Regression from EMDR

I need to do some reality testing here. I suffer from Panic/Anxiety Disorder. This started in August'00; my panic was triggered by a prolonged GI illness;after a colonoscopy I was diagnosed as having acute colitis, with some IBS.My panic manifests in almost completely debilitating physio sxs, that last all day for several days in a row;movement, speech, appetite, all our nearly gone, during episodes. I started on prozac in Sept., 20 mg as rx by a Psychiatrist;I also began w/ a therapist whom I like and trust, for cognitive therapy; it all finally began working and felt like I was close to being back to premorbid functioning for a little over 2 weeks. During the time I was not doing to well, my therapist suggested EMDR. I had my first EMDR session this past week. About 24 hrs later I started to notice some old uncomfortable sxs; over the wknd. I felt like I was in hell; it began with my stomach, and by Saturday, I could barely hold my head up, was nauseaus, weakness in my legs,GI problems w/ diarrhea, no appetite, could barely communicate; all I could do was cling tightly to my wife on our couch; this torture went all day until she convinced me to take my emergency Klonapin rx by my Psych; I took one earlier on Sunday before the sxs got too bad again. Could this EMDR session cause such a setback; and how can I undo this with my therapist, and get back to where I was? I am terrified! Could the prozac all of a sudden stopped working? I am lost

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Re:Regression from EMDR, by Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD, 10/29/00

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