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What is panic disorder and agoraphobia?
Agoraphobia is a panic disorder in which the sufferer becomes anxious and fears having a panic attack in an uncomfortable setting in which there is no means of easy or non embarrassing escape. Therefore, many people who suffer from agoraphobia find that it can affect their lives in extremely negative ways.
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Typically, people who suffer from agoraphobia go out of their way to avoid social environments such as restaurants, shopping malls, and airports, or anywhere else where there are few places to hide. In extreme cases, some people are so scared of having a panic attack that they never leave their home.
It's interesting to note that several celebrities, including Woody Allen and Kim Basinger have suffered from agoraphobia. The cause of agoraphobia is currently unknown, but it tends to affect women more than men, and has been linked to the presence of other anxiety disorders and chronic use of tranquilizers or sleeping pills.
Is there a cure for panic disorder and agoraphobia?
The conventional treatments for panic disorder and agoraphobia are very similar, these include:
Cognitive Therapy
Generally done under the care of a trained psychologist, this involves the old lay on the couch and discuss your problems method. Unfortunately, this treatment is very costly, and many agoraphobia sufferers find it hard to keep appointments because of their condition.
Hypnotherapy
The purpose of hypnotherapy is to "reprogram" the mind and thought patterns of agoraphobia sufferers. While success rates vary with agoraphobes, hypnotherapy has been shown to work well with some phobias.
Relaxation Techniques
While relaxation techniques can help panic attack and agoraphobia sufferers cope with panic attacks, they do not cure the root problem.
Medication
Anti anxiety and anti-depressant drugs can also help panic disorder and agoraphobia sufferers cope with the condition, but they do not cure the root cause, and therefore are not a permanent cure.
Self Help
Today, many panic attack and agoraphobia sufferers take to the internet and online programs to help overcome their condition. There are many self help programs that boast very high success rates. These programs aim to teach sufferers about their condition, and help them eliminate their limiting beliefs that they have to live with the condition.
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For severe bipolar,what kind of exam/test does a Social Security Disability Dr. perform?
I have applied for disability 3 months ago for bipolar 1, PTSD, panic disorder with agoraphobia and social phobia, and avoidant personality disorder, and just got a letter yesterday that they want me to see one of their doctors for an exam. I already see my psychiatrist once a month and my psyD therapist twice a week, but I have only been diagnosed fully for a year by a GP and only being seeing specialists for about 3-4 months (though I have been struggling all my life and misdiagnosed severe depression and total loser for 15 years)....I just want to know what kind of exam/testing to expect, as I am VERY nervous.
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Am I addicted to Klonopin?
I have panic disorder with agoraphobia and P.T.S.D. I try to manage it through therapy and coping mechanisms.
But...I take Klonopin (1 to 1.5 mg.) one time per week. I use Klonopin to travel to take my daughter to her medical appointments on that day each week. Travel gives me lots of problems and this is an hour drive each way.
I have been at the same dose for 2 years and am not impaired (doctor confirmed) and have not had to raise my dose.
Occasionally (1 - 2 times per month) I will take another dose in order to travel a distance if something comes up.
Although I have not traveled big distances without it, I am working on it through exposure therapy. In the meantime, I haven't worked up to the big distances yet so I take the Klonopin for those drives.
Am I an addict?
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Abstract: Reliving and disorganization in PTSD and panic disorder memories
17 Aug 2009 at 2:14am J Nerv Ment Dis. 2009 Aug;197(8):627-630Reliving and Disorganization in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Panic Disorder Memories Hagenaars MA, van Minnen A, Hoogduin KAL. Intense, disorganized recollections are one of the core symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and considered to be the result of inadequate processing of trauma information. A first panic attack resembles trauma in being an unexpected frightening and subjectively life-threatening event, and like PTSD, panic disorder with agoraphobia also involves fear conditioning after the first event. Therefore, a panic attack may be processed similarly to a trauma, and as a result, memories of a panic attack may share characteristics like reliving and disorganization with PTSD trauma memories. To test this hypothesis, scri...Read more...
