Hey there,
I'm 23 from Australia and have suffered from anxiety/depression since I was 15 (aprox) I'm sure I was suffering before then but that is the age that is most prominent in my memory as it was when I was prescribed the anti-depressant Zoloft so I have been taking Zoloft for 8 years and found that it can be helpful but I sometimes wonder if it's mostly psychological...as I have gone off it once for a month or so and it affected me quite badly, I'd really like to not be on this drug forever although my mother has been on it for many years.
I suffer from shakiness, dizziness, tingling, numbness and panic attacks and it can be really debilitating and scary. I often worry about my health but also have weeks and even months when I don't worry at all. I decided to join this web site to speak to other people in the same situation to better understand this illness and give any advice I can along the way. This website has helped me with so many issues and so many worries I've had to work through and almost all of my symptoms I get seem to subside after some time...and it's always things I think will never go away. I seem to get one symptom and then another and I will often relate them to each other and think the worst. I find it hard to work as my anxiety really affects me and my confidence in dealing with life everyday, I love life and don't want to die but I constantly am overtaken by this debilitating illness.
Look forward to chatting to all of you and hope you will all find ways to deal with these terrifying worries and feelings...
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