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anxiety panic disorder
my question is a very serious one.
is there really ac "cure" for severe anxiety and panic.
feeling nausea all the time , waves of flush and heat, panicky about doing anything without felling well, waking up sick and feeling that way all day, not feeling like you can live like this?my doctor says this can be cured by therapy. i have a hard time beleiving her. has anyone out there been able to live with this back breaking disorder?
is there really ac "cure" for severe anxiety and panic.
feeling nausea all the time , waves of flush and heat, panicky about doing anything without felling well, waking up sick and feeling that way all day, not feeling like you can live like this?my doctor says this can be cured by therapy. i have a hard time beleiving her. has anyone out there been able to live with this back breaking disorder?
HI
I AM NOT CONDONING IT BUT I HAVE TAKEN TRAXENE FOR 10 YEARS. IWAS TITRATED UP TO THE MAX DOSE 15MG 4 A DAY. I ABUSED THEM AT FIRST BUT AFTER I STARTED RUNNING OUT EARLY AND GETTING WD'S I TAPERED BACK TO 3.75 4 PER DAY. SINCE TAKING THEM I HAVE ALSO TAKEN XANAX AND VALIUM TO TRY AND GET HIGH BUT THEY DO WORK LIKE THEY DID BEFORE I STARTED THE BENZO SERANADE.
TRANXENE HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER FOR ME. I USED TO HAVE PANIC ATTACKS AND NIGHT TERROR AND JUST BE "ON EDGE" NEVER FAR FROM SMACKING THE **** OUT OF ANY GUY THAT GOT OF LINE. AS FOR WOMEN...I HAVE NEVER AND WOULD NEVER STRIKE ONE. BUT I PUNCHED PLENTY OF WALLS. MY WIFE AND I WERE IN A CAR ARGUING ON JULY 4. 1991 I WAS CHURNING WITH RAGE. SO, I WENT TO THE URGENT CARE CENTER AND ASKED TO BE SEEN. WELL, I LEFT WITH A SCRIPT FOR TRANXENE.
IT HAS BEEN AT LEAST 7 YEARS SINCE I HAVE ABUSED IT AND IT WORKS WONDERS ON ME.
I KNOW THEY SAY PAXIL AND OTHER SSRI'S ARE FOR PANIC ATTACKS ETC..BUT I HATE THOSE PILLS. THEY MESS WITH MY HEAD TOO MUCH.
AM I HOOKED ON TRANXENE???? I AM DEPENDENT BUT I DO IN NO WAY LOOK AT IT AS A PROBLEM (I USED TOO). IT IS THE OPIATES I AM WAR WITH, AND WHAT ABATTLE IT IS. HOWEVER, I AM STILL ON TRACK FOR A RAPID DETOX AND HAVE TAPERED MY DOSEAGE AGAIN THEN WEEK.
GOOD BLESS
I AM NOT CONDONING IT BUT I HAVE TAKEN TRAXENE FOR 10 YEARS. IWAS TITRATED UP TO THE MAX DOSE 15MG 4 A DAY. I ABUSED THEM AT FIRST BUT AFTER I STARTED RUNNING OUT EARLY AND GETTING WD'S I TAPERED BACK TO 3.75 4 PER DAY. SINCE TAKING THEM I HAVE ALSO TAKEN XANAX AND VALIUM TO TRY AND GET HIGH BUT THEY DO WORK LIKE THEY DID BEFORE I STARTED THE BENZO SERANADE.
TRANXENE HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER FOR ME. I USED TO HAVE PANIC ATTACKS AND NIGHT TERROR AND JUST BE "ON EDGE" NEVER FAR FROM SMACKING THE **** OUT OF ANY GUY THAT GOT OF LINE. AS FOR WOMEN...I HAVE NEVER AND WOULD NEVER STRIKE ONE. BUT I PUNCHED PLENTY OF WALLS. MY WIFE AND I WERE IN A CAR ARGUING ON JULY 4. 1991 I WAS CHURNING WITH RAGE. SO, I WENT TO THE URGENT CARE CENTER AND ASKED TO BE SEEN. WELL, I LEFT WITH A SCRIPT FOR TRANXENE.
IT HAS BEEN AT LEAST 7 YEARS SINCE I HAVE ABUSED IT AND IT WORKS WONDERS ON ME.
I KNOW THEY SAY PAXIL AND OTHER SSRI'S ARE FOR PANIC ATTACKS ETC..BUT I HATE THOSE PILLS. THEY MESS WITH MY HEAD TOO MUCH.
