i been living with anxiety for 1 year , for the last 3 weeks i can’t go to the gym or work out without having one. after a year i finally got a dr.(county medical plan) they gave me meds buspirone is what it’s called i took it once n freaked out im scared to take it again.
i hate this i feel like i’ve gotten over anxiety but the only time i get it now is when i go to the gym, its something i yearn to do and enjoy doing
[quote]BigMike wrote:
i been living with anxiety for 1 year , for the last 3 weeks i can’t go to the gym or work out without having one. after a year i finally got a dr.(county medical plan) they gave me meds buspirone is what it’s called i took it once n freaked out im scared to take it again. i hate this i feel like i’ve gotten over anxiety but the only time i get it now is when i go to the gym, its something i yearn to do and enjoy doing [/quote]
My wife suffers from anxiety. Fortunately hers is largely under control without meds right now. Medication is a tricky thing. It may take several different meds before you and your doc find one that works well for you. The usual advice applies too:
Try to avoid unnecessary triggers for your anxiety.
Avoid caffeine and fat burners, they will very likely make you more anxious.
Have a regular routine at night for winding down from the day to prepare yourself for bed. Do you have trouble sleeping too? My wife can be quite the insomniac and usually takes melatonin and/or chamomille tea to help her sleep.
If you mean budeprion or budeprion xl it is also called wellbutrin and zyban. It is mild on side effects compared to other antidepressants. It doesn’t kick in for a week or so. It’s probably just your anxiety getting the best of you with placebo effect. You may get some extra anxiety attacks for a few days but you should feel normal before too long. at least that was my experience with it. So it’s probably a good idea to keep taking it as prescribed.
You should ask your doc for some low dose klonopin to use until the budeprion kicks in. Klonopin works good and fast but your body builds up tolerance fast so it is not good to be on long term. but when you’re having symptoms it kicks in fast and it’s like “hallelujah!” Zanax works too but it gets me real high and puts me right to sleep. I can still function on klonopin. Then after a few months or when your doc thinks its the right time, you can go off meds and feel normal again.
Ask the doc about Lorazepan. I think Lorazepan (sp) is also an anti-anxiety med and works well for a lot of people.
First thing:
Some people report anxiety when taking L-Tyrosine or products with that in them.
So, cut out all energy drinks (read the labels) or anything that has tyrosine in it.
You get panic attacks? If so, have you told your psychologist/psychiatrist?
I’m not a doctor, so please don’t expect any medical advice from me.
He doesn’t mean bupropion. He means buspirone, which is actually as mild as they get. I think the panic he got from it must have been placebo.
OP, you need to really take a look at your lifestyle and remove stress. It takes a lot of work to learn stress management.
Sometimes going on medication (i.e benzos) that completely removes anxiety is necessary to re-learn what it is like to be calm.
If you go the SSRI route, you will also have to try a lot of different medications and probably doctors too.
Are you having panic attacks? Is your anxiety about specific things or just generalized?
I’ve dealt with anxiety for the past 5 years and have what I consider to be a lot of experience with it and medications.
I tried Buspirone and couldn’t get over the initial side-effects (made me feel like absolute shit), so I only took it for a few days.
I’m currently on Effexor (an anti-depressant) and it has been extremely effective in my case.
I also have a prescription to Xanax, which works wonders on acute anxiety, but wouldn’t lend itself very well to take while you’re training, being a muscle relaxer and sedative, and generally isn’t a good solution for the long-term.
Typically any medication is going to have initial side-effects that aren’t pleasant, some more than others, and typically they only last a few days.
If you don’t want to continue with the Buspirone, I highly recommend trying a different medication with your doctor. Anxiety is absolutely terrible and something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, but it’s something that you don’t need to live with.
My biggest regret is not getting on medication sooner, as it allowed the anxiety to become sort of a habit for me.
If you have any questions feel free to PM me. I definitely can relate to what you’re going through.
May I suggest this?
[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
May I suggest this?
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In some people that actually causes increased anxiety - so that might not be the best idea.
I’d go weed over anti depressants. But I never get anxiety.
[quote]ctschneider wrote:
LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
May I suggest this?
In some people that actually causes increased anxiety - so that might not be the best idea.[/quote]
Got to get Sativa and not Indica strains.
Meditaion? Learn to calm your mind at will. There is a trillion google hits of how to, but if you want a personal suggestion, just PM me.
I am anti-chemicals. Especially for something like this. With proper training you can achieve anything you want, and be healthier for it. Meditation will also help with other nasty habits of the mind like anger and fear. Also it’s free with no side effects, other than getting to know and trust yourself.
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Good post Vegita. Waaaay too much reliance on quick-fix pills in western culture…most of which trigger a whole boatload of other problems.
