Feeling sad and anxious
in Psychology ·
Hey everyone..
New here and could really use some help, advice, or even just suggestions..
So, I've been battling anxiety for about two years now..
Heart racing, chest tightness, mood swings, crying spells, sadness, insomnia... and worst of all, I can't get any work done when it hits.
I didn't run to a doctor right away; I tried to white-knuckle it myself. But now that I see it isn't going away, I finally sat down with my GP. I wasn't ready to jump straight to a psychiatrist yet. I went through all the tests and everything came back perfectly fine—physically, I'm healthy. It’s just that I can't deal with this feeling anymore, so I asked for something to take (not an antidepressant). He prescribed Xanax 0.5 twice a day, but it hasn't done much (I'm not crying as much, but that pressure in my chest and the palpitations are killing me). Now he wants me to try three times a day for a week to see if there's progress, otherwise he'll bump up the Xanax dose. PLEASE, if anyone has any advice or ideas, HELP. This state makes it impossible to work, and work is how I survive. Thanks so much for any help :/
New here and could really use some help, advice, or even just suggestions..
So, I've been battling anxiety for about two years now..
Heart racing, chest tightness, mood swings, crying spells, sadness, insomnia... and worst of all, I can't get any work done when it hits.
I didn't run to a doctor right away; I tried to white-knuckle it myself. But now that I see it isn't going away, I finally sat down with my GP. I wasn't ready to jump straight to a psychiatrist yet. I went through all the tests and everything came back perfectly fine—physically, I'm healthy. It’s just that I can't deal with this feeling anymore, so I asked for something to take (not an antidepressant). He prescribed Xanax 0.5 twice a day, but it hasn't done much (I'm not crying as much, but that pressure in my chest and the palpitations are killing me). Now he wants me to try three times a day for a week to see if there's progress, otherwise he'll bump up the Xanax dose. PLEASE, if anyone has any advice or ideas, HELP. This state makes it impossible to work, and work is how I survive. Thanks so much for any help :/