my daughter is 23 had a bay 18 mths ago and has always been a little ocd and anxious. since she had her baby her anxiety and obsessive thoughts are increasing. she is prescribed 0.5 ativan as needed for a couple years now but its not helping her anxiety/panic attacks. the pcp has now rx'd 0.5 klonopin 2 daily, shes only using 0.25 as it exhausts her. so that being said, her husband saw the movie the matrix and poses to her, (what if this is all just a dream?) or how do we know if were really awake or just dreaming? well, this has sent my daughter into a full blown panic, now questioning those very remarks, obsessing about it and im at a loss as to what to say other than that the conversation were having at the time is real, not a dream becuase im fine. and the answer i get is what if im dreaming this? and this isnt funny, its serious to me. i thought about it and im thinking is it relevant what her bizarre thoughts are to try and help or or is it more important to know what triggered this irrational behavior. im at a lost but very concerned about her
Hi, Lee. Is a pcp a psychiatrist? Part of it could be postpartum depression, which can sometimes manifest with anxiety. It doesn't sound like her anxiety is under adequate control. A therapist might be helpful, as well, as there might be issues related to having her child that might be put to rest if she were able to talk it out with someone. If she already has one, maybe she needs to find a different one. Is the doctor being responsive to her concerns? These are all things to take into consideration. Sometimes medication alone doesn't do the trick.
I hope she can get the right kind of help soon - let us know if we can do anything further here in terms of finding information or resources.
Well you can definately tell her shes not alone, sometimes life itself can do a backflip on top of us. We are living in a very different kind of world today, and fear is running at an al time high. The more you can get her to talk about whats going on in her mind the better she might get. Sometimes though, like with me, it starts spinning a ball that cant be stopped...So be very careful and show her as much love as you can, even if you dont understand her right now, an open ear and no judgement is very important.I wish you the best.
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