Panic attacks....
Peony505 posted:
Would appreciate any conversation from someone who suffers from panic attacks. I have just recently begun to experience them and they scare the tar out of me. I have been prescribed new medications for this and am scheduled to see a psychotherapist but I have to talk with someone who has had the experience with this and the symptoms. I have this chest pain that does not go away. When I have the attack I feel like I'm having a heart attack: I get the pounding and racing heartbeat, the chill sensation, the tingling, the shortness of breath, and the feeling like I am going to die and the desperation that goes along with all of that. Any conversation to help me put my mind at ease would be extremely helpful prior to my starting therapy.
54 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....Would appreciate any conversation from someone who suffers from panic attacks. I have just recently begun to experience them and they scare the tar out of me. I have been prescribed new medications for this and am scheduled to see a psychotherapist but I have to talk with someone who has had the experience with this and the symptoms. I have this chest pain that does not go away. When I have the attack I feel like I'm having a heart attack: I get the pounding and racing heartbeat, the chill sensation, the tingling, the shortness of breath, and the feeling like I am going to die and the desperation that goes along with all of that. Any conversation to help me put my mind at ease would be extremely helpful prior to my starting therapy.
llt09 responded:
been living wit severe anxiety disorder all my 37 yrs or since I can remember- since my nervous breakdown at 18 i have studied psychology. One class of meds alone work but once u start them, they are life long and habit forming, which means u have to watch your tolerance and drop u own dose if getting close to legal limit. I was experimented on by many dr's and every time something else was tried BAD things happened. I now hold a PHD in Psy an denzodiazapines are the only true answer not a single anti depressant i do not care what u r told will help, only add to symptopm take it from an ole pro
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....been living wit severe anxiety disorder all my 37 yrs or since I can remember- since my nervous breakdown at 18 i have studied psychology. One class of meds alone work but once u start them, they are life long and habit forming, which means u have to watch your tolerance and drop u own dose if getting close to legal limit. I was experimented on by many dr's and every time someth<i>ing else was tried BAD things happened. I now hold a PHD in Psy an denzodiazapines are the only true answer not a single anti depressant i do not care what u r told will help, only add to symptopm take it from an ole pro</i>
An_226133 responded:
Think about what is causeing you attacks. I usually get shakey and fearful when working alone or my mind wonders into blissful imaginations. Stress helps build up the tension and compounds my chance of having a breakdown. any thing that you are not proud of or pleagued with wil also add to your panic. Eliminate your issues and then you should be able to calm down with DEEP slow breaths and focus on natural beauty.
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....Think about what is causeing you attacks. I usually get shakey and fearful when working alone or my mind wonders into blissful imaginations. Stress helps build up the tension and compounds my chance of having a breakdown. any thing that you are not proud of or pleagued with wil also add to your panic. Eliminate your issues and then you should be able to calm down with DEEP slow breaths and focus on natural beauty.
Which benzo are you referring to? Currently my Dr. put me on Lexapro 10mg QD quite a while ago. I stopped taking it for a while but then this started creeping up on me and she told me to get back on it. It does seem to help somewhat but not completely, in itself. Then she started me on Buspar 7.5mg BID. This does seem to supplement, and help also, but I still feel that this may not be completely the answer. Any suggestions? Do you have any thoughts about biofeedback?
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....Which benzo are you referring to? Currently my Dr. put me on Lexapro 10mg QD quite a while ago. I stopped taking it for a while but then this started creeping up on me and she told me to get back on it. It does seem to help somewhat but not completely, in itself. Then she started me on Buspar 7.5mg BID. This does seem to supplement, and help also, but I still feel that this may not be completely the answer. Any suggestions? Do you have any thoughts about biofeedback?
Usually the worst time for me is in the evening and alone. My husband is an over the road truck driver and my son works nights so that usually amounts to a nightly occurrence. My stressors have been with me for quite a while, or since my husband went over the road approximately 5 years ago. I imagine the worst and the worst has happened. I feared his having any major health issue while on the road and he had a massive heart attack while out which required my traveling to Illinois and spending 8 days until he was well enough to go home and the other fear I had was his having a major accident which happened two months ago which he was lucky to walk away from. The cab was collapsed and only a small bubble around the driver side was left which is what saved his life. I have a hard time letting these things go even though I know I can't control the things that happen. My current job as an outpatient dialysis RN also causes me great strife. Not enough time to do the work required and the demand to complete 13 hours of work in 10 hours. I start therapy in about a week. Have you been to therapy and found that it really helps? What specifically helps you refocus?
