i really need to see a doctor but my panic attacks are so bad i cant leave my house

[sarahbeth20]

ive been dealing with panic and anxiety since i was 8 and depression since i was 14 because my grandpa killed himself.... when i was pregnant with my daughter i was put on zoloft serquel and trazdone well i stoped taking that when i was 9 months pregnant and as time went on after i had my daughter i started having anxiety attacks and now they are panic attacks and i know i need medication but i make doctor appointments and while im getting dressed to go i go into a panic attack so bad i feel extreamly sick to my stomach and i have to lay down a couple of days ago it got so bad i was dry heaving .... so ive been calling doctors to see if they can just give me something i can take before i go to the doctor to calm me totally so i can get to the doctors office and be put on the right medication ..... but all the doctors ive talked to say they cant give me anything without seeing me so i remembered that i had refills on my zoloft serquel and trazadon so i called the pharmacy and filled them and ive been taking them but i know it will be weeks before i see any results ..... i want to get help now i cry everyday i feel sick everyday my joints hurt real bad at times and i just feel hopeless like i will live like this the rest of my life no matter how positive i try to stay is there anything else i can do besides wait for the meds to actually work? if they do......

[Jikan]

Namaste,
Unfortunately, as you said, a physician is not going to prescribe you a medication without seeing you and it may take a few weeks for the medications you mentioned to have any positive effect.

If you find it that difficult to get out of the house(as I have), all I can suggest at this point is hope that you have someone close enough to you that they will take you to your appointment, otherwise, as I said this issue may or may not remedy itself, even though you are now taking medication.

Set up another appointment as soon as you can and have someone take you. Why continue to suffer, when there are fast acting medications taht can conteract your apparent panic attacks quickly.

Michael(Jikan)

[barfer]

I hate going to the doctor especially my gp.  He has the smallest waiting room and because of that, I sometimes wait for him in the hall.  I just let the receptionist know that is where I am and when it is my turn, to look for me there.  The other thing you might do before going to the doctor is tell him/her that you have severe panic and could he/she please take you at the exact or close to the exact time of your appointment because otherwise you will bolt and not get the medication you require.  My doctor did this for me when I was at my worst.  You can arrange to walk in the doctor's office at the exact time of your appointment and then, if your doctor agrees to your request, you will be able to go straight into the consultation room.  I have this arrangement with my dentist too.  It really works out well.  As soon as I arrive at her office, I don't even have a second to change my mind, they open the door and I'm in the chair before I've even said hello.  They know I will bolt otherwise. I've been know to that more than once.