Quiz..is This Depression Or Anxiety?
Q: If I knew for sure it was anxiety, I'd probably take a xanax, but if it is
definately depression I don't want to make it worse by taking xanax.
A:I would suggest you try a Xanax one night and see what happens. At the
absolute worst, if it is depression and the Xanax worsens it, you will have
one night of a little more depression. If it is anxiety, the Xanax should
ease it and you'll know.
Depression is a hard thing to pin down. I realize that I've been depressed
for a long time and didn't know it, until it cleared and I saw how I was
and how I'd been.
Depression is more than just a sadness. It's a sadness that doesn't seem to
have any purpose, reason or solution. In fact, because depression for me is
also a lack of motivation, it's a sadness that prevents activities that may
be a solution, like getting out and having some fun.
Depression, again to me, eliminates the desire to acheive. Even to the
point of eliminating the desire to fix the depression. It's an emptiness. A
hollow spot that no light enters.
When you speak of the tension in your neck and shoulders that says to me
anxiety. I experience this often (usually while driving). Even half of a
Xanax could help relieve some of the tension and help with any underlying
anxiety.
Is your lexapro at a normal dosage for this med?
this sounds like anxiety to me. It's almost like an anticipation
anxiety. You tend to panic/worry over the fact that you MAY have a bad
night. I do this often myself and it goes right to my neck and shoulders!
I would definitely take a Xanax and see if it helps.
for me depression and anxiety are a combo. i feel both at the same
time. when i feel anxious i feel depressed. when i feel depressed i
feel anxious.
I can't tell either. I