My life is about to change . . . big time

[m1thousand]

How are you getting on with your search for a job and a new home?

Thanks for asking. Things arent going well. My anxiety increased and I told the man that I couldnt take a job packing lighting. I'm essentially 'housebound'. When I go to the store, I take a taxi and I dont walk to the store. I get shakey in my legs.
Im reading a book called 'Hope and Help for your Nerves'. It is highly recommended so Im hoping it will help with my anxiety.
I have to reduce my anxiety, then get a job, and find a place to live, by February. Its daunting.

 

[ChristianGianni]

Good luck Mark, you'll get there man.

 

[Peloso]

Thanks for asking. Things arent going well. My anxiety increased and I told the man that I couldnt take a job packing lighting. I'm essentially 'housebound'. When I go to the store, I take a taxi and I dont walk to the store. I get shakey in my legs.
Im reading a book called 'Hope and Help for your Nerves'. It is highly recommended so Im hoping it will help with my anxiety.
I have to reduce my anxiety, then get a job, and find a place to live, by February. Its daunting.

If your mental state is affecting your ability to work you should look into Social Security disability.

 

[unloadonme]

Good luck Mark, you'll get there man.

Good luck indeed Mark. I'm concerned though that you're apparently not receiving medical help with your anxiety. However good that book is, I doubt it's the complete answer.

 

[rareboy]

I will repeat. You need to look into social housing in your area and APPLY NOW.

Get your sister to help.

The anxiety will only become paralysis as the deadline looms.

There is no deaus ex machina.

You have to do the heavy lifting here and actually deal with this.

 

[m1thousand]

I am on disability
I called social services but there was a 2 hour wait. I might go into the office.
There isnt any medication for anxiety. Canada doesnt allow Xanax, which changed my life but doctors wont prescribe it now.
If the book doesnt help, I am going to look into counseling

 

[Peloso]

I am on disability
I called social services but there was a 2 hour wait. I might go into the office.

Yes, that's how it works. The office will likely be just as bad.

There isnt any medication for anxiety. Canada doesnt allow Xanax

There has to be. I take klonopin, which is better if you have chronic anxiety, which is kinda sounds like you might.

Canada doesnt allow Xanax

Wait what? And everybody isn't running around stabbing each other?

If the book doesnt help, I am going to look into counseling

You've talked here about a number of problems that have been going on for decades. One book is not going to help.

The book is your excuse not to deal with the hassle of securing a counsellor. You know what's more of a hassle? Ending up in the emergency room with a mental breakdown.

Untreated anxiety is dangerous. Act now. Do it for Spike.

 

[m1thousand]

Peloso,
Ill reply without quoting you if you dont mind.

The line up at the office is about a 30 minute wait. Its not bad.

The doctors dont prescribe klonopin either.

The College of Medicine considers Xanax a dirty drug. Its annoying considering people in the US can get it but we cant' It literally changed my life. I wasnt working, I couldnt go to Vancouver. Then I went on Xanax. I held down a job, I went to Vancouver. I took 0.25 mg which isnt much because Ive seen 2 and 3 mg bars of Xanax (zan axe)

I have hope that the book will help. The reviews are good. I am seeing a therapist in December, through the local mental health center. I was on a waiting list for 10 months to see a therapist. I told my doctor and he gave me a referral to the mental health center.

Thanks for your concern ;-)

Today, I tried going to the baths on Vancouver. That was my incentive ;-) But I had anxiety and I came home.

 

[m1thousand]

I did have some good news. The landlord was here and he told me I dont have to pay anymore rent, so that's good. I'll have money for moving expenses.

 

[Dominus]

I am on disability
I called social services but there was a 2 hour wait. I might go into the office.
There isnt any medication for anxiety. Canada doesnt allow Xanax, which changed my life but doctors wont prescribe it now.
If the book doesnt help, I am going to look into counseling

I don't know anything about social services in Canadia. Here in the US, once you're on disability you can't work for an income above a certain amount. They take away your benefits if you do. Any idea if it's anything like that up there?

