Please Help this is out of hand (Anxiety physical Symptoms)

[Mooseinacanoe]

I do not know what to do. I take 3 mg of xanax per day. I have tried almost every ssri on the market and it does nothing. Even when taking my xanax I am not relaxed or unanxious. i remain anxious all the time it gets considerably worse if i concentrate on anything like drawing reading or watching tv. I have such horrible stomach cramps followed by headaches chills i get so nauseous i cannot ride in a car or go out in public. Nothing seems to help. I have tried CBT and it does not work. The breathing exercises actually make it more difficult because i have breathing problems as is. I was on Klonopin once upon a time and ativan the ativan made me moody and cry no idea why. The Klonopin they took me off of for reasons unknown to me. Does anyone else not respond to xanax at all? or even feel worse? I have panic disorder agoraphobia monophobia GAD OCD and have no idea what to do. My psychiatrist does nothing he sees about 75 patients in 3 days every 3 months. I wanted to szwitch psychiatrists but there is noone taking patients for 100 miles. Does anyone have anxiety like this that has such horrible anxiety symptoms while doing nothing but watching tv or drawing or reading? What do you do? Have any of you taken Xanax and it completely not work or it seem to make it worse?
Note the anxiety symtoms are horrid stomach pains my mind freezes up my throat closes my eyes feel like they are going to pop out i get dry mouth shakiness pain in all my joints and the urge to have a bowel movemnet so badly i have to run to the bathroom sometimes not making it. And the feeling can last for days getting gradually better.

[Marsolais]

I took xanax about 15 years ago now and it really made me feel worse, after a few weeks, I was given prozak....i refused to take it, so then Paxil.
Paxil was the best drug for me, I have taken it now for 14 years. I stopped taking it, just because last March 2011 and went an entire year without it until...WHAM...here come the panic attacks again. I tell the docs Paxil  is what works...they give me zoloft, which after two days and back in the emergency room I am allergic too. I literally almost had a heartattack. They finally listen to me & get me Paxil right away. Paxil takes a while to get back into the system and its been about 2.5 weeks now & I am feeling much better. When I do feel anxious or a panic coming on, I take an ativan and in about 15/20 minutes I feel great....a little tired, but my mind stops racing......I tried natural for an entire year and it just didn't work for me. We are all wired differently and we react differently to meds. Good luck to you. If you can ask the doc to lower your dosage like to half and see if that helps :)
There is a website for Dr. Mercola, it shows you a tapping method and there are other concentration excercises you can look up too. Some help a little.

[aka_christy]

Hi...I was hooked on Xanax, after having taken it for only 1 week. If possible, get off of it gradually, or (not to scare you), you could possibly have a seizure (if u go off it cold turkey). My withdrawal symptoms were: shortness of breath, feeling as if I might go unconscious, severe daytime drowsiness, weakness in legs (like they might just go out from under me), anxiety...also, u COULD possibly go unconscious from using this poison...unfortunately, psychiatry is of no help to anybody--trust me on that one...& if sleeping is an issue for u, sleeping pills of any type are just as deadly. Instead, try either melatonin or Alteril (from Walmart); these are all natural...also, 3 mg/Xanax per day is an awfully high dosage for anybody. Your local health food store (inquire there) carries all-natural relaxation remedies, such as chamomile tea...and btw, most so-called "prescription drugs" are deadly; avoid them like you'd avoid the Plague...and by all means, get away from psychiatry, any way that u possibly can. Because its only goal is to get u hooked on as many forms of dope as it possibly can...get a good pill cutter from your local drugstore, so u can start cutting the Xanax dope in halves, quarters, etc...I will keep u in my prayers...good luck to u...please let me know if I can help u further.... aka_christy