Hey i haven't been on much of late ive been getting used to my meds and being back to lack of sleep. Yep i totally get the glass of wine thing! But iam not game to try and drink on my meds.

Nothing worse than adjusting to meds. I won't drink either. Not until I'm fully better and on track. I used to drink. Until I needed to alter my.meds bc I got sick again. But I will not drink while on benzos! And the idea I'm now on 2 anti depressants instead of one makes it less attractive to even try.

Wow, interesting. I've been experiencing really similar things. I want to be able to have a casual glass of wine too, but now I find that if I go out with my boyfriend and his friends I start just throwing back the drinks to deal with my anxiety (I don't have a lot of my own friends; a lot of my social life revolves around him, which is a whole other issue entirely). What medication are you on that's helping with your panic attacks? I started getting weird panicky symptoms just recently, when before all I dealt with was depression and anxiety (and occasional hypomania...it's weird/complicated. Even my doc doesn't really know how to give me a textbook diagnosis).

I'm also now on a whole cocktail of things so I'm much more hesitant to drink. Since I feel like I can't help it/have no control when I go out (because otherwise I'll be that miserable wet blanket in the corner), I just don't go out, so I can avoid drinking excessively.

Basically I understand how you want to go back to being a "normal" person (whatever that is -- but I feel it too). I hope things get better for you soon.

I am on welbutrin xl and Prozac. The Prozac was just added. I was also on a few others throughout the years. I take klonopin for panic. I used to take Xanax but it just stopped working for me. So weird. It used to be my comfort zone. Knowing I had it w me. Now it is collecting dust in the cabinet.

Hey! I've been having crippling anxiety for several days now. I didn't eat for 2 days straight. I only took Xanax once, just to finally get a full night's sleep last night. My attacks usually don't last this long which is making me panic even more. I feel like I can usually hide my panic from everyone but it's getting so difficult to pretend I'm okay. I think it's probably time to get back to a doctor but financial stress is probably my main cause of this current attack so I really don't want to spend extra money. Ugh. Such a vicious cycle. Anxiety blows. Thanks for being on here, though! Hope you can find comfort knowing you're not alone. Do you find that no coffee and no alcohol helps? I'm thinking of giving up coffee, which is devastating. But if it'll help me calm down, I may want to give it a go.

I find nothing but meds works for me honestly. My panic disorder is very bad. When it comes the panic attacks last all day and come in waves. This current time they came back it was more anxiety and panic attacks every week. But adding a new med caused side effects and more anxiety. I couldn't eat or do anything. I am.much better now but j do have alot.of financial stress that brought this on. Do u take meds? Xanax doesn't work for me anymore. They switched me to klonopin. I always counted on Xanax. So weird it does nothing for me now. Message me if u wana chat

Maybe you simply got a bad bottle of Xanax? I have to say that Xanax during a panic attack has probably kept me alive many times. I don't take it daily as I don't want my body to get used to it.

Wvguy it's so weird. I mean its ok bc the klonopin works for me. I haven't had any attacks since I had Prozac added to my meds. My doctor said it's quite possible it doesn't work for me anymore. I didn't take it often. But I was needing 1.5 mg in order to get rid of the panic then I felt like a zombie. It sucked