I'm sorry you are getting worse. It's very possible that the meds are not working for you. I was on Celexa and took 3 doses when it increased my anxiety to a point where I was barely able to function. I got off that very fast and switched to Paxil which did work for me.

There are so many meds on the market it would be a shame for you to stick with one that may not be helping. Have you talked to your Dr. about trying a different med?

Take care

Take some time off to recoop?
Maybe your ativan may have stopped working? Try something else.
I have been on 39 different meds and just keep trying them because they work for a few months and then we have to try others.
I hope you feel better soon!

I would take time off, but I just started working there a few months ago. I also have been on a lot of different meds for my depression. I do have a counselor that I see sometimes, but that doesn't seem to be enough. I am not sure what else to do.

I've had severe panic disorder since I was 38, I'm 52. I've tried all of the regular anti-depressants etc. Everything made it worse. The doctor finally put me on Trazadone, 150mg. It was better than the rest but made me a zombie. Although I learned to live with my panic disorder (which was 24/7 btw) this helped me live through them. I finally after about 4 years got off of the Trazadone, started working out at the gym which helped tremendously. I got off of everything except Xanax when needed. Lived like that for many years. I was scared to drive places I didn't know etc etc.....but I learned to live with it. Until my husband went on Cymbalta for depression. I started reading about it and it was an anti-depressant and for pain. I had a lot of back pain. Hey why not give it a try. So I was a little nervous about the side effects of the jitters because it will make my anxiety worse. Well, the first day I was jittery, started out on 20mg. I didn't want to stop so the next day I took another but added 1/2 of a .5 Xanax with it which helped the jitters. The next day I just took the 20 mg of Cymbalta. I'm now taking 40mg of Cymbalta. It has changed my life! I can drive hours to a new place, I'm not afraid to go into stores or go off on my own. I am not afraid anymore!! My husband also has changed dramatically, he's on 60mg and he's a different person and loves life. It has changed both of our lives for the better. Maybe this will give you hope that everything will be okay, we just need the right help. Take care.

Yeah jobs are the #1 reason of stress. What aspects of the job stress you out the most?
Have you tried natural herbal remedies to de-stress? If you brew some herbs and drink them each night it actually does help to mellow you out. Ive done that before and it works. Maybe you can try that.