Anxiety panic disorder symptoms and conditions

I have been taking lexapro, lamictal, and wellbutrin for about 2 1/2 years for a lifetime of depression and anxiety/panic disorder. I had tried medication at age 15 and experienced all side effects and no benefits. But then at about age 21, I was so desperate that I gave it another shot...figuring there might be a difference in the past 6 years.

I started off with lexapro...and the first week I was soaring! I was jogging at 1AM and going out and enjoying life! I remember going to the movies with friends and laughing FOR REAL and having REAL fun!

At some point of course you level out and that was fine...but then it wasn't enough anymore so the lamictal and wellbutrin got added on.

Recently, my psych raised my (generic) wellbutrin to 300 XL from 200 SR.

I definitely noticed the difference between the XL and SR.

The real function of wellbutrin for me was getting me up out of bed in the morning. It gives me nervous energy, but that has been better than none at all.

But now I've recently realized some other fun side effects!

Memory loss and motor function impairment.

It's kind of funny because I think it has been going on for a good while, but I just didn't REMEMBER enough of it to piece it together. AHA good one right?

I am a hairdresser. A damn good one I'd say. Or...used to be?
I trained for and alongside of the best educators in the industry. I wrote the haircutting curriculum for one of the top education academies.

Now I feel like a f***ing idiot.

I've cut my fingers more in the past week than in the past 6 years. I find myself getting completely lost while doing someone's hair...like I've never been in that situation before.

Sometimes I have tremors that keep me for being able to hold my comb straight and still. My fingers seem to move more slowly and with less grace or control.
I type sooo much slower now.

I've also gone from having excellent spelling, grammar, and range of vocabulary...to forgetting common words...not being able to finish my sentences...and I find myself trying to sound out a word to figure out how to spell it. This doesn't work out too well.

I feel just plain dumb in general. I can't do relatively simple math in my head without getting confused. I can't process or answer a question under pressure.

Now I'm telling my DR. to stuff it, and try to wean myself off of this madness.

I really hope that these side effects aren't permanent. Then I'm just screwed.

I stopped a few times during this post at a loss for words.

Yeah so it stinks that I have lost my substitute for motivation.

Thanks for sharing everyone...you've made me feel like less of a failure.

OH YEAH!

The original story I was going to post was that today I went to the deli to get lunch and I got everything I was going to get for my coworkers...and forgot to get my sandwich. The check out lady is mean to me so I didn't go back. :\

I am a woman aged 31 yrs who suffers from kidney stones. I have only taken one dose of the medication flomax but so far no side effects. I also have anxiety/panic disorder and have had no sign of any increase in this either. Still have not passed the stone yet, and hoping it will work for me. I met a lady today in the store who said she had taken it for kidney stones and it worked great for her. So its not all horror stories, everyone is different, and will have reactions. Mostly horror stories on the internet anyways.

Words cannot explain just how grateful I am for coming across this web site. I've been taken Yasmin for about 4-5 years now and thought nothing about it. Started getting horrible horrible horrible mood swings. Everything and everyone were affected by my behavior. Pretty much have the same side effects from the weight gain to the thinning of the hair. In the past year or two I started to have these symptoms and could not figure out what the heck was going on. I must of went to 10 different doctors who took blood test after blood test and could not find anything abnormal except my cholesterol, which was strange bcuz i've eaten healthy my entire life and exercised. So here began all the different types of meds to try. Oh gosh has that been terrible. Nothing seems to be working so I decide to go to a psych dr. thinking perhaps I have some kind of imbalance going on. So I take a test that has several questions on it which pertained to alot of the symptoms I was having. I then was "diagnosed" with severe anxiety and at the time I really didn't know too much about it. Great now I know whats wrong so I thought. For the past year I have been taking Wellbutrin XL9highest dose) and lexapro. It seemed to have some effect on me, but it started to take a nose dive after several months. I stayed on it (dr. orders) just uped the dose. Horrible idea bcuz I'm back to my same symptoms. No desire to do anything!!!!! Fed up I googled this morning something to help my severe mood swings down right horrible moods. Cannot believe people don't hate me.....yet. So this web site popped up and realized it had to do with Yasmin. Could not believe it. I too felt and still feel that i'm nuts!!!! But I'm not alone and that is good news for me. Thank the Lord for whomever started this site. I'm going to stop today and not take it anymore. I will be sure to let other women know to be very cautious about this pill.

