Based on your description it seems like we suffer (or in your case 'suffered') from the same condition. I've been suffering from panic-disorder since my mid-tee

Based on your description it seems like we suffer (or in your case 'suffered') from the same condition. I've been suffering from panic-disorder since my mid-teens and it is only recently when I tried an MAOI that my doctor recommended that I've seen the condition lift a bit. There is some co-morbid depression but I believe that is a result of the anxiety and not the reverse. The MAOI is effective but my anxiety still flares up from time to time, and I've been thinking of other ways I can try to improve my state of mind. I'm not even sure how I would broach the subject of ECT, as I haven't experimented with enough drugs to know if they are all ineffective. However, these trials give me hope that in the future we will have better ways of dealing with anxiety / panic disorders. > Looking at my wider family, this condition is so pervasive ... and inherited, it's not even funny in all the ways it wreaked havoc on people's lives in many ways. Glad I caught a break. I agree, it is quite sad. Like right now I'm certain that my father is depressed although the reasons for this are somewhat interconnected with real life events like unemployment, loss of loved ones, etc ...