Scared.

It’s been two weeks since this terrible anxiety/panic episode has been going. Today is probably one of the worst days. I was upped from 20mg of Lexapro to 40mg. That has been a week. Added buspar in plus my Xanax as needed. Now the Xanax is not taking the edge off. I am so so so scared I am not going to get back to a level to maintain as in going to work and taking care of my daughter and just enjoying life.

[gerg]

You will enjoy life again. I know this because you are in touch with your issues. Some meds take time to even out. Sometimes it feels like that moment will never come. Acceptance that you are hurting is the only thing that I know will make happen faster. Keep up the communication as much as you can.

[Sprinkle1]

Hello, I agree with Gerg, I also throw in, do you have a psych. Dr. I have found that a lot of M.D,s do not really have the training to take care of our illness. I would look for a psych Dr. who specializes in Anxiety and depression. There are over 40 million of us that are inflicted in this way, and it is time medicine got on top of this illness. I wish you well. Take good care of your self. Treat yourself with kindness and love. Sprinkle 1

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Right now I am going to my my internist. Who I trust but I haven’t ruled out going to a psychiatrist. I am very uneasy about a psychiatrist with the experience I had when I was younger. Way too much medicine and had a couple mania episodes because of the medicine. It scares me. Ugh. Wish there was a simple answer.

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I hope you can find a good psych. I had to go through several to find the right one. There are good ones out there who do know how to keep tweaking the meds til he/she finds the right combination. And be sure to go with a psych who will let you be a partner in your treatment. It should be a team approach. Best of luck!