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My doctor precribed paxil for me and im currently on alprazolam on low dose for anxiety and agoraphobia.?
does the paxil help for agoraphobia and anxiety?

Can I qualify for SSI after 10 years of anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia & depression (since I was 14)?
I am 24 now. When I was 14 year 2000 I was admitted to a mental institution for suicide attempts feelings, severe depression, anxiety & panic attacks. I could not finish high school due to this. Since then I have been treated off and on for the same things, as well as agoraphobia and PTSD from childhood abuse . I still have the constant general anxiety and panic attacks, some agoraphobia, and the depression and suicidal feelings are intermittent. I am currently being treatment, but I do not have records of 10 years of constant treatment only here and there , though I have also been on many medications.IMPORTANT I have only worked 4 days in my entire life, I am not sure how this affects my eligibility for SSI. I quit one job after 3 days and the other after 1 day due to panic attacks. I don't feel I am capable of working because I can't even leave my house or go to town without my boyfriend, who has been supporting me financially the past 8 years. I can not drive and do not have a driver's license. When I am outside my home I spontaneously panic and feel like I must escape and get back to my home, and I have physical pain and symptoms caused by this panic. I just wanted someone with experience to give me their honest opinion about my chances and if I should pursue it even to the judge lawyer stage if I am denied. Thank you.Also would like to add that in addition to documented psychological treatment and diagnoses I have ER records of self mutilation and panic attacks. Kate. Thank you for all your advice. I have seen and am currently seeing a therapist in addition to a psychiatrist, sorry if I didn't make that clear.

Has anyone heard of panicyl? for panic attacks and agoraphobia?


How do i recover from agoraphobia/anxiety?
ive been suffering tremendously with this for the past year. i just started seeing a therapist and will be put on an antidepressant soon. any tips on how to cope? im going INSANE. its all i think about.

I want to go to an away college starting in the fall but im suffering from agoraphobia & depression i also?
hate people lol but my dad who passed away last year wanted me to go to college i feel like a failure in i cry all the time about

What are the odds that.. (agoraphobia)?
That after a year of therapy and Paxil my agoraphobia will go away for good? And after I taper off of Paxil will it come back?I am kind of scared of the Paxil but I have already started it. I'm a week into this. Any advice?? Has anyone been through something similar?Should I get off of the Paxil while I still can? I havr heard too many awful thinks about SSRIs

Im taking it for agoraphobia and anxiety attacts along with low dose of alprazolam.havnt started the zoloft .?
havnt started the zoloft yet.next week.im just nervous about taking some of these things but im tired of being a prisoner to these feelings.thx for all your comments....just want my life back.

Exercising with agoraphobia?
anyone have any tips on how to get some exercise with agoraphobia? I've tried going for walks at night but even then i'm paranoid that cars are slowing down and looking at me. I can handle that somewhat though, i couldn't even think about going for a walk during daylight yet though.are there any safe locations to walk jog at night where no people will be?

I have agoraphobia and schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder, would I be eligible for disability?
It's not something that I'm really anxious to do it's a bit embarrassing , but these problems really affect my daily life, and it seems sensible that they would be considered disabilities...but I'm not sure...nor am I sure where I would go to sign up for something like that.Trust me, if it wasn't a big problem, I wouldn't worry about it...but I've been trying to convince myself that it's not a big deal...for the last ten years.

How can a person over come agoraphobia?


Questions regarding Agoraphobia and Claustrophobia.?
Hi there I'm trying to categorize a mild anxiety I have in small, crowded spaces, such as while shopping in a crowded store or in a small bar. At first, this would seem to be claustrophobia, but I am not at all afraid of enclosed spaces on their own. In fact, when I am alone or with a friend, I feel very comfortable and safe in enclosed spaces. The next candidate would seem to be agoraphobia. However, I quite like open spaces, and enjoy the presence and energy of a crowd when in an open area or large venue like at a concert, for example Soo...only when in a confined space does a crowd bother me and only when in a crowd does a confined space bother me. What exactly is this?

