Panic attack central

[Harry_Potthead]

I’m really anxious and panicky. I suffer from panic disorder, GAD and depression. My husband is going away for a few nights next week. When I’m well this sort of stuff doesn’t bother me. But I feel like this new medication I’m on is not helping even though I’ve been on it 8 weeks. I’m terrified that I’m relapsing and won’t be able to cope whilst he is away.

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There may not be a problem control your worries if you can, Remember most of the problems described will just be controlled under your new medicine.

Have the confidence to give the chance fore it too work, worrying about it will just make matters worse and your fears will be self fulfilling.

Are their friends and family you can call to chat too

Good luck

BOB

[Songa]

Hey there! I haven’t been on for a while and just saw this so sorry for late reply. I sooo get where you are at, had a bit of a kerfuffle myself the last couple of days after coming right from the great fluoxetine disaster. Set off I think by a friends dog coming to stay and fighting with the old one. It seems our bodies take the cortisol and run away with it so it spills over onto everything else. I went from ‘dog fight’ to ‘everybody is gunna die including me’ in 24 hours, go figure 🙄Anyway enough about me…

Something my partner said to me yesterday struck a chord…I had just apologised and said I know it’s irrational fear and he said regardless of that, to you that fear is very real. Acknowledge that at least and make it ok. We didn’t choose this. Why would anybody WANT to feel like this?

Your fear of not being able to cope, although you most likely will and it will all be fine, is very real to you. And that’s ok.

We are very good at projecting, catastrophising and leaping straight for the worst case scenario. That’s the nature of our illness.

Would it help to speak to your doc and have on hand some PRN medication like seroquil, beta blocker or benzo? Sometimes just knowing it’s there can make a huge difference. I’m sorry, I can’t remember what meds you are on, 8 weeks is still not long to develop continuity…says she who gave her Prozac the flick after 4 lol 😂

If you lived closer I’d say gather your stuff if you need and come stay for a bit….bit hard though to do an overnighter from the other end of Australia lol.

Please though, private message me if you would like to chat your way through it.

Thinking of you xx