Experiences with

Panic disorder and panic attacks

So I’m on my 6th go of trying new meds for my panic disorder. Tried a lot of things in the past and right now my Dr is thinking of adding either klonopin or xanax to my twice daily buspirone, but I told her I wanted to ask around first.

"hi guys. just came back to give an update. so i got diagnosed with ocd, panic disorder, gad, whatever. i started buspirone because im generally sensitive to ssris and i thought it was working for a bit, but then it started giving me problems. i went off of it and then it gave me more problems. now i

I have the worse anxiety/ panic disorder that has restarted up in the last two weeks and the most severe it’s ever been. Any suggestions on what to do. I was recently prescribed lexapro have read horrible reviews and I have pharmaphobia and agoraphobia. Can this eventually go away without meds

After that, my health only worsened, and now I’m on medication for panic disorder. I find it difficult to sleep early and wake up early without taking a pill.

I have panic disorder and agoraphobia and alcohol helps me do exposure therapy easily. This pattern worries me because I have found myself turning to that before I drive to make it easier.

I have previously diagnosed panic disorder, but driving has never brought on a panic attack. One day, a few months ago, I was driving on the highway to come home from college, and I started to get nervous, and then I started to cry, and then I had a panic attack. On the highway. It was terrifying.

i was diagnosed with panic disorder, but i've never met anyone else with this before so it can feel very lonely and isolating at times. it is hard to talk to friends and family about it because i feel like they cant understand how hard it is. looking for others with panic disorder who can share their

I was diagnosed with panic disorder in mid 2022, it was a sudden occurance that traumatized me I fear for life. I had panic attacks that lasted from the moment I woke up to the minute I fell asleep, sometimes waking from them which lasted weeks before I looked for professional help.

"The mental illnesses I have experienced in my life run the gamut from anxiety, panic disorder, depression, psychosis, possibly paranoid schizophrenia and/or bipolar depression to ADHD, and while some were officially diagnosed and others not, I lived through them.

I’ve felt very isolated from dealing with panic disorder and agoraphobia. It’s hard to find anyone who truly understands what I’m going through. I haven’t worked in over 2 years because of my diagnosis. I’m taking it day by day, therapy biweekly, but it would be nice to know I’m not alone.

I mean I have literally lost everything over my anxiety disorder and panic attacks. To this day even with my quality of life diminished none of my Dr. Will put me back on a benzo. I have lived with them and without them. I never had any issues taking them.

so my hubby tried methadone and then Suboxone but both gave him severe anxiety and insomnia. So he stopped taking them. He is also on 1200 mg Horizant Doc ordered .5 mg Xanax for him. It did help with sleep immensely. So my hubby decided to test something out. He take 5 mg meth around 2 pm,

Before you try going to sleep, think about your day, and try and clear your mind Is anything worrying you? If so think about whether or not you can do anything about it. Focus on all the positive things that have gone well for you, how good you feel about them or the things that have happened during

Hello. Brand new here. Hoping someone can offer me tips for when panic strikes when driving? I had a blackout in a public place when I was out with friends two years ago. Usually I can feel an anxiety attack coming on but this literally hit me strong and fast and next think I new I was on the ground

I couldn’t get myself together to go on the outing with my partner and his boss and wife. I feel like a loser and a piece of you know what. I’m such a failure! I can’t stop crying. I knew this would happen. I tried to tell myself it would be ok, but the anxiety got the best of me. He said a couple of

hi I have generalized anxiety and I’ve been on Lexapro for five weeks. I am feeling a little better but very anxious and need to talk to people that understand what I’m going through.

So I recently tried to quit smoking and it brought to light an anxiety disorder I mostly likely already had. I tend to minimize what’s going on in my life when friends or family also have something going on and my best friend called me out on it. While I can’t seem to break the habit with the ones I

Hello, Just feeling down in the dumps after seeing my oncologist. He has never been positive about my outlook but I was feeling quite positive after responding well to surgery and chemo. But got a reality check now that CA125 has risen to 125. What doctors would you recommend for a second opinion?

Have had severe anxiety/panic attacks starting 2 1/2 yrs ago and can not seem to break free. In therapy, did IOP and just can't get past them. Have some newly diagnosed medical issues that just keep looping through my head non stop.

hi, so I just found this site. Just wanted to ask a few questions. So I have been on antidepressants in the past and actually got off CT in my early 20’s and felt fine. Fast forward to my early 30’s and I did something dumb and I fell back into panic and anxiety attacks. Decided to go on Lexapro. I