1. Posted by gilteeegirl on Sat, Mar 15, 2008, 8:53 am PDT

Good article.. I haven't been online in a month, so while catching up on topics here, I also found one on this blog called "Danger in your Medicine Cabinet".. My sister had a bad spell with panic attacks and it was determined to be from Lyrica.. (one of the medications Dr. N says CAN be dangerous for some people). She was taking it for nerve pain after surgery and it changed her whole thought process.. Even after they took her off the Lyrica, it took months for the panic attacks to fully subside... but I must say just knowing it was the medication made her better able to cope with the attacks.. she was always prone to panic because she has always worried a lot!! Relaxation Response techniques were very helpful for her..

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2. Posted by Sam C on Sat, Mar 15, 2008, 7:36 pm PDT

My daughter is experiencing some panic attack epsides. She is abusing prescription pain medications that she is willing to steal from myself, her borfriend, even her grandmother. She is seeing a counsellor now, but I'm not sure if the counselor knows if she is stealing drugs. For the past three years she has gone back and forth from my home to her boyfriends and for a time I thought he was a source of the problem, but now I'm not so sure. She seems to be very down about herself and has mentioned suicide to her boyfriend. Is Drug Detox a viable alternative here. Please respond soon. I'm quite concerned as her father; Thanks for any response or advice.

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3. Posted by dawnpersonalized on Sun, Mar 16, 2008, 1:09 am PDT

I am an alcoholic and I want nothing more than to be able to cope with just everyday life. To me that is so overwhelming I don't even want to think about tomorrow! I am luky just to get through one day without my pulse racing to where I end up in the hospital with a pulse of 152 over 102 and I am only 35!!!!! I am at a loss on what to do. I so don't want to go back to drinking, howerver, if my anxiety and blood pressure does'nt go down, I am not going to live any way.....What do you suggest????????

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4. Posted by Thomas K on Sun, Mar 16, 2008, 11:16 am PDT

i found your suggestions helpful. fortunately for me my main support group recocgnizes my symptoms and respond accordingly.dr neubauer,ifyou have the time and inclination could you email me persononally with just afew thoughts on my situationin life, if not i understand.myaddress is kmot118@verizon.net. thank you.

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5. Posted by Di on Mon, Mar 17, 2008, 7:51 am PDT

I have alot of hidden fears I can't say it out loud i don't want it to be so .I deal with life each day at a time . I am standing . i don't have the answers to my problems.

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6. Posted by BETTY C on Thu, Mar 20, 2008, 11:48 pm PDT

How do you know whether or not you are having a panic attack or an asthma attack?

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7. Posted by Bonnie Sue on Thu, Apr 03, 2008, 8:17 am PDT

Hi, I suffered with panic attacks for years, Ive run out of grocery stores, restaurants etc. Ive missed alot of things* in my life because of Panic. I was in therapy, took meds for years. I finally found a way to get over them, I am willing to share that with anyone who might be interested. You can e mail me at..scout995@yahoo.com There is always *hope*, dont ever forget that.....*s*

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8. Posted by Bonnie Sue on Thu, Apr 03, 2008, 8:18 am PDT

Hi, I suffered with panic attacks for years, Ive run out of grocery stores, restaurants etc. Ive missed alot of things* in my life because of Panic. I was in therapy, took meds for years. I finally found a way to get over them, I am willing to share that with anyone who might be interested. You can e mail me at..scout995@yahoo.com There is always *hope*, dont ever forget that.....*s*

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9. Posted by preetichauhan17 on Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 6:04 am PDT

Dr. i am suffring from pschycological dependense of my life partner. previously he used to say that he loves me and now he says that he love someone else. i am hard at this problem and have suffered second time. i am totally at low confidence. help me sort out this problem. i hurt him unintensionally. he says thet he will marry me and i beleive this but again i think what will happen if he would not love me afterwards, again i can not live without him... please tell me what to do of this... sir do you have any solution for my this problem... i will be highly obilized to you... help help help

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10. Posted by tonyboy31@verizon.net on Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 3:35 am PDT

I am a surviver of a violent crime and Exposure therapy was my life saver, now i have had another accident a year after therapy and those old fears are creaping up to me ,but thanks to my skills learned in therapy I find my present condition managable.

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11. Posted by Joan M on Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 5:21 am PDT

OVER THE YEARS, DECADES, I'VE FOUND BEING PREPARED REALLY HELPS, I.E., NEVER GET ON A PLANE WITHOUT NOT JUST BOOKS, BUT THE RIGHT BOOKS. A MIX THAT WORKS FOR ME IS A COMBINATION OF MYSTERY/ESCAPISM, GOOD BOOK/LITERATURE/HUMOR/TRAVEL. AND INSPIRATION...THAT WORKS FOR TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHTS. CANADA MINTS OR LIFESAVERS TO RELIEVE DRY MOUTH, COMFORTABLE CLOTHES, AND A REMINDER TO BREATH....OMMM. OTHER SITUATIONS, OTHER SAFETY NETS. THESE ARE NOT CURES, IF THERE IS ONE. MEDS AND THERAPY ALSO HELP SOME AS WELL. HANG IN THERE. WE WHO HAVE THESE ATTACKS CAN STILL ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH.

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12. Posted by heylrd on Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 5:50 pm PDT

Panic attacks seem to affect more people than we think. I have found out out that people in my own family have it and until I started talking about it ,I did not know that they suffered from panic attacks. To a person they all said the same thing,they were afraid to say anything because they were afraid they were going crazy. How sad that they had to suffer needlessly. I think speaking about it helps others tremendously.

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13. Posted by jewelsofjoy on Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 8:23 am PDT

It has helped me for my personal life and also, for caring for my clients with this disorder.

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14. Posted by kelly on Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 11:31 am PDT

it was ok

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15. Posted by yul89971183 on Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 12:03 am PDT

привет есть кто

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