Having had this disorder for 15 years, I know exactly how you feel. Depression and anxiety/panic are somehow intertwined...I have severe depression myself and am using Celexa(citalopram) for both. What I've found that really helps me, at least symptomatically, is ativan(lorazepam), taken at the first sign of symptoms(i.e., the "skin crawling/heart pounding).

All I can assure you of is, although it may feel like it, you're not losing your mind...it's part of the disorder. Try and take a few deep breaths and know that you're -not- alone. =)

You're not the only one who feels like this, I'm going through the exact same thing. I feel really alone and feel as though no one understands what I am going through. I feel like I'm going crazy most of the time! I have started to avoid going to places where I think a that a panic attack could happen, which I know you shouldn't do in this situation. I have started using citalopram for my depression and panic attacks, but it is too soon to tell if it is actually working yet. Remember that you are not alone and that there are many of us who feel exactly the same way. :)

You definitely are not alone in this.
I think a common thing when you are feeling down is to think that you're all alone and helpless and nothing will help..
when in all honesty, there are so many other people going through the same thing.
it does get better..I assure you.
you just have to find the right kind of treatment for you (whether that be medication, meditation, counseling or a combination)

thinking like your losing your mind is way different than actually losing your mind and not realizing it. In other words, your not losing your mind. its just on hyper speed.

I did feel alone when the panic monster first showed its face. for years Dr's didn't seem to offer much help. This was in 1995. Today, MANY people and doctors know of this condition.

I have learned to roll w/ the bad days because there ARE better days ahead. When i get thinking to much, i go off in my mind and think about my woodshop, or a design or even the beauty of the opposite sex. If you have a love one, think of the joy you feel w/ him. make it a habit and after a while, its second nature. hope that helps,
Mark

8 years now with panicand anxiety! you are not alone it is a horrible feeling to think no one understands you but we on the site do. I just recently found a therapist i like and have been getting great help from her on dealing with my past and overcoming my fears. Try lindenmethod.com(cd and book) If you do not have the money for it let me know I will share mine with you.
Good Luck and stay strong

I FELT LIKE YOU NOT THAT LONG AGO AND YOU ARE NEVER ALONE AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ALL OF US.

You are definitely not alone...I feel the same way. I think that my anxiety has led to depression...I get so angry at myself for being so anxious and for not being able to do the things that I used to enjoy doing. Sometimes I have crying spells, but I think that they are useful in letting out frustration. I also worry about losing my mind...but I try to remember the fact that people who do end up being 'carried off by the cops' tend not to think that they are losing their minds. This condition is strange because it makes you feel so alone, since people don't tend to talk about it openly. That's why this site is so great; it has certainly made me realize that there are many others who suffer from this as well, and that none of us are alone in this.

I feel the same almost all the time. Like I'm the only one who would understand. But when you think about it. It can't be true. Look at Daily strength! This is a community of hundreds of people! A lot of them who suffer with depression and anxiety. Your never alone!

Ebs

I too feel the same depression can bring on anxiety and anxiety can bring on depression, nearly always the 2 tend to go together..I know it can feel like your losing your mind but your not hun and you are certainly not alone in feeling like this..if you ever need to talk your more than welcome to message me..the one thing i have found that has been helping me recently is 'diaphramic breathing' which sounds complicated but it's not..you can google it..or just think of breathing in to say the count of 4 and breathing out to the count of 7..make your out breath longer than your in breath and dont breath from the chest..place your hand over your belly and make sure its your belly moving and not your chest as you breath..hope this helps a little

I suffer from panic attacks, OCD, and depression. It is an awful combination...

I agree with DarthMalachi, i take Ativan at the first sign of a panic attack, i've found that if i try to wait to take it it won't help me as much. I'm also on Prozac for depression and anxiety. It's terrible when i start feeling anxious that makes me feel depressed and when i start feeling depressed then i start feeling anxious about feeling depressed. Yeah sometimes i do feel like they should just come and lock me up in a little white room with padded walls- i think my anxiety just makes the depression so much harder to get through.