Does buspar chemically balance your body out? i have terrible panic attacks looking for help?

cloak291 - I am so sorry for you. I have now had GAD for 6 weeks. Prior to that time I never had any major issues with anxiety. I am off the Xanax and am slowly coming off Inderal, and Desyrsel for sleep. This has been and continues to be a rocky road. I have recently been started on hormones as the prednisone flat lined my already post-menopausal levels. I found a wonderful psych doc who was also a family practice doctor who said that prednisone knocked my hormone balance way off and actually did something about it. My anxiety is better but I still have a ways to go. It is nice to hear that I am not alone.

cloak291 - Forgot I also started on a self help program called the Linden Method and it has really helped. I found it on the net and have been working on the program with fairly good results. I would like to be off all medications within a month or so... Please get off the Ativan as soon as possible. I have had to give up my work, since I was gone so long but when a life crisis pops up sometimes it is a wake up call. It did me. I was spending way to much time working, and did not have any balance in my like. Hopefully something positive will come out of this total prednisone mess.

I wrote a long reply but it never posted. What was your dosage on the Inderal and Diseryl? What happened with Buspar? Doc wants to put me on that... thanks!

cloak291 - I was put on Buspar in the beginning and it was terrible. For some people it is great. I am on Inderal 20 mg three times a day, and that seems to have helped. I am also on 100 mg of Desyeral at night to help with sleep and that has helped. I also found out the prednisone knocked out all my harmones so I am on Estrogen and Progesterone to restart my normal hormone production. I don't know if I mentioned this but my shrink thinks that it may take up to 6 months to return to completely normal. If you haven't had hormone tests done it may be worth your while. Let me say again how nice it is to know someone else is going through what I am.

Thank you so much! I had a terrible night last night. Slept for 2 hours on melatonin and then later on for 2 hours on Benadryl... I am tapering down my Ativan and I don't know what is causing the anxiety and panic attacks right now, the Prednisone or rebound anxiety. How long were you on Xanax and how did you get off it?

I was only on Xanax 3 weeks. I still have it as needed, but have not taken it in 2 weeks. I started tapering down immediately because of the addiction potential. I still have rough times but at least now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. You have not mentioned if you were CAD prior to the prednisone? I had moments, but was never treated before. If you are like me the unknown was worse then anything. I thought I was going crazy, in addition to everything else that was going on. I wish I knew how to add you as my friend then we could discuss via e-mail what is happening. If anyone can tell me how to add a friend please let me know.

Click on my name and then on the top add me as a friend...

CAD? I have never had anxiety before. Everyone gets anxious once in a while but it passes... I am a 32 year old male in Boston.

Stop taking the Xanax, even for intermittent use. I have done a LOT of research on bentos. Please do not take it. That is how the addiction starts.