Any other agoraphobics out there?

[edorn01]

I am 21 my name is erika, i currently go to college for repsratory therapy, will grad in 2014, which feels so far away, work as a housekeeper in the ICU at my hospital on weekends and have a daughter and fiance. i suffer from panic disorder with agoraphobia and slight depression, i am currently taking 100 mg of zoloft and my doc might have to up me, and fluoxetine i was on for 2 weeks and had to get off it because i was getting angry and very agitated which would trigger a attack! Zoloft def seems to be helping and take lorazopam as needed only been having to take maybe 1 pill or two a day maybe that. i have been doing better which is nice since i was having such bad attacks and crying spells.... anyways def talk whenever and i know what you are going through,

p.s, my agoraphobia is mainly about me going into another attack and i stress and worry about it and I get so afraid of dieing from one!

[Pixiesglow]

I've been suffering for the past 17 years I can say I really want my life back. I'm totally housebound and I'm blessed to have a Dr. that comes to my home. I feel very alone and no one not even my family really understands or knows.

[jamiej]

I have never spoken to another agoraphobic before so i wouldn't mind relating the way i feel with other people

me too.i have questions i would like to ask

[dave666]

hello i have beenagoraphobic for 20 years if you want to send me a message i will reply all the best .

[Jin84]

I have the same curse as everyone here, one of my biggest problems is that I can't talk to anyone about it, I'm embarrassed. I force myself to go out and try to get stuff done but once I'm out there I just wish I was home. It seems really hard to find any help or answers, I personally haven't seen a doctor.... probably because of the agoraphobia. I wish there was a meeting I could go to to talk to other people but I guess it would probably wouldn't be to populated (bad joke) but I'll talk to whoever. Good luck guys

[bindi]

I to am agoraphobic and have been totally housebound over seven years , even indoors my panics are severe so i can relate to a lot of the posts here

hugs to all and let's pray one day we can all somehow overcome this

bindi x

[bkind2ewe]

agoraphobic for about 20 yrs started as a panic attack in 91 ... I should be a pro at it by now but nope I never did

[lanah]

I havent left the house in 3yrs and have young children its so hard havent found away to beat it yet

[missj]

Hi , I am new and I think besides depression and anxiety I have developed agoraphobia , I have not left my house in 1 month and that was just to go to my sons college graduation. before that it had been about a month just to go to my therapist which i have to stop going because it is so expensive. I would love some information about this I feel so alone, I was married for 20 years and divorced and just went downhill . I am very depressed my whole life changed, I lost a whole family besides my husband I loved his family and now I am living with my 82 year old aunt who has alzheimers. This is my first chat room , I don't know what to do now I would love to chat with someone.Thankyou

[alexa008]

I have been agoraphobic feeling for about a month or so now, its horrible. So for those of ou who say you have been this way for 10+ years? How do you deal with basic day to day life?... Or if you have children? I have a daughter and I am terrified she may grow up seeing me terrified of everything and she to will suffer in her life. I have had anxiety/panic attacks and depression for almost 5 years. But the agoraphobia just recently popped up. I am forcing myself to overcome it. I refuse to let my daughter suffer because of my own problems. Did you not have therapy or medications? I don't understand.