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Re: Do I have panic disorder with agoraphobia? » ElectricTech

Posted by tensor on November 28, 2009, at 5:48:53

In reply to Do I have panic disorder with agoraphobia?, posted by ElectricTech on November 27, 2009, at 21:48:49

I've been there. This is exactly what happened to me when I went to college. You suffer from social anxiety. There are several types of medication that can help with this. I think social anxiety is very difficult to treat without medication, but a combination treatment with CBT is probably best, this will also help with panic disorder. So you need to contact a psyciatrist and/or a therapist who will help you. When you get relief from the treatment it's paramount to expose yourself to the situations that trigger your fears, it's going take a lot of practice but it's the only way.
When it comes to medications, the ones that often helps are SSRIs like Zoloft and Paxil and SNRIs like Effexor. For me, a benzodiazepine called clonazepam is the king for social anxiety. This is something for your pdoc to decide.

Good luck.

/tensor

> I'm 21, in college and I get extremely anxious when I'm in my larger lecture classes of 90 or 150 people. I have a really hard time looking towards the front of the room because I fear the possibility of making eye contact with people sitting in front of me. I'm so scared to face the front that I have to keep my head down and I can only see the board/projection screen by moving my eyes up! From there, I can only look for a few seconds and I look back down again. When a person in front of me turns at a 90 degree angle or makes any sudden movement, that's when it gets really bad and my shoulders and head get really tense and jittery. The entire time, I find it uncomfortable to sit in certain positions and I'm basically stuck in one position. I've never had a problem like this before now; this started in week 6 of this semester and it's week 14 now. This has become a major problem for me and it's getting in the way of taking notes!
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> In my larger classes, this is a huge problem, but it isn't an issue in my smaller classes of 20-30 people, where I'm pretty calm unless a good-looking girl sits in front of me.
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> Also, I get jumpy when I enter or leave a room or walk towards a corner and a person pops out in front of me unexpectedly, which has made me a bit apprehensive lately when I'm about to exit a room.
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> How would you explain all this? My anxiety issues arise in larger lecture halls; however, I'm fine when I walk around outside. There were also a few occasions where I felt awkward walking across the treadmill area of the gym, the library, and stores like Target. This all started when I was in class and a cute girl who was right in front of me looked back in my direction and I freaked out.
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> Should I see a psychiatrist? Winter break is also coming up, so maybe I just need a vacation?
>


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