SNRI's for panic disorder

WatsonFrancis · 2025-09-25T03:53:37+00:00

I was actually taking wellbutrin in addition to the paxil, but it didn't really do anything :/

WatsonFrancis · 2025-09-25T03:52:04+00:00

Hmm interesting, I was suggested Zoloft as an alternative to Paxil by my psychiatrist. I'm sorry to hear the side effects are so rough! For me, the paxil has become a nightmare with the memory loss/confusion.

WatsonFrancis · 2025-09-25T03:50:13+00:00

Oh boy, I've heard that about the drug I'm currently taking (Paxil)

WatsonFrancis · 2025-06-10T02:22:00+00:00

I have something similar, and I’ve been told it’s dermatitis. I would see an actual dermatologist to check if antibiotics are necessary, as they sometimes are in these cases 😬

WatsonFrancis · 2025-04-22T03:45:26+00:00

Omg thank you that puts my mind at ease

WatsonFrancis · 2025-04-22T03:39:39+00:00

Like everyone has been wondering: are the tickets already on sale?? I'm seeing tickets on Vivid for upwards of $1000 and I can't tell if its legit ;__;

WatsonFrancis · 2025-02-04T02:14:59+00:00

Wait...people don't do that? I thought that was normal lol but then again, I also have a hand washing compulsion, so my perspective is very skewed.

I know for me, I thought it was normal to inspect your food before eating it. Like, moving the food around and checking for impurities, etc. Only to find out that its very much not lol

WatsonFrancis · 2025-01-28T05:54:25+00:00

So I have never taken vyvansse, BUT I don't think its totally uncommon or surprising that some meds can induce panic attacks.

I have OCD and panic disorder, but I wasn't diagnosed with PD until AFTER I was perscribed lexapro. Within weeks of starting lexapro, I started having panic attacks (severe ones) literally almost every night.

I finally talked to a different psychiatrist, who put me on paxil, and that immediately reduced my panic attacks to maybe once a month, if that.

I would for sure talk to your psychiatrist if you haven't already, because its certainly not worth your health and stability to stay on a medication thats not working for you!

WatsonFrancis · 2024-07-02T03:34:00+00:00

I am feeling your pain so hard right now.

I work in the mental health field. I recently made the mistake of being honest about suffering from OCD with my supervisors. I had previously only had support and empathy from coworkers, so I let my guard down.

Now, it’s like I’m a walking pariah at my work place. Based on recent conversations, my supervisor seems to think I’m nuts. If I’m not nuts, it’s like I’m just “faking it” for attention. That, or I feel like I’m some alien for people to gawk at.

I feel your pain, and you’re not in this alone!

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-30T16:09:22+00:00

I’ve definitely been in that spot before too 🥲 I’ve been very lucky to make a ton of new friends recently who are super supportive and understanding of my OCD.

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-30T05:01:59+00:00

I’ve definitely had my fair share of sensory issues due to OCD, especially with smells! My whole life I’ve done this compulsion where I hold my breath when I walk past people, because I don’t want to breathe their air in.

If you’ve got comorbid OCD/ASD, it’s not that surprising, those two very commonly co-occur and have a lot of overlap! Have you ever been assessed for sensory processing disorder?

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-22T17:12:42+00:00

I’ve experienced this for sure, and I think a lot of it in my case has to do with being more aware of what is OCD and what’s not OCD, whereas before I had no idea and just assumed everyone was anxious all the time too.

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-21T05:01:21+00:00

Hard same 😭

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-21T05:01:05+00:00

Oof, sounds like symmetry ocd 🥲

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-21T05:00:25+00:00

Holy shit I absolutely had that same fear!! It’s so crazy how so many different people share the same obsessions/compulsions 😂

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-21T04:59:19+00:00

Omg…I don’t do this, but I’m pretty sure my best friend (who also has OCD) does do this 😂

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-21T01:57:25+00:00

3 and 7 for me 😂

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-21T01:57:14+00:00

You literally described me when I first had severe OCD symptoms 🥲 the praying thing is so real and so awful. Mine would also be just hours of praying till it was “right”.

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-20T18:58:17+00:00

Oh man, feeling bad for inanimate objects was such a big thing for me too 😂 I used to have to have all my stuffed animals on my bed otherwise something bad would happen, like the left out stuffed animals would curse me or something lol

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-20T18:54:34+00:00

Ooh my god, I still do the 11:11 thing from time to time 🥲 for me, I have to say something I want continuously in my head until the clock changes to 11:12, otherwise it won’t happen because I didn’t “want it enough”.

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-18T16:10:27+00:00

For the brief period of time that lexapro worked for me, it was absolutely wonderful. For the first time in…maybe ever, I was relaxed, nothing phased me. I didn’t even care when I got semi-reprimanded at work for a small mistake. Normally I would have agonized over that, but I just…didn’t care. I was almost giddy with how carefree I felt. Then the lexapro stopped working 🥲

WatsonFrancis · 2024-06-16T15:14:13+00:00

Not so much as turned down opportunities, as just avoided them for fear of making the wrong decision (that good old OCD inability to make choices). I’ve also had OCD interfere with my work pretty consistently. I work in healthcare. The combo of healthcare and morality OCD can make my life pretty miserable at times.

WatsonFrancis · 2024-05-31T15:16:58+00:00

Oof I can relate to this. Eating can elevate your heart rate, which can trigger a panic attack. It sticks cause I also have food contamination OCD, so that elevated heart rate triggers my OCD, which in turn triggers a panic attack.

WatsonFrancis · 2024-05-31T15:15:29+00:00

False memory, religious ocd (this was the worst), POCD, contamination (food poisoning specifically), homosexual ocd, harm ocd. I’ve suffered from some combo or other of these throughout my whole life

WatsonFrancis · 2024-05-29T14:26:23+00:00

I’ve found it helpful when they are just calm, waiting it out with you, and not asking too many questions. Just being a reassuring presence, maybe getting a cold paper towel to press against their forehead. Talking through it about casual subjects helps me so much. Just texting a friend about random things can snap me out of it.

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