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What would be best?

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BeFairOliveBear · 29/08/2026 23:15

I have anxiety in situations where I feel trapped for example waiting in a queue, in church etc
I cannot go on a bus and I avoid queuing in shops etc. I can handle buying one or two items in the corner shop but a whole supermarket shop I panic. I've previously had a panic attack queuing in Zara and on a bus. I also find it very difficult to attend weddings, meetings etc where I cannot just get up and leave. Im generally ok if I'm near an exit and know I can slip out unnoticed.
Im in my mid 40s, in perimenopause and it has gotten worse lately.
Day to day I'm not hugely anxious but I do live a quiet life, which I'm not unhappy about. But if I have something coming up where I know I will feel trapped I do feel very anxious. In the situation where I feel trapped my heart beats very fast, I get shaky and I feel like I need to run away. The urge to run is so strong.
Anyway what would be best for me, sertraline, propranolol, hrt??? I would love from advice from anybody who might experience something similar.

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Eyesopenwideawake · 29/08/2026 23:21

Have you considered therapy to understand and manage your emotions?

You weren't born feeling this way, it arose because of something you learnt or experience. Which means it can (often) be reversed.

Mullaghanish · 29/08/2026 23:25

Well I think try the propranalol first, and test it in situations of usual panic.. .. any depressants take two weeks or more to start working so.. consider that too ..

BeFairOliveBear · 29/08/2026 23:35

Eyesopenwideawake · 29/08/2026 23:21

Have you considered therapy to understand and manage your emotions?

You weren't born feeling this way, it arose because of something you learnt or experience. Which means it can (often) be reversed.

Yes I've had a lot of trauma in my life and a number of recent health setbacks have led to this.

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