Anxiety Attacks!!!!

God, yesterday was enlightening and infuriating!!! 3 weeks ago I told my doctor that I was stressed majorly, and depressed so he started me on celexa. (Which I wasn't so sure about.) Had a follow-up yesterday with my new doctor to see how it's going. 2 and I half weeks, I've been feeling pretty good stress wise, so I thought Great! Then yesterday middle of the day, Overwhelming stress, heart racing, sweating, INTENSE irrational rage... This is what I've been feeling almost every day for the last year and a half!!! Realized how %#@&#! it feels now that I had a break from it. Called my friend because I was so disgusted she said " you had a panic attack." Now this whole time I have never thought about panic attack because that is not how it happened when I was younger. Then I would be in the corner, can't breath, walls pressing in.... This is different. I started thinking about adrenaline and fight or flight reactions, apparently I have been going into fight mode! That rage has really been creeping me out. So had alot to tell the doc! She upped my celexa and added Amitriptyline. I told her I've been having a hell of a time sleeping so she said that a night will help. So... we shall see.

Sometimes, the very term 'anxiety attack..' can cause anxiety!! It is scary how much hold meds have over our personality.....I get attacks similiar to those, although I haven't had them in a while, and I just try to keep close to friends and family when they happen.......(more friends than family.......that's another story...)

june is right sweetie but but hang in there the docs are trying to see what meds fit you and when they find it your hell will be over it s over for me i take klonipin for anxiety and lexapro for depression maybe that combo may work for you try and ask ur pdoc hun all will be ok we love you here and want to see you feel better love stephy

Well, Got through today, Slept like a log last night! Felt really good today so no reactions to the new med, just smooth sailing!!!

I never had rage with my anxiety attacks, so i don't know anything about that part.

congrats i so happy you felt good today love stepph

I never had rage with my anxiety attacks, until recently. I had a panic attack at the hospital last night and rage set in for the first time in public. I was just started on Lexapro, klonopin and lamictal, which i have taken before. not sure if these have anything to do with it. or if i was just mad that the doctors weren't helping me or listening to me that i was hurting and throwing up blood. I actually had to be escorted out of the hospital falling down by a security guard.