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Sun May 7, 2006, 2:17 PM
I never could keep up with my Livejournal, so I'm occasionally nonplussed about what I'm supposed to write here. *laugh*

I've been taking Lexapro for anxiety and panic attacks for about a week and a half now, and it's finally starting to kick in -- thank God! I've always been a bit of a worrier by nature, but it really got bad over the past year. Car accidents, health problems, finances, ugh. It's gotten to the point where I'm nervous to drive, and since I commute a good distance to work that's a definite problem, hence the medicine.

On the other hand, art has been therapeutic, at least as far as something to keep myself preoccupied.
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~Charha May 8, 2006, 6:09:48 AM
I'm glad to hear that the medicine is starting to work and I hope there won't be any side-effects. I've been eating Cipralex for depression myself and it has helped me to get on my feet. I've got an on/off relationship with the pills. Most of the time I don't need them but sometimes I have to take them to break my depression cycle.

Art can be therapeutic, but I think that the company of my two cats has helped me the most. It's hard to be gloomy when there's a happy cat purring on your lap. Also, it's good to have friends and talk to them about how you feel. :3
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~jansarin May 8, 2006, 9:31:18 AM
I wish I had a happy cat now! *laugh*

I've had a depression / anxiety cycle for years now and most of the time I can manage to go without any kind of medication, but when panic attacks make driving dangerous it's time to get help. *sheepish smile*
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~Charha May 11, 2006, 6:26:58 PM
Oh, that must be very inconvenient for you. :( I haven't suffered from panic attacks myself, so I can only imagine how it feels like... Fortunately there's very good medicine available these days. And they hardly have any side-effects at all.
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~jansarin May 13, 2006, 3:34:35 PM
Hyperventilation is a good way to simulate a panic attack, so you can imagine how it feels when driving. *sigh*

I think I'm slowly getting better thanks to medicine. Not as fast as I would like, though.
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