I took some excedrin tension headache
medicine a few weeks ago...Turned out I
took like 3 times what I was supposed to
take and there was alot of caffine in
it,..It sent me over the e dge and I had a
pretty bad panic attack in about 2 or 3 of
my classes and pretty much completley
worrying and anxious for the whole day
which I just got up and left school which
were' of course not allowed to do.
Ever since then i've had anxiety..About
having the anxiety , and I haven't been at
school for about a week , I really need to
go and I want to graduate but I just worry
im gonna have terrible panic and
de-realization there I can't handle.
I went to a psycho last week great guy he
perscribed me xanax klonopin and
effexor...Any suggestions? Please im in
need of some help
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delancey
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 181 Location: UK
Posted: 02-28-06 18:26pm
I had the same kind of thing and I
couldn't go to school for a while...
When i'm in school i'm constantly shaking
and sweating and feel like I can't
breathe...And my hands are completely
cold.
I come home every day feeling like i'm
dieing and can't do anything till the next
day.
Now i've also got the pressure of catching
up on the 4 months of work i've missed and
seeing everyone else happy and excited
about graduating makes me even more
worried and unhappy.
In your case i'd should talk to someone
about it...
Maybe the worrying about the medicine
released some worries that you'd had
building up for a while rather than
actualy causing the anxiety itself?
Last edited by delancey on 03-02-06 18:41pm; edited 1 time in total
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pinksalter
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 124
Posted: 03-01-06 20:31pm
Hi,
it sounds like you have built up a fear of
going to school incase the same thing
happens again. I think the medicine you
took maybe made you feel a bit funny but
the realisation of taking too much has
made you panic even more. The only
problem with avoiding school is that it is
going to make your anxiety worse and you
may start to get agrophobic. Anxiety is
so much to do with your thoughts and
subconscious mind that you won`t even
realise your thinking that way.
I didn`t want to go out for fear of a
panic attack but I made myself do it, it
was tough and may only have stayed out for
a couple of minutes at first but I
gradually built it up. Your mind has
learnt this new behaviour of fearing the
school situation but it can be changed so
don`t worry that you`ll feel this way
forever. I think it would really help
talking to someone, its amazing what
another persons advice can do to help.
Like you I got really bad derealisation
and depersonalisation, the important thing
to remember is it can`t hurt you in anyway
and once your anxiety goes down so will
it.
Good luck I know its not easy, i`ve been
there but you can get better!
Debs
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eternalsufferer
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 8 Location: U.K
Posted: 03-06-06 12:48pm
I understand what you mean. But my
experience was kind of different to yours.
I wasnt afraid to actually go to school,
only if I had to talk, or do drama or a
presentation. Otherwise I would be ok.
But the nerves would make me feel sick,
like I was actually ill so physically I
felt like I couldn't go in or cope. I
think the thing to do is force yourself to
go in, because as soon as you start to
avoid it, you're mind only makes it worse.
I made the mistake of trying to hide from
situations that made me have a panic
attack, and now my problems are 100 times
worse because I just can't get back into
those situations.
