First time taking this for panic after 10 years of raw doggjng my panic attacks for fear of meds.

It’s been 30 min and I’m just yawning a lot and sleepy and more calm? Is it working 🥹

Anybody else take this ? What mg? And how often?

UPDATE:
It took away my panic for about 8 hours now I feel it wearing off a bit.

It did make me feel groggy. And super sleepy. Like I just wanted to lay down. But no bad side effects of it making my panic worse. Also I did not take the full dose. I took half of my 10mg pill. If I would’ve had oh man I would’ve been ko all day tbh lol

I am currently looking for good books for Panic attacks and Agoraphobia.

I know that’s not a cure but I love learning. And I think self help books and really understanding your condition really help. 💕

I am 34 F. Been dealing with this since 18.

And I have never met anyone else with panic disorder. I also have GAD. Agoraphobia. POTS.

I ask bc for POTS they do like paint night. Or movie night. Or book night. Or even just zoom meetings to connect with one another and discuss coping skills and just feel less alone I guess.

I think one of the main reasons I can’t and won’t go make friends is bc of my panic disorder and agoraphobia. I feel like I am scared to feel bad and embarrass myself in public. Especially in front of ppl that do not understand .i feel like if this group had outings etc at least I would feel a lot more comfortable going bc I know you guys get it you know. And maybe there would be certain accommodations like open space areas or just being mindful of ppls triggers.

I think this would help a lot of us out as exposure therapy. At least myself. Agoraphobia is tough.

Something I’ve noticed for years I get this dull pain on the left side of my abdomen as well as my whole stomach always bracing!?

Does anybody else relate ?

Anyone else on this combo?

Lexapro or Buspirone

And rescue med is Ativan/Lorazepam?

Did it work for you? How long until you felt everything more stable ?

I managed to get him ready for school but since it was the first day I had to actually get off the car and take him inside to his line.

Of course as soon as I stepped off the car my HR was shooting up. It got to 160 (which it never really does usually hits 130s standing). Blurry vision. Panic and doom feeling set in. Tremors. I managed to get him to his line but was unable to stay to meet his teacher or get their name or even know how dismissal is going to work.

I feel useless. Empty. Exhausted. And with daily dread of each day. Mornings are the WORST! I’ve already tried the electrolytes before standing. Eating well etc. I am on zero meds for POTS bc I am hypersensitive to everything. Only thing I’m taking is antihistamines.

I think I’m going to ask for anxiety meds bc all the medical gaslighting and receiving no help for my POTS and Histamine issues gave me ptsd and severe anxiety.

I do have a behavioral health appt next week.

How do you any of you cope with situations like this? I just still can’t accept how 5 months ago I was a social worker, financially independent, being a great mother, life was good, to literally bed bound. 😣

I managed to get him ready for school but since it was the first day I had to actually get off the car and take him inside to his line.

Of course as soon as I stepped off the car my HR was shooting up. It got to 160 (which it never really does usually hits 130s standing). Blurry vision. Panic and doom feeling set in. Tremors. I managed to get him to his line but was unable to stay to meet his teacher or their name or even know how dismissal is going to work.

I feel useless. Empty. Exhausted. And with daily dread of each day. Mornings are the WORST! I’ve already tried the electrolytes before standing. Eating well etc. I am on zero meds for POTS bc I am hypersensitive to everything. Only thing I’m taking is antihistamines.

I think I’m going to ask for anxiety meds bc all the medical gaslighting and receiving no help for my POTS and Histamine issues gave me ptsd.

I do have a behavioral health appt next week.

How do you any of you cope with situations like this? I just still can’t accept how 5 months ago I was a social worker, financially independent, being a great mother, life was good, to literally bed bound. 😣

Have had this going on since October 2025. It never goes away completely. But there’s some days like today that it is intense especially after showering it got flared up more. Doctors tell me costochondritis. But it’s super debilitating bc I can’t tolerate to use my arms when this happens. I do notice bc I’m stuck in fight or flight I tend to muscle guard a lot and have shallow breathing or even hold my breath a lot and just alot of tension especially around my chest area and the back of my upper neck and skull. :(

What would you do differently or what would you do asap to get help sooner. What meds helped. What meds didn’t?

I understand everyone is different and have different triggers and different meds experiences. And different health issues. This is not medical advice I understand as well. I am obviously going to see a specialist to ask for their expertise. 🙏

So far I’ve done this:

Referral to GI and Allergist pending

Pepcid 20mg mornings and nights.

Allegra 60mg mornings but I might start taking the night one too will ask pcp bc yes I found relief but not enough. Only reason I started with this dose is bc I’m extremely sensitive to meds. I started on 30mg then 60mg. But I know I saw many are on 180mg.

Started a list of possible triggers for me. To avoid them and show the specialist as well as my symptoms associated with these .

Low Histamine diet.

Can you have both?

Ive been a migraine sufferer all my life. But this year i started with migraines with aura. Where i lose my vision both eyes. Like I see shiny and light but i cant really see or focus. But techinally i still see. Then I get a migraine like 15-30 min after.

I also get a lot of silent migraines with aura. My vision gets super blurry. I have light sensitivity, screen sensitivity, eyes feel hot and heavy and painful. But no migraine.

But one symptoms other than the vision that is really freaking me out is the balance issues. When the migraine is about to start. I feel like it comes on quick sometimes. Where I feel this intense sense of doom, anxiety, and like balance issues. Like I can’t even look another way without feeling like I’m going to fall and I need to grab on to something. And I feel like my head is too heavy for my body. And the only relief i can get is if I lay down. Does this sound like vestibular migraines?

I will obviously bring this up my neurologist next appt. I am not asking for medical advice. Just to speak from experience. So please do not take my post down. 🙏😭

I am a migraine sufferer since as long as I can remember. Since 18 I started noticing them more. And now at 34 they are the worst they have ever been.

I mainly get hormonal migraines with aura. The aura is new this year. And I really thought I was having a stroke. Bc I get stroke like symptoms. I feel like my cognitive function declines very bad. I get horrible vertigo. And I feel like I can’t form sentences and severe anxiety. But MRI was clear. CT scan was clear. Neurologist didn’t want to put me on any migraine meds and said to continue taking Tylenol if Tylenol helped. I mean it does help. Takes the pain away but the migraine returns the next day same time for about a week. And a girl told me MCAs causes brain inflammation and now taht scared me :(