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I have been struggling with panic for 1.5 months. It started terribly & my doctor treated it with Ativan (.5 mg - 1 mg 3x daily). I took that as needed. They also recommended Citalopram, but I had a terrible reaction to it (night sweats, awful dreams, increased anxiety) so they took me off of it. After a week of not being on anything, my anxiety just went away.
I got a little cocky and thought I had beat it. I started drinking coffee again and quit doing yoga (I had been going 2-3 times a week). Well, last week panic hit with a vengeance. I have a LOT of stress at my work right now. I've lost 6 pounds in 2 weeks (a lot for me) because I'm rarely hungry. Mostly I'm nauseous and I have diarrhea all the time. I even wake up at 2-3 a.m. to have diarrhea, so I’m also really tired.
My doc prescribed Prozac and I’ve been on it for a week. She is really paranoid about people getting “hooked” on Ativan, but honestly, I’ve tried to go days without it & being anxious eats up my whole day. My body shakes, I can’t eat, I spend the entire day doing deep breathing and trying to calm myself. My fiancé is being a trooper but it is cutting into my time with him.
Has anyone had positive experiences on Ativan, or do you have positive thoughts to share? I have the prescription and would like to be taking it daily, as it is prescribed—at least until the Prozac kicks in. I know the doc has to warn about addiction potential, but I just don’t see that happening in me. My friends all say I’m one of the strongest people they know and are blown away that I’m even having all of this panic.
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