AM I HOOKED ON TRANXENE???? I AM DEPENDENT BUT I DO IN NO WAY LOOK AT IT AS A PROBLEM (I USED TOO). IT IS THE OPIATES I AM WAR WITH, AND WHAT ABATTLE IT IS. HOWEVER, I AM STILL ON TRACK FOR A RAPID DETOX AND HAVE TAPERED MY DOSEAGE AGAIN THEN WEEK.
GOOD BLESS
Jen, you probably know this but just in case you don't Tranzine is a Benzo too. I agree with the xanex being bad. I was on 1 mg five times a day per VA Clinic doctor for anxiety. Instead of working as a tranqualizer, it made me angry. I changed doctors and went on SSRI's. I still have the panic attacks to much to stay in nursing but I don't have the poroblems with the xanax any longer. When I stopped taking it I stopped cold turkey. It could have been very bad for me but I dodged the bullet and my withdraw did not seem more than i would consider a bad panic attack. By the way, I live in Florida to Jen.
Panic attacks can be really scary but you have to figure out where they come from. If you are feeling anxious and sick to your stomach from the moment you wake up I would think there might be something else your Dr should look into before you go into the benzo mode. I suffer panic, major when withdrawing and detoxing from narcotics. I have been clean for almost 4 months now and am suffering the same kind of panic now from another source. A bad situation in a relationship. So I'm back on the valium van, but I only take one 5mg twice a day. Me being the addict that I am for some strange reason has never been addicted to the diazampan benzo family. I don't know why I sure did everything else. If taken in small doses they can help. But if your feeling that way from an inviormental source (home, family, relationship, etc.) try removing yourself from what it is that might be setting you off. Ha listen to me,,,MS co-dependent expert. Really look to all other methods befor going into the drug store! Peace, Annie
Panic disorder....the dreaded panic attacts....what a horrible thing to go thru...I never understood how severe this can be until I started experiencing them a few years ago. I though I was going to die of a heart attack or seizure.
DRUGS; How those MDs love to give us all sorts of drugs to lessen the attacks, and get us dependent on them to the point of addiction.
There is another method to stop panic attacts....and on myself, it was the only real thing that stopped them cold...even though I was taking (am still taking) valium.
I got into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy . It WORKED! Ask your MD's or you shrinks about this and if they can get you into a group. It was the only way I was able to get my panic back in check.
DRUGS; How those MDs love to give us all sorts of drugs to lessen the attacks, and get us dependent on them to the point of addiction.
There is another method to stop panic attacts....and on myself, it was the only real thing that stopped them cold...even though I was taking (am still taking) valium.
I got into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy . It WORKED! Ask your MD's or you shrinks about this and if they can get you into a group. It was the only way I was able to get my panic back in check.
Be aware that Xanax is a highly addictive drug even when taken in therapeutic doses for short periods of time. Withdrawl is extremely difficult - you must be tapered from the drug often by substituting a longer acting benzodizapine such as valium or klonopin over a period of weeks to months. This is to prevent the possibility of seizures which can occur during withdrawl. There is also a rebound effect in which the underlying condition for which the drug was prescribed returns in much greater intensity. There is growing consensus in the medical community that Xanax may be a drug whose shortcomings far outweigh its dubious therpeutic value. A little research will show that what I am saying is true. Your doctor may not be aware of this latest information. Most doctors rely on pharmaceutical salespeople for their information which is not what I would consider entirely objective. I have been addicted to xanax through a prescription and I can tell you from experience, if I were you I would flush it down the toilet right now. I am not an alarmist. Visit any benzo addiction board and you will see hundreds of people like me.
My mom went through this years ago after quitting smoking. She swears by Tranzine, but only takes it occassionally when needed. It's addictive, but much less so than xanax or valium.
I've seen commericals about anxiety disorders, and they advertize Paxil I think or one of those medications that they say works. Be very careful about xanax, it's highly addictive. My little sis is stuck on those, a small dose, but she takes it everyday which concerns me.
Good luck!
Lv Jenny
I've seen commericals about anxiety disorders, and they advertize Paxil I think or one of those medications that they say works. Be very careful about xanax, it's highly addictive. My little sis is stuck on those, a small dose, but she takes it everyday which concerns me.
Good luck!
Lv Jenny
You've already gotten great advice, especially about Xanax. Personally, I wouldn't touch Xanax with a ten-foot pole.
I've been in the same boat as you. There was some situational traffic that was very intense and my shrink gave me klonopin. Now, that's dangerous too. Ask Stevie Nicks. It screwed her life up for ten solid years. She was abusing it, of course, along with coke.
