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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety And Panic Attacks

I suffer from SEVERE panic attacks to anxiety episodes that range from being angry and irritable to crying uncontrollably. It feels like my heart is going to jump out of my chest when it happens, I can't breathe, my mind races, I start sweating a lot. Sometimes I can't sleep at all and sometimes I even wake up from a deep sleep terrified. I get anxious over the littlest things, like walking into my job and fearing that I will get fired or about losing all of my money. I can't go out of the house sometimes because I'm terrified and paranoid of what people think of me. I've tried everything, home remedies, I exercise every day I eat well, I cut caffeine to the point where I was drinking it for a couple of months. Tried John Wort's. I've been to doctors about it, they put me on Zoloft and Effexor XR and they didn't help with my panic attacks at all. It has just gotten worse and I don't have health insurance right now and I'm starting to think I'm going to go crazy and this is going to kill me, cause it feels like I'm having a heart attack every time it happens and takes a huge toll on my body and energy. I've been to clinics ever since but every doctor doesn't seem to hear me out and just thinks I'm trying to score drugs or that it's not as serious as it actually is. I'm getting very frustrated, what do you suggest I do?
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. Panic attacks always happen due to underlying anxiety. Therefore you must address the underlying anxiety first. Please understand anxiety and related problems. Once you understand your anxiety, you will be able to keep yourself away from panic creating situations. Therapy always starts with avoiding such situations along with coping techniques when forced to be in such situations. Start slowly, progress gradually, attain neatly.

Psychotherapy techniques should suit your requirement. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety And Panic Attacks

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. Panic attacks always happen due to underlying anxiety. Therefore you must address the underlying anxiety first. Please understand anxiety and related problems. Once you understand your anxiety, you will be able to keep yourself away from panic creating situations. Therapy always starts with avoiding such situations along with coping techniques when forced to be in such situations. Start slowly, progress gradually, attain neatly. Psychotherapy techniques should suit your requirement. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.