the shakes, is this normal?

hi caz1

I'm new here, but what you say doesn't sound right. You oughta see your doc about it.

John

hi gailx
I am getting the shakes everyday, since sunday, normaly lunchtime/afternoon. A couple of times this week i started to feel nervous over nothing, it was strange. I have started to keep a diary because I could see a pattern forming,with times of day with the shakes and headache so i thaught i would keep a record and then look back say after a week, plus i thaught it would be usefull to show my doctor. I went to my daughters x-mas play this morning, i didnt want to go but i knew i had to. and i was surprised i was ok once i was in there, although couldnt wait to get out.
caz1

If I can just jump in here, these kinds of symptoms are unfortunately familiar to me too.
I guess it's a matter of how much you're willing to tolerate before you decide that you simply have to be on the ADs. I think I tolerated far too much actually, and my family and friends suffered as well as me.
I had a lot of experiences where I was indoors someplace and thought, "I just have to get out of here. NOW." It could just as easily be in places that I'd normally find pleasurable, like indoor play areas or a dark indoors amusement park ride. It's particularly hard when that happens on a plane.
I am a little claustrophobic as it is, don't like crowds or dark enclosed places, but these kinds of reactions aren't normal for me, and they're troublesome. Fortunately, since I've been on the meds, they've been a thing of the past.
I guess all I can say is just take care of yourselves guys, whatever that involves. Please don't let yourselves get too ill.
Linda.

Hi,

I'm very shakey at the mo, I think it is down to anxiety. I'm going to ask my doc for some beta blockers or to go back on ADs.

Shaking is a symptom of anxiety, and anxiety goes hand on hand with depression.

Baths, with essential oils help me,

I think i'm getting a massage for christmas.

I dont think ive had the shakes, but I cant stop yawning sometimes, I have found citalopram very good, but it did take a couple of weeks before I started to feel better :) paul

I hope I didn't worry you Caz, but I thought you meant shakes as in fitting, when you mentioned that it couldn't have been caused by your meds. I was thinking back to my run in with some ADs that caused me to violently fit.

My hands shake a little when I am anxious this time of year. A friend recently pointed it out when I was pouring some wine during a dinner party on Saturday. They thought that I had been drinking already, but I hadn't even touched a drop for a few weeks. I didn't even notice the shaking until it was mentioned, because I was preoccupied with just feeling anxious.

Your not alone in the SAD shakes department.

Happy thoughts

John

HI All,

thanks so much for the feedback, it makes me feel much better knowing its sad symptoms....

I went to my docs and hes put me back on anti d's however the worst time is going on them, so ive opened them up and im going on them the same way I got off them, one mg at a time! (Stop laughing.. its having a placebo effect on me too...) Actually I felt the buring and live wire sensations it gave me last time but much milder and 'able to cope.'

Yesterday I was thinking i would be happy to go to work... I had to go as I cover for someone that is off, otherwise I am based at home at the moment... When today came I was so so so worried and fully anxious over travelling and dealing with a bunch of customers.... and people..

I did relaxation tapes for like two hours.... I thought of doing it like baby steps.. 1. Just get there... 2. tell the other staff I didnt feel well.. (not the reason just felt sick...) 3. I can leave at any point... but ill try a few mins dealing with ppl..

Anyways after getting there too early and burning with anxiety to the point of darn determination to stay.... I stayed and kept telling myself five more mins...

Then once id nearly finished the work there was the drive home in the dark... which again HAD turned into a issuee.... which id never had before?

Well I ended up staying longer and talking to the customers having a giggle with some of the ppl there.. When I got into my car I was extatic, (sorry about spelling) but overjoyed that I had done it! And there was no feelings of worry about driving home.. it was normal.. relaxed.

It would have been a very very very bad thing if id bailed out and ran home, like the start of my world falling apart.. (we dont put much pressure on do we..)

So what I want to tell you all.... Is try the babysteps and all the way along, whatever your fear is, you still are in control as you can turn around and go back at any point.... and just to highlight so no one, (in cluding me) gets upset at only doing part of it.... or not ready to face it.. you will when you are ready and feeling stronger, and if you chose to face your fear, and you only do a bit of it... you did a bit of it and next time you can do more!

Also I have bought this very very expensive CD from www.changethatsrightnow.com It was about £100.00. Its about NPL (OR NLP) mind programming and making you do visualizations about things, your fears, stuff you are angry over.... And it teaches you how to do 'anchoring' which seems to work as I used it at work when I got all freaked out and wanted to bolt... Then there is this technique called time line thearpy and its visualization again but looking at things like you'd see a scene on TV but its 'you' Eg if you are angry over something that happened a long time ago, (they say usually before 7yrs old) and that kick started something in you..

Then you use these techniques to apply to things you have phobias about, whether is spiders, shops, outside, inside... etc....

To sum it all up, I feel a zillion times better, (I say as i sit in the warmth of my home!)

If anyone wants me to do a full hit write up on the anchoring techniques and the time line therapy I will, just ask one here and ill gladly do my best.. or if you have the cash, I would say buy it.... It comes very very highly recommended.. I have called up a few 'Paul McKenna Trained' therapists but one wanted £350.00 for a one off cure all... and I am afraid I just thought YEP! If I got paul mckenna for £350.00 (minus the film crew...lol) I would have gladly paid it...

Another simple tip it teaches is 'interupting' a panic attack or a state of mind... Eg when I was itching to bolt at work today, I was sat on my own festering and fighting my fears... waiting for the customers to turn up.. as they arrived, I got worse.... so I got up and went over to have a chat.... at first I found it difficult, but I carried on and then your mind engages in the chat and the fear starts to decrease...


So im going to do lots and lots of these meditation / visualiztion CDs and not worry about what I cant do right now... and in a few weeks tackly one of my worries.. which I hope has become not a worry as Im de stressed!

HAs anyone else tried NPL (or NLP) therapists or techinques..?

Thanks again all, Love Gail

HI Caz1

My shakes are more internal if you know what I mean, a symptom of anxiety I think.

Its good to hear you went out and had a nice time! As for sleeping late, thats normal for a saddie! FOr me its all about acceptance as I used to get so upset and when I was about 25+ when it first started I used to go nuts and cry.

I have bought more relaxation tapes and having a big ME time till after christmas when I hope I feel better to tackle bigger anxiety ridden situations!

Keep intouch, love Gailx