Alright, I admit it, I have an anxiety
problem. I have since I was about 12
years old, although I haven't really
noticed it that much until now. I don't
go to movies with my friends because I
have panic attacks. Well, I can control
all that but something weird is going on
with me recently.
When exams came, I was ok until the math
exam where I got extremely anxious and
stressed out, like beyond anything i've
ever experienced in my life. Right after
I went to the barn and rode a crazy horse
where I was holding my breath the whole
time, absolutely terrified. That night I
came home and noticed all of a sudden a
severe shortness of breath, and a rapid
heartrate that follows. I've now had the
shortness of breath and fast heart rate
(which is non-stop) for almost two months
now and it's driving me crazy! I've seen
doctors and been tested for everything and
i'm perfectly normal, except for a low
magnesium level which is back to normal
now.
At the beginning when this happened I
would have panic attacks when I came home
from riding. My doctors believe that I
have anxiety, but is it possible to have a
form of anxiety where your heartrate is up
constantly, even when your not anxious?
Is something chemically imbalanced?
Please share your experiences, I really
need some comfort thoughts :) also, how
can I get through this?
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crippled
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 20 Location: Whitby
Posted: 03-19-05 16:28pm
I guess I should add that my pulse is
anywhere from 85-102 when I am relaxed and
sitting, and it goes up to 126-180 when
i'm walking or going up stairs. Any idea
what's up? I need reassurance...
Especially before I go back to school
monday :)
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csmuk
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 4 Location: england,northeast
Posted: 03-20-05 05:06am
You seem to have what is happening to me
,i feel breathless even when the doctors
say im fine and that it is only
anxiety,even when I seem ok its always
there its so annoying and heart rate goes
crazy too even when im ok , my doc is
sending me 4 a ecg but says it will b
fine. You need to get help from the doc
or a counceller as you do have anxiety and
you need to knock it on the head , dont
leave it for years as I did.
As for your exams dont get stressed
your health is more important than
that........
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crippled
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 20 Location: Whitby
Posted: 03-20-05 16:48pm
Alright, thank you, I was just wondering
if these were normal symptoms of anxiety.
I have one more question.
If it is in fact a chemical reaction that
is causing the shortness of breath and the
rapid heart rate, then how can this
'cycle' be broken? Is the only way to get
better to take meds? As of now it's not
so much a psycological thing as i'm not
really anxious at all. Thanks for any
help, and if anyone has any past
experiences with this please email me at
baileys_n_cream89@hotmail.Com
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csmuk
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 4 Location: england,northeast
Posted: 03-21-05 05:25am
My gp says that it is normal to have these
symptoms when you are not panicing when
you have anxiety,which I myself dont
understand that,im on med and counclling 4
this as it on become a right burden on
your life.
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crippled
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 20 Location: Whitby
Posted: 03-21-05 13:15pm
I don't understand this either csmuk. I
do, however, have a couple of questions
for you or anyone else who is capable of
answering them:
1. How long have you been doing the
therapy and medication?
2. Is it getting any better with time or
do you have to be on meds for life?
3. Noticed anything that makes it better?
I want to get better soon. I miss my
chocolate :d thanks (email me if you'd
rather)
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Fiona murphy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 17
You Can Beat It! Posted: 03-26-05 01:14am
My biggest fear is vomiting! I get so
scared of being sick. This started when I
was about 9 years old and we went to a
school outing to the theater. There the
actor pretended to be sea sick! At that
time I thought oh my god I feel sick
too!!! And had a major panic attack (but
of course I wasnt sick) the doctor put me
on medication and I flipped out (it made
me worse) I wouldnt even leave my bed just
in case I got sick. I went off the
medication. Mum took me back to the
doctors and he said I couldnt beat this if
I didnt take medication. I said "wanna
bet?" there was no way I was going back on
those meds. So I beat it!! The way to do
it is to keep your mind occupied all the
time. If you find yourself in a situation
that scares you (in the movies etc) take a
breath in for the count of 3 and out for
the count of 3 and do this for 10min
always watching the digital clock as for
every 10 breaths you do (for the count of
3 in and out) is one minute. So if you
look at the clock after every 10 breaths
the clock ticks over a minute. Here is
the trick, by doing this you are not
thinking about how you are feeling you are
counting your breaths and watching the
clock and watching it tick over to the
minute!! And you forget and you start to
settle down!! It might take 30minutes at
the start but please believe me it does
work!! Another thing to do is talk to
yourself out loud!!!! Tell yourself you
feel fine, watch tv, clean the kitchen and
have fun!!! I can now do anything. Dont
get me wrong im still scared of being sick
but I can control it. Dont look into your
condition (anxiety) talk yourself out of
it. It's hard work but it can be done.
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