panic / anxiety attack?here are my symptoms and are they severe?
January 9th, 2010
Shelly asked:
fear of dying
fear of my heart stopping
sweaty hands
fear of being in open places like the mall or crowd
choking when eating
fear of driving on a main road
fear my heart is going to stop
shortness of breath
fera of driving on highway
the feeling of me crawling out of my skin
restless
avoiding certain people and places
feeling of dizziness
lightheaded
feeling im going to pass out at any moment
no protection
fear of the public and people i dont know
feeling of doom
feeling of something BAD is going to happen at any moment but dont know what
fear of dying
fear of my heart stopping
sweaty hands
fear of being in open places like the mall or crowd
choking when eating
fear of driving on a main road
fear my heart is going to stop
shortness of breath
fera of driving on highway
the feeling of me crawling out of my skin
restless
avoiding certain people and places
feeling of dizziness
lightheaded
feeling im going to pass out at any moment
no protection
fear of the public and people i dont know
feeling of doom
feeling of something BAD is going to happen at any moment but dont know what
my doctor gave me xanex which takes EVERY syyptom away within minutes but i need to know are my symptoms consider severe?
they only happen when tired or when ive had a drink the night before
please take not I DO NOT DRINK ON MY MEDICATION!!!!!
JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS A SEVERE CASE OF ANXIETY
Categories: Panic Disorders | Tags: Doom, Medication, Panic Attack
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these are no panic attacks, they are phobia’s and you need a counselor more than just the medication.
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You’re just nuts. Walk it off.
These are fears not panic attacks per se. The best thing to do RIGHT NOW is relax and steady your breathing. Breathing in and out slowly and then rolling your eyes in a full circle in both directions will help you detach enough to realize that you are in charge and not your fear.
The medicine will help but the source of your fears needs to be addressed by counseling, that is gentle help to think things through. Try to find one who does cognitive therapy, where fears are addressed with tools of logic.
Panic or anxiety attacks are brought on by a fear or sometimes they just come on. If you have some fears you need to face them and I know while you are having a panic attack you feel hyper,heart rate going nuts etc..I have had them for years and they have calmed down.
I when they start go for long brisk walk or I have a stationary bike and I ride and try to get the adrenaline burned up while it is causing the fast heart rate.
Dizziness, fast heart rate,fear of death,sweating,restless,tingling extremities(hands,feet and arms) are all a part of these attacks.
Try to relax be calm and know it is just a panic attack and breath as deep and slow as you can breath and do not hyper ventilate your self. I have had them with pains in the chest as well, you just have to calm your self down and think happy thoughts, times that were good or even think of being on a beach or near a water fall and listening to it.
I know it is hard and you must take control of these, and know it is a release of adrenaline form your body because your mind thinks you are afraid. It is the body”s way to get you pumped up but you are not ready for it. The mind says you are in danger or scared and the body releases it.
Walk, job, breath, ride a bike, run in place, think good happy thoughts, talk to some one if that helps while your having one.
Xanax I took but I no longer take it haven’t for years you must just relax and try to find out what it is that is scaring you. Sometimes they never find what brings them on but you will get through them and learn to calm down. Breathing is very important relax.
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Wow, I went through most of these stuff… Anxiety attacks were probably some of the worst experiences in my life… Instead of going to a doctor how about looking at a therapist… I worked for me, at first I thought only crazy people went to psychologist but I was wrong, you would be crazy to know there’s something wrong with you and you don’t want to treat it =] trust me it will work, and try not to rely on that medicine… All they do is make u depressed and can give you very bad thoughts… Trust me go to a therapist and all these fears will be gone =]
Good Luck and hope this helped
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Most of them are phoebias. Xanex is useful for immediate relieve in chronic anxiety syndrome but it has withdrawal symptoms and side effects. You should be spacing it and using it to the minimum while removing the cause of the ailment. Why did you not mention claustrophobia as one of your symptoms. Claustrophoebia must definitely accompany these symptoms i.e. fear of closed rooms, travelling in lift and narrow spaces??? You must also be having dreams. Your blood pressure would be low in the condition which you are describing. You must also be sweating in the palms and hands and legs going cold when nervous. Thinking about the ailment should aggravate the symptoms. You can correct it well with a few medicines in homeopathy and cured completely instead of managing it with xanex. Xanex only temporarily manages. When the power of the medicine decreases you start feeling the problem, You need to cure the ailment Many of the phoebias are caused when the sub atomic air raises i.e. Apana Vayu which is supposed to at the Swadhistana Chakra raises upwards above the eye brows. The conditions of such are mostly when the stomach is acidic, heated up due to one or other reasons, the blood vessels constricts or narrow down, or contracts, and the main ailment in the stomach is Gastritis. Gastric ulcer etc. Heart is not affected actually but will get affected if untreated for a prolonged period of time
The main medicine you need to take is Gelsemium 30. If you look into the symptoms of Gelsemium in the link : click on alphabet G and check Gelsemium:
You will find in the Heart : the following symptoms which is exactly what you have mentioned above : i.e. “Heart : A feeing as if it were necessary to keep in motion, or else heart action would cease”. Slow Pulse, Palpitation, Pulse soft weak, full and flowing, Pulse slow when quiet, but greatly accelerated on motion.” You can very well see the flow of blood and why the feeling in the heart is taking place like that. The low pulse rate indicates Low pressure which you can check. The diastolic would be around 70 and will go down upto 55 in worst nervous conditions.
