Please forgive me for offering my layman's diagnosis, but if you are experiencing FEAR, you are having at least part of a panic attack, probably a low-grade one. It may in fact be GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) -- I think that's the name.
The neck and back pain are physical symptoms of anxiety. When I had (notice the past tense), my scalp would come "alive" and tingle. Everyone has different symptoms.
I believe you all would benefit from medication -- at least in the short term to PROVE to you that you have anxiety. If you don't want to stay on the medicine, that's your choice, but I think it is a tragedy that those of you who refuse antidepressants are doing so.
The only reason I am here at all is because I experienced DP/DR when I had panic attacks -- I had never had them before about a month ago.
Zoloft didn't erase them completely until I got to 250 mg this week (incidentally, my doctor, who is an expert, says 200 mg is not the upward limit -- he says Pfizer has to put something on the FDA application, and that's what they put, but Zoloft is safe at ANY dose, just about).
I really urge you guys to try antidepressants. Do it and then come back here and say "Sojourner knew her stuff" or "Damn that girl."
Best wishes to you all,
The neck and back pain are physical symptoms of anxiety. When I had (notice the past tense), my scalp would come "alive" and tingle. Everyone has different symptoms.
I believe you all would benefit from medication -- at least in the short term to PROVE to you that you have anxiety. If you don't want to stay on the medicine, that's your choice, but I think it is a tragedy that those of you who refuse antidepressants are doing so.
The only reason I am here at all is because I experienced DP/DR when I had panic attacks -- I had never had them before about a month ago.
Zoloft didn't erase them completely until I got to 250 mg this week (incidentally, my doctor, who is an expert, says 200 mg is not the upward limit -- he says Pfizer has to put something on the FDA application, and that's what they put, but Zoloft is safe at ANY dose, just about).
I really urge you guys to try antidepressants. Do it and then come back here and say "Sojourner knew her stuff" or "Damn that girl."
Best wishes to you all,
