Mild Agoraphobia?
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I have not been "out out" since February of this year. I've gone a few places but I left before it got too late, and I felt like I couldn't really enjoy myself. I felt like I was going explode. I got home and checked my blood pressure and it was pretty high. I'm just worried about having a panic attack while out or driving. I can get up and go to work with no problem and go certain places during the day that don't require alot of activity, but when it comes to getting out and having fun with my friends I can't do it. I'm just too scared something will happen. My 25th birthday is next month and I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy it. My doctor has prescribed me Lexapro and xanax (which I'm too scared to take) what should I do? If I can go to work and all that why can't I get out at night? Please help!
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tess33005 simoneg
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Hi there,
Read Jenni's new discussion about lexapro.
Don't be afraid to take prescribed meds - you need them at the moment.
Love Tess xxx
simoneg tess33005
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I know but I can't help it. I don't want it to make my anxiety worse or cause suicidal thoughts or give me bad side effects.
tess33005 simoneg
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Please read jenni's post about Lexapro.
Also, I am going to get an agoraphobia expert to answer you.
Love Tess xx
jenni101183 simoneg
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Ughhhh , that's the same way I feel , you are not alone
simoneg jenni101183
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It really sucks and I'm hoping you feel better. I got kind of fed up today because I got asked out on a date by a guy I really like, but I declined because I'm too anxious to get out at night.
jenni101183 simoneg
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OMG 😩 that's the story of my life sounds like myself I don't want to do anything , I force myself to go to work monday-friday I fight anxiety all day everyday at work , home and whoever else I am , its beginning to be another fulltime job
BellaLuna simoneg
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Is therapy a possibility for you? Medication can certainly help if you can bring yourself to take it but even then it should ideally be combined with therapy for the best outcome and lots of people do very well with therapy alone.
I am considering a new medication myself, been on diazepam for far too long and the problem with benzodiazepines is that if you use them on a regular basis you get dependent and tolerant and Xanax is a benzo so only really suitable either for short term use or on an as and when basis.
I have never tried Lexapro so can't comment on that but I know some people do find it useful.
It's all about mindset though really, you ask why you can go to work but not get out at night, you probably think you feel differently going to work but the truth is you think differently, thought and feeling are so closely linked and fear becomes a habit so you come to expect the fear and sure enough it comes.
Therapy can help you to change that thinking pattern so please do try it if you can, you deserve to feel better than this.
simoneg BellaLuna
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Thank you for your response. I am currently doing CBT sessions. I am on my fourth one. My pyschologist is currently out of town so I won't go back until Sept. 21st. But yes, if I can beat this without medication I would prefer that but I feel like I'm at a point that medication is my only option. But I will say that I overall feel 50% better.
Judyp simoneg
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You will be just fine and someday look back and at this as a bump in the road
Learn from my mistake
I missed years of happiness , don't you do it please . Not sure this helps but i was told that a physciatrist is better at this disorder than a physicologist . Your just fine honest you are
Start living
Push yourself through it . Xo
tess33005 Judyp
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Go for it, Simon!
Love Tess xxx
Judyp simoneg
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Ask your Dr about the old drug Disiprimine
It gave me back my life around 33
I had a very close friend who was a head nurse at a physciatric hospital
She said that is a very old drug but the drug of choice for panic/anxiety .... It is very, very hard to get on but it worked like a miracle
My friend hadn't driven in 10 years, she was put on this medication and was driving, socializing and doing all the things she wouldn't do prior . Don't miss out on life, you will if you don't seek treatment of some kind . Therepy also works for many .
simoneg Judyp
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chriselora4321 simoneg
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I have difficulty going out by myself, especially at night. I can do local areas.
My husband takes me by car when he's well, he has an inherited medical condition.I have my license but haven't done any driving
for years. I haven't been on public transport for years either.
We're both retired.
I know how very difficult it can make life. I'm hoping once I start to feel better I'll
be able to do more stuff and travel by myself again.
I wasn't always like this. I used to be able to get out and do things by myself.
It seems so long ago though.
We can all support each other.
Judyp chriselora4321
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Please ask your Dr about the medication
Disiprimine ..... I took it for years, went and did everything , i was close to agoraphobia . Weened myself off about 10 years ago because i understand panic and have learned that its not going to kill me , nothing is going to happen and i am ok
and i should be thankful for good health .
My best friend and a few other friends i found out years ago were also on Disiprimine , one hadnt driven for ten or more years, she drives everywhere, does everything
Panic is what causes rapid heartbeat , dizziness, fear of dying, fear you'll pass out among a crowd ( embarrassin) want to drop everything ( i left full grocery carts at times) and run home cause you feel safe , sad, breathlessness without exertion, shaky, scared, feeling of impending doom etc etc . It is ALL common symptoms of anxiety .
Im thankful each day i wake up 😊
Please ask your Dr about that med
Lots of them will say thats an old drug etc . But it works for many, its just a little hard getting on , exaggerates your panic a little , but after two weeks your feel so much better and you will begin to get your life back . Xoxo
chriselora4321 Judyp
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Disiprimine.xoxo