colinmichaels Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Why here?: I 've been lookin' around now for 3 months or so, lurking on lot's of sites and just kept coming back here. Just felt like it was the right place to be. About Me: I am a 57 year old professional. Married with two teenage daughters. Had anxiety since I was a kid-panic attacks occasionally-usually agoraphobic/claustrophobia related. Also a mild depressive-gloomy-sadness style. Mornings are way better for me-late afternoons worst. Sleep disruption by racing thoughts-wake up too early due to racing thoughts/worry. last few years anxiety/panic has gotten worse. Interests: Hiking-biking-running-love exercise, my vegetable garden, doing things with my family, surfing the net, good books, eastern philosophies-taoism/hinduism/buddhism-the correlation between mysticism and the new physics, the idea of transcendance and that there is a soul-a reality beyond the mere physical/material, nutrition-I really beleive diet matters a lot. meds/therapy: Ativan prn, Lexapro 10 mg (considering an increase to 20 mg) been on Lex for 6 weeks has not been effective for anxiety at this dose, has improved my mood considerably. Ativan for 22 years or more-only take it when necessary which is usually several times a week. Would really like to take it most days-but I resist unless the anxiety gets to be over the top! I have also dabbled in CBT-find it helpful for the minor anxiety-but the panic/paranoid stuff it is much less effective than meds for me. Mindfullness training/radical acceptance is also helpful-really need to keep working on that because I beleive it is the next step beyond Cognitive therapy-actually looking at your thoughts objectively as the observor rather than getting caught up in them as if they are who you are. well that about summarizes it. I am really glad to be here and I look forward to getting to know some of you! Colinmichaels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Welcome to the boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammakanin Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 i'm new here too. lurked for a while before joining, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmichaels Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 Welcome to the boards! Thank You! Glad to be here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmichaels Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 i'm new here too. lurked for a while before joining, too. like you it feels right to be here. Hi Mammakanin, I also read your intro post-seems we have at least one thing in common-panic attacks. So I can relate to what you are going through. Ativan works well for me, but it ain't quick so I have to pre-med if I am traveling a long distance just in case. I've considered xanax-it is a lot faster, but it is also a lot more addictive. One time I actually got out of a panic attack with deep breathing, but it could have just been a coincidence-not sure. I think deep breathing has sometimes headed them off, but its a lot harder once I'm in one. I hope your able to get on top of it and come up with some answers-Good Luck! Colinmichaels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 We do generally like our members to be cautious about use of their full names in their user names and profiles, it's safer and more private if people are careful about their identifying information. Assuming your username is your real name and if you wish to change your username (though you don't have to) we can do that for that whilst keeping your account. But yes, welcome, feel free to post, start a blog and get interacting with our lovely people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmichaels Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 welcome to CB colinmicheals! you sound like you are doing a good thing in your treatment, which is being proactive. you seem to know what is going on and what you may need. which is considerably helpful in treatment. as well, that is the best damn introduction ive seen in a while very informative. it is nice to meet you. i hope you stick around and enjoy our comfy crazy house. im sure you can relate to a lot of people here, which i see you already have. Thanks Mckey! I really searched all over the place and this one seemed to have something no other forum possessed. Its nice to finally be a part of it. Good luck on trip and hoping your Holiday goes well. Colinmichaels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmichaels Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 We do generally like our members to be cautious about use of their full names in their user names and profiles, it's safer and more private if people are careful about their identifying information. Assuming your username is your real name and if you wish to change your username (though you don't have to) we can do that for that whilst keeping your account. But yes, welcome, feel free to post, start a blog and get interacting with our lovely people Hi Karuna-no colinmichaels is not my real name- Thanks for the welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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