I am a 28yr woman who has struggled with panic attacks infrequently for the past 15 years, alongside general anxiety, depression and dissociation. For the past 6 years I have been able to keep things pretty balanced with therapy and a klonopin prescription for when things are too hard. 

Last month I worked on a particularly hard job (I work in film) that required 16hr days 6-7 days a week. I was 100% fine, happy, balanced when on the movie, and really for years before that, but as soon as it ended my nervous system seemed to shut down. I’ve been having really bad panic attacks for the past 4 weeks. The past 8 days have been tremendously hard. Multiple attacks a day, I can’t leave my house, extreme body aches, I throw up from anxiety, constant headache, wake up in panic multiple times a night, klonopin barely touches it. It’s been so debilitating I’ve considered going inpatient. 

I’m starting to wonder if something is physically wrong with me? I did get my thyroid tested and B12 and those were fine. My psychiatrist has prescribed a beta blocker and lexapro, which I think I’ll start today. Just wondering if others have had experiences like this, going from 0 to 100 in a matter of weeks with no real trigger and the nonstop physical symptoms. If so, how did you get through it? Hoping to start another job in 2 weeks. 

Anything is appreciated xo