Need to Understand This

Well I thought a weekend on my own with the girlfriend being out of town would help my sudden onset of anxiety this week but it isn't really helping too much.

What I don't understand is how did this happen again? I've been down this road before and I thought these freakin days were behind me. Granted I stopped taking my lexapro about a month and a half ago but how come the anxiety hit me like a freight train last saturday night? I haven't been able to bounce back since.

It's just very frustrating..... I was doing SO WELL the last 2 years. I was doing great at work, received 2 promotions during the time and was well on my way to working on another advancement....my head was totally screwed on right and I was completely focused. I finally finished my bachelors degree in accounting during that time and I Just started my MBA program.

2 months ago I was thinking of the future me and my girlfriend would have, build a family, get a great job, finish my MBA, earn my CPA license....completely positive outlook on things.

1 month off of my medicine can change all of that? Now I'm semi-back to my old/bad days of just lying around completely worried about every symptom/thought that i feel/think. I need that confidence back that I had 2-3 months ago. Where is that guy? I look in the mirror this past week and he doesn't seem to be there.

Thanks,

I feel you Mike. I hadn't had anxiety or panic for FIVE YEARS. it came back, worse than ever, about five months ago. I have no clue why.

Thanks Janet, that's exactly what happened I guess. I'm happy that the last night I was able to sleep without the aid of sleeping pills/xanax. This wasn't the case all of last week as I struggled just to get 30 minutes of rest throughout the night.

In response to Merrida the reason why I came off the meds was exactly what Janet had described. I had felt so good lately and everything was going so well that I truly believed that I was going to be fine off them and no longer needed them. Clearly that isn't the case :(

I have to admit I'm a little bummed out by this step backwards. Like everyone else on here, I'm sure we all want to live a life without this anxiety and the medication. But it is what it is I guess, and I guess I need this. I'm much calmer this morning after getting a really good nights sleep somehow. Hopefully this trend of feeling better continues.

You know what really gets me down and nervous though? I get this weird cloudy/pressure feeling in my head when my anxiety is really high. It makes me feel like something is seriously wrong which then makes me feel like I must be going crazy.....and when that happens that's when I officially get stuck in my head and detached from what's going on around me.

Anyone else experience these headaches/head pressure feelings? What do you do when it happens?

Hey Mike, sorry to hear your anxiety came back. Actually i experienced the same. about two years ago i stopped my meds for anxiety/panic and i was fine until 3 weeks ago.

It can come back anytime in your life. I said to myself "well i used meds before and beat anxiety, i'll use meds again now. No biggie". That's all... meanwhile, you can try practicing relaxation and coping techniques.
I know you will feel better again soon :)