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Went to the doc today and she wants me to try Lexapro. I used to take Effexor but weened off cuz I was feeling better, but now I'm getting attacks again to the point where I'm avoiding doing things cuz I'm afraid to have another attack. I hated the withdrawl of Effexor and the cost. She said Lexapro...

I went thru the program and was feeling pretty good and came off my medicine Effexor back in May. Well I slowly started getting anxious with mild panic attacks here and there along with being bummed. I've been job hunting with no success after being laid off in March, haven't had any luck in the rel...

Thanks Grace. I know it's all in my head like u said but when will such stupid thoughts ever not be in my head? Just sick of always worrying about something

Just when ya thought it couldn't get any more stupid, it does. I'm almost done with the program and things were going well. I decided to set some goals for myself and work toward them like Lucinda said. One of my goals was to lose some weight which I'm working on. I decided to join Jenny Craig. If a...

I'm coming off Effexor XR 150mg per day and Sat was the last day I took it, so now i'm totally off it. I've been having a very rough day today with diarrhea, vomiting, slight headaches, sleepiness, no energy. It's not easy but I'm hoping it goes away fast. Has anyone else experienced this?

This is definately my number one "what if" of my anxiety problem. I get scared I'm gonna pass out if I'm alone while going out for a nice walk and nobody will find me? I know that sounds rediculous and won't happen because I know I'm in good health, but it still freaks me out! This was very incourag...

U are not alone on this. I had my first panic attack while I was at the gym lifting weights. My vision got weird and my heart started pounding and I thought I was having a heart attack. I sat there for a minute and it just got worse. I fled out of the gym and started driving really fast to get home ...

I can leave my house and stuff, but i can't go too far. most of the time i need a person with my cuz i get too anxious when i go alone. I think i'm improving tho. My ultimate goal is to take a vacation. Haven't been on a vacation in years! no planes though!!!

I read in a post or two on here that Lucinda has a cd/tape for driving. Is this true and how can I get it? Also does anyone know of any positive talk or mind occupying cd's for driving? Music can sometimes make me anxious and so can talk radio because it's usually negative things.

So today I woke up feeling anxious, but I went outside and worked in the garden to calm myself down. My mom wanted to go shopping so I drove her and I felt a panic attack coming on and the place is only 10 min away. I made it there and worked through the attack! I was so proud of myself, I felt like...