I don't feel strong at all ! My anxiety has becomen completely unbearable.. I cannot pay the rent next month and all I do is worry and cry . I'm scared all the time . You are ABSOLUTELY correct , drs DO NOT UNDERSTAND !!!They are so afraid of getting sued they will not prescribe anything they perceive as being " addictive" studies have shown people with true panic disorder / depression almost NEVER abuse their medication . I'm at a very low point t now . I'm completely overwhelmed & beat myself up constantly bc I wish I CLD do more , be a normal person !!!! BC of the severity of my anxiety I cannot teach full time ( I have my Masters degree in Special Education) if I didn't have this unbelievable fear of having a panic attack in the classroom our lives wld be completely different. I have. Twin boys . Sometimes I hate myself so much I can stand to even look at myself . Anxiety has destroyed me . It has taken so much from me !!!! Without my husband I feel like I'm walking in quick sand ....I would literally do anything to be happy ... Idk if I even know what that feels like anymore . I pray to God every night to give me the strength to face another day . Noone really understands unless they have experienced it !!! I take 300 ml. Effexor ER I think 10 mg of prozac but I'm not sure I have to look . I feel for everyone here , between grief and the constant fear of losing my mind life is a nightmare. Life should not be this hard ......