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I have been in a major depression for 4 months with severe agoraphobia.

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I just can't my life back. I have horrible dreams I am 62 years old and I haven't not had this in thirty years. It is s nightmare. I can not work, I am afraid of everything. It is also post traumatic stress you name it I have it. I just started 25 mg of Surmontil and I am taking Ativan which I have been taking for 30 years. Does anyone else feel like this. Help!

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  • eli74381
    eli74381 Guest

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    Hello,

    you can go this website and find how you can feel calm I have severe anxiety but this website help me a lot http://www.anxietycentre.com/FAQ/anxiety-symptoms-returned-after-a-stressor-why.shtml[/b]

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      Thank you so much how kind of you to reply.
  • barry84477
    barry84477 Guest

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    Hi babss I'm nearly exactly like you, been on lorazipam 45 years, got PDSD very bad night trauma's haven't had a panic attack for 40 years, 4 weeks ago the anxiety came back, doctor put me on Citalopram 20 mil 5 weeks ago and now I think they are starting to help, I'm on 6 mil lorazipam a day, I think you need to see a psychiatrist who specialize in night trauma's, helped me a lot, good luck 😀

    • Guest
      Guest barry84477

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      Thanks so much for your reply. I just can't believe I am back in this nightmare again. I haven't thought about it in 30 years. I have had alot of stress in my life but I have always been the strong one. I am s very social energetic person and now it is like I am being tortured every day. I got a bout of vertigo and it started this horrible panic and anxiety again. It never goes away. I am so nervous I can't watch TV I can't listen to music. I am scared to leave my house but I want my life back. I don't want to stay here iny home suffering. I just started Surmontil 25 mg a week ago. It is helping me sleep except for 2 nights ago. I woke up in terror and in my dreams it felt like an electric knife was being turned iny stomache the anxiety was do intense. I am very sensitive to Medication so I get terrible side effects. I wait for 8:30 PM to come and I get a little relief till I go to sleep. I get night sweats. I am a fighter and I will not give up but it's been more than 4 months now and I think I am getting worse. I don't like the Psychiatrist I seeing she actually suggested shock treatments which really scared me. I want to get better so badly but there seems no way out. I tried Zoloft it made me worse.

    • Guest
      Guest barry84477

      Posted

      Hi Barry, I am so happy to hear that you are starting to feel better from your ANTIDEPRESSANT. Thank God. What symptoms have you had. I am afraid of everything now . I want to get better so badly.
    • Guest
      Guest

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      Hello Barry, how are you feeling? Any better? I just can't believe that after all of these years both you and I have this horrible illness back. I am in the fight of my life...

  • barry84477
    barry84477 Guest

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    Hi Babss, doctor increased my dosage to 20 mg, been on the new dose for 2 weeks and I feel a lot better, still got the fear of going out but the sickness and headaches have got a lot better, how are you now hope you are feeling better, good luck and stay safe.
    • Guest
      Guest barry84477

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      Hi Barry. Wow I am so happy to hear you are doing a little better. I just upped my surmontil 2 days ago. The only thing I can say I am sleeping better. Otherwise I am still struggling and suffering. The days are so long. I wish I could go back to work but I working Manhattan and it is a long trip. I wish I could babysit my 2 Beautiful grandchildren but I am lucky if I can visit. What do you do with your time.?

    • Guest
      Guest

      Posted

      Oh and how often do you take the lorazepam. It doesn't seem to be helping me at all...

  • barry84477
    barry84477 Guest

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    Hi I'm taking 6 mg a day, but like you they don't help anymore, I invested in a Amazon Echo, because I like 50 60 music and it's fantastic helped me so much.

    • Guest
      Guest barry84477

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      Oh that's great. I love 80s music but I am too nervous to listen to it

      Hoo for you. I take the Ativan 4 times a day. How often do you take it?

  • barry84477
    barry84477 Guest

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    Hi Babss I take 2 mg 3 times a day.
    • Guest
      Guest barry84477

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      Hi Barry, Hope you are feeling a little better. I wish I was. The anxiety is awful. I take 1 mg 4 times a day. Though I can't say it had been helping. Are you afraid to leave your house? Ipush myself to leave but I can't say it makes me feel better

      I sure wish I had my life back. I have been sleeping a little better on the Surmontil. How are your nights?

    • marleen85993
      marleen85993 Guest

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      Hi you could look at long term effects of benzodiazepam usage as they can cause depression and also heighten anxiety.Also they can lead to agoraphobia.Do some research and see if perhaps tapering off the Ativan could help you both.
    • Guest
      Guest marleen85993

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      Thanks so much for your reply. I was almost completely off if the lorazepam. I wasn't even taking 1 mg a day when I got hit with this horrible night mare. So it isn't that .

    • barry84477
      barry84477 Guest

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      Hi Babss glad you are sleeping better, I am also afraid to go out, and feeling depressed, I can't sleep at night but sleep in the day off and on, I also lose my balance a lot, got to see my consultant tomorrow and I'm dredging it, good luck.

    • Guest
      Guest barry84477

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      Hi Barry, I also lose my balance. This whole damn thing started with VERTIGO. How did it go with your specialist? I have a lot of anxiety at home. I am never relaxed, never have peace. Always those horrible butterflies in the stomach from morning till night. Do you have anxiety at home too?
    • Guest
      Guest

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      Hi Barry, have not heard back youin a while. How are you doing? All I can say for myself is that the surmontil is helping me sleep. I still have anxiety nightmares and shorter night sweats but the anxiety in the day is awful. When will this all end? I just want my life back....
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