Panic attack with menstrul cycle

hi deb and welcome!

I know that some people use a benzodiazapine such as Xanax for breakthrough anxiety. This would be something that you would just use when you are having an attack due to your cycle for example...they are fast acting, and can often stop an attack and symptoms immediately.

Ask your doctor if you think that you could benefit. As far as non-medication help goes, there are several things that you could try. Breathing and relaxation exercises, nutritional changes, suppliments, ect...here's a link that might be helpful. http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/womenshealth/a/PMS.htm

If you do a search here on anxiety and PMS, you will find quite a few posts with good ideas:)

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S.C.

Deb, I get like this ALL the time right before, AND after my period. I take Zoloft and Xanax (twice a day) for my disorders. My doc told me that on days like that, to take an extra xanax for the extra anxiety. I'll usually break one .5 in half, if I absolutely need to, and that seems to work for me.

I would ask your doc for a prescription for "that time of the month", so you can have some extra help for those days.

Hope this helps....

Fox