Could you offer me advice?!
Question:
Could you offer me advice?
I think I might have teen anxiety. I'm not in any condition to take medication, and I think that I might be oversmoking, not eating enough food, and not sleeping enough. Most of the time I'm really angry, and depressed. I have extreme mood swings and I can't stand ANYONE not even my friends or boyfriend...
What should I do?
Answers:
It sound like your in the "perfect" condition to take an antidepressent, which also helps with the anxiety. Before meds, I was on that rollercoaster of sleep deprivation, no appetite, over smoking. The mood swings of being real up or real low are apart of it. And the anger is just the icing on the cake, aint it? I waited till my forties to have the guts to see a doctor, but it was so Worth it! It'll take a couple weeks for the medicine to "kick" in. Since it's really bothering you lately is because you have it in your mind 24/7....natural. The doc may have you see a counceller at first to rule out trauma..blah.blah.blah..But it's more than likely a seratonin problem..a feel good stuff that your brain needs to calm itself. Think about it, I'm so GLAD I did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!