How can I handle my anxiety attacks?

I seem to be having them more and more. They stop me from living my life the way I want to. I get them all the time day or night. It has gotten so bad there are even roads that I can’t travel on. What can I do. My doctor has given me Paxil, but it is not helping. I try to talk my self out of them but nothing doing. I get up walk around, try to listen to music ect. Please if you know what can help me let me know.

I also have anxiety/panic attacks more than once a day. You are now having avoidance behavior and you need to get this under control quickly.

In the beginning paxil can cause you to have more anxiety, it’s a side effect.

I would suggest you phone your doctor and ask about a second medication to help you. Klonopin worked very well for me. It doesn’t come on strong takes about 30 minutes or less to start working but, doesn’t give you that drugged feeling. Klonopin is long lasting, I took .5mg in the a.m. and another in the evening.

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