Im new here, looking for support/help

So about a month ago i had a panic attack, and then one two days later. I went to talk to a therapist, and she said i had anxiety. Since then all i think about is if im going to loose my mind, i cant stop thinking about it and its making my head hurt. Its like ive picked up OCD along with depression as im never happy anymore. I rarely sleep more than 4 hours a night due to nightmares or just randomly waking up. I dont know what else to do i fear everything all day long, like if im gonna flip out and end up with bad images in my head. Now my head feels like its gonna explode every night and i just wanna run away from it but i cant because its with me everywhere i go. Its like i cant stop or control my thoughts anymore no matter how hard i try. What do i do? Or anyone else this way?

Hi, tshipman! You're not losing your mind. Did the therapist give you any treatment? Go to a doctor and tell them about what's happening, if it seems like she isn't helping much. You might need some medication as well.

yea they gave me 10mg prozac and .5mg ativan but im not having panic attacks anymore just nonstop arguing with my mind all day its like i cant control the thing anymore i dont know what happened but it really messes me up especially since i have a family.

Do they know about the ocd-like thoughts as well? Maybe the meds need a while to help with everything.

well i just went back to my family doctor today and they upped the prozac to 20mg, then i am going to see a psychologist on monday. I just really upsets me as i have never had an issue in my life and now its all went really strange and i have a hard time being happy.

Hopefully this will start working soon. You just have to find the right ballance, don't worry! Bad moods can't last forever

Thanks i hope it will stop soon

Keep us posted!

Hey, I'm also pretty new to the forum and to having anxiety. I've only been having problems for a bit more than a year. My advice to you would be to get a lot of exercise. I know it can be really hard to get motivated, but if you can run (get a treadmill if you want to stay inside, I got one free on freecycle) or try doing yoga. The whole point of yoga is to quite the mind so you can meditate, but it also really helps to quite the mind so you can just function!

This stuff really helped me, but I never would have done any of it if I hadn't seen my naturopath. I know a lot of people on these forums are skeptical of homeopathic medicine, but it worked for me. My naturopath practices constitutional homeopathy and the remedy she gave me has totally changed my life. Plus she's given me supplements to help with certain issues. She said that because I was in a constant state of anxiety for so long, my adrenaline system is sort of stuck on. So I take Seriphos to help with that and now I barely ever have panic attacks. Just to warn you, natural medicine works differently than western meds. You wont feel perfect after taking it, it just helps to bring you back into balance so you can find the roots of your problems. It might take a while to feel a lot better, but it's worth it. I believe that my body is doing this to me for a reason and even though it's totally awful and at times excruciating I don't want to just medicate and ignore it. But I'm also very lucky, I have the support of my sister and boyfriend who help me by shopping for me and all that. If you can't get free medical from the state and you don't have anyone to help you, you might want to try the more band-aid approach of western meds.

I would recommend seeing a naturopath who practices constitutional homeopathy and getting a prescription for xanex (for emergencies). Between these two things, you should feel more balanced and calm over time.