Hi.
The kitten isn't mine either but it looks like my old cat that died last year at 18. I have two more and they end up here once in a while.
Basically the cure for panic disorders is changing negative thought to positive. This is CBT. But things like poor calcium usability can make you low even if the test say not. Calcium supplements don't cause kidney stones unless you are prone to them. Certain medications and even some foods increase the tendency to panic. A combination can be all that is needed to cause normal anxiety and mild panic to spill over into an attack.
Panic is a survival thing and quite normal. It comes and goes. Hyper vigilance and a memory full of negative things is all it takes to cause an attack. Changing the two stops them.
Calming mantras, distractions and relaxation skills takes care of the first. CBT takes care of the latter. Healthy diet and supplements if you are low takes care of the tendency to panic.
Information is the biggest key. Knowing why and what to do. Repetition gets it back to the top in memory where you can use it subconsciously like you are supposed to be able to do.
And it certainly does do that.
I just spent eight hours in the hospital in very bad pain for a torn muscle in my hip.
No anxiety even. Had to fill my car with gas on the way home, no anxiety even though I was having trouble walking. I should have been very conscious of my appearance and got anxious. Nothing, just did it and came home.
Ativan is okay the way you are using it. I was dependant on it for four years at maximum dose and had a hard time getting off. It is a long storey. I don't use it anymore even though I still have it. Going to throw it out today. Two years off it says I don't need it.
Davit.
