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Does anyone feel old and useless with age?
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@dorothy1914 - I know how frightening it is because I have experienced the overwhelming anxiety, panic and stress from not sleeping. None of this is your fault and there is an imbalance in your body causing this. Have you tried Benedryl, Ambien or Xanax temporarily until you can get the sleep issue under control? Sleep deprivation wreaks havoc on our mind and body and I am seeing a doctor at the end of the month to discuss other possible sleep drugs to try until I can get my insomnia under control. It was better for about 6 months and now is back and worse than ever. The Rhodiola helps me with some of the stress and anxiety but without decent sleep I am just putting a bandaid on things. Have you tried some natural supplements like Tryptophan, Ashwagandha and Rhodiola? Take some deep breaths and don’t give up trying to find something that will help you sleep because sleep in the key. Some women find Progesterone helps with sleep. Unfortunately it didn’t help me. Find another doctor preferably a psychiatrist who will work with you to find a solution. Most GP’s don’t have enough experience with sleep and anxiety medication. Maybe your provider can give you a referral to someone to get you in faster. I know here in Arkansas it takes a couple months to get in and see someone new. Sending you prayers.
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I've only begun looking at this support group but have been utilizing Mayo Connect for a year or more. I am also suffering from insomnia which I'm sure is a result of my increasing anxiety and depression . I suffered from GAD all my life but it's much worse now and is becoming intolerable. I turned 84 in January and as my physical issues are also advancing I am less and less able to cope with anything. I have had a few days recently when I was "losing it" which really frightened me . I have just begun therapy with an on line psychologist , knew I had better do something quick. Have only had 3 sessions so far; hope this will help. I am overly cautious, no surprise there, about meds & supplements so read pros and cons on rxlist.com before I consider taking . I'll check out these three that you suggest. Thank you very much. From a fellow Arkansan.
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I have been on Ambien, Ativan, and Xanax. They all worked for a few weeks each and then they stopped working. I managed to get out of the house to keep my psychiatrist appointment today. He doesn’t prescribe meds. We came to a possible understanding that because of my social phobia, my system cannot accept any kind of change. Here I was thinking of moving back to Florida where I have family. I wanted to sell my collectibles that had been accumulating dust, and I think my brain said “oh boy, we’re heading for a change” and my body decided to freak out. The first thing that happens to me when I have anxiety is loss of sleep. No sleep since Sept.