Help! I Think I'm Dying!: Panic Attacts & Phobias: Amazon.ca: Abbot Lee Granoff: Books

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Lawrence S. Kuhn, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry St. Louis University, St. Louis, Chairman, Dept. of Psychiatry DePaul Health Center, St. Louis

"I liked the idea of how to find a physician, among the maze of so-called "professionals," who really knows what he is doing in terms of treating this disorder. This is needed more now than ever before. Of course your comments are not going to make you any friends among the managed care community. I certainly think it is time for people to recognize what professionals have known all along. Not all professionals are created equal and not all have the same skills or abilities or interests.

Your description of panic attacks and your treatment guide are very succinct and clear. They offer up-to-date material that gives people a very clear understanding of exactly why they might be experiencing the problem that they are having and how to get treatment for it."

Frank L. Ayd, Jr., M.D. Editor, International Drug Therapy Newsletter

"Dr. Granoff charts a clear, sensible course through the confusion of the pseudo-health care circus, and leads his readers to seek accurate diagnoses and effective treatment from qualified professionals. A good informative read for lay audiences ...confronts the fear and confusion about anxiety disorders."

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Anyone suffering panic attacks can benifit from this book., Ao� 12 1999

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Dr. Granoff`s book HELP! I THINK I`M DYING! is great. I`ve readmany other books on the subject that were filled with fluff, fat andpsycho babble. Dr. Granoff has a knack for delivering knowledge in a clear and efficient manner.His writing style is easy to read. The total package helped clean up many misconceptions I had about my illness. I liked that he added supplements to his original book to update his information. His information guided me to getting more effective treatment from my doctor. I can now say I`m finally in remission and no longer suffering. I just wish I had read this book sooner. I urge anyone who has panic attacks to read Dr. Granoff`s book so they can be guided through the system armed with information necessary to return to a normal life.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Dr. Granoff is a rarity in Medicine---objective, Janv. 15 2003

Par	Richard C. Jensen (San Diego, California United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

The book is absolutely perfect for those suffering from panic disorder. Granoff makes an excellent, excellent point, one that all primary care physicians and psychiatrists should read again and again until it's seared into their memory: the only patients with panic disorder that need antidepressants are ones who have depression as a PRIMARY symptom, not a secondary symptom. All others with panic disorder need benzodiazepines. Now, first let me say that I only 90% agree with that brilliant statement. For the lay readers out there, you may not see the brilliance---it may look like a total boring common-sense statement. But you don't understand how brainwashed the medical community is about antidepressants and benzodiazepines. Antidepressants like SSRI's and the newer ones like Remeron, Effexor, Serzone, and Wellbutrin are patented, while all benzodiazepines are generic. What does that mean? It means that generics get no positive publicity, only negative, while brand-name patented drugs get billions and billions of dollars worth of sleek, catchy advertisement, including the sales pitch that "antidepressants can help panic disorder". The reality is that antidepressants can help only about 1/3 with panic disorder, dont do much for about 40% of patients, and actually WORSEN panic symptoms in about 1/4 of people. And the 1/3 that get helped almost certainly have major depression as the primary diagnosis, AND the major depression is the primary cause of their panic disorder. Antidepressants are delayed stimulants; they will not give you a panic attack in minutes like too much caffiene can---it may take days for the antidepressant to induce more anxiety. That anxiety may fade later, or for many patients, it will never fade. For people who have only mild depression and prominent anxiety/panic, benzodiazepines are the primary therapy. A small amount of antidepressant may help, since the overstimulation caused by them is dose-dependent. For a more detailed review of these issues, I recommend the book The Failures of American Medicine.

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Odd, brief, and unoriginal., Janv. 11 2003

Par	jamescroak (New York, NY USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This odd book begins with the author, a psychiatrist, telling the tale of his inability to diagnose his own panic disorder, and then running off to the hospital repeatedly for useless EKG's thinking he was having a heart attack. Then in one of the more glaring non-sequitors ever typed onto a page, the balance of this thin book is a rant against non-MD mental health care providers, psychologists and MSW's especially, who shouldn't, he believes, be used to diagnose panic attacks, an ordinary disorder this psychiatrist himself couldn't diagnose. He does make some good points for the use of benzodiazepines, but errs repeatedly in his self-myth that the disorder cannot be cured. Something behavioral psychologists do daily. There are many books available that give the reader a good picture of both how one has acquired this disorder and how one may get rid of it. Unfortunately this is not one of them.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Misunderstanding
James Croak's review of Jan 10, 03 shows his lack of understanding the complexities of medical diagnosis and treatment. Read more

Publi� le F�v 16 2003 par Abbot Granoff, MD

5.0�toiles sur 5 READ THIS BOOK!
This book really is a MUST-HAVE for anyone suffering from panic attacks/anxiety.

Dr. Granoff explains what panic attacks are, why they happen, every kind of anxiety disorder,... Read more

Publi� le Nov. 24 2002

5.0�toiles sur 5 A must-read for those suffering from panic attacks
Just READING this book will help calm your panic attacks. With a personal account from his own experiences of suffering panic attacks, Dr. Read more

Publi� le Oct. 25 2002 par Lorrie Chambers

5.0�toiles sur 5 IF YOU HAVE PANIC ATTACKS, THIS BOOK CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!
I HAVE HAD PANIC ATTACKS SINCE THE AGE OF 5. I AM 28 NOW, AND SAW COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF SO CALLED PROFESSIONALS, AND MY LIFE WAS LEFT IN LIMBO. NOT ONLY DOES DR. Read more