Agoraphobia? social anxiety?
I have never spoken to any one about this and I cant see a pro right now, but i just want to see what someone else thinks. oh I am 17 years old.I am not sure if i have social phobia, agoraphobia or could it possibly be something else?I am not afraid of going out in public, but I like to stay at home most of the time. I dont have friends and I like it that way, people think I'm strange because of that lol I don't have a job mainly because I really don't want to hve to be around people all day long. I always hang around my Mom, if she goies out, I go with her which sucks because she likes going to visit friends and stuff but I don't like being away from her because If I am and something bad happens to her, or if I can't get a hold of her by phone, I would totally lose control. she hates it because I always need to know where she is going, who with, need to be able to talk to her at all times, when she will be home. If she isn't home by the time she said she was i get really scared and think she got killed or kidnapped. I Cannot stand change, big or small. if it throws off my routine i get nervous and worried and stuff. I am of age later this year and I think my mom wants me to move out but like I said I hate change and Ive lived with my mom pretty much my whole life and I am really not ready to be out on my own yet. it scares the hell out of me because I wont be there every time she leaves and I won't know for a long time if she is missing or hurt or needs help and that freaks me out.so do you think agoraphobia? social anxiety? both? something else? there is other things that effect my life but I can't think of them right now..this is getting long anyways.ever since I could talk up until i was about 12 I wouldn't talk to people. Only my immediate family and my however I made them small group of friends. I moved away from my mom and I lived with my dad and I knew he would talk for me like my mom did so I had to speak for my self and Now I can say hey my name is i am 17 years old. but I am still nervous talking with new people and I can be out going with the people I trust but not people I have just met or am not completely comfortable around.ever since I could talk up until i was about 12 I wouldn't talk to people. Only my immediate family and my however I made them small group of friends. I moved away from my mom and I lived with my dad and I knew he would talk for me like my mom did so I had to speak for my self and Now I can say hey my name is i am 17 years old. but I am still nervous talking with new people and I can be out going with the people I trust but not people I have just met or am not completely comfortable around.ever since I could talk up until i was about 12 I wouldn't talk to people. Only my immediate family and my however I made them small group of friends. I moved away from my mom and I lived with my dad and I knew he would talk for me like my mom did so I had to speak for my self and Now I can say hey my name is i am 17 years old. but I am still nervous talking with new people and I can be out going with the people I trust but not people I have just met or am not completely comfortable around.

How will my GP diagnose Anxiety and Agoraphobia?
I had to build up all of my confidence to make an appointment to see my doctor...I am still really thinking about whether or not go.Well here is my story in short.I am showing symptoms of Social Anxiety & Agoraphobia...i will try and give you some examples...I hardly ever venture outside.I only go outside if i really have to. e.g. If i go to get my haircut, i get really anxious about what i will wear and how i will get to the barbers and how i am going to get back and what if i bump into an old friend. I usually take about 2,3 days of planning it.I get nervous of going out into the garden to collect the washing from the rain in case my neighbours see me.I get really anxious and nervous when a family member is coming to visit me. I live with my parents,bro and sister and i am completely fine around them. But if an aunt or uncle,cousin is visiting i usually take myself upstairs to my room until they have gone.I don't like to answer or speak on the phone.I don't like to answer the door.When i do decide to go outside for whatever reason, i get extremely self conscious. I try on all different clothes and have to push myself to go out. I hate walking in the streets as i get very self conscious and anxious. I hate waiting for a bus and then getting onto the bus in case someone who knows me will see me.When i do go out to say the mall or something.... Once i am actually there... i find my anxiety decreases a little... its just getting myself to these places.I know i need help. This is affecting my whole life. I have no friends,relationships because of it. It's having an affect on my job life... I look for jobs and think i couldn't do that... Its too far away from home... how will i get there...I just want to ask for any advice.I have been looking online on different websites and also listening to peoples stories on youtube about social anxiety and agoraphobia and i am almost certain that is what i have.I just want to ask people...Do you think i am over reacting???Is it normal to feel these things??What will happen when i see my doctor?What should i say to them?What will they say to me?And how can they diagnose Social Anxiety and Agoraphobia?How will they help me?

