Yesterday was a great day, I went to work was all alone in the office so I was listening to music and tapping along. After work I took my daughter to Safety town and I had 2 1/2 hours to myself. Went out for lunch, went to craft store, came home and started building a lamp. I was really enjoying myself. As I was looking at the lamp I had just put together I got butterflies in my stomach, a slight rush through my body, and thought I better lie down, as I lied there it got worse, shaking, racing heart, nautous, dizzy, and tingling in my hands and arms, and I think the thought of having to pick up my daughter in 1/2 hour made it worse.
I picked her up, we layed down, but I was affraid of passing out on her, she's only 5, I tried to calm myself down and I couldn't. It just got worse. I told her to get her shoes on and luckily for me my doc. is just down on the corner. I could not even sighn my name when they asked me to sihn in. He had me breathing in a paper bag and gave me a script for lorazepam. We'll last thing I wanted to do was hang our at a pharmacy and wait. Lucky again, My husbands aunt lives down the street and she really helped my out after I freaked her out. This went on for almost 4 hours. I have never had one last this long. It is really scary to think that something might happen to me infront of my daughter, and that may have been what made it worse.
This came on for no reason at all, I was having a great day. I guess I just don't understand. And I don't know anyone that has gone through this that I can talk too.
Anyway, this does not happen to my very often and I am wondering if I should take the med. when I have an attack, or keep taking 3 time a day like the script says. I don't like to get addicted to drugs. I was on Paxil for a while and that was a nightmare to get off.
Sorry about my babbling, I just needed to talk.

I say take it when you need it--always have it with you just in case...maybe it was just an isolated attack...I had those while recovering from panic disorder, but they occurred less and less often and eventually stopped. I hope you feel better. I know what you mean about your daughter. I have a three year old and I hate it when I don't "feel good." Jitterygal

Kerrykul, so very sorry for your bad experience but truly know what you mean..having a good day and so thankful for it then all of a sudden for NO apparent reason..BAM..I get nervous about going places, doing things for fear of having an attack..even get to where I calculate if I will be close to a dr., hospital, etc. Such a sad life when I should be having the time of my life now. I KNOW I need an anti-depressant along with my anxiety meds. but HATE the side effects when you first start on them..Hang in there....

I agree on taking meds when you need it.
I understand that type of out of the blue attack we all get them.
I can be feeling fine and no stress or worries and suddenly I feel flushed,sick feeling and lightheaded so i do the same thing i lay down for a while.




anyway good luck to ya

to karrie
fastest way to get help from the lorazepam is to disolve a tablet under the tongue, a large enough dose will shut down any panic attack
rather than taking it daily I would always carry a few tablets with you when out just in case
feeling that you will or should pass out is common, actually doing it from a panic attack is very rare
the paperbag helps a bit but I prefer deep slow breathing while panicky, relax and accept, dont tense up or fight back

I know exactly what you wnet through.
I have had that happen on a few occasions where I'm having the greatest day with no anxiety at all and then out of nowhere it just hits you. Now whenever I have a good day with no panic I am skeptical about it and I worry all day until I induce one from worrying about it so much... :rolleyes:
For the first 2 years having my daughter with me or around me seemed to prevent the attacks but now they are starting to happen even when I have her with me. This terrifies me because I don't know what I would do if I were to collapse or something. I fear for her safety.
Anyway, I say try just taking it when you need it to avoid getting hooked...that's what I have done with my clonazepam.

wishing you well,

A.

Last Week I Was At My Son's House With My Grandkids. I Was Fine. We Decided To Go Shopping And Soon As I Got In The Car I Felt Like I Could'nt Breathe. Just Came Out Of The Blue. Then I Was Worried About Going Into The Store. I Did Go In But Was Dizzy. This Is A Terrible Thing That We Go Through. I'm On Xanax But Get These Spells Anyway.
Reenie

The same thing just happened to me about an hour ago... I woke late and only ate yogurt then went about my day and it was a little past time to eat again and I started to kind of feeling a little anxiety, no big deal. So, I ate hoping that would help in case it was low blood sugar or something. Then I had to go to the store with my mom and while shopping I felt more anxiety for no reason at all.... It just came on hard all of a sudden. It was for sure not a panic attack which I have had in the past and am on zoloft for it so, I know the difference. It's rare for me to just have bad anxiety though. It's been a while since this has happened too. It worries me because I'm trying to go out and live my life which I haven't done in years till I recently (2 months ago) got on zoloft and had hope. I still have hope but I want to be able to travel, fly, walk through the air port without having anxiety come on like this. It's very uncomfortable. It's almost the same feeling you get right before you're about to get your butt kicked from someone huge. For me it's like that except for the racing heart and shortness of breath (i only get that during panic attacks). I checked my heart rate and it was about normal during the anxiety attack today so, I just don't get this? Why on earth would it come for no reason at all when I'm fine. I've planned a trip about 14 hours from here that is coming up and I'll be flying alone. I'd like to be able to feel OKAY at least during flying and lay overs and when I get there I'd like to feel at OKAY so, I can go shopping ALONE and when I have someone with me. I have someone new in my life that I really care for a lot! I don't want them to think down on me as a LOT of people from my experience do when they find out about this stuff too soon. I've had some people be ok with it to my face and then once away from me avoid me like it's catchy or something which feels terrible.
Can I live my life this way? I know I can.......... I can't give up....... But SHEESH! It's hard to even get a sentence out when you feel this way much less have a decent conversation.
Today, my symptoms were:
sharp pain at the center bottom part of my breast bone (turned out to be gas - later burped like crazy). Hot feeling in arms, tention in shoulders, slight feeling of something in back of throat, pressure in head (like when you have sinus probs or are on a plain), ears felt like they were poping, dry mouth, dizzy. The whole time I kept saying to myself, "I'm ok, this is just anxiety, it will pass, bla bla bla") But it just seemed to get worse, like my legs would give out so, I went to sit in the car and get hold of myself. I read a mag to get my mind off it and then finished shopping and we went home. I then felt like things around me were a little surreal for a little while (i guess from the shock of having this after not having it for so long). I have benzo's but never take them. I'd prefer not to take them for stuff I'd like to make simple in my lind (like shopping, driving) and save it for when I really need it such as big events or very bad stressfull unexpected things that come once in a while for example "car accident, family or close friend dies, etc..) The reason is because I don't want to get addicted to benzo's or get to where a low dose don't cut it anymore. I REALLY want to beat this crap and get over it. My mind is set right now to the point I never worry at all about panic. Maybe I need more exposure being out and about like at malls, etc..???
Any ideas?
Thanks!

Those are the scariest kind of attacks. The ones that come out of nowhere....because you are so calm beforehand you can't believe it is only anxiety and you think it's something really worse. I was gardening one day...relaxed, just like you said, and it happened to me. And I thought this cant be a panic attack....I was feeling fine, it must be a stroke or heart attack, and then it really escalates. That attack lasted most of the day. You really should use your meds when you need them. I never take mine every day, only when I feel anxious, but I am on Lexapro now, and it seems to be helping.

Does lorazepam work to get your heart back to normal? I'd like to know because maybe it will help me for the times when I need it. I have a heart racing problem also which seems to be caused by excess gas from food. I went to a Chripractor who told me that I most likely have food allergies and told me to stay away from all refined sugar, wheat (even whole wheat - especially bread) and diary. It seems that when I follow Suzanne Summers diet, I'm okay. She does not mix carbs and protein and she eats fruit by itself (after the other food has digested).