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  1. Hi All I have been taking 10mg Escitalopram, 300mg Pregabalin (Lyrica) and 50mg Quetiapine and it seems to be a good combination for me at the moment. I still do get anxiety at times but not at the same level, Pregabalin was recently added by my psychiatrist and I take 100mg three times a day. I was told pregabalin has the same effects as say valium but without the addictive nature of a benzodiazepine, I was just wanting to find out if any others here are taking or have tried pregabalin? and what are your thoughts on this medication?.
  2. I find social situations hard but I have been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. I find when I attend social situations my anxiety takes over and I find it hard to interact with people and usually want to leave it is so annoying as I do want to meet new people but things are difficult and im only happy when talking about one off the subjects I am happy and confidante to speak about.
  3. I find social situations hard but I have been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. I find when I attend social situations my anxiety takes over and I find it hard to interact with people and usually want to leave it is so annoying as I do want to meet new people but things are difficult and im only happy when talking about one off the subjects I am happy and confidante to speak about.
  4. Hi I take 300mg of this medication a day. I was prescribed this for anxiety and have found it to be affective and take 100mg 3 times a day, I was wondering if any one else takes this med? and how you find it?. I also take 10mg of Escitalopram and find it works well along side the pregabalin.
  5. Hi Thanks for your responses. My manager has refereed me to Occupational Health regarding a separate issue (umbilical hernia) which I agreed to on Friday, He then went onto say about the HR meeting on Friday as already mentioned. I feel that this was not needed and when I phoned OH they said that this meeting with HR was not required and that they would contact HR to let them know I have been asked to go and see them and no formal meeting was needed. Because my manager can not see my problems he finds it hard to relate to what the problem is and I am made to feel like I am making it up which is really frustrating. Thanks for your info
  6. Hi All I am having problems at work at the moment due to my employer not being able to understand what Im going through regarding all my anxiety and depression issues. It has got to such a stage that every time we meet to sort things out we end up in an argument. It now looks like he is going to raise formal proceedings against me and I have a meeting with HR this Fri. I will be taking a rep from my trade union and have just found out I am covered by the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act). All I want is to get on with my job which I do well but I feel my manager wants rid of me, All I ask from them is that they try to give me notice of things as I follow a strict routine and if something is sprung on me I can't cope, I think this is a reasonable request but my manager say he will deal with me the same as other members of staff. I had a fall out with him on Fri so have not had a good weekend due to anxiety which has made me feel really depressed about things. Why are people like this? I wish i never disclosed my mental health to my employer which is a shame as i work for the council and they are supposed to take care off you. I don't know what to do? I am at my wits end I hate going into work as I feel there is this bad cloud hanging over me and I don't want to lose my job. Help? Anxious-soul
  7. Thanks candyfloss thanks for your reply I hope your right as there is a bit of friction at the moment
  8. Thanks for your posts I will just keep being myself but I do want my family to understand. As I said i am going to take one step at a time and hopefully my family will learn to accept the way i am
  9. Hi all As I have mentioned in previous posts I recently found out that it was Asperger's syndrome which was causing all of my anxiety regarding social sittuations. I have felt this a huge relief as it explains my life basicly and feel it has been off great benifit to find out. Since finding out I have become a lot more open with friends and family regarding the things I do such as the routines i follow, unusual interests and genrally what makes me feel anxious. My problem is that family members now think that because I know what the root cause of all my issues which explain the way I have behavied over the years that I can just suddenly change and stop all these traits. This is something I want to do but think it will take a lot longer to solve and will take one step at a time. The other thing that made me angry was that they think I am now using Asperger's as a excuse for the way I behave which is not true, All I have been doing is trying to explain the things which affect me and the routines i basicly do to try and manage the sittuation which is something I have never talked about. I just feel really angery and upset at the moment that the people i trust to have told what I was feeling and going through have basicly caused me a lot of anxiety i dont need at this moment. Has any one gone through a similer sittuation?
  10. Baz Thank you for your support it is good to hear from someone who has been in the same situation and succeeded. Cheers
  11. Hi Adam That is a good suggestion and I have thought of doing that in the past.
  12. Hi Thanks again for the great advice, I struggle to see why people can not understand about As when I talk to them about but I suppose this is part of AS and I can see you are right and I will just need to accept that some wont get it or understand it. My brother does not really understand and it has caused problems between us so I think I need to take a step back and let him come to me if he wants to find any thing out. With regards to relationships I am going to try and put myself out there but it does scare me a lot but will be worth it. Cheers
  13. Hi AS affects me in the following ways I can not deal with criticism or being corrected I have difficulty accepting compliments I am very sarcastic and negative about things I can not maintain eye contact and find social situations a complete nightmare I can get angry and sometimes don't even know why I am getting angry I have bad insomnia due to anxiety problems I often Interrupt friends in the middle of a conversation which they find annoying If my routine gets changed at short notice I get very anxious, angry and upset. I have a lot of ocd Not realizing cretin Hygiene issues such as picking nose and licking knife at dinner table (really do need to stop this one drove my mum nuts lol) I have difficulty with relationships It takes me a long time to trust someone I have odd interests such as prescription medications and gangs I feel that I come across to other people as being very serious I always ware the same kind of clothes and a lot of my clothes are blue something which my mum is trying to sort out for my lol Find it hard to read people Ask a lot of questions about things a lot of which are to re-assure myself. These are all i can think off at the moment would be interesting to get a family member or close friend to do this for me from there perspective
  14. Trekster I see from the bottom of your post that you also have dyslexia and ocd as well as your AS, I also have dyslexia. ocd, generalized anxiety disorder and suffer with depression at times. I was diagnosed with all these before the AS diagnosis is it common for people with AS to also have the above mental heath conditions? I am currently on a good combination of medication which is helping me I take 300mg Pregabalin, 10mg Escitalopram and 50mg Serequel.
  15. Hi Thank you both for your reply's and good advice, I suppose the more I put myself out there the more confidence it will give me. Zen you said be more open with your AS how did people respond to that? I have only told close friends and family and some of them I find can not relate to the whole aspergers thing which I end up getting frustrated and angry about. I relation to anger I find I do get angry a lot and sometimes I don't even no what about is this something you guys can relate to? It is something I really need to work on and stop.
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