Friday, May 09, 2008
May 9, 2008 11:33pm
Since this is my first entry, here's the story of my life in a nutshell. I'm an only child, I grew up in a small town in southern Illinois, …
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About Me
My name is Erin and I am a 21 year old college student. I am in school for Massage Therapy. I live with my boyfriend and two cats; we don\'t have any children. I have been struggling with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks since 1997. I also have been recently trying to lose some weight, and having a rough time with motivation to do so. I\'m excited about the opportunity to meet people who understand what I\'m going through.
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art, music, massage therapy, pharmacology, cooking, fitness, going on walks, bowling, ping pong, reading, writing, my cats, helping people feel better
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Close Depression
: Clinical (Major) DepressionI have been struggling with clinical depression, anxiety disorder, and panic attacks since 1997. I have been in therapy since 1998, and I have just recently started to notice some progress. I would love someone to talk to that understands what I'm going through.
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- Music Somewhat Helpful
- Sometimes I like to drive around in the country, turn on my favorite music, and sing as loud and terribly as I can...this usually works because it makes me laugh at myself.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- When I actually do get the motivation to do so, I like to walk and work out on the eliptical. Really need to find someone to work out with to motivate me.
Open Panic Attacks
My name is Erin. I started having severe panic attacks, social anxiety and depression when I was 13. I'm 21 now, and the panic attacks have lessened, but the depression and anxiety are still very much there. I look foreword to talking with you all!
Treatments
- BuSpar Somewhat Helpful
- I used buspar in conjunction with Paxil. It worked for the panic attacks, and did nothing for my depression.
- Effexor Not Working
- I took effexor for 5 months. All it did for me was provide sexual side effects and raise my blood pressure. Getting off of it was extremely hard, and I would not recommend this drug to anyone who wants to get better.
- Paxil Somewhat Helpful
- Again, did not help much with depression, but worked okay for anxity and panic attacks.
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- I'm trying...but it's very difficult when depression is involved. I definitly feel like it has helped and is important. This is what we talk about in therapy for the most part.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I am a firm believer in therapy, and it definitly helps me to have someone to hold me accountable with my goals and talk some sense into me every week.
- Trazodone Somewhat Helpful
- I had a prescription for Trazodone during junior high (the worst years of my panic attacks). It's a tranquilizer, so it does it's job...it knocks you out so you don't have to think about anything or be worried.
