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Anyone that has suffered from panic attacks understands how you feel. My panic attacks cleared up immediately when i started taking two 20mg tablets of Paxil a day. This pulled me right out of the obsessive concern with panic. Having said that I only took two for a few months because they tend to make you hyper. I have been on 20 mg a day for seven years and am in pretty good shape. Although I continue to suffer periodic anxiety and excessive worry about nonsensical things particularly when real life issues become overwhelming. Definitely though, get on the medication now and do yourself a favor. Once the medication gets you up and running then you can think about alternative therapies.
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Hi Aleks I totally feel for ya. At least by coming to this site and reading the posts you know that you are soooo not alone! I wish I had discovered this site sooner and I could've accepted my illness much better. I mean, I used to read books on panic and I knew other people had it but until I actually read it by people who have it in their own words, I didn't totally understand. NOw I know this is not my fault and I don't deserve this and either do any of us. There seems to be a tendancy to blame people who have this and we also blame ourselves. For me, that (the guilt and blame) was (sometimes still is) half the battle. Do you take meds for this condition? I know a lot of people will say meds aren't the solution but I just think - if you were diabetic, you would take insulin, right? It took me a long time to feel this way though, I avoided meds until I completely broke down-now I wish I would have started them sooner and spared myself a lot of hell! Anyways, I guess I'm babbling a bit. I hope by knowing you're not alone and we are all with you in your struggle will give you some comfort. Take care Sarah
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Hi Aleks, You are doing something to understand these feelings....you are visitng this site :). You are letting us know how you are feeling and we want to help. Take little steps at a time...you have just made a big step and that is expressing your thoughts and concerns. You will find that we all have our own experiences and we will be here to listen to you and guide you the best we can. Please post again and let us know how you are feeling and how your day is going. Melanie
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I know that what I've been experiencing is panic attacks. I know it's a normal reaction to stress. I know I'm not alone. I also know I'm safe. But... I can't stop them. I feel lost and trapped in my own life and can't seem to change how I feel. I've been sucicidal in the past and don't have much confidence or self respect, which I know makes it worse. I need a cure. I can't feel like this much longer. I want a life. I want to be able to do the things I want to do without worrying about what will happen. How can I change? I've done the feel the fear and do it anyway but it always backfires and I end up locked in my house, to scared to go out. Help me. I don't seem to be able to help myself.

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