I think i have Social Anxiety & Agoraphobia! HELP!?
ok so here is my story...I am 20 year years old male from the UK.As a child i was always seen as the " shy" one.... the " quiet" one.I was an introvert child, and enjoyed playing by myself.I never had a problem interacting with other children, i just preferred to play by myself.At primary school i was a good hard working enthusiastic student.I had a few friends who i grew up with.I then went to High School were everything changed.I became a lot more confident and outgoing. I met so many new friends.I became a little overconfident actually.I wasn't a very good student at high school. I would drink out in the streets with my friends and smoke cannabis with them. This went on right through my school years.Until i turned 16. I left school. I never had any best friends. I had lots of friends and we used to socialize in a group. So when i left school i lost that group. I fell away from most of them, except two.These two friends would come visit me at my house and we would smoke cannabis all day.After about a year i kinda fell away from them too. They both found new friends and we drifted apart.i was left on my own...... Still smoking cannabis everyday After about a year of smoking cannabis and not working and not having a social life, i became isolated from society. I was feeling depressed and paranoid and anxious. I knew all of these feelings were because of my drug taking. I was being given the drugs by someone who shouldn't have being giving me them, but i always take responsibility for my own actions.I then knew that i had to stop smoking the cannabis. And i did Just like that...the symptoms did go down a little, but didn't disappear altogether.During the next few years i was in and out of work, not being able to keep a job for longer than 6 months. I have had NO friends since about 16,17 I don't do much to be honest.Then last year i took part in a government funded scheme to send me to a developing country to live and volunteer. Pretty much like the american corps. I went and had the best days of my life.I was a completely different person. I met so many new friends and was just enjoying life.but that was only temporary. It last for 3 months and then i came home.I came home to find all my problems waiting for me again.I came back to the UK last October 2009 and since then i have not been working...I still have no friends or social life. And i hardly ever go outside.As mad as it sounds.... with these symptoms i never once thought i had something wrong with me.I just thought that it was normal or something... i dunno really...But i have recently looked into social anxiety and agoraphobia and i am starting to believe i may suffer from both.So i will try to list all of my symptoms.I hardly ever venture outside.I only go outside if i really have to. e.g. If i go to get my haircut, i get really anxious about what i will wear and how i will get to the barbers and how i am going to get back and what if i bump into an old friend. I usually take about 2,3 days of planning it.I get nervous of going out into the garden to collect the washing from the rain in case my neighbors see me.I get really anxious and nervous when a family member is coming to visit me. I live with my parents,bro and sister and i am completely fine around them. But if an aunt or uncle,cousin is visiting i usually take myself upstairs to my room until they have gone.I don't like to answer or speak on the phone.I don't like to answer the door.When i do decide to go outside for whatever reason, i get extremely self conscious. I try on all different clothes and have to push myself to go out. I hate walking in the streets as i get very self conscious and anxious. I hate waiting for a bus and then getting onto the bus in case someone who knows me will see me.When i do go out to say the mall or something.... Once i am actually there... i find my anxiety decreases a little... its just getting myself to these places.I know i need help. This is affecting my whole life. I have no friends,relationships because of it. It's having an affect on my job life... I look for jobs and think i couldn't do that... Its too far away from home... how will i get there...I just want to ask for any advice.I have been looking online on different websites and also listening to peoples stories on youtube about social anxiety and agoraphobia and i am almost certain that is what i have.So what next. I go the the doctors?I am telling myself that is what i need to do....But i am anxious once again... What do i say to him? Will he have any idea what im talking about?What can they offer me....And most of all... Will i ever get better? Will i ever live a normal happy anxious free life?