cattys - Panic Disorders Message Board

chrislvj · 10-24-2003, 08:20 PM

hello,

how are you? i'm ok. you haven't tried anything else other than medication? how long have you had this? when do you get anxious? i've recovered from panic attacks and generalized anxiety, maybe i could help?

DawnMarie1978 · 10-24-2003, 08:34 PM

How did you get over panic and generalized anxiety? Did you ever have to take meds? What was your worst point? How many panic attacks per day and how bad?

chrislvj · 10-24-2003, 08:46 PM

dawn marie1978

hello,

no, i never took medication, i probably should of, but i was to scared of doctors. i'd have panic attacks all day , i quit school, didn't socialize, quit work, i'd panic with everything. i remimber not being able to talk on phone because i would panic, or get into a car, my worst point was when i was agoraphobic, thats not leaving you're house, worse yet i started panicking at home by myself, i did this for about 2 years!!! all together i've had anxiety since i was 7 years old!

DawnMarie1978 · 10-24-2003, 09:18 PM

That sounds like me, panic attacks all day and hitting 180 bpm during my attacks. I average in the 90 s for resting heart rate. Before panic a year ago my average was 72 to 74 bpm. I am so tired of this. I finally had to give in and get on prozac and Klonopin. And whats more, believe me I am and was terrified of doctors too. It was a really stupid doctor that put me on a stupid mix of meds for depression not reccommended that ended me up in ER where I almost didnt make it. That was day one of panic for me.

chrislvj · 10-24-2003, 09:30 PM

thats really sad that happened! i had recovered for along time and than had gotten on birth control, my anxiety came back. but it was more over night, i had obsessive scary thoughts that were out of my control,literaly. i kept telling my doctor that this is not normal nad that i'd had relly bad anxiety before and knew how to deal with it, and that this was not it, he kept teling me "will it's because of you're life and past experience with anxiety that you have this again",i believed him because i was so out of it, nothing like i exsperienced before, i was almost commited, i went to a different doctor, and told her everything she actually listened to me and took me off, and sure enough it was the birth control, the other doctor scared me so much thinking that is was me, and if i were to qiut taking the birth control and got pregnant i'd be alot worse, so to tell you the truth with out having the skills i had from that program, i would not be here today, because it was out of my control, i was on 300 mg of serzone for 3 years (thats how long i went through it) now am totally off of it it took me a year to get off,but i am now and probably 98% better and it's been almost 2 years since i've gotten off the pill, so i know how scary that can be, although you're exsperience was alot worse. i'm glad you're ok.