Thread: PAWS (anxiety)?
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Old 09-16-2011, 09:09 AM
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JTele
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I'm well over seven months sober, and I continue to get anxiety/panic attacks. I'm also another one who never suffered panic attacks until I quit drinking. Sobriety has been a strange journey for me, for after the first initial month of horrible withdrawal, I seemed to get much better. I would sometimes go for five or six weeks feeling great, then I'd have a three or four day panic bout that would come out of nowhere. This was the norm up until about three weeks ago when I started having more severe panic issues once again. I've seen various doctors and specialists to rule out major health concerns regarding the chest pain and other ailments I get from my attacks, and they all say I'm doing just fine. Anti-depressants have only made me ill while also inducing more attacks, so I refuse to take them any longer. I've read many times that various degress of PAWS can last anywhere from six months to two years, so it appears I may still have a long way to go before I truly begin to feel like myself again. All I can recommend is to hang in there and ride it out the best you can. It certainly beats the alternative.
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