PanicAttheDisco
10-21-2008, 11:57 AM
Hi everyone Im new here and I just wanted to start off by telling you my story. I've been really suffering from anxiety for about five years now. It all started when my Dad suffered a stroke and went into a nursing home. Around that time I couldnt stop thinking about him and how I might be in his place one day. So with all that worry building up it happened.
I was at work and I was pushing a cart up a hill when all of a sudden I got shortness of breath and I started panicking and wanted to just run and hide. I was able to calm myself down but I never really was able to place what just happened. I figured I was just out of shape. I didnt have a panic attack for a while after that, but not long after I started getting them regularly.
I finally went to see the doctor, and get the bad news that Im dying. But she says Im having panic attacks. She prescribes me Lexapro, and it helped. The down side though where the side effects. I mean when your wife is comlaining your taking to long in bed, theres a problem. Also I just felt blah all the time.
I switched to Zoloft and that was working out good for me, but then I felt like I didnt want to depend on drugs to feel better. Stupid Tom Cruise. I stopped cold turykey and boy was that fun. Electrical shock throughout my body every time I moved. But I didnt have any attacks which was nice, until recently.
I went to a concert a couple months ago, and there where alot of people there and I just got overwhelmed. I have been feeling anxietyish ever since but no real big attacks. I went to the doctor and he prescribed me Paxil because its more for social anxiety. I havent taken it yet because Im freeked out about it. If anyone has any good experience with Paxil let me know.
So thats my story, its long I know. Thanks for reading.
I was at work and I was pushing a cart up a hill when all of a sudden I got shortness of breath and I started panicking and wanted to just run and hide. I was able to calm myself down but I never really was able to place what just happened. I figured I was just out of shape. I didnt have a panic attack for a while after that, but not long after I started getting them regularly.
I finally went to see the doctor, and get the bad news that Im dying. But she says Im having panic attacks. She prescribes me Lexapro, and it helped. The down side though where the side effects. I mean when your wife is comlaining your taking to long in bed, theres a problem. Also I just felt blah all the time.
I switched to Zoloft and that was working out good for me, but then I felt like I didnt want to depend on drugs to feel better. Stupid Tom Cruise. I stopped cold turykey and boy was that fun. Electrical shock throughout my body every time I moved. But I didnt have any attacks which was nice, until recently.
I went to a concert a couple months ago, and there where alot of people there and I just got overwhelmed. I have been feeling anxietyish ever since but no real big attacks. I went to the doctor and he prescribed me Paxil because its more for social anxiety. I havent taken it yet because Im freeked out about it. If anyone has any good experience with Paxil let me know.
So thats my story, its long I know. Thanks for reading.