I quit smoking a month ago, I've had a hard time breathing since, been to the doctor and she thinks the junk in my lungs is my lungs clearing out. I have a lung function test set up for a week and a half - I just want to be sure since I don't feel my lungs are quite right, and I have had a lot chest infections this year, which I never get. So......talk about anxiety producing. I know I'm panic breathing and I was using .5 mg of Lorzepam, it wasn't really working. I tried this for a month but finally took two today, a total of 1 mg and man did that slap the anxiety down. I was breathing normal again after a few hours. I felt like me again and it was such a relief after so long like this.

I read that anxiety attacks typically take 1-2 mgs x 3 depending on if they need the additiona doses. I think that might be the case for me, I think I can resolve a lot of my need for this once all the health tests are over (I would hope that's the case) but I'm wondering if I need to see my doc again and take antidepressants with the anxiety meds. I was getting really depressed there, today was very bad until I took the Lorezpam, felt good and had a great day.

I'm not sure what the deal is with all this.