I know exactly what you mean. I had a doctor that had me trained to call her every time I had a panic attack so she could up my dose. By the end of 5 years I was taking waaaay to much of it. I switched docs and we weened me down to a normal dose and switched to Zoloft because I gained so much weight, especially after the dose got really high. Anyways I've realized that medication isn't a miracle cure. There will be situation and times that arise and we will have to deal with our anxiety head on. I think the medication is made to help but we have to do a lot ourselves. I know the holidays are usually an anxious time for me, only because they usually are. So every time they come around I remember how anxious I felt and it starts all over. It does fade and its gotten much better. It makes me feel better to know I'm helping myself more than the medication is. You can get thru it no matter what, medication is just a helping hand. XO

thank u so much so u think i should wait before i increase my dose?

First Off, you ARE NOT GOING TO DIE.

Okay, your don't believe me, I wouldn't believe me either. So to prove it to you look over this board and the panic one, over 500 active members that face anxiety/panic everyday and not single death yet!

I know how hard it is because you're body is telling you something is just not right. And it is right, something isn't right. Often I find that if I think about it I can find what isn't right with my life and then deal with it head on. Sometimes you need the medication to give you the energy to do that fighting but then hopefully you can wean yourself off it someday.

If you need the 20mg, go ahead and take it, but don't let yourself think that you can't handle life. You got up this morning, you got on the computer and I'm sure you are doing other things you need to do. I can promise you that as long as you keep forging on forward one day the fake smile you have to put on to get through it will be real.

I WISH YOU A AWESOME DAY, and if not, there is a tomorrow to start again fresh.

: )

Do you have a plan B. Neds are just va small part of healing. What do you do everyday to heal?
There sre 3 or 4 posts a day saying I am having a panic attack my meds are not working etc. Help..

When you are having a panic attack it is to late to work on it. You have to start working on healing when you are calm.

If you are going to heal you will have to understand anxiety and work on probably several therapies to get better. The more pills are a majority of your therapy the less chance at healing you have.

I think you should wait to up your dose. I mean whats the worst thing that will happen? You'll be anxious? It sucks but it has its positives too you know. I think that the better we become at handling out anxiety on our own, the easier it gets. I know when I first started having panic attacks it was horrible. I started taking medication and I felt great. One day I guess I had just had enough and they came back full force. It was so awful. Now, when they come back on occasion, its not that bad. I've learned how to deal with them the best I can. Its not always easy but now for the most part my actual panic attacks last less than a minute. They used to last hours. Its no picnic but I think its better to learn how to handle it yourself. Let the medicane help you out, everyone can use a little help. Just remember what Aubrey said too. You are not going to die. Even if you weren't on any medication, you would survive it! Your body will take over and you will be OK. I know it doesn't feel like that but you will. I know I'm thankful that I've found a medication that stops my panic attacks from coming out of the blue because some people don't find that medicane. Its easier for me to deal with them now too because they don't come out of no where. They come because of a situation and when that happens I can realize why I feel the way I do and try to move on. YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS!!! XOXO

I AM GOING TO TRY THAT HOPEFULY I CAN HANDLE IT SPECIALY WHEN I HAVE SICK KID AT HOME