I am 29 and i have been taking Toprol XL for 3 yrs. now and i was amazed when i seen what everybody had to say about this med. I had been on other meds for Anxiety, Panic Disorder. I was on Paxil CR and also Klonopin. I had gain 70 pds in 5 yrs and thought this is from the Paxil so i decided to come off of that and the Klonopin. Well, I'm still taking the Toprol XL and i am still haveing problems and it's just like alot of the same things i have read from other people on here. I am concerned about this med. And i hope everyone can find something that works great. If any one has any good luck with a different med please post it. I'm looking for a different way to deal with the rapid heart rate without all the nasty side effects of Toprol.

Guest 34613.
hi, i had recurrent sore throats for about 5 months after i stopped taking yasmin. i also had a tight feeling in my chest as well as constant ear congestion.i still have the blocked ear. someone posted here a while back about bcp being odotoxic ie toxic to the ear. i ceratinly felt down and depressed and suffered major anxiety. my nails broke constantly and my hair started to fall out. also my sking became spotty and greasy. thankfully all these things are going away now,i have been off yasmine since june. i have also read that the pill can effect your adrenal glands,in fact it does state in the warning not to take if you are suffering from adrenal fatigue. i think that that has something to do with the anxiety that a lot of women feel,i think the adrenals are over stimulated which in turn causes a constant feeling of panic and doom. i hope that will help you a little.

hi kim123.
i really feel for you, i just want to be a ble to help you as it is terrible to read that you feel so bad. it is possible that you have now got an anxiety disorder caused by the trauma you have suffered,i am sure that is what i was left with once the effects of the yasmin lessened. look up anxiety/panic disorder. i am sure you will find many of your symptoms. don't panic it does not mean you are crazy or anything like that. it just means that you have learnt a new behaviour that your body automatically responds to.ie it acts innapropriately by giving you a huge rush of adrenalin when it is not needed.this then leads to palpitations,agitation,panic feelings,blurred vision,ringing in the ears etc etc. i bought a really good programme by charles linden that had quite a few good tips in it and also an ebook called panic away by joe barry. both these books helped me to fight back. i could not even leave my house this time last year. in july this year i went on holiday to spain and have been out and about ever since.that is something i never thought i would do again.i thought i was going to be a shut in for the rest of my life. if you are really struggling it may be an idea to go and see your doctor and see if they can help you or suggest something else. i know some doctors can be very sympathetic.mine weren't so i found my own solutions but each doctor is different.
good luck to you kim123.i really hope you start to see the light soon.

sarah

hi brittkat,
glad my experiences with yasmin have been able to help you,i was also told that i was suffering from anxiety/panic disorder by my doctor,he prescribed me diazepam,i took them for a while and they made me sooo much worse. then he tried to put me on anti-depressants which i refused.i was sure all along that i did not have an anxiety disorder as i have always managed to cope with life quite well up until 6 months after taking yasmin.i took it for 1.5 years,the first 6 months were fine but the year after that was pure hell,i didn't want to live any more i felt that bad and anxious and depressed,i was scared all the time and had the most terrifying thoughts not to mention constant panic attacks. now i am off yasmin my life is pretty much back to normal except for the memories of my year of pure hell. i lost all faith in my doctor as he never listened when i suggested yasmin could be the problem. i now have a female doctor who is much more sympathetic. i live in the uk so have no experience with gynacologists as seems to be who would deal with these problems in the US but judging by some of the posts they are just as bad a GP's. hang in there brittkat,it will get better! my thoughts are with you!

I was on Yasmin for 2 years, all of which were horrible times for me. I was 100% fine before I began taking it. Eventually, I was diagnosed with IBS, migraines, rapid heart rate, and anxiety/panic disorder. I do not have these problems anymore since I stopped Yasmin.

I feel so blessed to have found this website and to see that I'm not alone. I have discontinued taking this, and pray that each of you know that you're not alone with this. We didn't just become different people overnight, it's too coincidental that we're all telling the same exact story, right? God bless!

I have been on Clonazepam for 2 1/2 years for anxiety/panic disorder. This drug tremendously helped me get through me anxious times, but I truly regret ever starting it...I wish the doctor had told me just how addictive it is.

I am now wishing to discontinue this pill, I am done with ALWAYS feeling exhausted! I feel trapped in a web as I feel quite dependant on it. If you're thinking of starting this, think long and hard about whether or not you want to become physically and mentally addicted to a substance first. I know how hard anxiety can be, but there are so many other ways to get through it.

I am looking for something that will work for my panic attacks. I suffer from anxiety/panic disorder. I have been on soo many different medications and havent found anything that is working for me. can you help??