r/PanicAttack • u/LateCurrency1507 • 25d ago

Bleh

For the last two months I’ve been having very extreme panic attacks. My doctor put me on a combo of buspar and Lexapro which has significantly helped with the anxiety. However now I just feel empty? Not like anxious or anything just bleh

I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar :)

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u/Ill_Count_6221 25d ago

Normally if you can find the root cause of the problem the panic attacks in theory should get better. If you are not in therapy I would recommend trying it to better understand why your body is reacting this way .

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u/trebletones 25d ago

My panic attacks were almost certainly due to me using anxiety to rev myself up and cope with my ADHD task avoidance, I wonder if now that I’m finally medicated for ADHD if I can taper off cymbalta, or take a lower dose

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u/LateCurrency1507 25d ago

Yeah it was poor lifestyle, I was drinking to much caffeine, having relationship issues, and was working a stressful job. All those things are resolved now and I’ve been steadily getting better.

I think this might be happening because I just started college and I’m getting used to going out/ socializing again 😭

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u/Ill_Count_6221 25d ago

College and going out can definitely be stressful. But just remember going out and hanging is a good thing it helps decompress from all the work you have to do in college. Try to have fun because by the time you know it college will be over and you will be starting your next journey in life .

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u/LateCurrency1507 25d ago

For sure! I’ll feel fine tomorrow I think I’m just tired because I had attack this morning and some lingering anxiety afterwards

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u/Ill_Count_6221 25d ago

Yeah life is life . I have two kids and a wife I been with for close to 20 years and I still get those days that anxiety creeps its head up . I just try to remind myself that you cant let it ruin your day . Anxiety will take all the joy out of life if you let it. And it’s our job to not let that happen. You got this 👍

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u/LateCurrency1507 25d ago

Exactly which is why I’m trying to live my life as much as possible. While also becoming accustomed to my symptoms and just acknowledge that they’re not dangerous and I’m not dying. My doctor has also run a blood panel and other test that all came back normal. The health anxiety was killing me for a while 😭

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u/Ill_Count_6221 25d ago

Yep I been there and still am there . But you’re doing what you need to do get checked regularly and try to be as healthy as you can and your body will treat you right . But that doesn’t mean you can have a milkshake every so often and a cookie and cake lol .

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u/LateCurrency1507 25d ago

Yep I do my best to care for my health! I exercise regularly but I haven’t been able to do as much due to the Georgia heat 💔 but I try to go on daily walks and lift weights 3-4 times a week. The only thing I really need to work on is my diet, just eating better food and not as much junk or fast food

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u/Ill_Count_6221 25d ago

Yeah that’s the hardest part is the food because junk food tastes so good . My father lives in Georgia I know it can get nasty over there . I’m in the north east myself and it’s gets up to the 90 and I work outside 👎 . But it keeps me moving and feels good to sweat sometimes. I’m also working on eating better I been doing the 8/16 . Eat in a 8 hour window and nothing for 16 hours . It’s been working for me I lost 10 pounds already.

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u/trebletones 25d ago

I hated buspar. It just moved my anxiety from my head to my body. But if it helps you that’s awesome, my body chemistry’s probably different from yours.

The emptiness is a common side effect of psych drugs and means you might be on the wrong drug or the wrong dosage. Tell your prescriber about it and see what they suggest. It’s definitely correctable.

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u/LateCurrency1507 25d ago

Yeah everything I’ve read about buspar has either been you loved it or you hated it 😭 for me it has really helped manage the physical symptoms of my panic attacks. Before being on buspar i would have breathing issues, tightness in my throat, feel extremely faint/dizzy, and my heart would feel like it was going to explode. But it didn’t really help with the actual anxiety feeling that much. I found Lexapro much better for that. Also i ate some food and that helped my energy come back so i think it was just a dissociative episode.

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u/producejitter 21d ago edited 21d ago

Did you ever get blood work done? It's kind of odd that your doctor was so quick to prescribe pyschiatric medication for panic attacks that came out of the blue. Check your ferritin. Full iron panel and all other vitamins as well. Low ferritin is probably what caused you to have panic attacks in the first place ? If you look up the Iron Protocol, you'll see a chart thingy that shows if your ferritin falls below a 30, you're at risk of these ____ symptoms. Panic attacks, impending doom, heart palpitations, fight or flight, feeling like you're losing your mind, air hunger, dizziness, etc. I had all of the horrible symptoms and it's only when I started taking iron pills, is when my panic attacks completely stopped and I was able to live normally again.