I'm 57 years old. Terrible ANIEXTY. Go to bed at 3-4am & get up around 1-2pm. My SERAQUEL makes me get a good sleep. Aniexty calms down about 8pm. Sometimes I can't eat with the Aniexty in my chest. Im not living each day, just wishing my life away. Really down. Psychologist just increases my tablets. Working hard at getting away from life threatening thoughts. Plz help.

I have bad Anxiety too.Its very hard.My doctor wont give me what i used to get there few yrs ago,with another doctor.Im Frustrated!Im Constantly under Stress,financially,and everything else.I just said yesterday to a friend i feel like im dead.Im Not Living life,and i dnt know my way out of this mess.

Welcome to Connect, @ellenjks - Have you talked with a psychiatrist? They would surely be able to find out what's going on with the way your depression presents. The psychiatric nurse practitioner I've been seeing for years recently opted out of accepting Medicare at his practice, and when he did that, Medicare cut off his work at the local clinic, where I saw him. I need to see him, but the clinic hasn't returned my calls.

I tend to feel the same way, which means I don't want to get up, and I don't get much done because by the time I'm up and about, the day's almost done. It's really no way to live. We need to continue to advocate for ourselves, and keep researching our options.

In the meantime, I have life insurance - for the life after this one - so that gives me a level of peace of mind. I can't afford the regular kind of life insurance. The eternal life assurance was free.

Just saying.

Jim

We have to fight, prayers & GOD will help us as doctors can't. If not for quiptimine or SERAQUEL tablets I wouldn't sleep. Not living. Just breathing. Really sad.

Hi, @strongbutterfly - I like the name. It sounds like you escaped from your cocoon. What meds have you used that have helped with the anxiety? I've been taking Clonazepam (Klonopin) for 12+ years. I only take it at bedtime, but my prescription would allow me to take a second if needed. I'm sure that I would benefit from taking a second one, but usually I just don't think about it. I already sleep too much, and I'm trying to cut back, and I'm afraid a daytime pill would compound the problem.

I hope you find the right help and treatment soon. I know you'd feel way better.

Jim

Sorry you are feeling so bad. It does sound that you also have depression.