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I don't have just one panic attack, I have them endlessly, one after the other. Just as I am coming down from one another starts and I am in a continual heightened state of fear. I have the shakes something terrible and get very very cold. I have just started Seroxat on Sunday and each day since then have got worse and worse. I cannot take much more. The last hour has been hell and it is showing no signs of stopping. It's going to be an awful few days as I have not slept for the last 2 nights and tonight looks the same/worse.
hi rachel,how long have you been having panic attacks for because when i first started having them i didnt know anything about them or what was happening to me so i would just be panicking constantly i thought i was going mad honestly(obviousley i wasnt) i was just so scared.
tanya 1 x
charlish74
20-01-09, 18:25
hi i know how you feel some days i will have a panic attack that seems to go on for ever them bang i have anxiety after not fair,i felt the same on meds as you im on citalepram only had mild side effects if it gets any worse see your gp i was on the same meds as you my gp changed it for me and slowly its helping ive been on mine now for 7 weeks keep your chin up plenty of people here to help you xx
how long have you been having panic attacks for
Seven years on and off (depending if I am on meds at the time). As soon as I stop everything returns, I am NEVER coming off them again!
Waiting for the meds to get into your system / dealing with early side effects is torture, I really wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
It isn't just you. Like tanya, when i first got them i didn't know what they were either and i was in that constant state of anxiety. Happened again recently coz i got different symptoms and it took me about 5 weeks to get over it. You have to tell yourself there is nothing wrong with you and when you believe it you'll be fine :-) to move towards this the best thing you can for yourself is to try and get some sleep. Try breathing techniques to get you to sleep or there's a few great books on panic attacks, see what they say.
take care
xxx
hi rachel
no its not just you! im having panic attack after another posted you in another area i too am on seroxat.
best wishes jason
Not that i'm on the medication you are but i have experienced the back to back panic attacks which prompted me to go back onto my medication. The only thing i can say is that i do find that not fighting the panic attack helps... I found that accepting my body's reaction as the symptoms of the panic attack, and telling myself it is just a panic attack and nothing more untoward that it helped an awful lot.
I know it's not much but it's always nice to know someone knows what you are going through, i had mine for some two months constantly before finally giving in to going onto medication.
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