Posted by 4WD on May 27, 2005, at 20:42:43
In reply to Re: Please Help - Very Frustrated with Panic.., posted by hypersloth on May 26, 2005, at 22:17:25
Hypersloth,
You're not a loser. Or weak. It's not like you chose this and it's not like you can make it "go away." So don't be hard on yourself.
It's funny. Yours sounds worse to me. At least I can go where I want and I only have to leave places (because of fear) occasionally. And mine does go away at some point during the day where yours can strike at any time. (Although mine does occasionally come back at night.) I do a lot of crying in public places but I've gotten used to that and it doesn't bother me too much anymore.
The $160 sounds typical. I don't have a lot of faith in my pdoc. In fact I'm firing him. I can get Celexa and Klonopin from my family doctor (plus a lot more compassion). I've been working on learning about supplements (from this board --see the "Alternative" board here). I've also been in therapy. I've been trying to train myself to catch it when I feel the terror starting to build and not let it go there. (Good luck with that - I've been working on it for months). And I go get on the treadmill 3-4 days a week. But it does all seem to help a bit.
I think I'm actually getting better. I haven't had an episode of crawling around in the floor screaming and crying terror for a week and a half now. And the morning fear has stayed at the level of fear, not FEAR, for almost a week now.
At the very least the pdoc can tell you if there are other drugs you can try. Effexor worked great for me for anxiety for years. However, I would never, ever recommend it for anyone with anxiety just because I suspect my symptoms are related to having been on it for years and having been completely chilled out by it all that time. Now I'm off it and every bit of anxiety I didn't feel during those years is hitting me now. I don't know this for sure, it's just a theory and it makes me feel better because then I can think that eventually it will be over.
Sending calming thoughts,
Marsha
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