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i am dealing with some of the worst agoraphobia/panic attacks i've had in years. dr took me off work. wants me to try meds again, but he knows my history of not being able to tolerate and my phobia of meds. I cant even put one on my tongue without having a panic attack. i have had a lot of major stressors in the past year, and cant seem to get myself pulled together like i have been able to do in the past. i feel so exhausted from my constant anxiety, i feel like i dont have the energy to even try and im losing hope after having this off and on for many, many years. my doc suggested an inpatient stay at a local mental health facility might help because i would be under a dr.s care and observed by staff while they try meds. i think he thought i'd feel better when he said that but i feel more scared. ive never been in an inpatient facility. i have visions of them tying me down and shoving pills down my throat...yet there is a part of me that thinks it would feel good to rest and be taken care of for awhile. im sooo burned-out. please if any of you out there has been admitted to the hosp. for anxiety issues please respond. im so frightened. being in a hosp. doesnt feel like a "safe" place to me. i know this has alot to do with my PTSD.

thanks

YES TIGS,I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS A RELIEF FOR ME. I GOT ON MEDS THAT WORKED WELL. WAS BACK TO MYSELF WITHIN THREE WEEKS. GOOD LUCK....MALIKYE

Tigs-

I know how you feel.....I cant tolerate meds either and can't stand feeling this way....I was in the hospital in July and not to scare you, but It made my anxiety worse after seeing a lot of the people in there...You asked for an honest response, and I am giving you my personal opinion, although I am not a doctor....I was terrified in there....I thought I had everything else everyone else had and now I am suffering from that....I have PTSD but incresaed after I was in the hospital...NowI am paranois of Hospitals....Is there a way you can talk to your doc about going to a Partail Hospitalization program instead? Like one that you are there from 9-3pm? I wish you well, I know this fear all too well...

Best of Luck....

I DONT BLAME U FOR BEING SCARED! id feel the same way if i were u, u really need to do some searching urself, look into more support in ur community, that deal with problems trust me, their out there, look in the phone book, call hotlines, go to one on one therapies. tell urself, "i dont belong there" im gonna get better, i too have a phobia of pills. i cant even take tylenol for a headache. i always wonder," side effects" but u know what, i just learned that, meds can actually make u feel better, think of it as, something to give u a boost, then u go from there. think of them as happy pills. easier said then done, i know. but hey, give it a shot. do ur own research online, or hotline, im not sure what stressors ur under, but i too need to find ways to release it. so im taking up walking with my head phones. good music that makes u wanna dance, no slow stuff, no downers please. u could always get a second opinion from another dr. U know, all dr.s dont know everything.~ goodluck and ull be fine.