loucom82
06-12-09, 10:34
Hi, I am now on my 6th day of fluoxitine 20mg and really can't see how I am going to get through the next weeks until they are supposedly going to start working.
I have had panic attacks for the last 12 years since I was 15. They used to be horrendous, then the day before my wedding day the doctor prescribed me diazepam 2mg. I was so cross no one had ever suggested this before as it meant I could actually go out to social events etc.
I have had a script for 28 diazepam per year! for the last few years and they have lasted as I only took them very occasionally. Then 3 weeks ago I had a massive attack which has left me so anxious every day. It got to the point that I wouldn't be left on my own with my kids, and had an attack just picking up my daughter from nursery.
My doctor prescribed proparanol which gave me chest problems so now am on prozac. This has nearly driven me insane. I can't sleep, can't leave the house and have had one of the worst attacks for years the other day. I have no appetite which is making me worse. My husband tries to understand but he can't. He does his best but is having to do everything. I am much worse in the morning and so end up taking a diazepam to stop a full attack coming on. My doctor has told me not to do this and that there will be no more prescriptions so when they're gone they're gone. I just don't get how I am supposed to cope with this level of anxiety without them.
I just wondered how others with kids, (i have a 3 year old and a 10 month old) have coped through this stage. I'm scared my husband is just gonna wake up one morning and decide he doesn't want to cope with this any more.
Thanks
I have had panic attacks for the last 12 years since I was 15. They used to be horrendous, then the day before my wedding day the doctor prescribed me diazepam 2mg. I was so cross no one had ever suggested this before as it meant I could actually go out to social events etc.
I have had a script for 28 diazepam per year! for the last few years and they have lasted as I only took them very occasionally. Then 3 weeks ago I had a massive attack which has left me so anxious every day. It got to the point that I wouldn't be left on my own with my kids, and had an attack just picking up my daughter from nursery.
My doctor prescribed proparanol which gave me chest problems so now am on prozac. This has nearly driven me insane. I can't sleep, can't leave the house and have had one of the worst attacks for years the other day. I have no appetite which is making me worse. My husband tries to understand but he can't. He does his best but is having to do everything. I am much worse in the morning and so end up taking a diazepam to stop a full attack coming on. My doctor has told me not to do this and that there will be no more prescriptions so when they're gone they're gone. I just don't get how I am supposed to cope with this level of anxiety without them.
I just wondered how others with kids, (i have a 3 year old and a 10 month old) have coped through this stage. I'm scared my husband is just gonna wake up one morning and decide he doesn't want to cope with this any more.
Thanks