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After my scare with the doctor I have been dealing with a whole heck of a lot of issues. I have this anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach then I feel weak. I also don't have any energy for anything. Also, My heart pals every 10 minutes. At least thats what I feel. I am so scared, thinking that it has something to do with my heart. Even though I already came back ...

I am not sure if this is the correct forum, if it is please move to the correct forum.

My story is short in nature but long in wind.

3 weeks ago, I was bitten by a stray cat while camping 1200 miles away in Texas. that is along story. but I had to retrieve the cat from the wheel well of the retnal car I was driving. It was not aggressive and showed no ...

Hello.
I have a hypotethical question. I am on Effexor XR 115mg a day,but soon to be 150mg a day. I am wondering if anyone has used Effexor or another drug which has strong withdrawal effects,and quit it cold turkey by switching immediately to another anti-depressant? I am wondering if this work,and how effective is it? Do all the withdrawal symptoms go away?

I don't plan on getting rid of Effexor anytime soon-I really like ...

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Okay first I have to say thankfully I found this site and after reading several postings, it helps to know there are other people out there facing similar situations and that there is help and such. :)

Anyways, I am hoping that someone or several people might either be able to relate to my story or help me figure out what is up. First off a ...

I never thought that I had any major problems with anxiety until today. I was going to attend my first session of counselling for depression today at 10am - the counsellor said to meet at the school she works at (she also works as a school guidance counsellor and her therapy room at home is occupied with relatives at the moment).
My mother drove me to the school and we arrived there at 9:46am. I ...

Hello. I don't know if I'm posting this in the correct area or not, but I really don't know what to call what I'm feeling. I have in the past smoked marijuana, and I stopped over a year ago because it made me overly anxious, but last week I was with a friend and I took two hits. I felt fine, I wasn't having a "bad trip". Then a few days later I woke up, ...

Does your family stand behind you and support you with your GAD? Or do they not understand and make things harder?

Personally, I am a 17-yr-old teen struggling for my family's support. My mom also has GAD & she's the worst one with me about it. Every time I get anxious, she yells at me, which either sends me into an inconsolable state of hysteric crying, having self-harmful thoughts, or into a full-blown panic attack, ...

Any herbal remedy to cure Anxiety and stress? :(

Hello all,
Awhile back I was diagnosed with Bi-polar after somewhat of a mental breakdown. Since then, everything has worked itself out and my good humored self is back again.

The one arena I am having trouble in is groups of people, namely groups of people a friend of mine knows, and I do not, although all the same, I can get really quiet around groups of people I somewhat consider friends.

What surprises me ...

I'm not sure how many of these "I think I'm sick" posts you guys get, but I'll give it a try. Any answer right now would be helpful anyway.

For as long as I can remember, I've been living in fear. Fear of where I'm going, where the world is heading, what's going to happen in the future, whether there is an afterlife or not, and many more. I know that everyone worries about issues ...