Diagnosed with panic and anxiety?

Question

Have been diagnosed with panic attacks and anxiety. Am on Valium (short term) and Prozac.

Many of the symptoms are better ie. cold sweats, palpitations, being unable to go into shops etc. Have had physical conditions ruled out,

But, when I wake up I seem to have had horrible dreams night before and wake to pins and needles in my arms. Any ideas help would be appreciated,

Thank you!

Answer 1

Homeopathic Remedies for Anxiety / Panic Attacks / Stress / Depression(Bereavment) / Mood Swings :-

ANXIETY / PANIC ATTACKS & STRESS :-

Sudden with restlessness and fear of death, Panic Attacks, Aconite 30X or 200X,1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

Prolonged with periodic and panic attacks Arsenic Alb.200X, 4 hourly (3 Doses)

With fainting spells; profuse sweating; worse in the morning Sulphur 30X or 200X 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Makes patient walk fast; due to anticipation Argentum Nit 200X, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Worse lying in bed and closing the eyes Carbo Veg 30X or 200X, 4 hourly (6 Doses)

Anxiety aggravated by upward or downward motion; going in an elevator; worse till 11 P.M, Borax 200X or 1M, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxious about business even when seriously ill Bryonia Alba 200X 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Full of apprehensions in the evening Causticum 200X, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxiety and fears in the evening with restlessness and palpitation Calcarea Carb.200X or 1M, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxiety worse while lying still. Sad music ameliorates the complaints Manganum Acet 200X 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxiety due to fright, fear,exciting news; stage fright; worse while appearing for examination or interview etc Gelsemium 30X or 200X 3 hourly (6 Doses)

Mood Swings, Anxiety due to grief or shock in the subconscious mind Ignatia 200X or 1M, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxiety; better after eating Anacardium Or 30X, 4 hourly.

DEPRESSION & GRIEF(Bereavement) :-

Severe shock due to sudden death of loved ones; restlessness, anxiety and fear Aconite 200X. 10 min (3 Doses)

Prolonged mournings; cannot overcome the loss of loved ones and/or Mood Swings. Ignatia 1M or 10M, 6 hourly (3 Doses)

When the grief is in the conscious mind; patient weeps; does not like sympathy Natrum Mur.200X or 1M, 6 hourly (3 Doses)

For chronic grief and indignation Staphysagria 200X or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

Depression with suicidal thoughts feeling of worthlessness, Aurum Met 30X, three times a day half hour before meals.


Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine (Cures Par Excellence)

Take Care and God Bless you.

Answer 2

I have had these problems most of my adult life, and went from doctor to doctor to doctor. They would put me on short term things like Ativan or Xanax for anxiety and try to wean me off it, with it all returning. Prozac really does help anxiety in my case. And I have been on Klonopin for 15 years. It's a benzodiazapene and my doctor prefers if because it stays in your system longer. He's willing to let me stay on it. I get those pins and needles sensations in my legs and feet when I go into anxiety mode big time too. I really feel bad for you, because it's just horrible to have to deal with these feelings and be so afraid all the time. I think it's about the most hellish condition to live with. Everyone's different, what worked for me might not work for you. I am much better 15 years later than when it first started. Things do get better with time.

Answer 3

I had nightmares as well with a heavy dose of seroqueol. I've now been prescribed Abilify and its much better. Althought these are for a psych disorder not necessarily the same as yours, my point is to ask your doctor about dosage and or change of meds.
Good health to you.

Answer 4

See panic attack, and anxiety treatments, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris on pages 8, and 6, and nightmares, on page 3.

Answer 5

Alot of medicines like these have side effects. So you should tell whoever prescribed these meds that you are having these side effects. Sometimes there's other meds that they can prescribe that work just as well but without the side effects. Its normal to have some trial and error with meds.

Answer 6

Talk to your doctor. He may want to change your anxiety med to Klonopin or Xanax. Prozac can make some people feel anxious. He may want to change that. Depending on how long you have been on it, sometimes the side effects wear off with time.

Answer 7

The two prescriptions are not mixing well...

Treating symptoms like you have is always experimental on the part of even the best of Doctors...his job is to figure out (through process of elimination) which ones work best, and adjust accordingly until the right combination is found...

On the T.V. show "House," Dr. House (when he has a medical mystery on his hands) begins figuring out first thru experimentation what the cause "cannot" be, by eliminating one by one, the things it cannot be until he arrives at an "either/or" situation...and eventually narrows it down to the right one by eliminating all of them...which leaves only the rare, unheard of stuff...and thus saves the lives of patients who have a very rare condition...it's the whole premise of the show...and what makes the show so interesting...

Nothing to be ashamed about...once the right combination is found for you...

You'll be just as "normally" messed up as the rest of us...

Welcome to the World, my friend...(then the "real" problems become easily manageable through love, friendship, comedy, productive/constructive hobbies, and...

...vices...if necessary...)

Answer 8

The pins and needles sensation can sometimes be side effects of certain drugs, especially interactions of certain drugs. I can't be exactly sure however as I don't know the side effects of either of the two, and researching them has yielded me more medical terms I am unaquainted with. My suggestion however would be to discuss this with your doctor, especially regarding the duration and intensity of the feelings. You can never be too careful with certain things like this as they can sometimes be indicative of underlying medical issues. Or perhaps certain drug reactions.