I feel good

Treatment and medication
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Ive been an agoraphobic with terrible panic attack for over 25 years now. I was taking Xanax by the handful and for a very long time i wouldnt try anything else. I was scared to. I was scared of everything. My therapist finally convinced me to try Celexa and i have now been taking 20mg for about 2 years and i can tell you I havent had to have a Xanax in months. I am so happy. I still get panics attacks aome and anxiety but the difference in my quality of life is overwhelming. I can actuallu go out and do things now. I cant telll you how happy i am now! I never had bad side effects with celexa, or if i did i disnt notice because i was already in panic

Mode most pf the time anyway, bug i always had my trusty xanax with me. I still do, it is still, after 2 years on celexa, my security blanket but im happy to say, i dont have to make sure it's there every 2 seconds nowadays. I feel good.

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Carla,

I'm very happy for you. Way to go!

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Great to hear you have been persevering! Thank you for sharing your success, it really helps the rest of us feel even a little more hopeful on our paths to recovery.

Ps check out the book DARE: The New Method for Overcoming Anxiety and Panic Attacks. It is extremely helpful and is so much more than your typical self-help book. It really gives you an awesome method for confronting the type of anxiety and panic you seem to deal with. It has helped me a lot even in a very short period of time.