neurontin for panic attacks

I do not have any experience with Neurontin. However, I have had experience with panic attacks. I would certainly hope that your doctor with your help, could find a medication that works for you and does not cause panic attacks. Over what time span did you try the other AP? I am sorry you are going through this and I am glad you are able to work through your panic attacks but I would certainly hope you do not have to put up with panic attacks to remain stable.

I am going to see my primary doc on 6/13/11 for severe anxiety/ panic attacks. I would like to know what anxiety meds I should AVOID while taking the neurontin? Thanks to all who answer.

My doctor prescribed it for my neuropathy, I remember trying to take it in the past and having trouble but I thought I'd try again for him. I also take Tramodol for pain but doc cut me way back on that, thus my problem. I have Hep c, cirrosis, heart disease, diabetes, CAD< PAD, neuropathy, and I suspect either fibro or arthitis, I still go to work everyday so I need to be alert. My tramodol was working just fine for ten years but then got a doc who wanted to mess with things!

are anxiety, panic attacks, crying all side effects of stopping neurontin cold turkey?

Are you on medication? Antidepressants can cause ringing in the ears. But since you also have vertigo, you may want to see an ENT specialist to rule out any inner ear problem. Vertigo can come and go for no specific reason and can last from a few days to months. I've had the ringing for years, you can get used to it. I do hope you're addressing the anxiety and panic attacks. Take care.

I have been dealing with episodes of rapid heart rate (from 150+) that after being tested from cardiologist was diagnosed as panic disorder. My shrink had me on most recently Neurontin and Xanax and Inderal to help slow my heart rate down which makes me panic even more. The Neurontin and Xanax weren't very effective and we just switched over to Klonopin since I need to take this every day and it's safer than xanax daily (supposedly). I also went back to Prozac.

does anyone take Klonopin for actual panic attacks and does it seem to kick in right away? I know it has a longer half life and lasts longer, I was just wondering about the time it takes to kick in. Just worried that if I wake up in the middle of the night with a panic attack, I know I can't take Xanax.

Feel like a walking zombie nowadays. Had to cut out caffeine and stimulants cause of panic attacks.

Wow this withdrawal is sooo hard. I was taking Prozac for panic attacks and OCD. I was being brave but didn't mentally prepare for this. I haven't really slept in the last week and have been having major stomach problems and OCD. I also have this weird thing where I stop breathing and when I realize I've stopped breathing I would take a big breath and that is almost every 5 minutes, and it happens in my sleep too.

Basically, I was being treated for panic attacks, and ended up with constant anxiety, stifling depression, huge anticipatory anxiety, and worse phobia problems. Because my then psychiatrist never told me about withdrawal and never did what he should have done, which was put me back on Paxil and taper even more slowly than the six week taper he used, I just was left to suffer and had to figure out what happened on the internet.

a day and have very slowly tapered down to .25 mgs a day. I have had some breakthrough panic attacks recently, but I am still pretty much under control with Celexa. (and Neurontin at night.) Klonopin helped with everything including the chronic insomnia. I still have sleep issues, but not too bad. I took the Klonopin with Effexor originally. Had to get off Effexor because of the insomnia. Celexa seems better for me.

I have been on Percocet for 10 years and then was taking Ultram to not have withdrawal but after reading all the horror stories on here about Ultram, I tried the Neurontin. I have been on it for 3 days and no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. I am shocked. I heard it is not addictive either so I'm staying on it for a week or two and then stopping to see if the Perc are out of my system.

Aww I'm sorry to hear that. My prayers are with you. The thing is, the only reason they took her to the psych ward and not the reg ER is b/c she admitted to having suicidal thoughts, not just b/c of her panic attacks. She did the right thing by telling them the truth, but I just wanted to offer you some consolation that it is not just b/c of panic attacks. I have (had) panic attacks but that doesn't make me think suicidally, thank goodness.

t take valium as my Dr refuses to prescribe them to me, this annoys me beyond belief as one of the biggest causes of panic attacks for me is socializing and has resulted in me not going out for meals or with friends :(

Has anyone tried escitilopram ? How are the side effects?

I am new to your forums and found it today while searching for help. My panic attacks have reached their peak over the past couple of weeks. I am now taking Zoloft 50mgs per day and have been for about 10 days. The dr says it will take a while to get into my system to begin working. Work has seemed to be my trigger as many things have changed over the past couple months and the stress level is at an all time high there.

I know from experience the anxious state can last for months and panic attacks can happen daily. I went through a horrible period of anxiety and panic. I have since been treated with meds and therapy and I am much better! Hopefully, you feel better soon!

I have been experiencing panic attacks on and off for the past three years. of course they always seem worse when moneys tight or issues come up in my life. when things are good, the panic attacks go away, petty much completely. I have the up and down swings like I could be bi polar, but alot of the other symptoms don't exist.

Just recently I have developed panic attacks, so to speak. Whenever I get a little nervous about a situation, the nervousness can develop in to a panic attack. The last two times I've went to the doctor I started to get nervous (white coat syndrome) & my BP and heart rate skyrocketed. My BP was 153/112, pulse was 126.

Then one month ago i got a bad sinus infection and went to a walkin clinic and the doc put me on a zpac, effexor for my panic attack. I was out of work for a whole week. I went back to the same clinic but another doc put me on xanax. They helped but as soon as the med wore off the panic was back. They told me then to try zoloft and xanax er. Which has not helped and i couldnt sleep.

Are you in therapy or are you prescribed anything for your anxiety? For me, counseling is what helped me confront and deal with the panic and anxiety. As with any challenge we face in life, I believe we tend to fear what we do not understand. And lets face it, we usually really don't know anything about anxiety when we first go through it. But as we learn about it, I believe that it becomes much less scary and we see it for what it is...anxiety.

They can be used to control panic attacks......for what reason were they prescribed to you? If for panic attacks, and they're not controlling them, call your doctor and let him/her know. Take care.

Hello I am a 19 year old college student. I have been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks for about a week now. It started off thinking I was going to die, then thinking god doesn't love me, now I had a panic attack thinking I have scizophrenia due to me researching why I keep feeling this way. Before I was a kid living the college life chasing girls, going out, staying up late enjoying life.

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