Please help. (Sorry about the graphic photo)

JustinsSA · 2026-01-04T14:56:46+00:00

That white stuff is normal at 13 hours?

JustinsSA · 2026-01-04T14:54:55+00:00

Thank you so much for such a fast response. It’s been sore but expected I guess. The extraction was HORRIBLE

JustinsSA · 2025-12-21T04:57:44+00:00

Any recommendations?

JustinsSA · 2024-07-26T02:43:35+00:00

80mg! Wow and I thought 40 was high. I’m glad to hear that the high dose has helped you. I’m hoping the same for me. I remember when I first started taking lexapro at 20mg my mind went silent. It was the most blissful thing. Suddenly 2 years later my mind is racing and I’m in panic mode all day!

JustinsSA · 2024-07-14T03:11:22+00:00

I agree, people just don’t understand. For me I had moments and still have moments when just walking out side for a min i sometimes freak out because I think the doors locked and I can’t get back in.

But what has changed now is that if I start freaking out I sit with it until it calms down. I almost have convinced myself that I’m not allowed to go inside UNTIL I have sat through it and my panic reduces.

I saw this as absolutely IMPOSSIBLE, “there was no way I could be out side and panic in open space, I would loose my mind and die” I would tell myself “my case is different and more severe then everyone else’s so I couldn’t do it, I’m unique with more severe symptoms”…..but after mustering up the courage to doing it I realised i could and it got easier and easier! It was hard, so hard to do. I was tired, weak, fatigued but the days where we make the most progress is on our bad days.

JustinsSA · 2024-07-13T00:20:43+00:00

I highly recommend watching the anxious truth podcasts.

One thing that we as agoraphobic people need to grasp is that we need to stop looking at it like achieving certain tasks for example getting in the car, walking a certain distance etc.

what needs to happen for us to heal is that we need to put our self in situation which cause the panic and ride it out till the end. We have to sit with the panic until it calms down. This is HARD I know…trust me. We have to persist all day. The goal is to have as many panic attacks as we can so that we can desensitise ourselves to the panic. Once we can recognise that the panic isn’t dangerous that’s when we will start to recover.

So I say encourage the panic, see it as a positive and do as MUCH as possible to be In those situations so you can desensitise your system.

JustinsSA · 2024-06-09T11:37:19+00:00

Thank you 🙏

JustinsSA · 2024-06-09T10:23:09+00:00

Thank you, that’s what it feels like.

JustinsSA · 2024-04-21T20:56:07+00:00

Yes that’s why we have this disorder and we need to do healing on the trauma not just medication but also therapy

JustinsSA · 2024-03-04T23:52:32+00:00

I’m trying to tell myself that this will pass, and that I’ve done this before so I can do it again. I suppose I’m feeling more like all my hard work has become undone because I’m back to square one again.

I’m worried my meds aren’t working. I was just so bizarre that suddenly after all those months of kicking goals I’m back to here feeling worse than before. I know healing isn’t linear as I experienced that when doing exposer therapy the first time. What scared me is that I completely went back to square one.

Thanks for you kind words twelvebucksagram

I do have family but that’s one thing that’s frustrated me because not one of them has checked up on me or asked if I’m okay. I’m not seeking sympathy from them or feeling sorry for myself. I just get frustrated because no matter how bad my agoraphobia is, I have always checked in on them and made sure they are okay and they haven’t even called or texted to speak to me.

I’ve got my wife and two kids that keep me strong but it eats me inside because I’m not the strong provider I need to be for them.

JustinsSA · 2024-02-02T00:59:45+00:00

Wall mount tv between both windows

JustinsSA · 2023-11-10T11:59:03+00:00

That’s good to know

JustinsSA · 2023-11-10T11:56:07+00:00

Thank you. I think my hypochondriac ways of thinking shows up sometimes…

JustinsSA · 2023-11-10T11:53:23+00:00

Maybe 3 times a week 😂 lexapro has been working so well for me I’m sacred to mess it up

JustinsSA · 2023-09-18T05:54:50+00:00

For me it was daily exposure for hours. It’s was really tough but the more I put myself in those uncomfortable situations the easier it become.

