Hi,
I am new here today as well, and I am desperately searching for help for this GAD. I have tried several medications at the requests of doctors, but I have always had bad reactions. I really really NEED to find a different avenue in dealing with this. So far, I have just been coping with it, but I worry about the health effects it can have on the body with just trying to get through the worries and fears each day. PAULA.... I can SOOO relate to what you are saying! I was like, "WOW, maybe I'm really NOT the only person with these fears after all"! I won't elaborate on it here, but I just wanted you to know that what you said here was like reading my own story!
Paula,
It's great that you are taking a stand! It's a brave step and I commend you for it. You go girl!! I noticed there are similarities we share in some of the fears/worries/frustrations that you mentioned in a different post. I don't suffer from agoraphobia, but I DO suffer from GAD, and it brings alot of worries that never go away. Grrrr. I hope you don't mind, but I made you a buddy. (I just hope I have it set up right) Are you interested in Email?
Hi Melissa,
I just wanted you to know that I can certainly understand your frustration in dealing with the meds for GAD. I too have dificulties with them. I get all kinds of reactions, side affects, that only increased my anxieties. I realize my anxieties, but then, I don't feel I can tolerate the side affects, and I certainly don't want the addiction. I guess it's a matter of weighing which direction you feel you would benefit most. For me, I simply can't go the med route, so at this point I am simply coping with it. Congratulations on finding the love of your life! Isn't it a truly wonderful thing! Take this love and fly. Try to relax and enjoy it. Have a wonderful day. :)
HI,
My body system doesn't tolerate meds. I've tried several and each time, I've had to stop taking them, so I'm just coping with the GAD and hoping things pan out. I've heard that passionflower is a good alternative, but I'm even reluctant to try that. I forgot to ask my doctor about it during my last visit.
Did somebody say birthday?? Well...Ahem...(Clears her throat and begins to sing) Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Rowan, happy birthday to you! :blush: AND, may each and every day be happy, not just on your birthday. Have an absolutely wonderful day.
What can I say. Today is not any better than it was yesterday. I am at my wits end. I woke up this morning and as I laid there I wondered, "How long will I be able to keep it together today"? My emotions are wound as tight as a rubber band can get before snapping. My husband has spent the last 2-3 hours trying to help me, but I'm just one big blubbering emotional mess right now, and I can't make it feel better. I don't know what to do. I know everybody says it gets better and I know that it probably will in time, but I'm not sure how long I can keep feeling this way before it does in fact get better. This is SO not me.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 53
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $22.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12
Today was by far the worst day of my quit. I pray I don't see any more of those days, but I fear I will, maybe even worse ones? After crying for hours, because I simply didn't know what to do with myself, other than pace the floor (I have gotten SO good at this too) Nothing seemed right/normal for me and I just felt like I was trying to be someone that I wasn't. And I'll be honest. I wanted that cigarette in a BAD way, and during this time, I would have smoked if I had had one. My husband gave me some support as we talked about it, but still, I was like, these awful feelings are NEVER going to go away! I wonder how much longer I can stand to feel like this? I got to one point where I grabbed a glass of wine out of my desperate situation. (I don't usually drink) I DID start to feel somewhat calmer for awhile afterwards though. But my feelings, emotions, stress, and worries, are "up there". I can think of a concern and "Boom", it kicks in and I can't bring the feelings down to a more normal level. I am worried...I know smoking won't help whatever situations, but at least I might feel a little more in control of myself, and yes, maybe even a little more at ease. I just want the "crazies" to go away. I've had enough. I can't take much more. I don't know what to do at this point, because today, I have seen only the negative side of this quit. I don't know how much fight I have left in me.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 49
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $22.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 54
I have been reading about the importants of rewarding ourselves for making it through each day smoke free. I really can't seem to come up with anything. Am I making this quit harder on myself by not rewarding myself? Maybe this is why I've been a "nut case" lately!? Don't know why it's so difficult to find something I can do just for me, but I have NO clue.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 7
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 60
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $26.25
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 34
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