Go Away Anxiety!

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Mattster

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I'm new here, but here's my story. I was diagnosed with panic disorder about 4 and 1/2 years ago. It started with stomach cramps, so I went to the doctor, thought it was a cold and he gave me some antibiotics. Stomach pains wouldn't go away, went back to the doc, they did an x-ray, still couldn't find anything. I started to feel like they just missed what was wrong with me, so I started reading things online.. (not a good idea) So my stomach pains move to my chest and I was convinced I was dying. Went back to another doc., did more tests, blood work, still nothing. This is when I just didn't know what to do, becuase they didn't find anything but I still felt like crap. Well all the sudden my chest pain turned into bad headaches with vision issues, I felt so scared like I was going to pass out and die, and that's when I went to the hospital and they told me I had a panic attack. It was the worst feeling of my life and it still is. I've pretty much had every test I can think of to rule any possible illness out, CT scan, blood work, urine tests, xrays, vision screenings, EKG, and some more that I can't think of at the moment. Every doctor says I'm perfectly healthy, even my blood pressure is really good, 120/75. I've been going to a psychiatrist for four years and am on 40mg of Celexa and 1.5mg of klonopin a day. There was a point, where I felt great, like before I had the panic attacks at all. It was about two years ago, could do anything and everything. Then it started to go back downhill last June. I feel like crap everyday and just want to feel better. I tell myself I'm going to be alright it's all in my head and I feel fine for awhile, but then I keep coming back to this conclusion that I have some illness. I wish this would just go away. I don't even know what the point of taking the meRAB anymore if they don't work. I just want to do something to get rid of this horrible anxiety, it's ruining my life. I cant even drive on the freeway anymore without having a panic attack. Anyone have any advice or tips?
 
Hi Mattster, have you spoken with your therapist about adjusting your medication? I've heard medications sometimes become less effective or ineffective over time, usually over the course of a few years. (I think it's jokingly referred to as "Prozac poop out.") I know several people who've gone through this and were helped by switching their meRAB. Good luck!
 
I've talked about other meRAB to him, but he usually just wants to up my dose of medicine, instead of putting me on something else. It's kind of frustrating, so frustrating I went to another psychiatrist, but she just wanted to add three more medications. She did put me on Concerta, which did help for about a week, now I want to get off of it. Ugh, I don't know what to do anymore, I can't really get my psychiatrist to listen. I wonder if he should switch the Benzo or the SSRI. The only thing with the SSRI is that they typically have more side effects while benzos can be more addicting.
 
I had the same thing happen to me with the health thing, 2 months ago I got this horrible pain in my back, like someone punched me..Then I started to hyperventilate along with feeling like I was going to pass out. The next day I got so sick I went to the hospital and was told I had an upper respitory infection and sent home, it just continued to get worse and then I went back, they did a full work up on me including CT of chest/neck, xray of chest, full blood work/cultures, EKGs, barrium swallow, nose scope etc and they found NOTHING wrong. Anyways I haven't been given any medications except for ativan which doesn't really do much. I found that propranolol does make me very calm but today was my first day taking it. I would definetly see another dr if I were you because they cant force medications that you don't want. The drs wont even prescibe me anything else because they keep saying they want to explore every possibility before they let me have medication :~/
 
I had some of the same problems you are have. Was on Paxil and the same thing happen. Then they tried to switch me to Lexapro made me sick and Zolof well I don't even want to talk about that. Any why I found a psychiatrist office and since I was already on meRAB The first person I saw was a drs assistant she specializes in getting your meRAB right. And then you see the doc if further things are needed.(i didn't need to) Well to make it short i went through abou 6 to 9 weeks of hell trying all different corabos of meRAB. Finally she weened me off of every one and started me on a benzo (generic name ClorazDipot) (acts like Xanax but lasts for up 16 hours instead of 3 to 4) tried different doses and strengths and ended up with two 7.5 at night and one in the morning. I now fell like a (normal) person again. Get to sleep at night and stay asleep haven't felt bad in over a month not one day. I have no noticeable side affects like I did on the SSRI's.
This worked for me.
Maybe you could find someone that specials in meRAB like I did.(got lucky i guess)
 
It may be a good thing that your docs wont prescribe meRAB though. I can't get off of them, I've tried many times. I wish I never got on them in the first place. As for another doctor, I did go to one but she wanted to put me on a couple more meRAB and didn't listen as well. I just don't have the money to keep going for "evaluation" appointments. They are ridiculously expensive, and I just can't afford it right now. I may just go to a psychologist, maybe that will help with the meRAB. At least i'd hope. I don't know.
 
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