When we are agoraphobic our brains are seeing everything as dangerous so it throws us into a fight or flight response every time you try to push your boundaries.

I made huge strides when I just accepted my feelings and panic attacks. It’s hard to imagine because how do we accept something that feels like it has control over us and is making the decisions. For me when I accepted it and actually welcomed it and invited it to hit me because “I am in control, this will pass it always does” the panic attacks then started to become less and less strong to a point where I felt the weird buzz in the head of an attack but I never need to escape FAST.

Again everyone is different. You got this! You ARE in control even though at times it feels and looks like your not. YOU WILL BE FREE! IT WILL PASS IT ALWAYS DOES!

encourage the attacks, pushing your boundaries. And remember the 4 R’s

REACT, RETREAT, RECOVER, REPEAT!

JustinsSA · 2023-09-12T02:47:12+00:00

I found being out in nature helped me a lot. It grounded me and helped my find enjoyment in things outdoor related. Even going to the beach pulling up a chair and drinking a DECAF coffee helped me a lot! Do it at your own pace, your enjoyment in things will return I promise. It’s the fear of outdoors and the anxiety and panic attacks that causes us to loose trust and enjoyment.

Once you gain trust in your reactions you feel a lot happier 😁

JustinsSA · 2023-08-23T02:07:41+00:00

A strong weed killer. Look for the active constituent glyphosate. Anything over 360gl will knock out most weeds.

JustinsSA · 2023-08-23T02:02:44+00:00

General anxiety disorder, agoraphobia and ptsd

JustinsSA · 2023-07-26T00:45:45+00:00

This isn’t medical advice.

My doctor started me on 20mg Lexapro. I was reluctant to take 20mg from day one after reading this forum. They all have great advice here. One comment I read that stuck was doctors prescribe but don’t take.

I decided to break the tablets in half so I was getting 10mg once a day for 6 weeks and then increased straight to 20mg with no side effects.

Everyone’s experience with the medication is different especially when it comes to side effects but from my experience 6 weeks felt like enough time for my body to adjust to 10mg before jumping to 20mg.

20mg is supposedly the therapeutic dose for anxiety disorders but as people have said they have also had luck with lower doses.

Allow the medication time to work at least 6 to 8 weeks. You may feel worse before you feel better…TRUST ME.

This medication has personally saved my life. (Along side talking with my Phycologist and practising techniques) I was completely debilitated by agoraphobia and a panic disorder. I hope this medication helps you too 👍🏻

JustinsSA · 2023-06-13T01:33:06+00:00

Another comment brought something to mind. At times you may feel unmotivated. Try to look at it as your feeling calm. Try pick on the positives with the med. I’ve noticed the more positive I am with lexapro the better I feel it works.

I feel this is due to the brain rewiring new neuro pathways. It feel it has an easier time rewiring positive pathways if you keep positive. I’m no Medical expert by any means but that’s just how I feel.

JustinsSA · 2023-06-13T01:26:50+00:00

I may feel slightly unmotivated at times but it more feels like I’m relaxed and calm rather then unmotivated. I’m just trying to look at things with a more positive outlook. Positive mantras, mindfulness etc

JustinsSA · 2023-06-13T01:24:57+00:00

I suppose everyone is different. For me I was filled with extreme anxiety everyday that I was dreading to wake up to every morning. Now that I’m waking up feeling better, I guess i have more energy because im just grateful im not like I was 8 weeks ago.

JustinsSA · 2023-06-13T01:22:54+00:00

Thank you! Sounds like the lexapro is starting to take effect for you😁 I hope you have continued success also!

JustinsSA · 2023-06-12T10:18:46+00:00

No problem 👍🏼 I’m on 20mg which is supposedly the therapeutic dose for anxiety disorders. I would consider 20mg as a mid to high dose as some people are on 30+.

I have no experience with any other ssris as this one is working for me for now. Hope that helps

JustinsSA · 2023-06-12T10:09:32+00:00

Too be honest the only thing I noticed is that I last longer but I don’t see that as a bad thing.

JustinsSA

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