My appointment with my doctor finally came around and he said that I need to be on medication, as I will have more chance of over coming this if I am then just through CBT and counselling. So I've starting taking the medication :( 25mg of luvox a day for the first week then 50mg a day which has me full of nerves. The more I think about it, the more I realize my problem has been getting worse over the years, even though I was only having 1 major attack about every 2 years (anxiety levels through the roof for 2 to 6 weeks). I was getting more short term anxiety attacks in between, and was starting to avoid places that increased my anxiety. So heres hoping that the medication doesn't take 6 weeks to kick in and I don't get any bad side effect.

Thanks for listening,
Paul

Paul, I have been on Luvox for three weeks now and I have noticed my anxiety has lessened considerably. I was on 25mg for a week, then 50, then 75. I went back down to 50 last night because I was having muscle aches so I am experimenting to see if it is me or if it is the medication. I hope it is not the medication because I really like how I'm feeling mentally, just not physically. Otherwise, I haven't gotten dizzy or any increased anxiety and I have had both on other medications in the past. Good luck to you!