Major Anxiety over leaving home

I am a stay at home mom now and spend a lot of time of facebook and other computer apps. Now, I get super anxious when I have to leave the house. It's so bad. I won't go anywhere for weeks or even months at a time. When I do I have to take a Klonopin or have a drink to calm my nerves. I used to be such a go getter. What happened to me? Am I the only stay at home mother that this has happened to?

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I am the same way i havent been taking anything cause i found a dr and then she moved she was willing to help me i have been looking for years but I have so many dr appt. with my daughter cause she has the same thing and she is 12 i cant get enough courage to go and look for another dr. i have bad depression as well

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[JamesAA]

Hi.  I'm 39 and a dad to a 20 month old boy who I love more than anything.  Two and half years ago I became agoraphobic almost overnight.  I always had anxiety about things and would often get nervous about things others would, but I was always a very positive, upbeat, happy person in general.  All of a sudden, in the last week I am struck with intense depression.  I have never felt this way before.  I too am a stay at home parent and I use the computer a lot at home.  I think years of this has contributed to my problems.  I'm just speculating though.  Again, I was a nervous person before I stayed at home but basically lived a normal life and was happy and even very cool and collected most of the time.  

I have NO CLUE what caused this current depression.  All I can think about is how my baby boy won't be a baby forever and I get sick at that thought.  I also fear letting him down since I'm not myself right now.  That alone really depresses me.  I don't know how to get out of it.  It's hard to even be awake.  I'm considering meds.  I need help.  

I hope you are better (original poster).  Can you please give us an update?