i am having terrible panic attacks that last for hrs. at a time . i wake up in the morning with attacks & that go on all through the day & night . i'm not depressed anymore like i used to be . not crying any more unless the attacks do wear me down & i'll cry cause, they won't stop . plus i'm taking from 3 mg. to 4 & a half mg . i had weened down from 4 & a half to only 3 mg . but, i'm getting worse now . alo taking prozac 40 mg. that i feel is helping me but, the panic is still there . i'm beside myself i try to watch tv but, sometimes whe it gets the best of me i have to take my ipod & go out walking all around the complex where i live & i walk & try to do my breathing exercises but, it goes on so long i get really tied of trying to do the breathing exercises . i'm 63 yrs. old i've been home now 5yrs on disabilty & i've been sick with panic disorder all that time . it went from depression for most of my life to panic disorder . i worked for 25 yrs. in a distribution center .i was always taking xanax . but, had trouble finding anti deppressants that i could take so most of the time i just took xanax but, only half of a 1 mg pill as i had to function at work & i would take 1 whole pill 1mg at bedtime as i always had trouble slepping . but, now i take ambien 12.5 mg cr to sleep but, i've been worse than i am right now where i couldn't hardly sleep at all .and alot of worse things i thank the prozac for it not getting to that degree . but, dealing with the panic day in 7 day is really getting to me . i try doing anything to occupy my time while i'm in distress in the morning i go on the pc . then i try to watch my soaps . but, i'm dealing with the attacks all day . this is no way to live . don't get me wrong i want to live . i lv my husband & my 2 sons & i have 2 beautiful grand children a boy 7 yrs. old & a girl that will be 10 yrs. old in sept. i started getting panic this order after my mother died i took care of her & finally had to put her in a nursing home . cause she couldn't walk anymore & i was working & in alot of debt which was also one of my major probelms it caused me so much stress & has been going on all these yrs. i have a terrible spending probelm . i could never face the reality of my sitution . i just wanted designer this & that . i was was very unhappy but, i still suffer from the guilt of what i did to myself & my husband he's a good man he should of left me , but we are still together he takes care of me . i'm also in alot of physical pain with my back & my neck . and just recently found out my daught-inlaw has cancer . she is the mother of my 2 grand children . so i worry about the kids & my son too . i recenly started seeing a new therpist . i like her but, i know it's a process . any one out there with any in sight . i'd lv to hear from you thanks silverfox
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