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Posted by Michelle on 7/13/2003, 8:08 pm
Hi all - I've been having panic attacks for a good year now. I've tried Paxil and Zoloft and Xanax and just don't feel meds really do anything, except put me throough agony trying to get off of them. I've read many of the previous posted messages and am glad to see I'm not alone and I'm starting to believe that panic attacks are real. I was convinced there was no such thing as panic attacks, that is was just all in people's heads. I had a panic attack so bad while driving, I barely got off the expressway, and when I did, my whole body was paralyzed, my hands crippled, legs couldn't move, mouth was crooked...it was pure hell. I even had to quit my job that was an hour drive for me each way because I'd get panic attacks every day in the car. Now that I'm at home, I was doing fine for about 6 months. The company I quit even rehired me and set me up an office from home. I'm starting to get the attacks again, feeling afraid to be alone...my head feels heavy, i get dizzy, hard to breath and a constant fear of passing out....does this sound familiar to anyone else? I'm not a very social person, have low self esteem and feel everyone around me doesn't like me or is whispering behind my back...even the staff at the drs office. It may be in my imagination, but I'm at a loss at what to do to stop these attacks. I'm afraid to try any new meds with the awful withdrawals I go through, I've seen a psychiatrist. I just want to feel normal again. I still have trouble getting in a car, even if it's 5 miles down the road to get groceries. I constantly, constantly fear I'm going to pass out somewhere. I'd love to hear some comments from you. My mom is my support person, I call her whenever I feel really bad, and I feel guilty pulling her away from her life to "babysit" me. I'm hoping there is hope and light at the end of this tunnel.
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