Do I have a severe anxiety disorder?!


Question:

Do I have a severe anxiety disorder?

I just need some opinions before I call my doctor. I am always worrying, for the most part pretty excessively, alot of about money and relationships. I had to file bankruptcy for $11000 dollars, because I couldn' t handle the stress. The constant worrying of being cheated on has effected 2 marriages that ended up in divorce, I used do smoke pot about 3 years ago because I was worrying to much about the trouble I was in, in the military, which led me to get kicked out of the army and have a midlife crisis. I was on depression meds for a little while but stopped them 3 months after getting treatment. I have a 2 year old son now, and his dad doesn't pay me child support, I have alot of phobias scared of heights, closed places, having my head under a blanket. I can't be in any kind of social situation unless I'm drunk, usually I end up binge drinking so I stop caring about what everyone thinks of me. It has got to the point now where if I even drink 3 drinks of alcohal beverages,

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1 week ago
I tend to keep telling my boyfriend he's having sex with his x girlfriend, my sister etc. And now my excessive worrying about what my x husband did to me has effected my sex life!! Is this really anxiety or depression? or both?


Answers:

People with various mental disorders often self medicate with alcohol or drugs. It is a very short term solution for a long term problem and can actually exacerbate the symptoms. Please talk to a professional counselor. Don't try to diagnose your symptoms yourself. You owe it to yourself to get your life back on track. I'm not sure why you stopped the depression meds but you really didn't give them enough time. While most of the SSRI class of medications will start to work after three to four weeks, it can take longer in some patients to reach the therapeutic dose. Patients need to be open and frank with their doctor about their symptoms so that he/she can consider adjusting the dosage. best wishes




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