HI ! I was inpatient for panic/agoraphobia. It was the hardest, longest, most frustrating, lonely, fullfilling, refreshing, rejuvenating time of my life. I went inpatient because I lived so far from a specialist who deals only with PAD, and could not at the time travel back and forth to see him and this assistants - known as In Vivo Therapists. I was started on a medication, and had daily sessions with the therapists. I posted a long response in a thread about agoraphobia that might give you some insight into what worked for me. I am now an In Vivo Therapist, and have worked with panic/anxiety/agoraphobia clients for over 17 years. THERE IS LIFE AFTER PANIC! You CAN get better........its hard work, and you have to "feel the fear and do it anyway" to get better.

I have not been around the boards much lately, but plan to check in often. Feel free to contact me and I will help in anyway I can.