I’m 31 but for the past 5 years I’ve been dry down there, I was the opposite before.
I’m really hoping it’s possible it can help, I’m so sick of using lube all the time.
My naturopath says it’s possibly my bipolar meds, but recently I got my hormones tested and estrogen was on the lower side.
So I’m waiting to do hormone testing for a month but after that I can try estrogen cream.
I’m 31 and am hoping to have a baby in my 30s but I am terrified of having psychosis again.
I had psychosis at 20, at 22 and at 26.
First time was after severe trauma and drugs.
Second time I hadn’t been taking my medication properly.
Third time I was completely off medication as my psychiatrist was weaning me off and said I should be fine. Wish I never listened to him, still really upset about it as since the last time I have had panic attacks over simple things the past 5 years.
I really hope it’s possible to have a baby go through pregnancy and not have it happen again.
I would hire a night nurse some nights to help me get sleep, and my mum would help out too.
I don’t exercise enough/consistently and I was wondering if I started walking on my treadmill often if it would help stop my body feeling panicky/high anxiety?
I’m losing hope, this is my 6th year dealing with this, I developed extreme anxiety disorder after having psychosis (partly ptsd induced) I was waking up in the hospital to panic attacks everyday and couldn’t even eat easily from fear of choking/panic.
Although I am very thankful my anxiety has lessened from that extreme, I am still dealing with mainly only being able to leave the house unmedicated with my safe person (my mum) even then some days I’m on the edge and feeling panicky.
Only 10 months ago I had a bit of a breakthrough and started going out with 2mg of lorazepam with my support workers, which was big for me.
But at the moment I feel like I’m drowning and overwhelmed with the anxiety and thoughts of what if I don’t get better. I try to push myself to still go out with a support worker every 2weeks but I stress and dread it beforehand every time.
I don’t know what else to do to feel better and improve, I have recently started EMDR therapy but unsure if it will help anything.
I love him a lot and I almost feel like I’m being selfish even being with him.
He is understanding and supportive but he can never really understand what I go through or what panic feels like. So I feel like I’m not trying hard enough sometimes.
On days when I’m out and have taken lorazepam and feeling calm I’ll text my boyfriend saying “I have an idea let’s go ‘here’ next week” and then once the lorazepam has worn off I just feel dread about the thought of me even going in the car with him to that place.
I can only go out in the car without lorazepam with my safe person which is my mum.
Past 9 months I have been able to go out about a couple times per month with either my support worker or my boyfriend but I have to take a couple lorazepam.
And even knowing I’m taking lorazepam I still have fear about going out with others especially to new locations.
Just wondering if anyone can relate or have any tips?
I have panic disorder and agoraphobia.
the day after my therapy session I have the opportunity to go out in the car with my support worker as exposure therapy (I always take some lorazepam with them)
But at the moment I’m not really feeling like pushing myself to go out with people who aren’t my safe person, I feel overwhelmed lately. Last time I did was 2 weeks ago.
Is it okay to take some time off going out with others? I worry that I’ll lose my progress, but I’m hoping when I feel like going I should be able to do it again because of the lorazepam.
I have panic disorder and agoraphobia.
the day after my therapy session I have the opportunity to go out in the car with my support worker as exposure therapy (I always take some lorazepam with them)
But at the moment I’m not really feeling like pushing myself to go out with people who aren’t my safe person, I feel overwhelmed lately. Last time I did was 2 weeks ago.
Is it okay to take some time off going out with others? I worry that I’ll lose my progress, but I’m hoping when I feel like going I should be able to do it again because of the lorazepam.
At the moment I’m only able to go out with my safe person to some places with no meds.
For days before planned exposure I stress about it and feel dread.
But I’ve been working on going out with my support workers and my boyfriend as for 4 years I was only able to go out with my safe person.
I take usually 2mg of lorazepam when I go out with people other than my safe person. And even that is great progress for me, we’ve been inside big shopping centres, even went for a 30 minute drive.
But even when I know I’m taking the lorazepam for an outing I still fear what if I panic so intensely that it overrides the meds. Even though it’s never happened
I always stress that what if it doesn’t work one day. because it’s the only thing that helps me to do certain things outside the house.
I make sure I don’t take it everyday. Some weeks that are busy I’ll have 6 1mg tablets (sometimes two days of the week I’ll need 2mg in a day)
And some weeks I’ll only have 3 1mg tablets.
Was taken on day 21 of cycle
I have been trying to conceive and I was getting general hormone testing done.
Got tested day 21 of cycle and the results say 45 nmol/L
Google is being a bit unclear. Just wondering if anyone has experience with this
I don’t want to build up a tolerance to it. Lately I’ve been having 1mg tablet 4 or sometimes 5 times per week.
I’m hoping this isn’t a crazy amount as it’s the only thing that works to prevent my panic attacks so I want it to keep working.
I take 1mg roughly 4 times per week sometimes 5 if it’s a busy week.
Is that enough to be addicted or build a tolerance?
The days without it I do feel anxiety but I think that is my normal state with dealing with panic disorder.
I’ve tried so many things TMS therapy, stellate ganglion block, ect. But I still feel stuck with the anxiety.
Are there any things that you do consistently that has made a difference for you?
Only since October last year was I first able to get out in the car with people other than my safe person, before that was 4 years of only car rides with my safe person.
Every time I even tried to go around the block with others I went straight to panic, tired many times.
But since October if I take 2mg lorazepam I’m able to go out to some places in the car with my support person and also my boyfriend.
At the moment I’m just trying to get confident enough to go out with the lorazepam and not stress about it so much beforehand.
Does it get any easier? I’ve been out with others like 20 times and even with the meds I feel some anxiety creeping in but I have not panicked yet which at least is good.
I have PTSD and in my early 20’s I first had panic disorder/agoraphobia but I greatly improved after 2 years of exposure therapy.
This second time it came back after a psychosis episode 5 years ago and it feels like my body has just been ‘stuck’ in anxiety/panicky feeling mode. I’ve been doing exposure therapy but it never gets easier for me and I am so so tired and scared it won’t get better 😢
Recently I’ve been seeing a vagus nerve specialist (she’s properly qualified) and she said mine wasn’t really functioning at all so she’s been trying to help regulate my nervous system. And that now I might be more responsive to things like somatic exercises, breathing exercises or yoga to regulate.
I’m grateful I have lorazepam to use when I need it or times I have an event on outside the house (I have agoraphobia) but some weeks when I feel overwhelmed I tend to reach for it more often.
For example even tonight I have my boyfriend coming over to stay over and more often than not I take half a loraz to help me settle with him sleeping next to me because of fear of panicking or being up all night.
Are there any herbal supplements or things you do to reduce your general anxiety so you feel calmer?
Past couple of weeks if I try to change my profile pic back to an old one it completely duplicates the image to a new profile picture so I don’t have any of the old likes or comments.
How can I fix this back to normal?
I’m turning 32 this year and want the best natural skincare for my age. I don’t like things with chemicals.
I use a really nice tallow face moisturiser at the moment but I was wondering if I should layer it with any other kind of moisturiser ?