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@giacamosgirl58 Hello and welcome to Mayo Connect.
I appreciate your post and I am so sorry to hear of your debilitating panic attacks. How difficult for you! As you probably know, we at Connect, are not medical professionals, so all we can offer is our own experiences and encouragement and support. We do have many Members who have discussed panic attacks. I would encourage you to read the discussions that have taken place on this topic, follow this link, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/?pg=2#comment-105777 as well as https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/long-term-depression-1/?pg=1#comment-103120. As you read these comments, perhaps you will gain some new insights.
As you have said in your post, " Anxiety is nothing new, but this has been debilitating," I was just wondering what you might have done in the past to help relieve the anxiety, panic and depression? Do you have an exercise program, like walking or yoga or Tai Chi? Do you have friends or family that you can talk with? Do you have a counselor or other support person who walks with you through this process? When anxiety and depression are present we need all the support we can get. As you know, there are no magic ways to relieve these feelings, it does require that we take some steps to help to feel better.
I look forward to hearing from you again.
Teresa
Replies to "@giacamosgirl58 Hello and welcome to Mayo Connect. I appreciate your post and I am so sorry..."
@giacamosgirl58 I am glad that you are being so proactive with relaxation techniques and bike riding. I am sorry to hear that you lost your mom. How long ago did she pass away?
You mention being "newly divorced." This can be difficult on anyone's emotions. I'm glad to hear that you are seeing a counselor, that is a very wise decision on your part.
I hope that you begin to adjust soon to the change in meds and that you begin to feel better.
Please stay in touch, I would enjoy hearing from you again and knowing how you are doing.
Teresa
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Hi Teresa. I’ve tried yoga, calming music, breathing techniques, etc. I used to talk to my mom but she has passed away and I’m newly divorced. Have been seeing a counselor. The new meds are helping some. I’m hoping once they are in my system that I’ll stop waking up each morning with my body tensed up. I realize this is all a temporary reaction to current life events and that I need to pull it together, but depression is making this very logical response difficult to initiate. Really needed to bounce all this off a person. I used to go bike riding and I did just get my bicycle serviced. Now I just need to make myself get on it and pedal. I’ve been off the Prozac for a week now. Hopefully the negative side effects are going to finish exiting my body soon. Amazes me how a medication that was SO effective in the past can turn into your worst enemy.