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carolm · 07-21-2006, 11:57 AM

I developed panic disorder when I stopped using. My first attack was when I was on the highway going 60 miles an hour. I came to a screeching halt in the breakdown land and jumped out. Thank God I wasn't killed, although at the time it seemed preferable.

I've never had such a severe attack again. I take buspar and klonopin. I know there is controversy over klonopin, but it doesn't make me high. The only time I miss it is when I've forgotten to take it and I get edgy. But it can be risky.

Everyone responds differently to anti-depressants. Prozac made me suicidal so I was switched to zoloft which has until recently seemed to do a good job.

Get a new sponser. Her heart may be in the right place, but she doesn't understand your fears. When I was getting clean and sober, AA meetings were the only places I went.

I still have difficulty going out, especially to new places with new faces. SO...sometimes I just don't go. You have to take care of yourself.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Carol

P.S. This will sound crazy, but I have read in two books on panic disorder that if you have a loose elastic around your wrist and snap it gently when you feel an attack coming on, it helps.
I always wear an elastic, and I do believe it helps.

07-21-2006, 11:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
carolm Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 177	I developed panic disorder when I stopped using. My first attack was when I was on the highway going 60 miles an hour. I came to a screeching halt in the breakdown land and jumped out. Thank God I wasn't killed, although at the time it seemed preferable. I've never had such a severe attack again. I take buspar and klonopin. I know there is controversy over klonopin, but it doesn't make me high. The only time I miss it is when I've forgotten to take it and I get edgy. But it can be risky. Everyone responds differently to anti-depressants. Prozac made me suicidal so I was switched to zoloft which has until recently seemed to do a good job. Get a new sponser. Her heart may be in the right place, but she doesn't understand your fears. When I was getting clean and sober, AA meetings were the only places I went. I still have difficulty going out, especially to new places with new faces. SO...sometimes I just don't go. You have to take care of yourself. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Carol P.S. This will sound crazy, but I have read in two books on panic disorder that if you have a loose elastic around your wrist and snap it gently when you feel an attack coming on, it helps. I always wear an elastic, and I do believe it helps.