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I am working realy hard to stop the panic attacks. They are becoming more and more scary and painful. It feels like my heart is going to explode. My doctor wants to prescribe somethijng but I know my parents wouldn't allow it. My doctor knows how my parents are. So there is nothing I can really to but hold on. They suck!

[Maven]

Why don't your parents want your doctor to prescribe medication for you? Are they anti-meds, or do they not believe there's anything wrong with you?

If you can't try meds (for now--when you're 18, you can make your own decisions, and the doctor can't give info to your parents without your consent), then how about trying changes in your diet and using non-medication techniques to deal with panic attacks? There are several good books with ways to get through panic attacks, and some foods are more likely to raise anxiety. I don't have any resources on diet, but you should find info by Googling "diet" and "panic attacks."

Check out The Anxiety/Panic Internet Resource.

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I am 18 but I am under there health insurance plan. So, they have to fill the perscriptions adnd they know about it. They are not anti-med. They are againist spending money, though. Even if I needed it to help me.

I went back and read some of your earlier posts to see if I can suggest something that hasn't already been suggested and I found some posts that say you are on medication. So my suggestion is talk with your doctor that prescribed you the medication maybe she / he can adjust the dosage or change the prescrtiption.

I also saw some suggestions for relaxation techniques made by me and some others how are you doing with trying to learn some new breathing techniques and relaxation techniques. Talk with your therapist and he/shs will be able to help you with that also.

Also in the post tr5aumatic stress message boards pinned to the top is a thread called - grounding techniques they may help too.

Hang in there.

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Thank you. I will look into it. If I change medcines it would cost more and create a whole bag of %#@&#! with my parents. I don't want to have to deal with them getting mad.

here in the USA Doctors have samples they give out to their patients that cannot afford the medication. They get these samples from the drug companies that manufacture the medication as a promotional thing. If they give physicians the sample the physicians give them out and prescribe that medication the drug company makes money because people are buying and using that medication.

if the medication cost more then you are on right now your doctor can set the prescription number of pills to match the cost your parents are already paying and then give your parents samples to make up the difference. My doctor has done that many times for me when I had to take a new medication.

Also if your parents are allowing your doctor to prescribe the medication that you are presently on then they will allow your doctor to prescribe a new medication and work with your doctor and phamacy on the financial end. They did it for this present medication so they will most likely do it for the next one.

no matter what medication a person is on be it for physical or mental problems no medication costs the same as each of the other medications on the market.

Phamacys have two different types of the same medication - generic and name brand. The medication is the same but without the name brand its cheeper. Kind of like nike sneakers are more expensive then the generic department store sneaker. they are the sneaker ,same style and durability but one sneaker has the name brand so the consumer has to pay more if its a name brand.

all your parents need to do to get the cheeper cost on your medication is to say they want generic.

and if a person can't pay cash for their medications there are also programs like state medical cards and other type of insurance companies and medication companies that help low income people get the medication that they need including some in which there is no cost to the person buying the medication.

Your parents most likely since they have had to buy you medication from time to time since you were born for physical or mental reasons so they probably already know and have used such community services and agencys to help take care of what you physically and mentally need. They are getting your present medication without a problem so the next one they will most likely also do with out a problem. Give your parents a chance and your doctor a chance - let them know that you are having a problem and you have been keeping quiet about it because you don't want to cause them more hardship financially and you might just find them telling you to let them worry about the finances and you take care of taking the medication and working in therapy and so on. Hang in there.

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I have given my parents a chance. IT WON'T WORK. I will ask my doctor about the samples. Normally, it is not just that easy though. The whole thing that would make my parents made is changing it.

[damajdancer]

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be well!
-megan-

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I hope.