Does anyone here NOT get nervous every day?
#275410 - 07/24/06 08:21 AM
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I'm so tired of being nervous all the time about everything. Does anyone NOT get nervous every day? If so, how do you do it? I wasn't like this when I was on medication, but now that I'm off, I'm nervous all the time. I hate it. I really don't want to go back on the meds until I find out whether or not the acupuncture and herbs are going to work. So far no major changes, but I can notice little improvements. I just don't know if I have the patience to stick this out I have another 5 months of acupuncture sessions to go through. I know there are people worse off than I with other diseases and problem, but sometimes I just can't take this anymore. 
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...I'm on medication.  I know, that wasn't helpful at all - I'm sorry!
What helped me before I started taking the meds was seeing a therapist for some self-help techniques that I was supposed to do immediately when I felt panic coming on. Surprisingly, it really did work - immediately! But I have other problems going on, not just IBS-related anxiety, so ultimately meds are the best choice for me.
Maybe see what a therapist can do? Mine was a specialist in PTSD and anxiety disorders, and she taught me how to manage the panic attacks on the very first visit, so... 
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so....what did she teach you? How do you do it?
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I'm nervous everyday and im seeing counselor now, well just beginning, today will be my 2nd time seeing her.. so we'll see how that works, plus i was giving pills.. (amitriptyline) but i hate taking pills so im nervous about taking them!
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I have no advice either, sorry. I've tried several times to go off the AD and just can't do it. I think some people just have chemical imbalances and sometimes drugs are necessary. I'd rather not take them either but my quality of life goes down so much when I don't, thats its just not worth it.
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Taking it one day at a time.....
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I couldn't possibly explain it... I don't think anybody could. I'd have to actually show you. It involves tapping different parts of your body (hands, face, chest) in a certain order, a certain number of times, and repeating a mantra over and over, and hopefully someone else will recognize this and post what it's *called*, because I can't remember. It's a widely-used technique for dealing with panic attacks. And it actually does work - it intercepts the "panic" signal to your brain, and forces it to focus elsewhere.
Although, if what you're experiencing is more like CONSTANT anxiety and nervousness, rather than episodes or periods of it, it might not work as well. Mine was constant, and a problem I've had since childhood, which is why I went on meds - and am perfectly happy to never go off them!
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Nuggs....I've always been like that and I'm alot older than you are. Nobody is perfect. I just tell myself there are good days and bad days.
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I hear ya loud and clear.
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I get nervous taking pills too. I HATE taking them. Only if I absolutely have to take them do I. I'll pop it in then worry for the first hr if I'm going to react. It's an awful phobia. I don't take any pills for my anxiety. I'd worry they'd give me side effects! I guess us "worriers" can't help to worry about almost EVERYTHING!
Heck I bought that Activia Yogurt yesterday when I went grocery shopping and I looked it up online and now I'm afraid to eat it. #1 cause it's a milk product and I don't do well with milk or icecream. (Cheese is ok but not the other dairy products!)#2 I read in the narrative that it helps quicken the food digestion which is not what I want since I'm D! Ughhhhhh the things we go through having IBS
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Oh man no.
#275485 - 07/24/06 04:03 PM
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Nelly
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I take homeopathic stuff, gelseminium and ignatia. Works, too. Otherwise, yes I do get a wee bit o the nerves, especially around strangers/at work. 
~nelly~
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No, no....
#275493 - 07/24/06 04:41 PM
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atomic rose
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I'm not explaining a disorder. I'm explaining a specific kind of self-help procedure, taught by qualified therapists, to stave off anxiety attacks.
Incidentally, antidepressants/anxiety meds have done nothing for my (mild) OCD. Figures, eh?
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Sorry, not me
#275506 - 07/24/06 06:10 PM
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I'm a wreck, lots. Especially at work. I'm afraid of screwing up and getting fired (my bosses are firing happy - I've been asked back at least twice).
I get nervous driving out of the driveway, and until I'm two blocks away. I hate appts. I'm nervous I'll be late, or the dr won't show, etc. (Even hair appts!) Wish I had some words to comfort you, but sweetie, I'm a mess too!
I did find that taking drama in high school really helped me at least not be nervous in a crowd or in front of people as much!
Cassandra
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IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!
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I found Soy Nice soy yoghurt at the gs. It has the active cultures too. And it's not bad. See if you can find it (If you already haven't tried it) It's better than a risky milk product!
Cassandra
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But soy scares me too! OMG I still have a carton of Rice Milk in my refrig that I, get this, bought over 4mths ago that I still haven't tried yet. My kids keep saying, "mom are ya ever gonna drink that milk stuff?" I'm such a wus when it comes to trying new things!!!
I think I must have read somewhere something negative about Soy too. Like does it give you gas or something?
