Mickeybeyes,
Welcome to the Panic Center!
In addition to working through our online therapy program, located in your session diary, you may find it helpful to seek out your local mental health unit. Searching the internet or calling your doctors office can help you if you don't know whether you have one or not.
With regards to medication, you have three choices. You can continue working with your doctor and keep trying medication or you can begin working through our program and then try again. Session 2 & 3 may be particularly helpful to you as they teach you how to challenge anxious thoughts. The last choice would be to go without medication in the hope that our therapy program and other outside help will help you make progress.
The decision is entirely up to you. As you can see you are not alone. This is an issue many struggle with so don't be too hard on yourself.
Keep us posted.
Danielle
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The PC Support Team
Hi Mickey,
Boy did you come to the right place. We all can relate. I have had panic attacks for over 30 years. The intensity comes and goes. If you read through the other topics (the fear list for one) you will see you are not alone. Working the program offered here can really make a difference. I would recommend letting your Doctor know what you are going through, you are not crazy!!!! I am certain your Doctor has treated others with your condition. Keep coming back here because you will receive alot of support. I wish you much luck. Take care.
OK I am new to this and wanted to put my situation out there to see if anyone has any suggestions or ideas for me. I am 30 years old and have suffered from anxiety (mostly social) all of my life. About 10 years ago I also started feeling somewhat depressed and about 3 years ago I started having full blown panic attacks. I have always been too afraid to mention this to my doctor in fear that he may think that I am crazy. I touched on the depression issue a bit a couple of years ago and he put me on Lexapro wich worked great, but after almost a year I went off to try to deal with things on my own-mistake #1. I have had many panic attacks and now I am afraid to be home alone most of the time and avoid most social situations. I even stopped going to college and hate shopping because I am afraid I will have a panic attack and freak out or something. I am always scared that I am having a heart attack, brain tumor or going crazy. I recently tried to go back on Lexapro but after 3 days I had a severe panic attack, got scared and went off of it. I tried Effexor XR and the same thing happened. It doesn't help that I am in constant fear of side effects. I think I may send myself into these attacks when I start a medication and now am too afraid to try again. Some days I feel like I am in a "daze" I feel dizzy and just not right (if that makes any sense). I hate feeling this way and just want to feel normal. I don't really know what to do. I haven't seen any doctor except my own physician and don't know where to begin to look for help. If anyone feels similar and has any ideas I would love to listen. Thanks so much!
