This is pretty long but please somebody reply b/c idk what to do anymore…I’ve been suffering with panic disorder for about a year and it all started with a panic attack in class…I was on xanax and all the ssri’s and had no luck…im now on ativan 1.5 mg a day and it keeps me stable but I still have lost my life…cant drive…go to school…nothingg..my boyfriend of 5 years and me are falliing apart..my friends no longer speak to me b/c of this and my Ativan has given me severe depression and mood swings( didnt have any of that before this) im at loss and I seriously dont think I can do this anymore I cant take one more day…the doctor gave me buspar yesterday to try but i’ve been on so many meds i feel hopeless..I tried going to a park today with a friend and I couldnt get out of the car b/c of my anxiety and fear of having an attack…idk what to do any advice woulod be helpful..

I’ve suffered from Agoraphobia since I was a child. Up until recently it was manageable with a range of distraction techniques, but I was taken ill, and after 2 months of complete bedrest I am now completely unable to face the outside world. I am normally a level headed person, but I have found myself experiencing anxiety attacks, palpitations, uncontrollable shaking and dizzy spells, when only thinking about going outside. I know I need to see a GP, but I just can’t face leaving the house, what can I do??

So i have a panic disorder and there are certain rules that i have abided by for the past 7 years or so. I have overcome most of my fears, my biggest fear was public speaking, and now i’m a college instructor. I still can’t ride in cars with other people and still have a problem being in elevators. Well i work two jobs, one as a college instructor and one as the store manager of a video rental chain. I just became store manager and have been very stressed out with that and the semester beginning (i’m teaching something i know nothing about). Anyway, tomorrow i have an 8 hour meeting for the store manager job. And a 8hour meeting is where i would panic the most, because i do not have the capability of walking out when i need to. Being in control of my situations is the problem. How do i get through it, without completly od’ing on my medicine (because it will make me so tired after 2 (should only take one). Any suggestions? I can’t even sleep i’m so freaked out.

I am 21 years old. About 9 months ago I began to feel heart palpitations, like a sudden thump in my heart. I was going through alot emotionaly and I was having stressful semester at school so i thought it was just stress.

Then, 2 months later as I was going to bed I suddenly felt this uncontrollable fear. I was so afraid that I was going to die. This fear did not let me sleep for an entire week!! I was afraid that if I fell asleep I would die.

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Thanks for stopping by,
this could be kinda long but it’s important and I put detail into it..

Just incase you don’t already know?:

EFFEXOR XR is a prescription antidepressant and is indicated for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder.

CLONAZEPAM/KLONOPIN is a prescription used for :
Controlling certain types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy and for the treatment of panic disorders. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine. It works by increasing the activity of a naturally occurring chemical in the brain.

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I suffer from panic disorder and agoraphobia (constant fear of the next panic attack and avoiding situations that are not framiliar because of this.)
it’s very disrupting in my life because panic attacks are on my mind all day. Its hard to live a normal life because of this. It greatly effects my school preformace and social life aswell.
As a result, I find it very hard to take medication because I end up convincing myself that it will hurt me in some way.
Is there anything I can do to help rid these attacks, or just lessen them without taking medication? tips would be helpful :)

I’m 16 yeard old. I’ve struggled with anxiety for years, but over the past few weeks I’ve been showing symptoms of panic disorder.

It all started when I smoked a great amount of marijuana in mid-August. I would like you to know that it was a HORROR experience and I never plan to try it again. It was only my 3rd time and I had far too much. I had a full-blown panic attack, mainly because I was in a state where I couldn’t control my thoughts. I kept seeing myself jumping from the 2nd story of the apartment I was in, and breaking my neck. Or saying something totally uncalled for and inappropriate. And I knew it was a possibility because I kept thinking “You don’t know reality from dream right now. Whatever you’re thinking may or may not be real”. So any horrible thought that ran through my head could have been real and I wouldn’t have even known it. I was pacing around and my palms were sweating. I kept begging for someone to take me to the mental hospital where I’d be safe. All I wanted was to go to sleep, and I eventually did, but it was difficult. When I woke up I felt better, but the unreality was still vaguely there.

And it has lingered ever since.

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I was smoking weed for about a year or so until February ’09. I was okay with it and then one day, I suddenly got a Panic Attack (didn’t know because I’ve never experienced one until then). Ever since that day, I’ve been depersonalized and derealized. (I feel like I’m in a dream, and I don’t really feel my emotions. I’m sortof outside of my body in a way.)

Over a month ago, I went to Trillium and saw a psychiatrist and was Diagnosed with Panic Disorder and depersonalization&derealization.
The psychiatrist gave me Pristiq 50ml and I’ve been on it since. I haven’t had one panic attack the whole time I’ve been on it, so I feel alright.

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Dear friends,

I am a student at the university of Chicago. We’re trying to test a new software that is supposed to cure panic disorder.. If you have this would you please please take a 5 minute survey?

I’d be really grateful!!!

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Background – I have bad panic disorder, I go to a top-ranking New England prep school in CT, my mother has kidney failure and is blind, my grandmother is elderly and has heart problems and just had a stroke, we’re poor, and none of us are speaking to each other.

This year has been really stressful for me, and I’ve had a lot of panic attacks and a lot has happened in my life. I took the AP Bio class, and currently hold a B/B+ as a junior in highschool.

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