THE BEGINNING
I was given Effexor about two 1/2 yrs ago for PPD. After a yr, with my drs help, I tapered off the meds over a six month period. Immediately I got a stuffy feeling in my head that has never went away. Within a couple of months, I had my first panic attack, after receiveing some scary news that I would be moving. Since then my life has been a whirlwind of changes, bringing on severe anxiety and agoraphobia.

NOW
I aam 27 years old and a mother to two beutiful babies. I have been unable to drive for over a year and in the past six months cannot comfortably enter most stores, with someone or alone. I was unable to drive my 3 year old to the ER after he fell and broke his nose. I had to call someone an hour away to take up. I start to panic, thinking Im not really there. That I am dreaming. I have started the Attacking Anxiety program last week and have notice a little confidence, but I still have a problem. Over the past year my eyes have gotten blurrier and blurrier, and more like bad tv reception. Also feels like one is a thousand times worse than the other. But my vison test was perfect, no other problems, CAT scan normal.....Every doctor is stumped. And let me clarify one thing....the blurriness doesnt go away. It is from the time I wake up to the time I close my eyes. And I take eye drops. Lubricants and steriods because they dont know what else to do.

Please tell me I am not alone.