crabbyroad

Sophie,

I've looked at your post for a few days, I very much understand the anguish you are going through, and unsympathetic doctors. Many are very hesitant to prescribe true anti-anxiety medications, most will offer anti-depressants first, the true reason most, is this is what they are hearing " I have a few drinks every night"-they consider that self-medicating the panic, and are fearful if they did prescribe anti-anxiety, it won't stop the drinking, which can cause the medicine to become very potent with alcohol. Thus having potential for disaster to get the panic under control. They will assess behaviors in the past and in the family, any alcoholism, etc. to determine your risk of being able to not medicate with alcohol if given such meds.

This is not my personal experience, but I have encountered many a PD sufferer whom is met with your same experience. Even though having a few drinks currently helps, it actually exsaperberates the panic more, as you get very limited control at only certain times of the day or night, and the next day, your body is craving it to control it more.