Blu, you are not a coward!! Many, many people with anxiety have trouble going out to work and school. The physical symptoms can definitely make it harder and more draining. Do you think it might be time to speak with your doctor about a change in medication? Are you seeing a therapist who helps you SPECIFICIALLY with anxiety? Is going to school full time putting too much strain on your system at this time? I would suggest going to a site online where others deal with gastro problems and getting some ideas from others on how they deal with it in daily life. I would also think about speaking to one of the college counselor's about your anxiety and stomach problems and hear if there are accomodations they can make to help you. Good luck, I think you are very brave to continue trying!!! Rachele
Blu3,
Stay strong and focus. You need to check in with your doctor. Your dosage could be to high or even to low. Perhaps this is not the medication for you.
Please take the Panic Test and print the results. Take this with you to the next doctor's visit for the doctor's perusal. This may better assess your situation for you and your doctor. Don't hesitate to tell how you are feeling.
Please keep posting and let us know,
Josie
i started college its a communit college so i just communit etc i have some days where i go in the morning and night and my anxiety has been terrible since since a month before school started, i feel sick to my stomach i have a gastoparysis ( slow or disfunctional emptying of the stomach) and it has been agravating makeing me be apprehensive before eating. i go every day im supposed to monday-thursday andi try to work on saterday. it just keeps getting harder i am trying to hold up but it takes everything from me so draning i have no idea what to do my medication doesnt work to well i mean im on xanax and limictal but to be honest i use a product called pure calm and it tends to work a bit i just dont know what to do its so angering i dont know what to do anywhere it seems so hopeless ive come back from lesser set backs but this is the hardest one the worst anxiety ive ever felt. anything you can say might help.. i just dont know anymore its so painful not to sound cowardly
