Anxiety/Depression recovery?
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May 23, 2011
Okay so let me first give a little background! 
The anxiety and depression started when i was about 18 and i’m 23 now- I’m not sure what exactly triggered it but it could have been everything going on in my life—I tried all sorts of medications to help with these attacks and pull me out of it, and finally found effexor xr. I was taking effexor for about 4 years and just stopped about 7 months ago. The withdrawals were HORRIBLE but i felt okay after those went away–The first 6 months after I stopped I actually felt SOO much better I had no anxiety whatsoever or depression!
Just recently I’ve began to have a bit of anxiety again and it probably doesn’t help that anytime i feel the slightest bit of anxiety I think omg it’s coming back and panic or immediately feel depressed thinking that i’ll have to take that medication my whole life to feel normal! 
So my question was about panic/anxiety disorder and depression- I wondered why I felt so great the first 6 months and suddenly i’m getting more anxious and am afraid that it will come back full blown? I think i have learned much better ways of coping so i don’t think it could ever get as bad as it did to begin with- And i haven’t had a full blown panic attack yet or anything like that- I can still function but it’s almost like i just have such a huge fear of it coming back, if that makes sense?
I would prefer to stay off the medication as i did gain a lot of weight for my frame and am finally getting that off! It also raised my cholesterol- and had many other side effects! Everything is getting back to normal but now i’m wondering why I’m beginning to feel anxious again almost 7 months later? Is it just going to get worse from here, lol or is this as bad as it is going to get? I guess I’m really just wondering why it took so long to even feel anxious/depressed? I’ve been avoiding alcohol, (have drank too much caffeine lately so maybe that is why?) —Anyone have any insight as to how this all works? thank you so much!
Well it’s not debilitating! I mean at this point it’s nothing i would want to go on medication for- and i’m not depressed. I mean i guess i could be sort of "hopeless" feeling when i feel anxious but i’m not "depressed" i think it’s more of an anxiety disorder?
Healing One
May 23, 2011
I kow that these feelings of hopelessness can be really scary, especially since you don’t want to take medication that may be addictive or habit forming.
Many people have found relief from depression by changing their diets and/or exercising more or through meditation. You may not feel the emmediate relief that medication can produce, but you won’t have the horrible side effects either.
Research some foods that can reduce depression and see a naturopathic doctor.
Most psychiatrists chose to heal depression through medication, so if you don’t want medication then see a different kind of doctor. A naturopath.
ChiMom
May 23, 2011
For many people, depression is due to brain chemistry, and medication is necessary to balance things. And having to take medication for life–to save your life–is not a bad thing at all.
If you had diabetes and needed daily injections of insulin to keep on living, you would do it. same thing with depression and anxiety.
Are you in treatment with a psychiatrist? there are amny medications and weight gain is not a side effect for many of them.
Best of luck to you
Aleksandr
May 23, 2011
If you don’t want to take medication there are vitamins and herbs that can help you with depression and anxiety. Check out "natural cures" at http://www.depressiondodging.com
saurabh m
May 23, 2011
Anxiety:
Painful apprehensive uneasiness of mind
usually over impending anticipating ill.It can b felt under diff.cond.;when alone after eating/drinking
wid other physical n mental complains abt financial/bznss matter/in a particular environment.
Common in Yng adlts
Psychological Factors:As a result of failure
:A fear Response
Clinical Manifestations:Referable 2 N.Sys imbal n commonly include palpitations,shortness of breathlessness,dryness of mouth,heaviness of head,giddiness n blurring of vision,xcessive sweating particularly in palm and soles
Psychological Manifestations:Irritability n a morbid fear as if something dreadful is going happen.
Management:
Hospitalisation-acute anxiety.
Anxiolytics
Yoga and meditation
Homoeopathic Medicines:
Aur,Aur,Bry,Calc,Merc.c,Puls,Veratrum alb,Phos
These medicines can be taken symptomatically under guidance of homoeopath for other help u can log on 2 http://www.health4all.co.in