Thanks J's, I continue to keep getting better. Since my original posting I've probably had about 2 little down periods (lasting about 5 days) of high anxiety but each time I've come out of those down periods I have felt better than I did before I had that down period. Recovery is hard work, but it is SO worth the effort. At the start I felt I wasn't in control. But these days it is so much easier to control how I feel.
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Howdy! I'd thought I'd write to say that I am so so so much better than I used to be from when I first got Panic Disorder in Aug 2001. I was diagnosed with severe panic disorder and OCD on top. I used to have really really really really tough days.
But these days I'm a happy chappy. I'm not recovered 100%. I still get the little panic attacks which come and go pretty quick, but I don't get the major panic attacks that I used to every day. I realise I've still got some work to do to get rid of these little pesky panic attacks, but I know in time I will.
I take cipramil and Tegretol for medication. I have seen a psychiatrist once every 6 weeks or so. I have used him as someone who keeps an eye on my medication. I feel people who write books or share stories on the internet probably know more about panic disorder than he does so I use them as more my counsellors.
So in finishing I hope people will now see that u can get better no matter how bad your situation is.