Big Mike: it seems it`s the gym that somehow triggers your anxiety attacks. Try to rationalize: what is it exactly about going to the gym that triggers this nervousness?
Having said that; there IS one natural calming ingredient that I would recommend the OP try. It is readily available without a prescription and widely used in less chemical-crazy areas of the world. Its known as [i]St Johns Wort [/i] and I occasionally use it when I`m too wired after a workout to fall asleep. Give it a shot.
And btw, stay CLEAR of cannabis. Immediate effects are usually relaxing (duh!) but weed actually INCREASES your baseline anxiety levels. The latter is regulated by a portion of the brain known as the amygdala and weed is known to interfere with this area of the brain. Little known fact.
Good luck buddy.
i really smoke once in a GREAT while…i hate this shit ,for maybe its the fact when i go to the gym im waiting for something bad to happpend like a MI or stroke. idk just the fact the anxiety makes me think there is somethin physically wrong with me
Lorazapam works wonders. I was perscribed it for 2 weeks after a panic attack a year ago.
Also I second cutting out stimulants
The darnedest thing about anti anxiety drugs is the period of time between when they originally are taken, and the when their therapeutic effects begin. Most take somewhere between 2-6 weeks, and these couple of weeks can be hell for those suffering from the conditions they are meant to treat.
The constant thought that your negative feelings will be forever, the hopelessness at the (temporary) ineffectiveness of medical professionals, it can really get to a person.
Take what ever your doctor prescribes you, after all, they are a trained medical professional, and have dealt with many similar cases to your own. Take the drug for at least a month before you discontinue use, if you don’t give it a good solid chance, how can you ever know if it would have helped you out.
Remember that the drugs are just tools. You have the real power to control your thoughts and feelings, sometimes you just lose control. Once the immediate symptoms are under control, try to identify what the cause of your anxiety is, and make the lifestyle changes to help you gain control over those aspects of your life.
Curing anxiety, depression, or any other mental ailment is not a short term thing. There isn’t simply a black and white switch you can flip that makes someone happy. You will have to work for it, but that does not mean you cant be better.
You are you, your life is in your hands. Take control of it, do things that will cause you to enjoy life, and shun those that do not.
The ability to change one’s life for the better or worse is within everyone. It is up to you to use it.
Hmm. How about next time you go to the gym just shower and go home? Sounds weird I know, but it could help you quite a bit.
went to the gym today did 2 sets then freaked out , felt nauseated,shakey,felt like passing out but couldnt cause im so wound up. feels like im going to die i hate this , i can’t get it out of my head that there is somethin physically wrong with me but every time i go to the emergency room they say im fine , my regularly dr says it’s anxiety
[quote]Defekt wrote:
Remember that the drugs are just tools. You have the real power to control your thoughts and feelings, sometimes you just lose control. Once the immediate symptoms are under control, try to identify what the cause of your anxiety is, and make the lifestyle changes to help you gain control over those aspects of your life.
Curing anxiety, depression, or any other mental ailment is not a short term thing. There isn’t simply a black and white switch you can flip that makes someone happy. You will have to work for it, but that does not mean you cant be better.[/quote]
Solid post. Good stuff Defekt.
Big Mike - something to consider: [u]your thoughts dictate your mood. [/u] Seems obvious enough, I know…but I bet there is a negative thought processof some sort your mind keeps defaulting to when you hit the gym. The gym environment acts as some sort of “trigger” for these negative thoughts, and they overtake your mind…and wham, you get swamped by anxiety.
Try to keep tabs on whats going through your mind. And realize, first and foremost, that the ones which trigger your anxiety attacks are [b][u]irrational [/b][/u] thoughts. Theres no legitimate reason for you to get freaked out from going to the gym, right? That alone should help you in overcoming your fear when it begins to take hold of ya.
I`m no doctor but I have dealt with depression myself and the above helped me to overcome…without meds.
This isn’t my thread and I don’t think I have anxiety (although I’m not really sure how it feels and swear I get mild anxiety once in a while), I wanted to reiterate how impressive it is that people are being so supportive for the OP.
Good work.
OP,
Long story short…when I feel helpless with something I ask myself, “Has there been another person somewhere in the world with my EXACT conditions (timing, moods, life challenges) who has overcome whatever hurdle is causing me grief?” I’m a firm believer that if we can get through something, it is likely that someone else has done it before, hence there is very little that is truly “impossible.”
Make sense?
Good luck, buddy. Keep us updated.
if weed makes him paranoid it will probably worsen the axiety effect…id try it still.
Xanax = i dont give a fuk about anything, dont remember what just happened, and loose lots of shit.
TRY IT