I often talk to God about my anxiety, but I never ask him to take it away, because I know he can't, I just ask him to give me the strength to get through it and I'm grateful everyday for getting through the day. It sounds like its hard for you to balance your religion with the reality that you have this disorder, I hope you feel better soon.

Welcome. I have been visiting this site for a few months but just recently started using the program. It is similar to one I tried many years ago that I never finished. It did help me, but with not finishing it didn€™t help as much as it should have. I too am a Christian. I am attending a Baptist, literal Bible believing church. I have had anxiety problems all my life and have had panic attacks since I was a teenager. I have not driven on a freeway in about 10 years because of my panic attacks. With a good counselor a few years ago I was able to learn how to be ok for awhile. I would occasionally have panic attacks but got through them with prayer and relaxation and family support. In June of this year, my husband had sinus surgery. He had some complications that woke us up in the middle of the night with him having to go to the ER by ambulance. After three ER visits (only one in the middle of the night) my husband had to go back in surgery and then he was able to heal. I started waking at night with mild panic attacks. Then a few weeks after healing, we woke up in the middle of the night to a loud crashing sound. A car was hit on our street. I had a strong panic attack. Finally, in Sept or Oct I woke up with an attack so strong, I went to the ER. At the time I had already seen my dr. about these, thinking they were something else. These recent attacks are a little different then the ones I used to. Anyway, to make a long story shorter, I ended up on Zoloft daily and Klonopin nightly and as needed. I am currently weaning myself off the Klonopin with my dr€™s ok and it is going well. The Zoloft is really helping. As a conservative Christian it was very hard to understand needing medication. I couldn€™t understand why I couldn€™t just let God take care of my worries. I felt I wasn€™t doing what I was supposed to be doing. I still feel this way sometimes. But one thing the medication has taught me€”I still have to daily give my burdens to God. I still worry. Now, however, it is easier to let go of my burdens and rely on God. The medication helps my physical symptoms. It doesn€™t change who I am. One of my worries was that the medication would change me. Of course, I would like to be the type of person who just never worries and a

Welcoome Spriggy, You have come to the right place! Please feel free to roam the site at your own pace. If you look to the left of the screen under "TOOLS" you will find many supportive tests. These tests are not diagnostic tools and are not a replacement or substitute for a physicians advice. The purpose of these tests is to prepare you with information that you can present to your physician. When youre finished the test, you can either print your Final Report or email it directly to your doctor. We also have developed a Panic Program. This program is 12-weeks and involves the tools mentioned above. Each session is based on the previous session, so we strongly advise that you work slowly through the program and not jump ahead. If you have any questions or concerns with our "TOOLS" you can contact our support department at support@paniccenter.net. Looking forward to hearing from you soon! Melanie _______________________________ The Panic Center Support Team

I am SOOO thankful that I have found this site. Up utnil tonight, I have felt very alone in this battle against anxiety/panic attacks. Until one goes through this, they can not begin to fathom how completely horribel and debilatating they can be! I woke up in the middle of the night with my first panic attack 14 months ago. I struggled for about a week with them and they disappeared for over a year. I thought I had "conquered" them and it was just some weird physical glitch or whatnot. About 2 weeks ago, I had a very traumatic experience (my father stopped breathing while I was sitting with him in the hospital room, they rushed me out and I assumed he had died for a few hours before finding out he was actually breathing again!). Anyway, ever since that night, my body/mind has gone absolutely haywire. I had a few panic attacks directly after (which usually last me for 10 minutes). BUT, for the first time ever, it's like I've had a 2 week ongoing battle non stop with anxiety/panic. My body feels like it has totally wigged out. I have lost about 8 pounds because I have absolutely NO appetite, I literally went THREE ENTIRE nights with NO SLEEP (Zero sleep). My mind wont' stop racing. I feel soo strange. It's almost as if I'm in a tunnel and totally disconnected from my body and reality. It's just too strange to explain. When I do fall asleep, I wake up gasping for air and feel like I can't breathe or am choking. My heart is racing out of my chest. This has been NON stop for 14 days now. My husband and I did all we knew to do in the spiritual realm... we prayed, read our bible's, begged God for deliverence and healing, etc.. After 6 days of this, out of complete desperation I finally saw a doctor. I feel like a failure that I could not overcome this with God's help.. My husband is a pastor and many people look up to me. What would they think of they knew I could hardly function? Regardless, I left it in God's hands and since it wasn't getting better, I had no choice but to see a doctor. I have two children to care for ( one of whom is autistic and has special needs that I tend to). I can not afford to be this way. I've been on Lexapro for one week now. So far, no real changes... well,