doesnt look like it'
seems we r all depressed too

right now with my divororce i am in a constant state of depression, tonight i got lashed out at by my soon to ex husbands girl friend because i told him i was mad at him, she said i did infront of kids but kids were no where around she was outside and we were inside, anyway tonight was just horriable pannic attack one right after another, she sreamed and yelled at me right infront of my kids, i told her i was not her door mat or his and i have been more then pacient with them and told them if they didn't like it they can get out! of course kids away from whole thing. eventually after panic attacks slowed down we all sat down and talked we only got to the end of this month and then we are on our own with seperate housing. i got full custody and he gets them on his 2 days off. I belive tonight i had an emotional breakdown and i can't wait to see my therpist soon, Lord knows right now I and the kids need it. I have always been depressed but now the depression is deeper then before. So harry i don't think the depression ever goes away, Lord knows i have been that way for a year or more now. just worse i have always reliaed on my ex husband when we were married and now this is the most scariest time for me, been in hospital 2 times in 3 days because of stress and possible seizuers ontop of everything now.

I have had depression for years. I had one psych say I had agoraphobia because its so hard for me to leave my bedroom. I have my newest psych tell me i dont have agoraphobia or i wouldnt have made it to her office. I definitely have social anxiety , dont know where that came from , probably abuse. I was very outgoing in highschool, 25 years ago. Life sure has changed that.

agoraphobia sufferers can be normally housebound but can manage to go out for special occasions

It's hard to imagine people with agoraphobia (including myself) not be depressed. I hate being home bound and afraid to go to social places, it makes me depressed I have no life.

I believe that medication isn't the only source of happiness, with the help of medication you should also put yourself in position where you are happy. Make yourself happy and be in a life you want. Medication helps the mood and the thoughts but it's also you that needs to change to be the person you want to be.

You know doctors and psychologists keep trying to slap one sized fits all diagnosis on people and get these ideas that everyone with panic disorder is like this, has x symptoms, and the same with agoraphobia, the same straight labels. First off all panic sufferes have a variety and mix and match of varying ticks, and symptoms and reasons why they panic. Second agorophobia actually means a fear of open spaces, so it's not even accurate to start. Even applied to panic suffers this phobia is not a straight arrow. You can have agorophobia of certain things, places, people or situations it doesn't mean you aren't agorophobic it means you aren't phobic of everything and or you push passed the phobia for certain things. For instance I am phobic of the mailbox, of mail it's self, of cheking the answering machine, checking text messages, and voicemail. of fire, and dogs. I also used to be phobic of wal-Mart and the grocery store. I was misdiagnosed for years, onne guy said I was withdrawn? Rediculous I had a ton of friends I was popular with my friends I went outside and all over the place all the time what an idiot ok. Then I supposedly had a behavior disability. Nope just panic syndrome. I was put in a class with idiots who would punch and hit each other and put each other in choke holds. I got put in a choke hold for looking at some guys jacket the wrong way. So don't doubt yourself fire the stupids move on to a new counselor.

Harry---------I have had anxiety, panic, and depression disorders for
60 years. The depression seemed to come from the continued anxiety and panic. from gramps

Lol!

it goes hand in hand anxiety and depression. You feel helpless from the anxiety, so thats what causes the depression. thats how im feeling right now, idk if its cause i was feeling good on zoloft then went to cognitive therapy and she reminded me of all the bad..i have a 2 yr old and i cant feel this way. i want to feel better..

Yes I have had depression too. I don't know for sure why anxiety and depression usually come together, but I think for me its because I feel so trapped and like I can't do the things I want to do in life because of the fear of having a panic attack. I get to the point sometimes where I feel so helpless and that there is nothing I can do to control my anxiety. I think this feeling is VERY depressing. You get to the point where you just want to give up and stay home.