About Me: Female, 63, Lubbock, TX, member since Aug 2007
I have suffered with panic attacks and a crazy heart starting at 16 yo. I couldn't finish college and lost two husbands as a result of having this disorder. It controlled my life until 12 years ago. While visiting the emergency room for tach, a dr asked if I had ever t
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[More]aken Klonopin. I have been on it for all of the 12 years. I got my life back and I don't intend to ever stop taking it. I take 0.5 at night. I started with 3 a day of the 0.5. After a few months, I started reducing the doseage. I still have a flutter now and then, but no more of the tach episodes. I could have the episodes with my heart and not have a panic attack or a panic attack without knowing if I was having tach. I also have MVP.
I never had a problem with panic or heart during three pregnancies. I took a high dose progesterone birth control pill for four years and was free from both disorders. The dr took me off the progesterone pill and put me on an estrogen pill and all my symptoms came back. I know there is a connection.