My husband has panic attacks every day.?

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he is 48 and has had this problem for most of his life. he also has been diagnosed with parinoied skitzopheina. he has tried all the drugs, tried booze, he has tried God he has commited himself 2 times, . Huge mixup at the hospital both times. going there was a big mistake. He says that he just can't go though the medication thing again. None seemed to bring relief. he trust no one. I am his only friend, and that gets awful hard on me. Now for the big piece of information His mother told him when he was a child, , he was the off spring of a ET. She also told him 6 years ago that she had tried to kill him by thowing him against the wall when he was a baby. This is not a joke. She told me she was what she called a white witch. She is on heavey med now at 81 years old because she took a butcher knife to her daughter about 4 years ago. I need help for my husband. Dont tell me to leave him. I married him for better or worse. But the worse has lasted 19 years. I want some better now. Help!

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I am 38 years old and I have had panic attacks many times a day. Hospitalization does not work and sometimes people can not find the right meds to use for them, but I have found a good medicine for it, but I would recommend that he sees a specialist and get Lexapro.

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Go to church.

he need serious long term therap. lots of money and time. my SUGGESTION is a camping trip with marijuana.

I have panic attacks to, bad he needs a private doctor that can help him with therapy and meds

wow thats weird my best freinds step dad has that problem and he is on sum medication but it works for him its weird he never been like all weird on us before but ive senn him only like once just take him to a really really really reallly really really good doctor and that will def. help Hold his hand, tell him you love him very much,

brush back his hair, give him a kiss and tell him

that you will always be there to care for him!

hmmm wow.get on the Dr. Phil show right now! I hate to have to tell you this but many mental illnesses are inherited and it sounds like he got it from his mother. Both of you need to stay away from her permanently. She is making him worse with her stories.
Please go to a hospital that has a good mental health dept. and ask them what to do. He absolutely has to be on medication. You can contact the NIMH, the National Institute for Mental Health for information. Please get him the help he needs. You are the best thing that could have happened to him. Keep him away from his sick mother.

Paranoid Schizophrenia is VERY serious not only can your husband be in danger but you can be to. I would recommend going to a doctor and referring you to a Psychologist. As something as serious as that you need medication to help what is going on in his brain. He would probably also benefit from counseling. Find someone you can trust-it helps! I have suffered from panic attacks too and the first thing I did was read and studied it! So many books recommended A LOT of exercise and a change of lifestyle. Good luck

I feel for you. I have a brother 39 and sounds exactly as you describe. Sometimes nothing helps him either. I have to have him committed at least twice a year. But when he comes out he's better..for awhile! The medication is the only thing that will help, provided they stay away from alcohol, caffeine and nicotine. Those three interact with the meds and makes them worse. Medication and psychiatry are all I know. I'm in the same boat you are. I wish you all the best. And keep your mother in law away from you both. She's only aggrivating the situation.

First off don't let that crazy mother in law of yours near your family. Sounds mean, but it seams best for all of you. Second, your husband sounds like he needs therapy more then meds. I know that he only trusts you right now but after awhile he will open up to someone else. Maybe yall could do a marriage counseling and see how that goes first. If he seems at ease with that after a few months.then he should try single counseling with the same counselor if possible. This problem won't clear up over night, I'm sure you are aware of that by now. But it seems like a lot of his problems are rooting from his past. He just needs help trying to put his past behind him and focus more on his future and how he can make it a more full fulling life. Try having him, you or both of you listen to The Power of Now.

Let me begin by saying I commend you for staying as long as you have. I assume you married him knowing his mental health conditions and went along with it anyway. That makes you a very brave and patient woman or not to brig.let's just say committed (jk). If you haven't done so, I hope he's seeing a qualified psychiatrist and he's taking whatever medication he needs on a daily basis. It may be hard for him, but if that's what he has to do then he has to do it. The only thing you can do (IMO) is you take things day to day.

Also, be there for him. Do as much positive reinforcement as you can. Listen to him. Be there for him. Afterall you signed up for this. That's just terrible.. mainly for him.. but I'm glad you would "stand by your man". I understand him not wanting the drugs.. those things make people really crazy! It does sound like he needs to stay away from his natural family, though. perhaps this would help with the panic attacks? Y'all should try a D.O. rather than an M.D. they tend to try harder to help without immediately resorting to the horrible chemicals. You are certainly due some good times, though! Look it up in your phone book: Physicians and Surgeons, D.O. (osteopathy)
Really, best wishes to BOTH of you!

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