Just passed 8 weeks - what is going on?

ChangingLanes · Newbie

I'm so frustrated everyone. I'm at week 8 (clean as a whistle) and for some unknown reason, I am having severe anxiety and panic attacks. I've gone down the medical route and my body is 100% okay, so I know it's not physiological. My doc has me on anti-depressants and anxiety meds. They worked well the passed two weeks, but not really any more. The attacks come without warning or triggers. Is this my brain still trying to get the chemical balance straight after my 7 months of use?

I'm so confused and just want my life back the way it was!!!

:-(

CL

lilbubba49 · Devoted

Welcome to the site.You might get your life back but it will never be the way it was.Your a addict now,we can never go back to the way things were just try to move forward and makes things better.Keep us posted.
Hugs Diane

keepitreal · Helping Hand IV

ChangingLanes wrote:

I'm so frustrated everyone. I'm at week 8 (clean as a whistle) and for some unknown reason, I am having severe anxiety and panic attacks. I've gone down the medical route and my body is 100% okay, so I know it's not physiological. My doc has me on anti-depressants and anxiety meds. They worked well the passed two weeks, but not really any more. The attacks come without warning or triggers. Is this my brain still trying to get the chemical balance straight after my 7 months of use?

I'm so confused and just want my life back the way it was!!!

:-(

CL

Why do you expect....
your chemical balance to be *straightened* out,
when you are flooding your body with meds,
that are intended to alter your chemical balance?

GET OFF THAT SH-T and find other ways,
of dealing with these attacks!

Can you be specific and give us some examples,
of these severe anxiety and panic attacks?

Diane is right....
Nothing goes back to the way it was, so to say.

You can go back to being responsible,
and dependable and trustworthy....things like that.
But, other then that, it either...
doesn't come back or takes time to redevelop again.

For example....
You may have been someone who took pride in her looks,
now, it still seems like a chore to even take a shower.
You may have loved reading books...
now, you're lucky if you can get through the first chapter.
You may have been up and out at the crack of dawn,
now, you can't wait to call it a day and go to sleep.
You may have been able to eat off your floor,
now, you're lucky to see the floor.

Instead of longing or expecting things to go back to,
how they used to be or what you remember them to be,
create new paths by reinventing how you want things to be.

The *old* you started using....why go back to her?
The *new* you decided to quit....see where she'll take you!

Peace & Strength,
Lynn

Admin · Site Admin

You didn't mention the dosage and medication you are taking. Have you received any recommendations besides medication from your doctor? Are you taken prescribed dose? In any case current anxiety could be due to side effect of medication or could be induce by some recent changes in your life. Anyhow, you have to discuss your treatment plan with your doctor. If your doctor is a GP, you may need a consultation from psychiatrist or addictionist.

ChangingLanes · Newbie

ChangingLanes wrote:

I'm so frustrated everyone. I'm at week 8 (clean as a whistle) and for some unknown reason, I am having severe anxiety and panic attacks. I've gone down the medical route and my body is 100% okay, so I know it's not physiological. My doc has me on anti-depressants and anxiety meds. They worked well the passed two weeks, but not really any more. The attacks come without warning or triggers. Is this my brain still trying to get the chemical balance straight after my 7 months of use?

I'm so confused and just want my life back the way it was!!!

:-(

CL

There are some smart people on this board. (Yes, I mean you all.)

I went back to my doctor and we came up with a new plan that did NOT involve those medications. More or less I focused on exercise and diet and some good counseling and what a difference.

11 weeks, no pains, no worries, and I actually feel like a person.

Thanks to everyone that responded. I wanted to wait and post something after I was sure this helped - and this new plan definitely did!!

CL