Anyway, I took two mg klonopin twice a day for about a month. It worked wonderfully. Then I cut it back to one mg. From there, I went to 2 mg Valium twice a day; then one mg twice a day. And now I'm on 1/2 mg twice a day. I will next go to 1/4 mg Valium twice a day and then off. The whole thing has taken me from September until today at 1/2 mg Valium twice a day. That should impress you of the potential danger of benzodiazepines. Treat with incredible caution.
Francois
I've been in the same boat as you. There was some situational traffic that was very intense and my shrink gave me klonopin. Now, that's dangerous too. Ask Stevie Nicks. It screwed her life up for ten solid years. She was abusing it, of course, along with coke.
Anyway, I took two mg klonopin twice a day for about a month. It worked wonderfully. Then I cut it back to one mg. From there, I went to 2 mg Valium twice a day; then one mg twice a day. And now I'm on 1/2 mg twice a day. I will next go to 1/4 mg Valium twice a day and then off. The whole thing has taken me from September until today at 1/2 mg Valium twice a day. That should impress you of the potential danger of benzodiazepines. Treat with incredible caution.
Francois
Hello rae...
I'm no professional but I do have some personal experience with anxiety and panic. This past year, I was under a lot of stress and started to have panic attacks. I didn't know what was happening to me. The attacks were as bad (or worse) than the other stresses in my life. Before I finally realized that I was having panic attacks, I thought I had some disease! At first, I just experienced shortness of breath sometimes. Then, that turned into EXTREME shortness of breath to the point where I was gasping for air. Of course, that would upset me and cause my heart rate to increase until I thought it was going to pound its way out of me! I couldn't focus my mind on anything or calm myself down when this was happening. It was/is a terrifying experience.
I talked to my dr about it and she prescribed very low dosages of Xanax as needed (when I felt an attack coming). She also suggested that I start taking an anti-depresant. I opted to skip the anti-depresant for personal reasons... I know they are wonderful for certain people - for me, in this case, they weren't necessary as it was outside influences which were the cause of original stress and anxiety and not a chemical imbalance w/in me.
I also took a very proactive approach to treating the WHOLE problem. I forced myself to allocate some time each day for ME; time to relax, focus, and clear my mind (I guess you could call that meditation). I also started doing a yoga workout tape at home. I carefully watched what I ate forcing myself to eat *healthy* food at regular intervals. I tried to cut down on caffeine. I take a day off work each month and do something nice for myself -- whatever I feel I need at the time (lunch with a friend, a massage, a walk in the park, running errands, etc). And, I found a group of supportive people who I knew I could count on. In my case, this is Al-Anon... it could be different for you. I didn't go to a professional psychiatrist or counselor, but that may be very beneficial to some.
Slowly, very slowly, I started to feel better. I still have my moments of panic. When that happens, I try to focus on the fact that I know the feeling will pass. I know won't really die from lack of oxygen or my heart jumping from my body although I feel like that at the moment.
Hang in there... you're definately not alone. Many, many other people feel the way you do..
I'm no professional but I do have some personal experience with anxiety and panic. This past year, I was under a lot of stress and started to have panic attacks. I didn't know what was happening to me. The attacks were as bad (or worse) than the other stresses in my life. Before I finally realized that I was having panic attacks, I thought I had some disease! At first, I just experienced shortness of breath sometimes. Then, that turned into EXTREME shortness of breath to the point where I was gasping for air. Of course, that would upset me and cause my heart rate to increase until I thought it was going to pound its way out of me! I couldn't focus my mind on anything or calm myself down when this was happening. It was/is a terrifying experience.
I talked to my dr about it and she prescribed very low dosages of Xanax as needed (when I felt an attack coming). She also suggested that I start taking an anti-depresant. I opted to skip the anti-depresant for personal reasons... I know they are wonderful for certain people - for me, in this case, they weren't necessary as it was outside influences which were the cause of original stress and anxiety and not a chemical imbalance w/in me.
I also took a very proactive approach to treating the WHOLE problem. I forced myself to allocate some time each day for ME; time to relax, focus, and clear my mind (I guess you could call that meditation). I also started doing a yoga workout tape at home. I carefully watched what I ate forcing myself to eat *healthy* food at regular intervals. I tried to cut down on caffeine. I take a day off work each month and do something nice for myself -- whatever I feel I need at the time (lunch with a friend, a massage, a walk in the park, running errands, etc). And, I found a group of supportive people who I knew I could count on. In my case, this is Al-Anon... it could be different for you. I didn't go to a professional psychiatrist or counselor, but that may be very beneficial to some.
Slowly, very slowly, I started to feel better. I still have my moments of panic. When that happens, I try to focus on the fact that I know the feeling will pass. I know won't really die from lack of oxygen or my heart jumping from my body although I feel like that at the moment.
Hang in there... you're definately not alone. Many, many other people feel the way you do..
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