Posted by PanickingJake on July 28, 2004, at 0:01:59
In reply to Re: Severe Panic and Anxiety disorder anyone like me?, posted by Glydin on July 27, 2004, at 22:43:50
Thanks for writing!!!
Only one other diagnosis of an unknown neuropathy (pain in feat). I've been told repeatedly that they don't have anything to do with one another from both sides, though medications do spread the distance. For example, Effexor and Remeron help the pain a little I think. Neurontin, which I was using for pain, brought on my anxiety the first time when I was in college.
Anyway,
Its just a straight up constant adrenaline rush (fite or flight) that builds up over each minute. If I wasn't able to exercise I'd also probably be in a hospital because I am able to exercise some of the panic build up out of me. If I wasn't on the meds I am on now I would surely be in a hospital, so I'm actually a lot "less worse" than I was. The norepinephrine route seems to be the direction I'm going and is showing a little promise. I've pretty much extinguished all "just serotonin" routes like celexa, paxil, ect..
> Jake, sorry for your extreme situation. If you are taking the meds you're taking and are still experiencing all the symptoms you describe - methinks a rethink on your treatment plan is in order. I had garden variety "anxiety disorder" (trying to separate GAD vs. SAD was moot, as I had it all) to include panic and agoraphobia. Klonopin saved me after other failed drug trials, most of which increased my anxiety states tenfold. CBT was useful info but didn't work well in the real world for me. Klonopin taming my spun up, overworked "flight or fight" response was the only thing that worked.
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> Is the constant anxiety/panic h*ll your only disorder or do you have other diagnoses?
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