You are strong. I remember taking Zoloft a while back and had to stop because my anxiety was so bad... the panic attacks were terrible. I couldn't push myself to take it again. But you are so right.. I was feeling like crap anyways I should've continued. I'm still so fearful of taking meds but hope one day I can build the courage to start again.

What really helped me through the initial panic attacks it was causing was hydroxizine. I was prescribed that for anxiety attacks. Its a non addictive medication that you may have heard of. If i didn't have that i dont know if i would have made it through the first 48 hrs. But i knew i couldnt continue with how i was feeling prior to the meds...so i kept telling myself i HAVE to try. I owe it to myself and my family.

I also was very fearful to start this med...i have had horrible reactions to meds in the past and then i said screw it! Im sick of feeling this way. Time to make a change.

You are strong. warm hugs :)

Thank you very much. I havent felt strong in a very long time so that means a lot. <3

I was put on 10mg. of Prozac, it took about 4 weeks but it did help. On occasion I will need a little Xanax, but that isn't too often. Time, proper diet , exercise, all seem to help, but sometimes life throws things at us that is hard to digest.

Hi! Thank you so much for sharing, I am so happy for you and am inspired by your strength. I am also currently taking Zolaft, and have been for the past three months or so. I was so terrified and skeptical of meds at first, and for me they took around a month to begin working, but the changes have been amazing. I am really glad you have had success with them too.

Glad to hear another zoloft success. :) happy for you!

I'm glad and excited for you just took buspar for the first time it calms you down it doesn't make you sick it just calms you down and focous

I took buspar a few weeks ago and found that it really helped with my anxiety, however it gave me a lot of weird muscle pains (which im prone to anyway). Then when i stopped it went away. Theres a medication for everyone :)

I've suffered with anxiety since the fall of 1995. At that time my whole world was falling apart. Found out my husband had been lying to me. My daughter was 18 and pregnant and moving in with her boyfriend. Had a long heart to heart with my Mom trying to explain to her how bad she had always treated me and how she always made me feel invisible.....of course she turned everything around onto me and accused me of being, "to sensitive." So, on my way home from having coffee with a friend and getting caught in rush hour traffic, suddenly I began to feel faint and felt too that I couldn't breathe. I then became nauseous and my thoughts turned to, "how was I going to make it home feeling so bad?" I finally remembered that about 3 blocks away was a hospital and if I could get there, I would get help. Well, to make a long story short, I made it to the hospital, walked in on legs that felt they were made of jello and told the lady at the reception desk how I was feeling. She told me to go sit down and someone would call me. By this time I was ready to cry as I was alone, no one knew I was there and I had no intentions of calling anyone. After some tests I was told that it was a panic attack and did I have someone who could come and get me, the doctor wanted to give me an injection of some kind but I told him. "no, I don't have anyone." I did get to talk to a very kind Social Worker who left me her card and the doctor gave me a script for xanax. Man, that stuff worked wonders for me and my anxiety was almost nonexistent. Anyway, as the years have passed, here I am still battling anxiety. Right now it has reared it ugly head and I have anxiety all day. I take Clonazapam but feel since I've been taking it for 12 years, it's not working as well. I've been offered Zoloft too but have had horrible side effects from medications so refuse to take it. All I know is I can't go on feeling like I do, day in and day out. The only peace I get is when I am asleep but after only being up for 15 minutes, the anxiety comes rushing back. I am sick of feeling afraid, sick of feeling weird and anxious for no reason. Life shouldn't have to be this way for anyone. My Mom also suffered with anxiety and clinical depression and I never understood how bad it was for her until I too became a person with anxiety. How I've prayed that I could feel like a normal person but I know that will never happen. Thanks for your time. And God bless all of you who are in the same boat....will we ever be normal?

I really feel for you :( and yes there is hope. To me it sounds like you just havent gotten the proper care. Xanax and clonazapam are great for anxiety attacks but not everyday use. Have you ever been to a psychiatrist before? I think you just need to find the right medication and the right person to talk to.