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....Usually the worst time for me is in the evening and alone. My husband is an over the road truck driver and my son works nights so that usually amounts to a nightly occurrence. My stressors have been with me for quite a while, or since my husband went over the road approximately 5 years ago. I imagine the worst and the worst has happened. I feared his having any major health issue while on the road and he had a massive heart attack while out which required my traveling to Illinois and spending 8 days until he was well enough to go home and the other fear I had was his having a major accident which happened two months ago which he was lucky to walk away from. The cab was collapsed and only a small bubble around the driver side was left which is what saved his life. I have a hard time letting these things go even though I know I can't control the things that happen. My current job as an outpatient dialysis RN also causes me great strife. Not enough time to do the work required and the demand to complete 13 hours of work in 10 hours. I start therapy in about a week. Have you been to therapy and found that it really helps? What specifically helps you refocus?
tinki1016 responded:
I suffer from awful anxiety i wake up every morning feeling i cant breath it happens everyday for over a yera now i have tryed everything therapy and i take 20 mg celexa and 0.5mg of ativan and nothings seems to help.it very hard to deal with i have a 2 year old son and its hard to concentrate and work but i deal with it any suggestions ive bought books and everything. any advice woulld be great! im only 24 so if its a liflong thing i guess i have to figure out how to deal.
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....I suffer from awful anxiety i wake up every morning feeling i cant breath it happens everyday for over a yera now i have tryed everything therapy and i take 20 mg celexa and 0.5mg of ativan and nothings seems to help.it very hard to deal with i have a 2 year old son and its hard to concentrate and work but i deal with it any suggestions ive bought books and everything. any advice woulld be great! im only 24 so if its a liflong thing i guess i have to figure out how to deal.
lexapro is an anti-depressant not a benzo- buspar is not for panic attacks like yours- i would start u on clonopin 1 mg and see how u do at 2 times a day next step if no help would be diazapam 5 mg (valium) an oldie but goodie save xanax for older in life if u can best wishes an no anti depressant will treat true anxiety disorder~
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....lexapro is an anti-depressant not a benzo- buspar is not for panic attacks like yours- i would start u on clonopin 1 mg and see how u do at 2 times a day next step if no help would be diazapam 5 mg (valium) an oldie but goodie save xanax for older in life if u can best wishes an no anti depressant will treat true anxiety disorder~
please do not accept that u just have to deal- find u a good family dr that will try u on a benzo and stay away from psychiatrist- a good psychologist is goood to talk to but trust a family md for meds most psychiatrist experiment not a pleasant thing to go thru i know first hand
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....please do not accept that u just have to deal- find u a good family dr that will try u on a benzo and stay away from psychiatrist- a good psychologist is goood to talk to but trust a family md for meds most psychiatrist experiment not a pleasant thing to go thru i know first hand
dperlingos responded:
I recently went on 20mg of celexa for anxiety and panic attacks and I see a therapist once a week, talking to the therapist really helps me and the Celexa has calmed my anxiety significantly. I have had anxiety issues for 10 years now, but this is the first time I've had to deal with these awful Panic attacks (the ones where you really think you might die) I am feeling better it's been about 2 weeks on my Medication. I take 0.5mg of Alprazolam for the panic attacks. It makes me calm but I get sleepy so it's hard to function when I'm on those. I have learned a few of my triggers and I work thru most of my anxiety before it turns into a panic attack, yet sometimes they just come for no apparent reason and that sux.
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....I recently went on 20mg of celexa for anxiety and panic attacks and I see a therapist once a week, talking to the therapist really helps me and the Celexa has calmed my anxiety significantly. I have had anxiety issues for 10 years now, but this is the first time I've had to deal with these awful Panic attacks (the ones where you really think you might die) I am feeling better it's been about 2 weeks on my Medication. I take 0.5mg of Alprazolam for the panic attacks. It makes me calm but I get sleepy so it's hard to function when I'm on those. I have learned a few of my triggers and I work thru most of my anxiety before it turns into a panic attack, yet sometimes they just come for no apparent reason and that sux.
I have been on lexapro for 6 days and i was awoke at 2 a.m. with anxiety and it is now 12 :43 and I am still in anxety. It is beating me up and I am at my wits end. I go back to the doctor tomorrow. I take xanx 0.25mg and it does not seem to work. I want to come off this. I could deal better and had less anxiety attacks when I only took the xanax when i had too. I feel so helpless. I am scared. If I come off this how would i ween myself off? I take 10 mg at night and have been on it for 6 days. I feel like i m loosing my mind. If you could give me some advice i would be so grateful.
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....I have been on lexapro for 6 days and i was awoke at 2 a.m. with anxiety and it is now 12 :43 and I am still in anxety. It is beating me up and I am at my wits end. I go back to the doctor tomorrow. I take xanx 0.25mg and it does not seem to work. I want to come off this. I could deal better and had less anxiety attacks when I only took the xanax when i had too. I feel so helpless. I am scared. If I come off this how would i ween myself off? I take 10 mg at night and have been on it for 6 days. I feel like i m loosing my mind. If you could give me some advice i would be so grateful.
