Hi!
Welcome and hope that you will win this battle. I've suffered with GAD for 10 yrs now and it's gotten really bad since my mom died 4 yrs ago. I have taken xanax which helped but now my doctor has me on Klonopin and also wanted me on Celexa which is an anti-depressant. I refuse to take the Celexa as my mom had depression and took several different drugs over the years with horrible side effects. I feel its bad enough I have to take the Klonopin but I have to take something or I'd be in a rubber room.
Just the other day I had a huge fight with my daughter because she told me she was sick of my anxiety and felt I used it as an excuse. I've been emotionally drained every since as she doesn't understand. People who've never experienced what we have just don't get it. This isn't something we can just get over without help, it is real; just as real as heart disease or diabetes. I am tired of people who don't understand and just think we're nuts.
Hope you will find peace and I wish the same to everyone who comes here. This disease is a daily struggle and I hate it, so you're not alone. God bless.
Valerie
