MrsMoon

The thing is, I have medicaid and there are only two organizations in my city that accept Medicaid patients. The other clinic is absolutely terrible. I am hoping the my husband gets hired on full-time so that I can go see a private psychiatrist. I agree that I should have control over my treatment. I don't want to use the meds permanently but I need something for now to take the edge off. Good news though...I start therapy in about a week. Hopefully, that will help.

I have a practitioner but she is insistent that I can do it without meds. I'm waiting for a therapist to contact me. I def know it takes coping mechanisms. The thing is, I have been on sleep aides for so long, I cannot sleep unless I am given a strong sleep med. I take seroquel at night..does nothing. Tried vistaril. I normally wake up in the middle of the night and take too. They have me on Trazadone 200 mg and it still doesn't knock me out. It's terrible!

Yes, it is like a continual record playing. Sometimes only a few verse or it will switch to another song. They are very intrusive. I'm unable to wake up without the anxiety that they induce. I hear that chewing gum may work. Not sure, though

Hello Everyone! I have been dealing with anxiety for as long as I can remember, although I did not know what it was. I am almost 33 years old and it is worse than ever. I am confined to my house and the only time I get out is to go grocery shopping, doctors appts, ect. I have a constant need for my husband to be with me. It is terrible and extremely unhealthy. I go to school online to get my masters degree in social work. That seems to be the main reason for my stress. I used to love writing papers but now homework makes me so anxious. Last week I had to write three. Needless to say, I felt an onset of worse anxiety than normal. I haven't been hospitalized in three years and I would say that I was relatively okay. I deal with anxiety as a part of life. Some days are better than others. Now the anxiety is not stopping. I am having really bad "ear worms" where I have a group of lyrics from a song stuck in my head. It is maddening. I also am hypersensitive to sounds and feel hyper vigilant. I am sleeping poorly. I wake up every hour on the hour and am greeted by the ear worms every time I wake up. I am on the verge of going inpatient but I am fearful that I will miss school and I can't. I know that is a poor way to think about it, as my health should come first. I found this website and I am hoping that I can find people that relate to my situation.

I am new to this site. I am hoping that I can find some relief by speaking with other people that suffer from anxiety. It has taken over my life. I haven't been hospitalized in over 3 years now and thought that I was doing well. Now I am on the brink of a breakdown. I am going to school online for my masters in social work. Last week I had to write 3 papers. Needless to say, it triggered the onset on my anxiety and I am doing very poorly. I am unable to sleep. I am hypersensitive. Sounds are amplified and it is terrible. The worst part is the ear worms. I have been plagued by an ear worm for about two weeks now. It is a group of verses from a song that I used to like. Sometimes it switches to another song, but it is maddening. As soon as I wake up, it is there and will not go away. Has anyone suffered from this?

I am new to this site. I am hoping that I can find some relief by speaking with other people that suffer from anxiety. It has taken over my life. I haven't been hospitalized in over 3 years now and thought that I was doing well. Now I am on the brink of a breakdown. I am going to school online for my masters in social work. Last week I had to write 3 papers. Needless to say, it triggered the onset on my anxiety and I am doing very poorly. I am unable to sleep. I am hypersensitive. Sounds are amplified and it is terrible. The worst part is the ear worms. I have been plagued by an ear worm for about two weeks now. It is a group of verses from a song that I used to like. Sometimes it switches to another song, but it is maddening. As soon as I wake up, it is there and will not go away. Has anyone suffered from this?