My Panic Attack Solution

Im 23 years old and have been diagnosed with panic disorder and GED. I stopped taking my medication almost 5 months ago (was on Paxil 10mg/day since august 2007), and i was doing jsut fine, until i got a really bad cold. My panic attacks came back, and i was anxious all over again…its just such a horrible feeling. I started feeling the numbness in my head again and it freaked me out so made my doctor write me a CT scan, i had one before about a year and a half ago when I got the GED and panic attacks. So now that is freaking me out i regret getting it done again but i just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong in my brain because the feeling just does not go away (stupid i know). the plus side is i can control it better now, but i jsut dont feel like my self, I’m scared of doing things incase i get a panic attack, i try to suck it up and distract my self but the feelign is just there, oh and i start crying out of no where too just because im soo tired of tryinggg (im crying while im typing this). Thefore im thinking about going back on the pills!!! any suggestions of what i should do, should i go back on them and just get my self back to normal and try to tapper of them after I feel better?? i just need someone who has exprience with thsi to give me some advicee!! the doctor was wondering why i decided to get off them to begin with and i was like because i dont want to take pills for the rest of my life. He said that he is going to suggest a therapist for me and someone will call me to set up and appointment and this was a month ago and no calls. So i dont know waht to do, i want to go back on the meds just to feel the relief for a bit!! any advice or suggestion is appreciated, i am desperate for help!!

I’ve been having panic attacks for 13 yrs! They started when I was 14 and I’m still having them. Like you I’ve tried to wean myself off of them several times, but I always end up back on them. Some people are helped by therapy, which can teach you different ways to try to handle the panic attacks without drugs. They didn’t work for me, but it is worth a shot because many people are helped by them. I read a book that may also help you "Power Over Panic" by Bronwyn Fox. Since your doctor hasn’t called you, take charge and make yourself an appointment. Look up therapists in your area, call them up, explain that you have panic attacks and would like couseling on ways to deal with them without drugs and they will make you an appointment with someone that will have knowledge in this area.