SSRI
Question:
What does SSRI stand for? — [Penn] "How could I explain? You would not want to hear. You wouldn’t listen if I talked anyway, for you were too weighed down by your own fears." Sarah McLachlan "Home"
Response:
>What does SSRI stand for?
Selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor. Shana "I’m not crazy…I’m neurochemically challenged!"
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Thanks for the info. I’ll make sure JT sees this. Chris – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -whatatrip wrote: > "Chris" <ezra…@excite.com> wrote in message > news:38B9D1B9.92EE8614@excite.com… > > Hi: > > I’m a regular reader here, but an infrequent poster. I was just > > wondering if anyone could relate to this. I recently went off my SSRI – > > about a month ago. Over the last > > week I’ve noticed an increase in my general anxiety. Not in OCD > > symptoms, but I just always feel edgy and uncomfortable. It’s like I’m > > not comfortable watching TV, > > so I get up to walk around, but then I get even more anxious. I can’t > > quite figure out what I’m anxious about. It just seems that since going > > of the medication, every time > > I change something – even my clothes – I start to panick and feel > > uneasy. Can anyone help? > I would suggest that you go back on an SSRI or other anti anxiety med at a > level just high enough so you are not chronically anxious. Also make sure > you are not chemically inducing anxiety through the use of stimulants like > caffeine and other things that you know make you more anxious. I know how > hard it is to give those things up especially when they provide a short > lived elevation in mood. If there are things in your life, like job stress, > relationships etc., that add to anxiety, know that this is normal. The meds > should be able to help you cope with anxiety. I found that the meds allowed > me to make changes that reduce anxiety. When I was relatively anxiety free, > I lowered my meds just enough to increase levels of anxiety and worked on > that level of anxiety. Over a period of time I was able to get off the meds. > At times I do experience a lot of anxiety but I can get through it as long > as I know it will not go on for months. > There are so many things that can cause anxiety that it is hard to figure > out what to do. I believe it is important to learn to deal with anxiety. > Some ocd experts believe that ocd is a way of, or an attempt at explaining > anxiety or relieving anxiety. It has is still be said that compulsions are a > way of relieving anxiety caused by obsessions. But a more recent view is > that obsessions are mental compulsions designed to relieve anxiety or > attempts to give meaning to the anxiety. So both obsessions (mental > compulsions) and compulsions are attempts to relieve anxiety. If you find > the ocd creeping back in, consider medication as a means of controlling the > anxiety if you don’t want to begin controlling the anxiety by itself. > — > Take care of your "self". > whatatrip > rbol…@premier1.net
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Hi: I’m a regular reader here, but an infrequent poster. I was just wondering if anyone could relate to this. I recently went off my SSRI – about a month ago. Over the last week I’ve noticed an increase in my general anxiety. Not in OCD symptoms, but I just always feel edgy and uncomfortable. It’s like I’m not comfortable watching TV, so I get up to walk around, but then I get even more anxious. I can’t quite figure out what I’m anxious about. It just seems that since going of the medication, every time I change something – even my clothes – I start to panick and feel uneasy. Can anyone help? JT
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Increased anxiety is sometimes a short-term side effect going onto SSRIs – i haven’t heard it about getting off, but when I started SSRIs I felt like that for a few days and it went away. Hope it does. Ed Chris <ezra…@excite.com> wrote in message
news:38B9D1B9.92EE8614@excite.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi: > I’m a regular reader here, but an infrequent poster. I was just > wondering if anyone could relate to this. I recently went off my SSRI – > about a month ago. Over the last > week I’ve noticed an increase in my general anxiety. Not in OCD > symptoms, but I just always feel edgy and uncomfortable. It’s like I’m > not comfortable watching TV, > so I get up to walk around, but then I get even more anxious. I can’t > quite figure out what I’m anxious about. It just seems that since going > of the medication, every time > I change something – even my clothes – I start to panick and feel > uneasy. Can anyone help? > JT
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"Chris" <ezra…@excite.com> wrote in message
news:38B9D1B9.92EE8614@excite.com… > Hi: > I’m a regular reader here, but an infrequent poster. I was just > wondering if anyone could relate to this. I recently went off my SSRI – > about a month ago. Over the last > week I’ve noticed an increase in my general anxiety. Not in OCD > symptoms, but I just always feel edgy and uncomfortable. It’s like I’m > not comfortable watching TV, > so I get up to walk around, but then I get even more anxious. I can’t > quite figure out what I’m anxious about. It just seems that since going > of the medication, every time > I change something – even my clothes – I start to panick and feel > uneasy. Can anyone help?
I would suggest that you go back on an SSRI or other anti anxiety med at a level just high enough so you are not chronically anxious. Also make sure you are not chemically inducing anxiety through the use of stimulants like caffeine and other things that you know make you more anxious. I know how hard it is to give those things up especially when they provide a short lived elevation in mood. If there are things in your life, like job stress, relationships etc., that add to anxiety, know that this is normal. The meds should be able to help you cope with anxiety. I found that the meds allowed me to make changes that reduce anxiety. When I was relatively anxiety free, I lowered my meds just enough to increase levels of anxiety and worked on that level of anxiety. Over a period of time I was able to get off the meds. At times I do experience a lot of anxiety but I can get through it as long as I know it will not go on for months. There are so many things that can cause anxiety that it is hard to figure out what to do. I believe it is important to learn to deal with anxiety. Some ocd experts believe that ocd is a way of, or an attempt at explaining anxiety or relieving anxiety. It has is still be said that compulsions are a way of relieving anxiety caused by obsessions. But a more recent view is that obsessions are mental compulsions designed to relieve anxiety or attempts to give meaning to the anxiety. So both obsessions (mental compulsions) and compulsions are attempts to relieve anxiety. If you find the ocd creeping back in, consider medication as a means of controlling the anxiety if you don’t want to begin controlling the anxiety by itself. — Take care of your "self". whatatrip rbol…@premier1.net