 

[m1thousand]

You can only make so much. It ifs more, it is deducted from your check

 

[Dominus]

You can only make so much. It ifs more, it is deducted from your check

See, I have always been against this part of the social safety net. Too many rules put into place. People spend more time navigating the bureaucracy than actually working toward bettering their lives.

Deducting people's benefits because they earn more in a job only encourages people to keep their wages below a certain amount, thus ensuring that they will never be able to earn more in total income.

I'm not blaming the people receiving the benefits. It's an economic and financial decision. Why work more if the total income remains the same or even less?

 

[m1thousand]

Personally, I'd rather make more than trying to stay below the limit. Being poor sucks. I would rather be making a paycheck

 

[Dominus]

Personally, I'd rather make more than trying to stay below the limit. Being poor sucks. I would rather be making a paycheck

Everybody says this. But in reality, most people who got on welfare of some kind will do everything possible to keep it. Again, not blaming anyone. It simply makes the most sense to most people.

Does it make more sense to work 0 hour and get $700/month or work 160 hrs to get $1600/month? I think everybody will say work 160 hrs because it sounds good but when it comes to it most people will choose the 0 hr route.

 

[unloadonme]

There isnt any medication for anxiety. Canada doesnt allow Xanax, which changed my life but doctors wont prescribe it now.
If the book doesnt help, I am going to look into counseling

In not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure there are various medications available. If a particular one isn't approved for use in Canada, there must be others. By all means read the book and try counselling, but push your doctor to do more. Drugs are not a long-term solution and some can be addictive, but they might get you to the point at which you can actually face going out to work. After that, you might well settle into a routine and find you no longer need them at all.

 

[m1thousand]

Unloadonme,
I am 80 percent sure there isnt a medication for anxiety. The doctors prescribe anti depressants saying that that it will help with the anxiety. It doesnt. Im taking Wellbutrin and it hasnt helped. At least in Canada, there isnt anything that helps (as far as I know). Ive spoken to my pharmacist who couldnt suggest anything. It seems crazy but my belief is that there isnt anything. I could go buy Xanax illegally but it could be laced with fentanyl. I would go buy Xanax illegally IF fentanyl was not an issue.

 

[unloadonme]

Unloadonme,
I am 80 percent sure there isnt a medication for anxiety. The doctors prescribe anti depressants saying that that it will help with the anxiety. It doesnt. Im taking Wellbutrin and it hasnt helped. At least in Canada, there isnt anything that helps (as far as I know). Ive spoken to my pharmacist who couldnt suggest anything. It seems crazy but my belief is that there isnt anything. I could go buy Xanax illegally but it could be laced with fentanyl. I would go buy Xanax illegally IF fentanyl was not an issue.

Have a look at this:

Treatment and support for anxiety

Learn about treatments and support for anxiety. Find out how to access self-help programmes, talking therapies, medication and other options.

www.mind.org.uk

 

[m1thousand]

I havent heard of pregabalin. Ive tried beta blockers. Didnt help. Benzos arent allowed

Is that what you wanted me to see? Or did I miss something?

 

[m1thousand]

continue . . .
I get the feeling that doctors will hold things back. I have insomnia and my doctor gave me various medications. When nothing worked, he finally broke down and prescribed Zopiclone to me. It worked. But then it stopped working for me. But why didnt he just give it to me in the first place.

I have a different doctor now (my other doctor said he had family issues in Belgium) but he seems to be upfront with me. I dont feel like he is holding anything back from me. I had a good talk with my pharmacist and she gave me the impression that there wasnt anything to prescribe for anxiety. She told me she had one person to whom she gave Xanax. I said I should sign up with that doctor but he was a specialist and it wasnt an option.

I started looking at anxiety forums to see if there were any other medications. Ironically, I came across the thread I started (as Maceasar) in 2018. I was asking about anxiety medications

Medications for anxiety - Mood Disorders Society of Canada Forum

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I saw an advertisement for a medication for insomnia. It said that it worked differently from other medications. Its called Quviviq. But it isnt prescribed yet in Canada.

 

[m1thousand]

I know how silly anxiety can seem, but like anything else, it is a real condition. You cant just 'get over it'. It is engrained in us as human beings, protecting us from dangers. Its that 'fight or flight response'.