See, sometimes reading too much is not good 
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I have GAD and I'm sure I'd benefit from the self-help procedure that you are trying to explain. It makes total sense to me how it would distract you from the other anxious issue. If you do find out the "technical name" I'd love to look into it. Just the little bit though that you've tried explaining might even help me as I am not anxious all the time. Just sometimes in certain situations.
Let me know if you find out what it's called.!
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~~~Lisa~~~
Edited by LittleLisa (07/28/06 04:41 AM)
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Are you a gemini??
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Do you mean in general, or about the IBS?
I don't get nervous every day about either. If I've had a bad run with the tummy, that will make me nervous, but I usually just pop an immodium if I feel that way.
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Hi there,
I feel for ya, I know exactly how it is to feel nervous all the time. About 2 years ago, I would get so worked up about going out that I would literally be in tears when I was about to leave the house.. even if I was going out for my own birthday or something.
I went to a GI doc for everything and he put me on amitryptiline (sp). I used to be especially nervous on the bus. He put me on a super low dose, and after that I was gradually able to get out and about and on the bus. I would get a little nervous, but not like before.
Eventually, I went off the medication because I too hated being on it (even if I thought it was helping me, weird) and I was alright for a while.
When I got rid of other stresses in my life (changing my relationship with my mother, getting rid of a horrible "friend" I had, etc) my life did feel a lot.. lighter. I was also using the hypno CDs and felt they helped calm me down on the bus and stuff.
Recently, though, it has come back with avengence because I have three times recently been stuck on public transport, between stops, in the air (we have a sky train) and the last time I had a major anxiety attack and have been really nervous again since then. I am thinking of going back on the pills just to get back to good again, and try weaning off... But first I will try the hypno CDs again to avoid more medication.
So I guess the moral of my story is...
- First try to eliminate some external stresses that maybe you can do without (A friend that pressures you into going out when you don't feel up to it, a job that makes you feel anxious about using the bathroom, etc).
- Second, try alternative things other than meds like the hypno program or like you are doing with the accupucture and all that. That stuff takes a lot longer, though, so I would definitely try to be patient and wait it out.
- And third, if all else fails it might be that medication (at the lowest dose that still helps) is something that you need for a while.
I really hope you can start to feel better soon.. Especially because I have been so anxious lately, I really understand where you are coming from so I know it really sucks.
Good luck, let us know how your alternative therapies are going!
Steph
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Sorry to hear you are going thru this. I only get this way during my monthly period for some reason?
I have a 10yr old daughter that is now on medication for her anxiety. It was the hardest thing for me to do,putting her on medication but i felt so helpless for her, she had worries and fears that a normal 10yr old shouldn't have. She vomitted real bad in her bed one evening and she would almost have panic attacks at bedtime every night since,so scared she was going to vomit again, she would start crying in the early afternoons just thinking about having to sleep in that bed again,she would just sob and tell me " i'm just so nervous!" it was horrible.I can only imagine how awful that must be to be nervous like that all the time? 
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I've bought many things that I had intended to try for my tummy troubles and then never used them because I was afraid to take them. For example...Kava Kava. Or I'll buy some kind of food to try and not eat it. My acupuncturist had me try some bulk herbs that I have to boil and drink like tea. So I braved it and drank the nasty stuff for three days. The house stank from boiling them. I couldn't get myself to drink the whole dose at a time...which was about a cup and a half. I have to admit that it did calm my tummy down over the weekend a bit, but I still had diarrea in the mornings and yesterday I drank some before I ate breakfast thinking that would help things. NOT! I had the worst day that I've had in a long time. Frequent trips to the bathroom all day here at work. Then I thought my tummy had calmed down enough for me to go workout at Curves after work and all of a sudden I had to rush to the bathroom. So I went straight home instead of Curves, and took a nap. So today I'm not taking anything nasty. I took two imodium to get to work and am not drinking my herbs today. I'm also going to try flaxseed oil. I took one teaspoon last evening and one this morning. So we'll see. I was so frustrated yesterday that when my husband came home and asked me "how'd you do today?" I broke down and cried. I'm so tired today.
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Carroll
#275654 - 07/25/06 03:53 PM
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Toady
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Me, no, a Taurus. And a Finn! So I'm doubley stubborn, but extremely senitive to the world around me. I am always striving to please everyone else, before myself. I've been working on that one.
Cassandra
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Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!
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I haven't noticed a gas issue with soy products. I have been using them for 13-14 years. Rice milk, blah, to me, but the last time I had any was a long time ago, before they started actually making health foods taste good. Soy yoghurt has a little bitter after taste compared to regular, but it goes away quick too. If you don't like rice milk, try almond milk - its really really good. Don't be afraid you won't like something, you're bound to like some and dislike others!
Cassandra
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