Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Montreal, Canada
New to Panic Atacks... Posted: 12-26-05 03:34am
Good evening everyone, it's currently
3:30am, and I can't get any sleep.
I've been diagnosed two times as went in
at the hospital for observation this
summer, taking xrays, monitoring my blood
circulation... Basicly, I had the full
checkup, twice. I came out clean both
times.
Now, it's been about 3 months, and this
week have been hell, I feel terrible, have
the same symptoms I was experiencing all
this time (and as I write this), and it's
only looking like it will be worse if I
don't do anything.
I am 19 years old, 5'10'', a bit
overweight but generally in good shape.
I'd like to know where to start... Right
now, I have the great feeling of doom, I
can't seem to calm down or get the feeling
of pressure to go... And every little
ache I might have is freaking me out... I
could deal with a headache before like
nothing, now I got a feeling it's related
in some way to my condition...
I freak out these days... I even suffered
of insomnia because I couldn't get to
sleep properly...
I'd like to have... Any kind of tips at
all, to at least cope with it for the time
I seek a solution... People around me
know i'm generally stressed these days due
to multiple factors... I pretty much know
what possible triggers I have... But it's
nothing I can get rid of as of now... At
least for a month or so... (monetary
problems.)
is there anything I can do?
(i understand that this might be written
somewhat... "randomly", seeing english is
not my first language, and I write what I
am thinking of spontaneously as i'm going
through...)
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Justy24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 59 Location: Canada
Insomnia Posted: 12-26-05 09:06am
Hi there, panic attacks are fun aren't
they? (sarcasim intended)
i go through them everyday and it plays a
person out. But when you go to bed you
cannot sleep because your mind is racing
wondering about every ache and pain your
having.
Just last night I woke up at 3:30am and
was having anxiety/panic attack, thank god
I have ativan to help calm me down or else
I would have been up for the remainder of
the night.
I have gone through tests at the hospital
checking my heart and I am going to have
my eyes tested to see if that is causing
the daily headaches that I am having
because the doctor said there are no signs
of neurologic trauma. It is frustrating
feeling like something is wrong but no one
can find anything.
I hope that you are feeling better and get
some rest.
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julz67
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 21 Location: Scotland
Panic Attack Posted: 02-03-07 03:49am
Hi, am new to this forum, but instantly I
see that there is a section for panic
attacks or pa's as I call them!
I used to have pa's, since I was 18, I
have not had a bad attack for just over a
year now... Sounds too good to be true,
but they can be overcome.
The fact that you, op are overweight has
nothing to do with them.... As you may
know, it's a state of your mental
health....Doesn't mean you are
insane/mentally unstable/or any other
description. Everybody has the ability
to panic...And it's just that in us, that
ability goes into overdrive, produces huge
amounts of adrenalin, which the body
doesn't know what to do with, and then the
symtoms appear....And the symptoms could
be anything.... Mine were, severe
nausea, gagging, shaking all over, pulling
my hair, sweating, being unable to move
from the place I was (usually in bed)
coulcn't think of food...And to get over
these episodes, I phoned, nhs24 who were
most helpful, they first of all, got me
through the attack, then put me in touch
with a psychiatric nurse... Who then
encouraged me to go to my doctor and get
reffered to a pa clinic, where I attended
a course for 6 weeks...Hey presto they are
gone.... It wasn't magic, there were no
needles or anything like that...It was
simply an introduction to what your body
was doing, and basically to be able to
accept what was happening, and also accept
that nothing bad would happen. They
taught you breating excersizes, and how to
relax.
I had one huge attack the night after it
started, and again one biggish attack
after the course ended..... And they
tailed off after that. Now I don't get
any...
I do still have some wee pills that my
doctor gives me, and I keep them handy,
but haven't had to use them.
Hope this helps.
J xx
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davido757
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Spain
Easy Way to Cope With Panic Attack Posted: 03-28-07 04:14am
Hi there,
I suffered from panic attacks for years.
Luckily, they've gone away since I've
gotten older. Aging isn't something you
can do quickly so here's something else
that always helped me: slow breathing.
This is probably not something that will
solve the whole problem and change your
life but it's very simple and will deal
with the actual physical attack, and maybe
more.
Everyone knows that they should breathe
slowly and deeply when stressed or under
anxiety. But doing it correctly and
remembering to do it when you need it is
important. It really works to calm you.
Not only that, but there's a specific
technique that you can learn and do 15
minutes a day. Doing it regularly like
this will actually affect you internally
and will reduce the attacks and make you
feel much better in general. Then you also
use the technique to cope when a panic
attack strikes.
Tenky, Julz's advice is really good. It
sounds like what I learned in my cognitive
training or cbt group. Try and join a
group or read the book by sam obitz which
teaches you the tea form exercise. We used
this book in my group and learned the tea
form exercise and it has become a staple
in my life that helps me keep my anxiety
at a minimum and I have not had a panic
attack since the begining of my group and
I was having them almost everyday when I
joined my group. Once you learn to counter
your thoughts in the tea form you will
begin to make a lot of progress and they
will not hold powert over you anymore and
begin to vanish like Julz said.
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5542 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
Thanks: 89
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Posted: 04-25-07 12:00pm
Check out the panic disorder thread.
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exodus_152
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 40
Answers to Posted: 05-10-07 23:05pm
Panic attacks are scary as you well know.
Logically though you know everything will
be alright, keeping that thought in mind
will help.
Cognitive therapy will help you deal with
them. There is most likely a physical
cause for the distress (not what is
causing you the fear). Some people have
been able to correlate cortisol levels
with these attacks. Cortisol is produced
in the adrenal glands.
Nutritional supplements have helped some
people ie gaba, magnesium, vitamin c,
l-theanine, omaga-3 oils.
The easiest thing to try is just a pinch
of sea salt on your tongue and wash it
down with 16 oz of water. Sounds to easy
to even bother with, but it works. There
is a theory that dehydration (chronic) may
be at the root of these problems so drink
more water 8 cups a day, stay away from
caffeine, and eliminate sugar.
Good luck!
Smile God loves you
Let me know how things work out.
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johnR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 229
Posted: 05-12-07 13:48pm
Tenky, give cbt a try. It is what helped
me and I still do the tea form exercise
from obitz's book nmearly everyday. It
really does work if you work at it.
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cece7
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 134
Posted: 05-23-07 13:37pm
Tenky I hope you are giving some of our
advice a try. Let me know if you jave any
questions.
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johnR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 229
Posted: 06-19-07 12:38pm
Are you still coming here Tenky? I would
love to hear an update on what and how you
are doing?