Jennnyc60,
i am so sorry you're feeling that way. i can relate, believe me. Go to see your doctor, and tell them what you've said here. i took lexapro before, and it took a little while to work, but when it did, i was much more upbeat. i'm on wellbutrin now, bc of the weight gain i had from lexapro (that was my reaction, may not be yours). i think any antidepression/anxiety medicine that you go on needs a bit of time. however, go see your doctor, like i said before. maybe he can do something more. do you talk to anyone, like a therapist? i have one, and i find it really helps! good luck to you!
i am so sorry you're feeling that way. i can relate, believe me. Go to see your doctor, and tell them what you've said here. i took lexapro before, and it took a little while to work, but when it did, i was much more upbeat. i'm on wellbutrin now, bc of the weight gain i had from lexapro (that was my reaction, may not be yours). i think any antidepression/anxiety medicine that you go on needs a bit of time. however, go see your doctor, like i said before. maybe he can do something more. do you talk to anyone, like a therapist? i have one, and i find it really helps! good luck to you!
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....Jennnyc60,<br /> <br />i am so sorry you're feeling that way. i can relate, believe me. Go to see your doctor, and tell them what you've said here. i took lexapro before, and it took a little while to work, but when it did, i was much more upbeat. i'm on wellbutrin now, bc of the weight gain i had from lexapro (that was my reaction, may not be yours). i think any antidepression/anxiety medicine that you go on needs a bit of time. however, go see your doctor, like i said before. maybe he can do something more. do you talk to anyone, like a therapist? i have one, and i find it really helps! good luck to you!
pburnett responded:
Dear Peony, my name is Paige. I have suffered from panic attacks and seizures for about a year. It was SO bad that I was afraid to even go out. It started with a stupid thought that was a benign thought. Nothing todo with PTSD or anything that my psychiatrist kept insisting that I had (I have never beenb diagnosed with PTSD). I am bi-polar and have been on Paxil for a long time. My psychiatrist finally figured out that my manic moods incombination with Paxil was what triggered these horrible attacks. He discontinued the Paxil and put me Celexa. I have not had a panic attack attack in months now. I hope this helps, I am not a doctor but I hae heard many times that Paxil is NOT good for anyone with panic/anxiety attacks. My doctor said that Paxil actually made my attacks. PLEASE don't stop taking any anti-depressants becauseof my story. This is just my story on how I got rid of my attacks okay? Let me know your prognosis/luck etc. You can write me back anytime.
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....Dear Peony, my name is Paige. I have suffered from panic attacks and seizures for about a year. It was SO bad that I was afraid to even go out. It started with a stupid thought that was a benign thought. Nothing todo with PTSD or anything that my psychiatrist kept insisting that I had (I have never beenb diagnosed with PTSD). I am bi-polar and have been on Paxil for a long time. My psychiatrist finally figured out that my manic moods incombination with Paxil was what triggered these horrible attacks. He discontinued the Paxil and put me Celexa. I have not had a panic attack attack in months now. I hope this helps, I am not a doctor but I hae heard many times that Paxil is NOT good for anyone with panic/anxiety attacks. My doctor said that Paxil actually made my attacks. PLEASE don't stop taking any anti-depressants becauseof my story. This is just my story on how I got rid of my attacks okay? Let me know your prognosis/luck etc. You can write me back anytime.
freefall81 responded:
I have been suffering from panic attacks for the last 2 months. When it first started I had the chest pain and racing heart, shortness of breath, my hands would go numb. My doctor put me on Zoloft an antidepressant and it did help a little. I went from having panic attacks 7 or 8 times a day, to less than 3 a day. Of course some days are better than others. I hate feeling this way, I worry about things that I realize are stupid. I'll have a weird pain and panic thinking it's life threatening. I have a 5 month old daughter and I'm affraid to be alone with her in fear of something bad happening to me. I will be talking with my doctor here soon and hopefully he'll have the miracle cure.
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....I have been suffering from panic attacks for the last 2 months. When it first started I had the chest pain and racing heart, shortness of breath, my hands would go numb. My doctor put me on Zoloft an antidepressant and it did help a little. I went from having panic attacks 7 or 8 times a day, to less than 3 a day. Of course some days are better than others. I hate feeling this way, I worry about things that I realize are stupid. I'll have a weird pain and panic thinking it's life threatening. I have a 5 month old daughter and I'm affraid to be alone with her in fear of something bad happening to me. I will be talking with my doctor here soon and hopefully he'll have the miracle cure.
I am so sorry to hear that you are 24 and have to deal with that. I am 30 and am new to anixiety and depression. I feel for you greatly.
Report This| Share this:Panic attacks....I am so sorry to hear that you are 24 and have to deal with that. I am 30 and am new to anixiety and depression. I feel for you greatly.
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