Evs
25-04-05, 17:36
Hiya,
My friends call me Evs. Im a 33 year old who suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome which first started panic attacks years ago. I was finr until 18 mnths ago when I had a few terrible panic attacks whilst very hungover. After this I suffered crippling anxiety for a few weeks but managed to overcome this with the help of Paroxetine. I had no problems at first coming off Paroxetine and was pretty normal for a while but things gradually got worse so my GP prescribed Proxac as there had been a Paroxetine 'scare'. This had no affect on me. He recently prescribed Paroxetine again but I had to use Diazepam for the first couple of weeks as it made my anxiety so much worse initially. I have been taking this for 4 weeks now and am able to function better but still suffering from agoraphobia qute a bit. My recent panic seemed to be more focused on the hyperventilation side of things so since I have started practising abdominal breathing it has really helped. Im still finding it difficult to go out of my safety zone tho and feel sorry for my frustrated long term boyfriend who does his best to be understanding and also friends who I tend to avoid alot. Trying to deal with it alone most of the time. Finding it hard as Im such a sociable/active person by nature I get annoyed at myself.
Evs
My friends call me Evs. Im a 33 year old who suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome which first started panic attacks years ago. I was finr until 18 mnths ago when I had a few terrible panic attacks whilst very hungover. After this I suffered crippling anxiety for a few weeks but managed to overcome this with the help of Paroxetine. I had no problems at first coming off Paroxetine and was pretty normal for a while but things gradually got worse so my GP prescribed Proxac as there had been a Paroxetine 'scare'. This had no affect on me. He recently prescribed Paroxetine again but I had to use Diazepam for the first couple of weeks as it made my anxiety so much worse initially. I have been taking this for 4 weeks now and am able to function better but still suffering from agoraphobia qute a bit. My recent panic seemed to be more focused on the hyperventilation side of things so since I have started practising abdominal breathing it has really helped. Im still finding it difficult to go out of my safety zone tho and feel sorry for my frustrated long term boyfriend who does his best to be understanding and also friends who I tend to avoid alot. Trying to deal with it alone most of the time. Finding it hard as Im such a sociable/active person by nature I get annoyed at myself.
Evs