Posted by portage on June 11, 2005, at 22:31:47
In reply to Re: some more symptoms, posted by TABob on June 11, 2005, at 0:06:26
> The tri-cyclics (sp) helped me to a degree, and since that time, the degree of the attacks gradually become somewhat less intense. But it was still so bad, I was not able to have my children ride in the car with me.
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> Over the years, the attacks became muffled to the extent that I knew there were certain things I was not able to do. I own my own business and have visited customers maybe three times in the last 15 years and on all ocassions, I was extremely on edge and could not wait to leave. And, of course, eating in a resturant is impossible. The few lady friends I have have to come here. I cannot go there.
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> So now, approaching retirement age, and with the children gone and divorced from my wife, I spend my time at home in front of the TV. I go to work 6 or 7 days a week, but in order to do that I have to drive a very fast and bold looking car. I don't think I could do this in a standard type of car.
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> For me, a panic attacks occurs when the thought of one pops in my mind, particularly when a public bath facility is not available. Thens it just feeds on itself until it becomes a full blown attack.
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> Fortunately for me, there is a next life totally absence of physical and mental pain.God, life can be so damn cruel, please excuse my language. Are you still having frequent panic attacks? It sounds to me that you may have a lot of generalized anxiety, also- maybe a low level of agoraphobia. you shouldnt have to live in a state of perpetual anxiety!!!!! you shouldnt! have you tried other meds? benzos can work absolute wonders for generalized anxiety, as can the ssri's. are you still on tri-cyclins? can you talk to anyone? do you see a psychiatrist? i dont mean to bring you down, but your post made me very sad...just because your life sounds much like mine did before i began taking zoloft and alprazolam a couple years ago... i was verry unhappy, i couldnt find much joy because i was always so unnerved by everything.
i still have these awful attacks, but now i am not plagued by low-level perpetual anxiety about irrational things. my social anxiety has totally dissapeared.
i hope you keep posting.
portage
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