw i've been on cipralex for approximately 8 months and it's time to go down.

i went from 15mg to 10mg for 2 months
(Withdrawal symptoms were mild, just lil headaches and some anxiety very small.. just shakiness when i get up from.bed and hold a cup of coffee... really nothing to be worried abt) but guess what my libido got better!!!!!

From 10mg to 5mg (same withdrawals)
And yes my libido is seemingly like before.. getting better and better....

Now i satyed in 5mg for 3 weeks and i was feeling thr cipralex coming offff my body.. it's like im not zombie anymore im back to worriness which is good.sometimes to creativity ......


I decided to STOP everything 3 weeks ago....

Now what i was reading on the forums -and this is the main reason why im posting my story- is HORROR STORIES,,, they all speak about how they went to the hospitals when they stopped cipralex and celexa and whatever chemical sh**** they was taking and i thought to myself..... im going to experience this but it will end..... i want my life back... my sex life... my feelings my anxietyyyyyyy


I love anxiety but i love my sex life more then everything.... so i stopped cipralex... yes!!! MY MOM called the dr. She was scared im losing control stopping with telling anyone.... the dr. Said let me talk to him... i spoke.with him and said f**** you and off those chemicals it's not ur business i know what im doing ..... and yes it was a good idea...

Now for all of you guys the withdrawal symptoms were:

Brain zaps (funny electrical shock in head every 30 mins or less) now is seemkngly gone... no brain zaps it's 2 times a day

Anger

Headaches

And of course anxiety :)

And what i LOVE the most... my libido is BACK!!!! Yes i cant believe i was losing it... it back and it's better than ever!

Now how i delt of the symptoms? Actually ive done really nothing but wait knowing that all these are just symptoms and they will go away!
I bought omega3 fish oil and magnesium.. and yes they worked they reduced to severity of thr brain zaps.. which are awesome btw.. i loved those brain.zaps.... specially when they are combined.with diziness....... it's like smoking a cig without eating in the morning just for the dizziness!

Now my agoraphobia is gone... (of course it took 2.months) all.the cbt from the book and all that... i started MEDITATION.. AND BELLY BREATHING

YES.. MEDITATION.. AND BELLY BREATHING


MEDITATION.. AND BELLY BREATHING

Please guys, please do this..... search for transcendental meditation, and belly breathing exercices...

I swear to god this transcendental meditation is a 0.25mg xanax pill.. i swear to god!!!!! 30 mins of it do wonders!!

Keep doing it everyday... walk by the sea.. sleep well.. think positive and think positive!!! Empty ur mind and let only the good things enter! Depression anxiety and panics are only thoughts!!!! This is what i realized after all this! What you think about you get feeling about.. it either anxiety or positive energy.. so you choose!!!


---------- Post added at 08:03 ---------- Previous post was at 07:59 ----------

I dont know what i missed... lot of details.... anyway guys if you have any question or anything i can help with im here just dont hesitate...ive been there myself and i know frustrating it is to live ur life like that..... remember there is always light after darkness!
Thanks alot for reading my story.. hope u all benefit from.it.... and thx for forum guys these forums really help. Peace and love :)

Jack

[Rachh]

Thank you so much for posting!! Is the book you're referring to by David carbonell? I'm interested in reading his book.. Chris who wrote a letter to myself nothing works likes his advice too.

[X-Cipralex User]

Hi Rachh, you're most welcome.. yes exactly the author is David Carbonell.. the name of the book is "Beat the panic trick" .. i loved this book!
I will check out Chris book too! A letter to myself is the name of his book?

[Rachh]

http://web.archive.org/web/20130928045837/http://nothingworks.weebly.com/
It's an online article. I think you'll like it. Everyone seems to love it. How do you feel now you have recovered??

[X-Cipralex User]

Hey Rachh, i checked Chris article it's really good and btw he recommends dr. Carbonell's book as well.. he also focuses on "Acceptance" which is very IMPORTANT and dr. Carbonell exp
lains it really well in the book..
The secret of recorvery is really Acceptance!
Dr. Carbonell says one thing, he said practicing the A.W.A.R.E technique is your way to recorvery. He is DAMN RIGHT!!!

I am doing fine now Rachh thank you for asking..

Withdrawal symptoms are GONE for good. Specially those brain zaps. Everything is back to normal.. i feel free now really and the most important thing i feel horny all the time *laughs*

I really feel like i'm a normal person now.. actually WISER.. I know when to laugh and when to cry.. i know HOW to laugh and how to cry in a healthy way.. i know how to enjoy life and i learned a lot and lot and gained lot of experience from this anxiety i used to have..

Actually i still have it.. no one can erase anxiety so to speak, rather u can deal with it.. ACCEPT IT.. learn about it.. know thyself .. i learned a lot abt myself ...

Well i am doing fine yes.. yesterday i went up to the mountain... and i crossed the wood bridge between 2 mountains... and the best part is... i entered a big deep cave and we stayed there like 2 hours... that used to be THE WORSE NIGHTMARE i could ever experience!!!! It was HELL for me....now it's FUN FOR ME.. i felt lot of healthy anxiety during the journey which is good.. it's there to keep you alive and move quickly and i think faster!!

What i wanna say is the more i practice the more i become good at this...!!!

I used to be afraied 2 mins away from home... now im 4 hours away in the middle of nowhere enjoying my time!

It's all abouy practicing the A.W.A.R.E TECHNIQUE..and nothing else!


The A.W.A.R.E just for you to know.. is five words:

Accept
Wait
Act
Repeat
End

This is what you do.. and if you know how to do it.. you will become anxiety free and even better than a normal person because u now know the secret of all this sh*** u own everything.. u know how to react everytime. Everywhere.

Tell me about you.. how u doing?

Peace and love forever.

Jack

[hussi]

I don't know how to thank you Jack !
Really you are inspired me a lot and give me a hope that I will get out of my phobia that as same as the one you faced.
you are HERO.