How to correct? The problem might have come from iatrogenic (medicine induced), it might have come from low potassium in the body, it must have reasons like you are quite atheletic, it might have reasons like sedentary living habits like late night sleeping, skipping breakfast, cigarette, alcohol,tea, coffee consumption in excess, sitting jobs, no exercise or over exercise, untimely food habits, junk food habits, side effects of influenza etc.etc. causing gastric ulcers and gastritis in the first place.
Inorder to clean up the system from ill effects of all the above, three doses of Nux Vomica 30 three times a day for one day would be ideal before starting treatment. There after one should use Hydrastis 30, three globules three times a day for as long as required to correct the liver and stomach. This will immediately stop the air from moving upwards and any claustrophoebic panic conditions.
Gelsemium 30 should be taken simultaneous or separately for the following symptoms :
1. Fear of stage, fear of heart stopping, fear of being open place like the mall or crowd, avoid strangers and people and places, fear of public and people I dont know, afraid of falling, apathy regarding illness and for heart symptoms as mentioned above.
Gelsemium may be taken three doses a day upto three days and repeated one or two doses every week. It will also work against exam fever, fear of exams, it will improve memory and sharpeness of the brain and is prophylactic to Influenza and probably swine flue.
2. You need to take medicine for raising you blood pressure which is causing sweaty hands. Bio Chemic Kali Phos 6X is the best supplement which can go alongwith the Gelsemium in correcting the low pressure, sweaty hands, choking when eating, and other many panic conditions. This may not be completely curing you, so you may take the following medicine for one week in Ayurveda:
ABANA from Himalaya Pharmaceuticals which you can google which has been found very effective in raising and correcting as well as lower if high pressure to nromal levels and maintaining it.
3. A few doses of Argentum Nitricum would be useful along with one or two doses of Arsenic Album 30 to correct the stomach ulcers if any and correct stomach in general alongwith other phobias.
4. Take single dose of Aconitum Napillus 30 to remove the fear of death or fear of dying. It can be repeated upto three doses but not more and repeat one dose whenever necessary until the fear completely goes.
Medicines should be taken in consultation with a homeopathic doctor. With best wishes and blessings.,
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Hey… Victoria here, maybe my personal story can give you some solace…
a lil about me- about a year after my husband left me and my daughter died about 5 years ago.. I was at a very difficult point in my life, and was ultimately diagnosed with depression, severe anxiety, and panic disorder. I would say that i’ve always for the most part been a little depressed and had some degree of anxiety, but this just completely tipped the scale. I remember there were days on end I would just lie in bed, and whenever I would be in a social environment my anxiety would go through the roof and I would often have panic attacks. Therapy never seemed to be effective for me, and my psych put me on damn near every med out there. I’ve been on everything from wellbutrin to paxil, zoloft, prozac, lexapro, celexa, buspar, valium, klonopin, xanax.. etc. Sometimes 2-3 different ones in combo at the same time. Nothing really seemed to work for me. With the exception of some of the benzos (klono./xanax) .. these worked well for a little while, but I grew tolerance quickly, and became highly addicted.
Then one day while researching online i came across this reputable looking website .. which talked about this program to eliminate your anxiety for good, all naturally. Long story short, I wound up signing up to try it and the program worked amazing.. Not only do I no longer have panic attacks and anxiety gone, but my depression has also seemed to dissipate a little. And I’m currently starting to slowly ween off the meds I’m on. >>>>
I would personally say that possibly the biggest driving factor in all this is OCD. I think obsessing and constantly having your thoughts focused on your own condition and constantly analyzing your own thoughts/actions plays a very significant role in the persistence of our ails. Almost like the condition is a small lit fire, and OCD is the fuel that keeps it consistently burning… Also, I’ve come to the conclusion that meds are generally a unhealthy short term cure that only semi-treats the symptoms, and never the cause. Hope I was of some help!