Posted by 4WD on May 26, 2005, at 16:09:20
In reply to Re: Please Help - Very Frustrated with Panic.., posted by hypersloth on May 25, 2005, at 21:17:11
Hi. I don't have any answers for you but I can offer sympathy. I'm sort of in the same boat. Mine isn't panic *attacks* it's an *almost* panic attack most of the day. From the time I get up until late in the afternoon or sometimes til 8 or even 11 at night, I feel like a phobic person confronted with the source of their phobia. Except there's nothing I'm scared of. It's just FEAR! Sometimes it's TERROR!
It happened the first time when I tried to switch from Effexor to Paxil. Again when switching from Effexor to Cymbalta. BAck to Effexor again but it didn't help this time. So now I'm on Celexa and still SCARED!
The horrible thing (probably for you too) is that you don't know what's happening to you. I don't understand this. It's been constant since October. I, too, feel it has to be something physical. It's not attached to anything; it just strikes out of nowhere and grabs me and ruins my life. The endocrinologist thinks my highly elevated cortisol levels are due to the anxiety. The psychiatrist doesn't have an effing clue except to say it "sounds like major depression." Except I don't feel very depressed except the despair that comes when the terror peaks.
The one thing that keeps me going is that is usually goes away at night. Does yours get better at night? Have you tried going (I know this is actually laughable) to the gym, getting on the treadmill and going as hard and fast as you can for 40-45 minutes? That gives me a couple of hours of relief.
God, why can't they figure out what is WRONG with us? And you know they (the pdocs) don't sit and try to figure it out. The minute you're gone, you're out of their head.
I've heard of suicidal depression. This is my first experience with suicidal anxiety.
Marsha
> I dont understand - you've haven't worked for 8 years but you are saying that your panic is almost nill now because you have no more adreniline left...
> Also - how do you support yourself? I mean, everyone in the world can claim they are 'disabled' and can't work - but I SERIOUSLY could have really used some monetary help from the government but because panic and anxiety disorders are somewhat speculative - it's hard to receive anything.
> I don't want a hand out either. I have the ability to make much $$ and would probably thrive in a place that would allow me to do my work from home (which I could)..
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> Now you have me a bit scared - my biggest fear herein is that it is just going to get worse and worse until I am a vegetable on life support. :( I know it sounds probably silly to many, but I am NOT getting better and it has been many years.
> Is it possible to 'grow' out of this eventually? What are all of these drugs for anyway then? Everywhere I read, I read about people that eventually become 'immune' to the drugs they are taking or are on some sort of expensive health wrecking drug cocktail that most uncaring doctors are more than willing to prescribe.
> What do other countries say about these panic issues?
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> These are the question I have and they are seemingly endless.
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> Btw - Philip did you take xanax everyday? Im sure at that point it would evntually not work. I only take xanax when I need and on a regular basis (1/2 a tablet of .5mg) when I have a streak of issues which has been as of recent.
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> Is there any hope for me? I dont want to be someone taking 2 or 3 different meds Plus xanax on high doses just to make it through the day..
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> ARGH!
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