Hello all,
Said it before but basically after 2 years with very few, panic attacks back for last 4 months, 1 a day now, horrible stuff. Although I think it is just stress as I get married next weeekend.
Anyway I usually get ativan from my doctor. I start to feel an attack? I take one and I (usually) feel fine as it calms me right down.
But every time I go to the doctors, the resident that I get always trys to put me on a pill-a-day. I've been on Paxil before and didn't like it.
Last time I went, doctor gave me a really hard time, and even wrote out a prescription for Zoloft, and said "no more ativan". I only have 14 ativan left now and am worried.
I don't know if I should go on Zoloft because hell...my doctor doesn't know me! He hasn't talked to me much about this....he's just doing the standard "you have ____, so take _____ and you will feel better". My feeling is that panic attacks are not like a broken arm or strep throat....there's not one standard way to treat them.
What do you all think? Should I try the zoloft? The attacks are getting horrible, but I also see a panic attack counsellor in a month who is a specialist so I half want to wait till that.
