Hi there, I just want to get this out of my head, sorry if it's a litle jumbled. 
I'm a 17 year old male, dealing with GAD. I would describe myself as more of an introvert, though I don't have trouble making friends and am socially confident.
My anxiety first started about a year ago, when one night when I was trying to sleep, I became extremely agitated and had a racing heart. The next three days could be described as one continuous panic attack, as I couldn't sleep, became nauseous as soon as I tasted food (which sucked because my mom made me a big bacon & egg breakfast to cheer me up...), and generally thought I was going to die. One visit to the doctor later, I was prescribed some mild sleeping pills so I could get a good night's rest, and would soon start therapy.
Therapy continued for a couple of months, and seemed to help my anxiety, but it eventually seemed to get diminishing returns, so there was talk of potentially starting medication. Both of my parents were wary of the idea, but at the time I was generally tired of feeling terrible, so I decided to give it a shot.
I started Effexor in October of last year, and though at first I didn't feel a difference, eventually my anxiety became non-existent, until about June. My anxiety started to resurface, and I had a panic attack shortly before the start of exams. Since then I've been trying to keep busy, but I've been feeling like the medication is starting to lose its effect...
I'm going back to the doctor to discuss this next week, as well as visiting a naturopath and possibly starting therapy again.
Whew! That's everything up until now, it looks like
I'm a 17 year old male, dealing with GAD. I would describe myself as more of an introvert, though I don't have trouble making friends and am socially confident.
My anxiety first started about a year ago, when one night when I was trying to sleep, I became extremely agitated and had a racing heart. The next three days could be described as one continuous panic attack, as I couldn't sleep, became nauseous as soon as I tasted food (which sucked because my mom made me a big bacon & egg breakfast to cheer me up...), and generally thought I was going to die. One visit to the doctor later, I was prescribed some mild sleeping pills so I could get a good night's rest, and would soon start therapy.
Therapy continued for a couple of months, and seemed to help my anxiety, but it eventually seemed to get diminishing returns, so there was talk of potentially starting medication. Both of my parents were wary of the idea, but at the time I was generally tired of feeling terrible, so I decided to give it a shot.
I started Effexor in October of last year, and though at first I didn't feel a difference, eventually my anxiety became non-existent, until about June. My anxiety started to resurface, and I had a panic attack shortly before the start of exams. Since then I've been trying to keep busy, but I've been feeling like the medication is starting to lose its effect...
I'm going back to the doctor to discuss this next week, as well as visiting a naturopath and possibly starting therapy again.
Whew! That's everything up until now, it looks like
