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Agoraphobia and getting back on track
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
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MedHelp Member's Question

Agoraphobia and getting back on track

by Lee_1963, Mar 15, 2008 01:22PM
I have been diagnosed with panic attacks, ptsd, social anxiety, fibromyalgia and agoraphobia. I am on Alprazolam .75 mg a day and 1 1/2 mg at night. 60.mg of Cymbalta at night. .75 mg of Lyrica 3 x daily and 150.mg at night, Flexiril at night along with Ambien. While the medication seems to be helping with all the other disoders I still have problems going out into public. I have tried the slow method of starting off with 2-3 minutes and increasing as time goes by. That did not work. I am going to therapy, but that doesn't seem to be doing much good either. Sometimes it gets so bad that I can't even talk on the phone. I want my life back...Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you in advance,
Venus
Doctor's Answer

by Roger Gould, M.D., Mar 17, 2008 05:20PM
To: lee
The best approach to this is psychotherapy so I suggest that you do you increase your time with your therapist so you can come to a quicker understanding or ask your therapist about the possibility of a consultation with another therapist.
Member Comments (2)

by Lee_1963, Mar 17, 2008 06:55PM
To: Dr. Gould
Thank you for your reply. I neglected to tell you that I have a physical impairment also and no one has been able to diagnose it. I have two pinched nerves in my neck and degenerative disk disease. The left side of my body is swollen, very painful and only works part of the time. I have been to a neurologist, I have had a CT scan, an MRI and been to see a rheumetologist. No one can tell me what the problem is, but I am sure that it is partly to blame for the agoraphobia, and it makes the depression worsen too. My psychiatrist is a pharmopsychiatrist, so I trust him with the medication he has me on, but he can't help in this area...lol Thank you for your precious time.
Lee
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