js1803
03-08-17, 15:41
So, problem started 2.5 yrs ago and it effects me all day. Sitting makes it worse and eating. Perhaps it's because I feel my stomach all the time that makes me think I can't breathe, but I get a feeling in my stomach telling me I'm not getting that good breath which makes me take deep breathes and leads to chest wall pain making my breathing worse and results in all the fun anxiety symptoms which makes life debilitating and has me on temp. disability. I don't know how much more I can take, so I need to beat this soon.
I've been diagnosed with major depression, gad, health anxiety, drug induced anxiety. I'm very sensitive to meds now and I fear them because the anxiety makes me feel them in a different way now, and b/c of bad experience with the xanax.
I've tried many antidepressants. The breathing issue doesn't go away while on them. Benzo's out of the question because of a past horrible hellish experience, and even on my short time on them, my breathing still was messed up. It started to cause me to stop breathing at night, so I quit that cold turkey after a month on low dose which I then went through hellish symptoms that lasted for a very long time and perhaps even still to this day, but who know what it is that keeps me anxiety going. Could be what I did with the drug, or it's just me.
What I'm taking now: Vistirl 5mg as needed, anxiet-y supplement w/ (kava, magnesium, l theanine, gaba, and ashwaga), fishoil, probiotics.
Self help activities: Breathing exercise, begun trying meditation chanting the moola prayer along with a vid, PMR, trying to build up courage to go to a yoga class, but on and off with the tube yoga (anyone know of a really good one that's relaxing and focuses on breathing?), walking, binaural beats.
Foods I've started to intake more: spinach, blueberries, dark chocolate, pistachios.
So yea, the drug part. I did a speedy type of mdma that I wasn't familiar with, with some acid, and it messed me up because I'm an idiot, didn't care, and it's been torture ever since. It made my anxiety worse making me a hypochondriac because I thought i was going to die, having panic attacks cause my heart was beating so fast. Anyway, that was 2.5 years ago, I don't do anything now. (Very embarrassed). Perhaps that experience has made me too focused on myself especially my heart. I've improved with my health anxiety, but it's still there. Many days I wish it would stop beating now.
Daily Anxiety Symptoms: Muscle tension, sleep is horrible, wake up in pain/tense, ears ringing, in a constant battle with my jaw and relaxing it, weird vision, lightheadedness, weird facial feelings, sometimes I stop breathing at night right before I fall asleep, sensitive to light and sound, basically my body feels like it's in a panic state 24/7, tight stomach, acid reflux, throat sensitivity/burning.
When I tried Viibryd, it helped with the muscle tension, but too many side effects. It also took away the throat sensitivity,burning.
I think the only thing that keeps me sane is that I had this breathing issue when I was a kid, it would come n go, but wasn't like it is now, not even close. So, I try to believe it's just hell anxiety and wish it would go away.
Can anyone help me or relate to the shortness of breathe??
I've been diagnosed with major depression, gad, health anxiety, drug induced anxiety. I'm very sensitive to meds now and I fear them because the anxiety makes me feel them in a different way now, and b/c of bad experience with the xanax.
I've tried many antidepressants. The breathing issue doesn't go away while on them. Benzo's out of the question because of a past horrible hellish experience, and even on my short time on them, my breathing still was messed up. It started to cause me to stop breathing at night, so I quit that cold turkey after a month on low dose which I then went through hellish symptoms that lasted for a very long time and perhaps even still to this day, but who know what it is that keeps me anxiety going. Could be what I did with the drug, or it's just me.
What I'm taking now: Vistirl 5mg as needed, anxiet-y supplement w/ (kava, magnesium, l theanine, gaba, and ashwaga), fishoil, probiotics.
Self help activities: Breathing exercise, begun trying meditation chanting the moola prayer along with a vid, PMR, trying to build up courage to go to a yoga class, but on and off with the tube yoga (anyone know of a really good one that's relaxing and focuses on breathing?), walking, binaural beats.
Foods I've started to intake more: spinach, blueberries, dark chocolate, pistachios.
So yea, the drug part. I did a speedy type of mdma that I wasn't familiar with, with some acid, and it messed me up because I'm an idiot, didn't care, and it's been torture ever since. It made my anxiety worse making me a hypochondriac because I thought i was going to die, having panic attacks cause my heart was beating so fast. Anyway, that was 2.5 years ago, I don't do anything now. (Very embarrassed). Perhaps that experience has made me too focused on myself especially my heart. I've improved with my health anxiety, but it's still there. Many days I wish it would stop beating now.
Daily Anxiety Symptoms: Muscle tension, sleep is horrible, wake up in pain/tense, ears ringing, in a constant battle with my jaw and relaxing it, weird vision, lightheadedness, weird facial feelings, sometimes I stop breathing at night right before I fall asleep, sensitive to light and sound, basically my body feels like it's in a panic state 24/7, tight stomach, acid reflux, throat sensitivity/burning.
When I tried Viibryd, it helped with the muscle tension, but too many side effects. It also took away the throat sensitivity,burning.
I think the only thing that keeps me sane is that I had this breathing issue when I was a kid, it would come n go, but wasn't like it is now, not even close. So, I try to believe it's just hell anxiety and wish it would go away.
Can anyone help me or relate to the shortness of breathe??