Feeling agoraphobic and broken

[Plato38]

My anxiety has hit a new level. I'm on week 5 of 60 mg of Cymbalta and I feel like my brain is broken. Intense anxiety and when I leave the house I'm afraid of having a panic attack which then gives me a panic attack. I've never been agoraphobic before but I guess I am now. Maybe Cymbalta is not right for me. Just needed to vent it out.

[Agora1]

Plato38, I have had 5 years of Agoraphobia under my belt. It's not the medication

that is causing that fear, it's your overwhelming anxiety. If I ask you what do you fear,

you probably don't know. Agoraphobia comes about when we tend to fear everything,

which doesn't make sense. With that fear comes yet another fear that we are losing it.

Like your brain isn't functioning right. That fear is not true at all.

As for the Cymbalta you are on, has the dosage been raised during that 5 weeks time?

If it has, it can take a little longer to reach full efficacy (then the average 4-6 weeks)

Talk with your doctor. Let him know that you feel afraid to get out. Therapy is very important during the time you are on medication and your fears are out of control.

I hope you get some relief soon, enough that you can break this fear of fear cycle, which

is what you are in right now. I've been there Plato and I care. xx

[michellelogan]

Anxiety..... The obnoxious roommate that never leaves us alone. Just letting you know...#metoo