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Originally posted by Jolly Rancher
Trust me on this one.
Try doing what i said , eat a full balanced 3 meals a day and excercise twice a day outside.
Also get some sub-lingual lorazepams ( dont be afraid to ask your doctor for them by name ) The problem with panic attacks is that if you have bad ones , they come to quick for any normal drugs to work unless your constantly doped up.
If you still feel shitty after a week then try one of the new anti-depressents like effexor ( but be carefull not to get hooked )
after 6 months do your own self diagnosis of if you feel better, if you dont feel better , fuck what the doctor says, ween yourself off the drugs slow.
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I agree eating right (low sugar, low carb to keep the blood sugar level) and getting plenty of exercise helps, but not all drugs keep you doped up all the time. Don't be afraid to inquire about RXs.
I have been on a very low maintenance dose of Klonopin for 7 years and I am far from doped up. It allowed me to take a fledgling business and thrive where I used to struggle just to go get my hair cut.
Klonopin is not like xanax and a lot of the other drugs in that it stays stable in your system. Drugs like xanax calm you for a short while then when it wears off you have a rebound attack that is 10 times as bad as the original. Some docs will let you bounce around like that for years.
One thing to remember is a panic attack can only last 30-40 minutes. Your body can only stay in that state for so long before it has to rest whether you realize this or not. If your having a bad attack just remind yourself that it cant last forever, your not dying and you have been there before. Take a quick look at the clock and do some breathing exercises. Before you know it things will start to calm down. Once you teach yourself that they cant last forever you will be able to cope with them a lot better.
Just a few things off the top of my head.