Posted by partlycloudy on June 29, 2004, at 12:48:51
In reply to panic attacks, posted by perras on June 29, 2004, at 11:42:09
Hello, perras. I suffer from panic attacks as well. Very similar symptoms - blood pounding, blocked ears and head, nausea. I mostly feel like there's an invisible hand around my throat preventing me to swallow. I'd been having the attacks 24/7 until a few months ago.
I was very wary of Xanax too. My p-doc put me on Effexor XR for my depression and it's helped with the anxiety. I do take the xanax for immediate relief. At very low doses my p-doc said the chances of addiction were slim, so now I don't suffer unnecessarily. I recently started EMDR to treat the anxiety, depression and panic, and it's worked well for me.
Are you in therapy at all?
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