Hello @happyat76

I'm sorry to hear of the increase in your anxiety and feelings of panic. You are making a good decision regarding seeing a psychiatrist. He may be able to offer some other medications and/or suggestions.

I would like to introduce you to a psychiatrist at Mayo Clinic who has developed a free online program that has helped some people. Here is what Dr. Sood says about this program.

Dear friends,

You and I face one common enemy – suffering. Pain, physical or emotional, when it becomes unbearable, is experienced as suffering. Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional. My goal is to help you find a path so you can bypass suffering in this life. One reward of traversing that journey is finding greater happiness.

Happiness is a habit. Some of us are innately happy. But most others have to choose. We often, however, don’t realize we have that choice. We also don’t know how to exercise that choice. As a result, we push happiness away. Let that not happen to you.

Join me, if you wish, to spend the next week of your life, choosing greater happiness. Each day, you’ll be guided to a practice that can make you happier. To enroll, you’ll need to register with your name and email address to connect with us for the next week. Select ‘Happiness: A One Week Journey,’ below for more information.

Here is the website where you can sign up and join me on this journey: http://stressfree.org/happiness/

Take care.
Amit

@happyat76 Are you seeing a therapist for talk therapy? Are you involved in any support groups?

Teresa