Trazadone has helped me more than anything else. Hope it works for you too. xoxoxo

Oh I'm with you. I'm now on 600mg's of lithium and my doctor also refused any downers because of my history with drugs and alcohol. I pleaded that I didn't want to drink to calm down I thought a seditive would be a better alternative. She said no and you probably should'nt drink either. I was like OK fu you live through a f'n panick attack and not self medicate! I'm with you!

See, this is what I am scared of. Right now I am taking Celexa and I do not experience panic attacks. I take 40mg/day and it does me well. However, it does not help with the other symptoms of Bipolar. Is there a med out there that takes care of panic in addition to BP?

I keep my life clean.
I pay my bills
Live within my means
hold a steady job
dont do things that aleinate me from friends and loved ones.
Keep things straight with god
dont steal
dont litter
dont gossip
I belong to a mutuel adomoration soceity
try to do ten good things for other people without there knowing
pray and meditate every day.
what else shoot me a message and I will tell you
matt

Effex n lithium for me..tee..hee..
Effex. is effective for panic, what dose u on? could be upped? im on 300 now n 1000 lith..still get em, not near so bad tho..Last time I went nutty, the effx sorted it out as well, they just way under-prescribe..

Even if you have had a history of addiction that's no excuse for a doctor not to prescribe the medication you so justly deserve. There are many ways of monitoring potential abuse such as pill counts etc.

#4 The people I work with love me I am kind to everyone I am a christian. I pray every day, infact throught out the day, I'm not saying i self medicate now I am in recovery. My lfe theme is to leave people feeling better about themselves than before they met me. Like most of us i am on a rollercoaster of emotions.

#5 only on 150mg of effexor.

I'm on 20 mg of Prozac per day in addition to my Lamictal. Without it, I have frequent panic attacks. The Prozac does not trigger mania for me.

I also take 30 mg of propanolol (Inderal) as needed. It turns off the fight/flight response and is nonaddictive. It is useful when I start feeling anxious and when I'm heading into a situation in which I would be prone to panic attacks (e.g., giving a presentation).

hey Matt i would like to be like you. Makes sense, no panick attacks when your life is in order!

Bromazepam works for me... but, it's addictive. If ya ever have to can the meds... you may have withdrawl. But, who hasn't had withdrawl over one drug or another! I eat them, like tic tacs. I have severe panic attacks. They're so bad... I gag (dry heaves). It's terrible but Bromazepam seems to work.

I had been taking Effexor prior to my being dx with bipolar ii. it was my opinion that the Effexor made my anxiety worse and it is one of teh side effects.

My pdoc gave me sattera, it is supposed to be the same as adderal just not habit forming. You may want to ask about that.

lol again - i was on 150 effx, they doubled it, that sorted it 1st time, second needed lithium as well-but my pdoc does say 300 effx-i should be in a hospital bed-so not ness good, but heaps better than alternative..new pdoc wanted to get me off them coz they are actually a slow-release adreneline, they could be working against the lithium (adreneline+mood stabiliser= not good)which he thinks could be adding to my anxiety-sounded reasonable..reduced back 150 - within `bout 4 days panic was back full on!hmm..we be back to where we started..gonna try and drop 25mg everyother month..It def works for me..I had no anxiety prior to PAs, this was borne from them. I get very liitle anx now, but panic still life-affecting..chuck in a bit o GAD/OCD with every -ophobia u can think of..there b me..go to another doc or read up on all diff treatments and have a why n what for with him/her..I ended up so frustrated that i went to docs n really went mental-told him he wasnt doing his job properly or treating me properly etc and had a full blown self induced attack (by sheer emotion) right there in his office..that was when he doubled everything!and I think yes to self-med..

Here's a link to a place with some tips for handling panic attacks. I get them everyday & am learning to cope. Hope this helps someone:
http://www.anxiety-and-depression-solutions.com/wellness_concerns/panic_attacks/dealing_with_panic.php