Posted by BobYuma on February 28, 2004, at 17:47:09
In reply to A Frustrating Setback, posted by KathrynLex on February 28, 2004, at 14:46:13
Posted by KathrynLex:
It's been almost a month since my last panic attack, but I had one last night. I realize that it is only a minor setback...but it would be nice if panic attacks weren't something I needed to worry about anymore. It was only a minor attack...cured with .25 mgs of Xanax ....
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Hello, Kathryn.
Very strange ... I can't remember the last panic attack I had .. until last night. Coincidence? I suppose so. I checked to see if the moon was full, but it wasn't (Laugh).I've been on Lexapro since Dec. 4. I think that's around 12 weeks. It's probably been at least 8 weeks since my last panic attack. Wow. I've been trying to piece together the details of yesterday to try and figure out what brought it on. The only thing I can come up with is that I was totally exhausted when I finally made it to bed last night, and about 10 minutes after I lay down is when the attack hit. Just as you said, it was a rather minor attack, it's just the fact that I had one that bothers me most.
Have you ever noticed that you are more anxious or easier to have the panic attacks if you are extremely tired?
The only other thing is that I lowered my dosage from 10 mg's to 7.5, but it's been several weeks since I did that.They say that you should try to find something good in everything that happens. So I guess if I absolutely had to find something good about that panic attack, it's the fact that it was more of a nuisance that anything else. This time even the fear of the attack took a back seat to the nuisance. I realized this after it was all over with, does that mean we actually get use to panic attacks? (ya gotta laugh)
I hope the best for you, Kathryn. God Bless.
BobYuma
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