Severe Anxiety and Homework

ClaySoul
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:46:45 +0000

Yes. We just can’t seem to find anything that works and doesn’t turn my brain to jello. I’ve been on over 25 meds in the last 6 years. I’ve finally found a combination that works for my mood, after 6 years, but I still have the brain = jello thing, poor concentration, poor memory, chronic nasuea, a wicked gag reflex, chronic headaches, incredible fatigue, rapid heart rate, diziness, poor hand-eye coordination (for instance ping pong is really hard), agitation, frequent urination, chronic diarrhea, low sex drive…meds simply don’t like me. or the other way around. And I’m not exaggerating, either. I’m like a disclaimer on a tv commercial. I take 8 kinds of meds daily. But it’s either that or the hospital, so…

And I’m definitely in therapy.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is I think my DSM diagnosis. It’s just that it’s augmented by Bipolar II, Narcolepsy, and other sleep problems, so I usually refer to it more broadly as clinical anxiety. But I guess that’s not medically correct…