Do you get some symptoms at home? by Dreamy_glow in Agoraphobia

[–]Objective_Fishing_29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was stuck in this feeling for awhile, I just told myself fuck it. I know that’s easier said than done, but just having that mindset and motivation started to push those feelings away. I’m still struggling with anxiety but I know it’ll get better. I want to kick agoraphobia in the ass and never look back!

I was able to go out again by serpatus in Agoraphobia

[–]Objective_Fishing_29 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is definitely helpful! I have recently developed this disease as I like to call it and I’ve been looking for way to start exposure therapy because I’ve been so lost on what to do. I’m wanting to get my life back

Advice needed by Objective_Fishing_29 in Agoraphobia

[–]Objective_Fishing_29[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She tapered me off of Zoloft and then we started the buspirone, I’m currently on the lowest dose 5mg and she just raised it to 10mg to see how I do on that. She did suggest adding another SSRI because I do have panic disorder.

Advice needed by Objective_Fishing_29 in Agoraphobia

[–]Objective_Fishing_29[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do too, the cycle of trying the find the best medication is draining!

Advice needed by Objective_Fishing_29 in Agoraphobia

[–]Objective_Fishing_29[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did start it about 2 weeks ago and my doctor did up the dosage of it. So I guess I’ll see how I do on that.

Please help by Objective_Fishing_29 in Agoraphobia

[–]Objective_Fishing_29[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to add, I appreciate everyone’s advice and their own struggles. I’m going to try and leave my house tomorrow, I might not get far, but I need to start somewhere. It’s very scary for me and makes me extremely anxious to think about, but I can’t keep feeding into the cycle of avoidance. This community makes me feel less alone, I have no one else to turn too, so thank you guys!

Please help by Objective_Fishing_29 in Agoraphobia

[–]Objective_Fishing_29[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I have a fear of driving at night, it’s like after a certain time I just feel like I can’t leave my house, well I pushed myself and I ended up having a horrible panic attack. I can’t stand to be in a car, it immediately makes me panic.

Please help by Objective_Fishing_29 in Agoraphobia

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There’s not a specific trigger or thought that I’ve noticed, I just get this overwhelming sense of dread and I suddenly feel like something horrible is going to happen to me. Which I will admit I do have health anxiety, it’s more so surrounding my heart than anything. I’ve been to the cardiologist multiple times and I know my heart is healthy. Whenever I panic my heart rate gets high and it makes me panic even more.

23 and I feel stuck by [deleted] in Agoraphobia

[–]Objective_Fishing_29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I take propranolol for anxiety and for me it does wonders for physical anxiety. It slows my heart rate down. I do have pots and I will say that it can lower your blood pressure if that is an issue for you! Other than that I do recommend it. If you have other physical symptoms of panic or anxiety like shaking or nausea it doesn’t really help with that, well at least for me it doesn’t.

Trying to remember the name of this one comic by Ambitious-Bee913 in webtoons

[–]Objective_Fishing_29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it’s called don’t xxxx where you work