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14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 86

Man, that is indeed a rough day, David!

Those kind of days leave you so exhausted, defeated and...well...'blah!'

I hate those feelings of being detached. It feels like you have a spongy head or something, or kinda cotton-brained. I almost feel like I'm completely numb and everything I look at isn't there.

I remember one time when we were on the I-5 (my husband was driving), I had to work REALLY hard to convince myself that the world I was seeing was actually there! It all seemed so surreal and I thought for sure that I had finally lost my marbles! The rest of the day, I was in a funk and daze.

Seriously, it does take a lot of work, but it is sooooo worth it. I did this program before and it helped immensely. I can function through so many more things that I wouldn't have dreamed I could ever face. Just take it a bit at a time. Remember: every step forward is just that - a step forward. In the long run, you will notice a HUGE difference.

Oh, and on a more personal note - isn't LOST great?! LOL!

We have been trying to rewatch the whole show again (we're into Season 2). Never missed an episode, but there is just soooo much to it that it bears refreshing one's memory of what the heck is going on!

See...you do have something to look forward to - Season 6 :-)

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 195

OK, just remembered another instance that happened last weekend that is part of this panic cycle. I was watching football (Colts-Ravens) and I watched a play happen and a feeling of unreality happened as if it wasn't real or I wasn't watching it. Hard to explain.

Then there are the times I become confused when I am doing something and forget what I was going to do and this generates a panic action.

OK, done for the night,

David

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 195

Yesterday was a scary day. After having a lovely weekend with my wife as we went to St. Augustine, we visited my mother and watched the Season finale (last years) of LOST. We caught her up with the DVD's.

Sunday, we had a nice day together, my wife and myself and I also watched football.

Then the usual Sunday blues set in. I also noticed the weather was going to be bad overnight and into the morning. As I woke up, the news channel had minute-by-minute updates of severe weather across Florida, and I was going to be driving right through it. I was already scared and then I had to drive to work. I have always appreciated a good thunderstorm, but have also been scared of them for as long as I can remember,

On the way to work, I was talking with my wife and then we had to hang p because she arrived at her job. I was then alone in my car. I had already taken 1/2 of a diazepam. as I got to work, it was pouring. I ran across the parking lot to the office and was OK, but then I became even more panicky as if I would lose control. I felt scared, angry, sad and even a little like I would lose control or even like I was in danger. All classic signs of panic.

Later that day, I experienced a little depersonalization. It's reallty weird how it comes on. I will be OK and then I start to think too much while I am driving between stops at work, and then I feel outside myself and become confused. This is nothing new as these feelings have come and gone since I was very young. I've always overcome it.

I ended up taking diazepam 3 times at a half a pill each. half is 2.5 mg. My doctor has me prescribed to take 1-2 tablets daily when needed. I have not taken the full dose in many months.

I think a lot of this is brought on by SAD, but some is also from OCD, which my be worse because of SAD. I wonder which one guides the other?

Anyway, this has lifted a great weight off of me. I have wanted to post for days, but now I finally did and feel a bit better for doing so.

I just want this panic cycle to stop and become stable. I know it takes time, but maybe by posting here and also using the diary on the site will be a good start to getting it under control.

By the way, how can I access diary entries I have posted?

Thanks to all who listen and post.

David

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

If it is Winter SAD then light therapy will help. If it is just infrequent panic then it won't. Not worth spending 200.00 dollars for some thing that does the same as full spectrum lights. For me the light works. More energy and a better mood. BUT that is all. I can still have panic start to creep in even while using the light.

Davit.

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 224

Hello Wrestler,

Anxiety is often related to SAD. I did a search and came up with some of the symptoms that are associated with winter seasonal affective disorder, (I'll include the link at the bottom if you want to take a look at the whole article), but some of the symptoms are:

Depression
Hopelessness
Anxiety
Loss of energy
Social withdrawal
Oversleeping
Loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed
Appetite changes, especially a craving for foods high in carbohydrates
Weight gain
Difficulty concentrating and processing information

Changing you environment, opening blinds on sunny days, going outside for a walk, and continuing to exercise as you have been doing can help to decrease the symptoms of SAD. It's normal to have days where you do feel down, but if things don't pick up for you, I would suggest seeing a doctor who may be able to provide you with other options that are suited for you.

Let us know how you are doing,

Luciana, Bilingual Health Educator

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Hi.

I wonder if you can remember if you were taking any antibiotics at the time. There is a small bit of information that says bacterial infection could be a cause of panic. It may be hog wash. But I know that on the three days that I take Minocin for my Arthritis I get the exact same reaction except when it is real bad I can find Myself half way out of the chair. Very unpleasant! It may just be the extra load on those days but it is just like clock work. Penicillin does the same thing.

Davit.

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 195

Was out with my wife and friends yesterday. I had been having anxiety for a few weeks, most likely related to SAD. it's pretty harsh this year.

So I am sitting there and we were all talking and then I felt a rush of anxiety almost like a jolt to my head. It came on really strong and I felt dizzy and scared. I felt embarrassed in front of our friends, but I don't think they noticed. My wife did and reached for my hand to help me relax.

This was a weird one. I remember a similar experience several years ago when I began taking prozac again at a higher dose. Felt like someone jolted me in the back of the head. This happened at work.

This latest one was in addition to other small ones I have had since SAD started to affect me a few weeks ago.

I know I will pull out of this and I am doing everything I can. I am exercising at the same rate and then some. I had 7 days off during winter break with my wife. 4 days one weekend and 3 days the next. This is just a reality that happens some winters. last winter the shock of my father dying probably prevented SAD from effecting me as much.

This episode has also brought me periods of depersonalization. I'll be doing something and all of a sudden the feeling hits me and sometimes effects me for a few minutes after.

Not sure how some people are affected by SAD, but it causes me to feel confused, tired, and very irritable.

OK, I have vented and I welcome any experiences others have had with any of these things I have mentioned.

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