pamelas
02-11-2013, 04:00 PM
Hi! I'm new at the forum, and I have a question about experiences taking venlafaxine ER/Effexor and having panic attacks.
My panic attacks are linked to a specific health problem that I have; I had an intestinal obstruction last year, and I was panicking every time my stomach hurt. My doctor put me on venlafaxine, which has been helping a lot with my general anxiety and depression, but I'm still having occasional panic attacks when I get stomach pain of a certain severity.
The problem is that it feels like the venlafaxine is masking the mental part of the panic attack. Last night, for example, I had all of the usual panic attack symptoms: nausea/vomiting, cold sweats, flushing, racing heart, violent trembling, tingling in my hands and arms... but I didn't feel like I was panicking. And that frankly made the whole situation worse because I wasn't sure if the vomiting was related to the actual stomach pain or if it was a panic attack.
Has anyone else had this happen before on meds?
My panic attacks are linked to a specific health problem that I have; I had an intestinal obstruction last year, and I was panicking every time my stomach hurt. My doctor put me on venlafaxine, which has been helping a lot with my general anxiety and depression, but I'm still having occasional panic attacks when I get stomach pain of a certain severity.
The problem is that it feels like the venlafaxine is masking the mental part of the panic attack. Last night, for example, I had all of the usual panic attack symptoms: nausea/vomiting, cold sweats, flushing, racing heart, violent trembling, tingling in my hands and arms... but I didn't feel like I was panicking. And that frankly made the whole situation worse because I wasn't sure if the vomiting was related to the actual stomach pain or if it was a panic attack.
Has anyone else had this happen before on meds?