Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 2 Location: New York, Long Island
Place to Start Posted: 06-04-05 00:38am
Hi all,
over the past year I would say, I have
been experiencing a loss of breath,
increased heartrate, and shaky hands.
I saw an info-mercial on tv, and figure
online would be a good place to find out
where to start.
Its come to a point where it bothers me
almost everyday and I worry about it.
For instance, it happens when I meet new
people, and maybe drink a glass of
something, my hands shake terribly, or
while trying to play a game of poker with
people I am not close with. It is also
a problem for online games that I play
with other people. I will start to
lose my breath, and have to breath deeply,
my hands will shake so I cant type very
well. Also going up stairs, or driving
to a place where I meet a new person.
I am in shock with new people that I lose
my words, fumble my speech, and sweat.
Sometimes to the point where I need to get
a drink of water and calm myself down.
It took me a little while to get the guts
and stop shaking before I posted in here.
Now, I have been reading posts in here.
I am not too familiar with doctors, as I
only have been to a walk in clinic a few
times since we stopped going to the
pediatrician when I was younger. I am
21 years old now. Should I just goto
the walk in clinic and tell them the
problems I am having, or should I find a
regular doctor to see? Is there a
special doctor I should seek out, or a
psychiatrist? I have told my parents
that I think there is something wrong, and
they tell me its just my imagination.
Are these symptoms of anxiety or something
more?
Any help would be appreciated,
thanks
chris
*i worked so hard to capitalize my
letters, and they are not capitalized
anymore lol
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Lennon
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Canada
Posted: 06-04-05 14:31pm
Hi, I know how you feel. My hands used to
shake a lot and my neck too. I used to
drink alcohol everytime I had to meet
people to control it. I've had anxiety
for 23 years and have gone through pretty
much everything it has to offer. It
started with panic attacks and dream
states then went on to shaking. I
remember giving a speach once and I
couldn't finish because of the shaking. I
couldn't even speak on the phone without
my voice sounding shaky with someone I
didn't know. You can go to a doctor for
it like I did but they'll just give you
pills and it doesn't fix a damn thing.
After I ran out of pills I
thought.......They don't do anything the
alcohol doesn't so what did the doctor do
for me? Anything that has to do with
anxiety just comes from one incident and
us focussing on it more than the average
person would. The only way to get over
any anxiety is to let yourself feel calm
underneath it all and tell it to happen.
Let your hands shake but don't be afraid
of it. The fear of it is what makes it
happen. Just sit back and say..........Go
ahead and shake. It takes time for nerves
to heal just like a broken bone but if you
have the attitude of screw the
shaking.......Go ahead and shake all you
want, i'm not afraid of it........Your
nerves will heal over time and your
shaking will slowly stop.
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Confused and Scared
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Rochester, NY
I Have a Question. Posted: 06-04-05 15:12pm
My mom has anxiety and i'm 17 and i've
been experiencing some of the same
symptoms my mom does. So my mom took me
to the doctor and he prescibed me the same
medicine that my mom was taking and it
kinda works.. But now its like I always
feel really nausiated 24/7. I can't take
it. I'm not sure if its because of the
anxiety or not, but it really annoys me.
I feel sick to my stomach all the time and
i'm always tired and I get panic attacks a
lot. It soooo annoying. I don't know
whats wrong iwth me and I really wish I
did. I've missed so much school and I
can't throw up anything. I can barely
eat. I've only lost like 7 pounds in 2
months but I don't want to feel like this
anymore. I really don't its making me
depressed and uncomfortable. It could be
that the end of the school year is
approaching and i'm stressed about regents
but, I think its something more than that.
I need help...
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Lennon
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Canada
Posted: 06-04-05 21:49pm
Confused, why is your mother on medecine?
There's a lot of good stuff out there that
helps with anxiety that doesn't cost a
cent. You can find it the same way you
might find a song online. Never mind
using drugs to feed the pharmacy pocket.
Drug companies don't want any anxiety
people to get cured or there's a huge drop
in sales for xanax, ativan or valium.
That's why a doctor is useless. I
remember going to a doctor when my neck
and hands were shaking and she asked
me........How do you know you have
anxiety? My mom had to drive me
there......Because I apparently didn't
know if I had anxiety. I told her that
i've had panic attacks for 10 years and
now my hands shake while meeting
you......Should I make my head spin in
convulsions for you? The anger actually
eased my anxiety but she put me on
ativan........Wow, that worked in the
mornings. There's a great book that you
can get that saved my life when I was 21
and you can get stuff online too. I don't
know if i'm allowed to post the name of
the book here because it may be thought of
as soliciting. All I know is, I bought
that book at 21 and it saved my life
because I was gonna kill myself. The
author's dead anyway so I don't where the
money goes. She was a saint though.....If
you ask me.
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smith007
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 21 Location: ontario
Posted: 06-05-05 06:06am
Hey lennon, you can poste the name of the
book.
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Lennon
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Canada
Posted: 06-05-05 12:49pm
The name of the book is.........Hope and
help for your nerves......By Dr. Claire
weekes. I just checked on amazon to see
if it's still in print since I bought it
13 years ago...........It's only $9.99
canadian so it should almost be free in
american dollars. I've bought so many
books on anxiety and that one is the best
thing i've ever read. I still keep it
around. God bless that woman wherever she
is for taking the time to care about this
stuff at a time when few did and she
explains it all with a bit of
humour........You'll totally understand
your anxiety after you read it. Hope it
helps anyone who gets it.......I know it
will anyway. Just get it, you won't
regret it........Trust me.
