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My name is Breanna. I am 15 years old and i have been having anxiety for about 8 years. It started when my grandfather died and went away a few years later. I have always have been scared of death however since then. One year ago my uncle got killed by a drunk driver in Florida. He worked as a police officer and ever since his death my anxiety has been non stop. It stops me from going out with my friends sometimes, when all i did before was hang out with friends before. My anxiety has gotten so bad that i rarely go to family events and get out of the house and that is NOT the type of person i am. I wanna get my life back and just make the best of it. But, death is always in my mind. I am so scared of death, and since my uncles death it just goes to show you never know what is going to happen and that scares me. I go to therapy for it but sometimes it just doesn't help. I got this new med. but i am scared to take it because i think it will hurt me. Any advice on how to help my anxiety and get back to living again would really be appreciated.
6 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:My anxietyMy name is Breanna. I am 15 years old and i have been having anxiety for about 8 years. It started when my grandfather died and went away a few years later. I have always have been scared of death however since then. One year ago my uncle got killed by a drunk driver in Florida. He worked as a police officer and ever since his death my anxiety has been non stop. It stops me from going out with my friends sometimes, when all i did before was hang out with friends before. My anxiety has gotten so bad that i rarely go to family events and get out of the house and that is NOT the type of person i am. I wanna get my life back and just make the best of it. But, death is always in my mind. I am so scared of death, and since my uncles death it just goes to show you never know what is going to happen and that scares me. I go to therapy for it but sometimes it just doesn't help. I got this new med. but i am scared to take it because i think it will hurt me. Any advice on how to help my anxiety and get back to living again would really be appreciated.
bre786 responded:
if ANYONE had any advice i would appreciate it
just wanted to say that i'm sorry you've had to go through so much. i have anxiety and depression and see a therapist regularly too. sometimes i too feel like it doesn't help, but in my opinion it's better than not going at all. i know this because i've stopped going to therapy in the past before which ended up making me feel worse. i know it's hard, but please keep going to therapy and talk to your doctor about your concerns with the new med.
Report This| Share this:My anxiety<i>just wanted to say that i'm sorry you've had to go through so much. i have anxiety and depression and see a therapist regularly too. sometimes i too feel like it doesn't help, but in my opinion it's better than not going at all. i know this because i've stopped going to therapy in the past before which ended up making me feel worse. i know it's hard, but please keep going to therapy and talk to your doctor about your concerns with the new med.</i>
thank you. it is nice to hear that someone knows what i feel. the med. that i am on is lexapro. have you takin it before and if you did, does it help?
Report This| Share this:My anxietythank you. it is nice to hear that someone knows what i feel. the med. that i am on is lexapro. have you takin it before and if you did, does it help?
am currently on lexapro. been on it for about two months. i've also tried others like effexor xr, paxil, and prozac. lexapro seems to help me better than the others. it did take a few weeks before i started to feel better which is normal from what i've heard.
Report This| Share this:My anxiety<i>am currently on lexapro. been on it for about two months. i've also tried others like effexor xr, paxil, and prozac. lexapro seems to help me better than the others. it did take a few weeks before i started to feel better which is normal from what i've heard.</i>
Patricia Farrell, PhD responded:
You are in therapy and I would think that these are issues that are being handled there. Does your family participate in any sessions with you? I think they might want to learn how to be supportive and help in some way and this is something to consider.
As to the medication, I would never tell someone that they need to take medication unless they couldn't function without it. If that's the case, you might want to consider a short course, but, of course, it's a question of what med is being offered and how long it would take to become effective and how this would work with your therapy. Is your therapist working with whomever is prescribing the med for you? This needs to be a coordinated effort if it's going to work.
As to the medication, I would never tell someone that they need to take medication unless they couldn't function without it. If that's the case, you might want to consider a short course, but, of course, it's a question of what med is being offered and how long it would take to become effective and how this would work with your therapy. Is your therapist working with whomever is prescribing the med for you? This needs to be a coordinated effort if it's going to work.
Report This| Share this:My anxietyYou are in therapy and I would think that these are issues that are being handled there. Does your family participate in any sessions with you? I think they might want to learn how to be supportive and help in some way and this is something to consider.<br /><br />As to the medication, I would never tell someone that they need to take medication unless they couldn't function without it. If that's the case, you might want to consider a short course, but, of course, it's a question of what med is being offered and how long it would take to become effective and how this would work with your therapy. Is your therapist working with whomever is prescribing the med for you? This needs to be a coordinated effort if it's going to work.
bre786 replied to Patricia Farrell, PhD's response:
have been taking xanax and the doc. took me off of it. My mom comes with me to therapy. she is in there for every appt. I havent seen the therapist in about a month or so, and i need to make another appt. with her. I just went to the doc, today and he said that since it is almost a year since the death of my uncle my anxiety is worse.. he told me to take the lexapro and see if it helps. My doc. and my therapist do talk too so they both understand me..
Report This| Share this:My anxiety<i>have been taking xanax and the doc. took me off of it. My mom comes with me to therapy. she is in there for every appt. I havent seen the therapist in about a month or so, and i need to make another appt. with her. I just went to the doc, today and he said that since it is almost a year since the death of my uncle my anxiety is worse.. he told me to take the lexapro and see if it helps. My doc. and my therapist do talk too so they both understand me..</i>
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