Hi I will try to be as brief as possible in regards to my past. I have always been what I would call neurotic and anxious etc, but last November I started getting bad panic attacks ( convinced I was about to die etc ) then in December basically was in a PERMANANT panic attack, had just about every test know to man done. I started to see a psychiatrist in January this year and he put me on anti depressants ( remeron ). After about 7 weeks I started to actually feel half normal but due to the side effects of constantly eating it stuffed my diabeties around , so I started getting all sorts of symptoms again which in turn brought my anxiety back tenfold. I am now being weened off of them and onto Luvox. Anyway Im starting to wonder if my doctor is actually doing any good ? I have only seen him maybe 6 times and it seems all we talk about is my medication and my extreme fear of death. Im wondering if he is actually doing anything to help me or is he waiting for me to be stabilised with medication before he does any type of therapy ? Can I expect him to or is he already and I just dont know it :confused: Another lady on another thread mentioned being afraid to do behavoiur therapy . What exactly is it ? I just feel like this seems to be going on forever :( I know that anxiety and depression doesnt go away over night, but this has been going on for almost 6 months for me :( I have had good days, but I want the bad days to go away ! I guess I worry that I am paying out a lot of good money to this man just so he can write out my prescriptions. Dont get me wrong I really do like him, but wonder should I be expecting more from him ? Like I said earlier maybe he is doing some good already and I just dont realise LOL
Im hoping to hear from others about what they do with their doctors and what types of therapy they recieve ?

Hi and thanks for replying to me :) I see you are a fellow aussie hry33. My physc is a great guy and believe me I feel like I have to butt in sometimes to get a word LOL . I must admit I feel a lot more assured after my latest session with him on Monday just gone . I guess he is trying to get me stabilised with medication first before we start any real therapy. I have just had my dose of Luvox increased to 150 mg and was really quite nauseated today :( But hopefully this will improve. My anxiety has been quite bad again but I put that down to not really having any working medication in my system right now. He got me to stop the remeron as of last night. I just want to get to a point where I can at least half function normally :( Anyway would still be interested in hearing of others experiences with their doctors. thanks :)

Hi SRMOM, Yep I take valium but very reluctantly and was leaving it till I was pretty much at the point of NO RETURN before I would take one. My doctor told me on Monday not to do this. He has told me to take it as soon as I start to feel anxious. ( Which is all the time right now , so I would need to take them all the time ) :( At least while I am going through the transition of changing my anti depressants. I was too frightened to as I read that you shouldnt take benzos while taking Luvox, but my doc told its only because it can increase the effects of the pill. He also pointed out Im on taking a very small dose, normally only half a 5 mg pill, sometimes a whole if I need it. So far I THINK the nausea is easing ( but its only 9 am ) will see how I go for the rest of the day :) Thanks for replying me to me, it would be nice to have others who go through the same to chat to. Most of the people in my life apart from my mother have no idea what its like :(

I know what you mean...my siblings have anxiety, but they've never had a panic attack and can't understand it. I try to describe it and it's like they don't believe it could happen.

I hope your Luvox works, and do take your Valium like your doctor suggests...you will feel better until your meds kick in. Have you tried taking anything for your nausea? I would maybe try Benadryl (same type of med in OTC motion sickness drugs) or even an antacid to help my tummy settle down, if it were me. Good luck...I'll keep good thoughts for you :)