has anyone tookn .......

[Mandax0]

meds that got rid (or atleast helped)of the agoraphobia: &/or
the unreal, dreamy, disconnected, feeling also?

please let me know.......
im going to the docs Wednesday
to figure this all out.
but im just trying to figure out
as much as possible before i do go to the doctors
so i can talk to him about it..........

(i have panic attacks, anxiety most of the day. but i hate the disconnected feeling,)
housebound since February, And i really need to fight this.
and not like it win the battle......

[29sillygirl]

klonopin works if you take it as directed.  I tried to take it at night only, and am paying a big price: extremely high blood pressure, after a life of low blood pressure.  Couldn't believe what is happening.    So take care.  Get help.  Trial and error with SSRIs ......

[jimgreg]

meds will help you get out..i dont know your chemasty..but ssri,s are good say lexapro or celexa....then 0.5mgs of klonpin 1 time aday to start..there very long acting 50 hrs 1/2 life..im on xanax 6 mgs aday..started at .25 2x aday..5 yrs ago..built a tolerance..i was on k,s for 11 yrs 4 mgs..they work well too....but dont dare go in there asking for meds play dumb...say u heard that a ssri would benefit you..and possibly a benzo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrGreen]

The vanishing post. Is it just me or has the first reply I made disappeared? I think they like to play tricks with our minds at times. Just to keep us here. LOL.

[cj29]

I would definitely have to agree that finding the right medications can be trial and error.  SSRIs, in my experience, helped tremendously while I worked through my anxiety.  For me the combination of medication and counseling seemed to be the right fit.  Remember, these medications don't cure you of anything but they can be a really useful tool to use while you seek help....keep us posted!

[MrGreen]

Always here for you. I remember derealization so well. I once went out with my mum. I picked up an xmas tree. Brought it home. I was out of it during all of this. I went to my room when I came home. After about an hour I came downstairs and asked my mum when we were going to the shops. I had no memory of it at all. I had been in that dream like state all the time I had been out. She thought I was joking. She didn't know at that time how bad I was suffering. I could do things and not know I did them. It always made life seem like it was going at 100mph and I was only going at 1mph. As if I wanted life to just slow down so I jump on board and take part in it. Nearly got me knocked down another time. It can make things seem that bit further away from you. I was crossing a road. I saw the car. But saw it much further back than it really was. I began to cross the road when the next thing I heard was skidding noises. The car breaking to miss me. It snapped me out of it. Just one of those things we can slip into. It varies. With me lights used to seem brighter. I prefer the dark. Sounds became distant and like an echo. Now if you can imagine not understanding what is going on. It can scare the living daylights out of you. Seems even odder to imagine it as just another symptom of anxiety. Shows the power of anxiety. But then it just vanished as time moved along. Not had a bout of it in years. It wouldn't worry me as much these days if it did ever kick in. Because I would know all about it now. The best thing to try is distraction. MP3 player or something like that. I don't leave home without one. Just to keep the mind focused. So you don't let your mind drift away.

[Mandax0]

thank you. for the great reply.
just knowing people know how i feel. and are there to talk to about it. helps me.
its crazy how meds can help this... And i hope they help me. and slowly
get back to leaving my house. and be at least semi normal again.
ya know? thank you!! it helps a whole lot.....