Adult daughter (27) home with severe panic/anxiety disorder

elliegn, you might check out https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10303073/.
Your situation is quite difficult.
I would focus on activities I could do with her, movies, walks, you might go to one of those places where they do foot massage together, just purely fun things, maybe a pottery, painting photography, dance class.
You may not have all the time in the world to do such things.
I imagine this has drastically changed your own life.
You'll get better answers from those more qualified.
Bless you both.

I realize people may not want to hear this but I had a very similar situation happen to me which was initially caused by anti anxiety medicine prescribed for mild insomnia and anxiety. Eventually that caused me to get more anxious and led to other anti depressants all of which caused me to be increasingly more and more anxious. Eventually I figured this out on my own, weaned off it all and got back to my normal self. It was basically all caused by pharmaceuticals! Today I feel 100 times better taking nothing. It’s very hard to stop these meds and causes a rebound anxiety initially along with insomnia, but one can power through it with determination. It is so worth it in the end.❤️

I am of the belief that a lot of mental health issues come from complex trauma. Not PTSD, but complex trauma. This can be emotional, physical, psychological or any kind of abuse that has layered throughout the years. I do not know the history of your daughter, but I have been working with a trauma therapist for over 6 years now. My body is stuck in fight/flight and I get activated even when there is no obvious "threat." If physical illness has been ruled out, maybe ask if she is willing to see a therapist, specifically one that is trauma informed. Does she like to read? Do you? There is a book called, "The Body Keeps the Score," written by Bessel van der Kolk. I recommend this book. Just a thought. I hope the best for both of you. I understand severe anxiety and can empathize.

@cinrose
I really identify with what you wrote. I'm on .25 clonazepam am and pm and have gradually been having more anxiety. Would you be willing to share what meds you were on, what strength and how you weaned yourself off. I've gotten a number of tappering programs for clonazepam, but they seem rather rapid. Now I wake up two times a night in great anxiety, shaking and feeling sick to my stomach and when I get out of bed in the morning I feel about the same. This did not happen to me before I got on clon. I don't know whether I developed a tolerance -- I feel no different after I have taken it. I don't know whether it is rebound and the medication is making me sick. It is making me miserable. The latest addition is Effexor which I really don't want to take but was told it would ease the difficulty I am having af night. I'm 81 and very sensitive to adding additional meds. I have not tried it yet.

@gunshy Oh my gosh! You poor thing!! This is exactly what happened to me! I wouldn’t wish this for anyone. It’s so awful. I was initially taking Xanax as needed, about one pill a week for about a year, but then I started getting really bad insomnia and terrible anxiety. Then my doctor put me on clonazapam and that really ramped the anxiety up. She recommended going to a psychiatrist who then tried about 10 different types of psychotropic drugs which all just added to the anxiety. I finally demanded to go off all the meds, and he tapered me down with a very tiny dose of clonazapam. It was a dissolve under your tongue tablet in a very small dose, but I can’t remember the mg. It was still very rough for me for about a month but I tried to take walks and meditate. I am also very sensitive to drugs, and there is also something called the paradoxical effect which means you react the opposite to these drugs. For me it was an awful ordeal. I was so grateful when it ended. I still have a little bit of anxiety but nothing like when I was on those meds. I hope you can get some relief❣️

@gunshy I’m pretty sure I took the .125 mg. It was a few years ago. He had me at first on 3 a day, then 2, and then 1. I believe the whole process took a couple of months and like I said, not easy as I was pretty anxious through all of it but I am so thankful I was able to power through. I just wanted to be like my old self so badly!! Good luck to you.

@cinrose
Thank you for your reply. It is very hard to get providers to hear that the med is making things worse. Effexor takes 2 to 4 weeks to take effect. As he put me on 25 twice a day, a low dose,
I don't know whether it will do anything at all besides having the side effects which do not sound pleasant. On top of everything else I do not want to chance it. I am trying, CDB, just one drop which helps a little and I just got something for adrenal support at night, gaia for adrenal health. Do you remember the mg you were on and how you were tapered down? My heart goes out to you as I know how much suffering clon. can cause. So glad you are free of those meds. That is my goal and I am hoping for my dr's sport. He wanted me on the first found to reduce the dose by one half and said he would go slower if I insisted. He is still trying to find something that will help me reduce the pain, I am on increasing doses of gabapentin as well as lamictal. I thing enough is enough. Thanks again for sharing.

@gunshy You’re welcome. I do really wish you the best of luck. It is very hard for providers to listen!!!! So in the end, it’s all on your shoulders.❤️

@cinrose
So true. So true. It is about trusting oneself and listening to one's body. I haven't got the plan chosen and in place yet, but I am thinking or not cross-tapering to Valium and leaving plenty of time in between changes and going slowly. Blessings!!!

@gunshy Thank you and to you too. Perseverance and lots of prayers will get you through it!