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[Stephanie]

Hey, my name is Stephanie and i have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks for about three years now. I work as a hairstylist and had my first panic attack while waxing a client at work. It was the scariest thing ever...I thought i was going to die. after going the the ER and being told they could find nothing wrong I went to see my own doctor. He told me I was suffering from severe panic disorder and wanted to take me out of work. After giving it about 2 seconds of thought..."NO WAY" is what I said, there was no way i would be ok sitting home all day not getting paid and dwelling on my panic. So after a long talk they gave me Prozac, Xanax, and took me out of work for a week. The Prozac was a mess so I was switched to Paxil and then something else when that did not work. Finally I went to see a physiatrist. He changed my meds to Citalopram and Clonazepam. My biggest problem is i forget to take the Citalopram on a regular basis and sometimes i am scared to take it...I am not sure why that is. As for the Clonazepam...it helps with the panic but makes me feel like a zombie!!! I go threw really good periods for a while and feel pretty good...not 100%...but I can make it threw the day. But then out of nowhere...BAM...I feel like crap. Right now is one of those really bad times. I am not sleeping well, I am in a constant state of panic, I am scared to go to work, and I am scared to go homw once I am at work. Now all of the sudden I am starting to panic after I eat...what the heck is that all about?!?!?! I just don't know what to do anymore. I am Happy I found this sight, as much as I wish none of us suffered it's great to know I am not alone.