Thank you for the kind words quiet.
Tabs, i would have agreed with your statement 100% 6 months ago, but now not quite. For some people this is a genetic disorder. My father's entire side of the family has a history of panic and nervousness issues, and my mom's side has a history of depression. The first time this came about, and i took paxil, after awhile i got stubborn again and thought, "i don't need this damn drug, i can do this myself". Well as long as you keep yourself busy you can run, but as soon as things slow down it will catch up to you. And i'm strong mentally, i'm the type that tried controlling my breathing, pushed myself to take rides and try driving, even if it would initiate some violent nausea and extreme dizzy spells. But toward the end before i started taking prozac (if you can't tell) i was starting to feel hopeless, because it felt as if i couldn't control myself mentally, and i'm usually a control freak. Like i said before, it depends on the person, i've had one very cushiony life, there's no reason for this disorder to be here, but it is.
One more thing too, i don't want to scare anyone, but my psychiatrist was right about the xanax. As i had stated previously he told me that xanax in the long run tends to promote hysteria and wierd sleeping habits. He was right, about a week after not taking xanax at all my sleep started becoming better and thought process was less "unrealistic" than it had been.
BTW, now that i can openly talk about this without feeling sick, if anyone cares to PM or email me with questions feel free.
onefastredsc@yahoo.com or aol.com