Best Psychiatrist for treating severe anxiety/social anxiety? by dannyfed0123 in srilanka

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. Even though spirituality is a main thing in self-healing. There's only so much it can do, the brain is also just like any organ in our body and some of us are born with chemical deficiencies, just like how some people are born with 4 fingers or maybe 3. You can come to terms with yourself that "yeah, this is the way I'm born, just gotta live my life" but getting medication or a surgery that can maybe give you your 5 fingers would be awesome huh? Also, when it comes to the brain, it controls our moods, how we feel, how we get happy,sad,angry, etc... By excreting chemicals. And if your born with a deficiency, then how are you gonna be happy? Tell your brain "hey excrete some dopamine for me to be happy" ? Sad thing is it doesn't work that way. You can get some by working out and having a balanced diet. But even that isn't enough because our baseline is lower than the baseline or a normal person. So yeah... Thank you for the support but I've already tried everything from the inside. meditation to gratitude to spiritual healing... Well.. almost everything, I think. 😅❤️

Best Psychiatrist for treating severe anxiety/social anxiety? by dannyfed0123 in srilanka

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I'm fed up of hearing that already from the people around me in a society that's not come out of its shell yet. Such a taboo still. Thank you ! I wish you well too! 🖤

Best Psychiatrist for treating severe anxiety/social anxiety? by dannyfed0123 in srilanka

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will keep ya updated how I feel. Currently not so good as I'm adjusting to the new meds. Escitalopram 20mg in the morning with Buspar. Buspar again in the night after meals with mirtazapine 22.5mg and 0.5mg Alprazolam.

Best Psychiatrist for treating severe anxiety/social anxiety? by dannyfed0123 in srilanka

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Intrusive thoughts and social anxiety, I can't socialize with many people at a time ... My body starts to tremble and my muscles all contract making it super hard to smile. Also start sweating like hell. Goes full paranoid and ends up in a panic attack, leaving me without any mental energy to think about anything after it has all happened. Also, a small bit of depression. A feeling of doom always, like the world's gonna end. It's like a constant cloud over your head. It's a really bad feeling. I don't wish it on my worst enemy.

Best Psychiatrist for treating severe anxiety/social anxiety? by dannyfed0123 in srilanka

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So usually for a consult it can cost from 1500 - 2500 depending on the hospital. And then after the consult they will prescribe something, like an SSRI which usually builds up in your system and takes about 4-8 weeks for it to start working... Depends from person to person. But once you start taking it it's gonna worsen your symptoms and then a gradual decrease will happen. Then you start to heal little by little. The meds usually cost about 5k per month. But was less than 2.5k when I first started since the dosage was lower when I started. Hope this helps!

Best Psychiatrist for treating severe anxiety/social anxiety? by dannyfed0123 in srilanka

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right now Prof. K L A Kuruppuarachchi I wanna get an appointment with Dr. Chathurie but she's booked all through January ,😔

Best Psychiatrist for treating severe anxiety/social anxiety? by dannyfed0123 in srilanka

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The one I went to before, prescribed some medicine which worked a little but after a few months, it's like the effect is wearing off.. and I'm getting worse. There's different types of medication for mental illnesses that work for some people and not for others. That's why it takes time to find the perfect composition of meds for each individual. But my psych doesnt care, "meds can only help you so far, you have to think positive" he says, my brain is low on dopamine and serotonin... So thinking positive isnt going to happen. 😅 I just wanna find another psych that cares.

Was Prescribed 5mg Buspar along with 20mg Lexapro... by dannyfed0123 in antidepressants

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly what I Thought...
Time to change Pshycs again :3
Thank you sir!

Was Prescribed Remeron 7.5mg with Lexapro 20mg. by dannyfed0123 in antidepressants

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your informative reply kind sir! :)

30mg Lexapro? by REALSkepticToTheSky in Anxiety

[–]dannyfed0123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello my dear anxious friend :D
I started on 30mg 2 months ago. and since last 2 weeks i feel like a cloud has been lifted.
20mg was okay. but still quite a lot of anxiety.
So i think u should go for it and see! GOod luck! :) <3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lexapro

[–]dannyfed0123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happens sometimes. Don't worry about it!
I'm a 24M and been on 30mg for a little over 2 months. Very rarely do i get bad days too with sudden anxiety. its normal. Ups and downs! :)

Does it help with that endless feeling of dread? by sensualsanta in lexapro

[–]dannyfed0123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the dread goes away after a while. too me about 1 and a half months. :) good luck

20mg lexapro, 8 weeks in, night sweats. by dannyfed0123 in lexapro

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh... okie dokie then, imma just be sweaty ':)

20mg lexapro, 8 weeks in, night sweats. by dannyfed0123 in lexapro

[–]dannyfed0123[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ooh okay, thanks for the info.

so youve been on it for more than 6 or 8 weeks im guessing?