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hunwell done, i bet ou feel so much better now that you have done it on your own, sending you a big hug. i didn't like being alone either and would hold the panic until hubby got home, but now i have learnt to enjoy my own company again, i do have a little boy who is 2. so i kind of know where you are coming from. if you ever need a chat then i am here for you, but keep it up cos it sounds like you are doing fab, you go girl!!!!!!!!!!! ;) big hugs, becca. xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Ioana, Way to rationalize the thought. It must have felt good to be able to take that step forward. It sounds as though the combination of treatments are working well for you. Your taking the right steps, well done. Susanne
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I've been on Celexa 30mg for about 2 weeks now. I was not depressed to begin with so it was hard to figure out if the meds were working or not. I also have agorophobia and I haven't had a panic attack while in the house in a while. That's how I became like this. I figured that if I stay home and have someone with me I won't have attacks and I haven't had them, I've only had maybe be one a month or so. So it was hard for me to judge whether the pills were working since I haven't really tried any exposure work yet. Well anyway, last night I was laying in bed and I felt a very strong attack coming on. It came all of a sudden for no apparent reason. I felt my whole body engolphed in this fear and my blood felt like it froze in my veins. My first reaction was to jump up and tell my fiancee that here they were again. But I decided to sit there for a bit and try to rationalize it. So I took a good look at my symptoms, my heart was racing and it felt like it was flipping. Ok, well I have something wrong with my heart where it skips a couple of beats. I had it checked out and it's not dangerous, it happens to a lot of people. Than why is it racing? Well I had 2 extra cups of coffee yesterday. To make a long story short, in a couple of seconds my attack was totally gone. I think part of it was the meds I'm taking and part is the panic program. I challenged my thoughts and the attack went away on its own! I didn't need any help! :8|: So this felt really good. I never even told my fiancee about it last night. I just turned around and went to sleep. This might work after all. I might actually be walking the road of recovery and it feels so good!

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