Quote Originally Posted by TokinChick
Thanks birdgirl, I'll take all the good thoughts I can get. I am actually under a reasonably decent financial assistance plan and in the intake process for getting into outpatient counseling.
Good! This is great. That's going to make you feel lots better. I think you may find out that perhaps the aneurysm scare triggered the current bouts of anxiety but that the tendency to get into that loop has been with you even before. More and more we're learning that there's a unique sort of brain chemistry and possibly even anatomy, much of it genetically driven, that sets people up for anxiety disorders. I'm proud of you for pursuing this! Takes courage.

Exercise...that is something that I'll do, then get sidetracked and forget about, then start up again. I'm working on consistency.
Consistency's the key. Seriously, movement makes a huge difference for people with anxiety. It burns off the stress hormones that help trigger the anxiety episodes and helps you chill. This is how I deal with anxiety. I learned this too late, too. Could have saved myself a lot of prescription money.

I actually called my doc and asked him if I needed liver tests or anything now as I am on three different meds and he reviewed the bloodwork I had about six months ago and said no I don't because my profile was "excellent"
This is the best news of all. You needed to hear this. And it sounds like you have a nice doctor who's very good about providing some much-needed reassurance when you need it. That's a good sign! Hey, nothing wrong with an excellent liver panel, either. You can brag about that to your great-grandchildren, whom you'll be bouncing on your knees when you're 105!