Panic Disorder And Any Insight

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 and night. I'm not depressed anymore like I used to be. Not crying any more unless the attacks do wear me down and I'll cry cause they won't stop. I am taking Prozac 40 mg. I feel it is helping me but, the panic is still there. I'm beside myself, and I try to watch TV but, sometimes it gets the best of me. I have to take my ipod and go out walking all around the complex where I live and I walk & try to do my breathing exercises. It goes on so long I get really tired of trying to do the breathing exercises. I'm 63 years old, and I've been home now 5years on disability. 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 years in a distribution center, and was always taking Xanax. I had trouble finding antidepressants that I could take, so most of the time I just took Xanax. I only take half of a 1 mg pill as I had to function at work, and I would take 1 whole pill 1mg at bedtime as I always had trouble sleeping. Now I take Ambien 12.5 mg CR to sleep, but I've been worse than I am right now, were I couldn't hardly sleep at all. I thank the Prozac for it not getting to that degree. However dealing with the panic day, 7 days a week 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. I'm still dealing with the attacks all day. This is no way to live. Don't get me wrong, I want to live. I love my husband and my 2 sons. I also have 2 beautiful grand children a boy 7 yrs. old and a girl that will be 10 yrs. old in Sept. I started getting panic attacks after my mother died. I took care of her and finally had to put her in a nursing home, because she couldn't walk anymore and I was working. I was also in a lot of debt which was also one of my major problems, it caused me so much stress and it has been going on fro years. I have a terrible spending problem. I could never face the reality of my situation. I just wanted designer this and designer that. I was was very unhappy, but I still suffer from the guilt of what I did to myself. My husband is a good man he should of left me, but we are still together, and he takes care of me. I'm also dealing with a lot of physical pain in my back and my neck. I just recently found out my daughter-in-law has cancer. She is the mother of my 2 grand children, so I worry about the kids and my son too . I recently started seeing a new therapist. I like her but I know it's a process. Anyone out there with any in sight? I'd love to hear from you thanks.

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I am very sorry about what you're going through, while you have good reasons to have anxiety, and panic attacks, it still sucks to have them, and not feel like you are in control of yourself.

Is the Prozac still working for you? It's helped greatly with mine, but I don't think mine have ever been as intense, long lasting, and frequent as yours.

Ref: Panic Disorder Information

Has your therapist, or regular doctor ever mentioned having you genetically tested to see what medication might work best for you? A friend of mine had to have it done, when she wasn't getting any help from the many medications she'd already tried.

As to the Ambien, it has been known to have some psychological side effects, so there's a chance that it's actually contributing to your problem.

You can read more about such issues Ambien Information

I was on it for awhile, and experienced the next day hangover-like effects, they were awful, and I had to stop taking it.

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