hit me hard today

I was fine all morning and then when I got in the shower boom. Everything started to look funny I got tunnel vision and thought for sure I was going to pass out. I laid down for a few minutes but had to go to work. Haven't felt right since. Dizzy, numbness, heart palpitations and so on. I have this really wierd thing going on when I get up and move around my lips and jaw goes numb, wonder if it is part of lexapro withdrawal. What would it be like to just have a whole day feeling completely normal?

might be postural hypotension if it only happens after you stand up, details on the net

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recovered former longtime anxiety and panic attack sufferer and helper of other sufferers  but no training or  qualifications in medicine or psychology, any remarks that may be taken as advice must be confirmed with doctor or other health professional

Hi slgttc! I have had whole days of feeling normal and it is great! Inevitably though the tough days return.:( I believe that A/P is a chronic disorder that can be managed, but may not have a "cure" I have been in therapy and trying herbs (St John's Wort) for my anxiety and while I have not had an attack for weeks, I do still struggle with some physical symptoms from time to time. I have had exactly the feelings that you describe and the scaryness alone from them is enough to set off a panic attack! Remember to use your cognitive thinking...this is only a symptom of anxiety, it can't hurt me. I am healthy and just experiencing harmless symptoms that will pass...I have never been harmed by this before...This mantra style "talking myself down" has really helped me, I hope that this will give some encouragement to you!

Take Care
Scaredy Cat

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"Courage is not the absence of fear...it is being afraid, and doing it anyway!"

hiya slgttc, i have been saying the same thing for days.......what a great thing if i could have one normal day. I hope you feel better soon, im sorry i dont know about the side effects, but sure you will get lots of ppl that do with great advice. Hope you feel better soon,
shell

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" Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now, in this instant of time. From this moment onward you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed."
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