Just wondering what symptoms & feelings you experience when your Anxiety kicks in. And what do you do to make it better?

Hi Elda~

For me, I first notice a feeling like butterflies in my stomach, except I kinda feel it all over. It's hard to explain. And I just feel nervous, like I can't sit still. My heart usually speeds up and that scares me and I have to walk around the house and do some deep breathing to calm myself down. I also try to tell myself that I'm OK, it will pass, I'm not dying...but sometimes even that is hard. I have my Xanax ready just in case, but thankfully I haven't had to take one in weeks. I'm curious to see how others feel as well. :)

Elda...I also feel very nervous and this weird "shot" of panic goes through me...that's the only way i can describe it, it seems to start in my stomach and goes up through my head, then my heart starts beating, rapid breathing and nausea.

The above description is when I get an attack...when I start going through an "episode" I have a general sense of dread all the time, I feel fluish, achy, headachy and fatigued...I usually lose my appetite.

Unfortunately I rely on Xanax a lot to make me feel better. I can't seem to make it go away on my own.

I get that nervous butterfly feeling all over too. It'll start in my stomach but then its like it spreads to my entire body. Hard to explain, but I think you get the idea. My heart races and I get palpitations.
I also get a feeling of passing out. I never have and have pretty much accepted that I most likely won't, but thats what scares me the most. I just feel lightheaded and/or dizzy and I have to keep myself occupied so I don't think about it as much.
I do take Xanax daily and Lexapro but am hoping to get back on an as-needed basis with the Xanax. I also get daily chest pains, headaches, ect even if I'm not feeling high anxiety.

Most of these are when I have an actual attack, but the feeling passing out is almost always there or as if things aren't real. And I almost always feel sick to my stomach.

Thats how it feels for me....

MIne is always there so it is hard to describe how it starts. When I awaken in the morning, I feel a little nauseated and tired. From there it goes onto whatever disease I think I have at the time. I check symptoms and feel jumpy. The remainder of the day improves if I exercise and by evening I am okay until I eat dinner. Then the nausea starts again and I start feeling anxious. By bedtime I am a mess but can usually get to sleep.

Twanger, I always get anxiety during or after dinner too, what do you think causes this?

for me, my anxiety is like hell.. and my anxiety doesnt start, its always there... but i feel constantly nervous, walk around the house back and forth, look in the mirror, and go on healthboards ... :)

Mine starts with butterflies in my stomach, I get nervous and start rambling. I usually try to talk myself out of it, but when that doesn't work, the butterflies are more like monkeys jumping around in my stomach. That's when I reach for a Xanax.

When I have a full blown attack, from my head to my feet the inside is completely numb. Like when your hand or foot falls asleep except I feel it all over internally. Then I get this big knot like somebody punched me really hard it my stomach, and I start feeling nauseated.

hello all I'm joining in ,
just wanted to know what you are doing about the anxiety..all symptoms mentioned are the normal, a pain but all manageable, they really are, if you have ever read about me, I used to be a big mess.... but can now live in the moment, thats the key, I have mentioned Dr wayne dyer, he changed my entire life, I still take valium when needed, have a mild anti depressant, I fought that one , I'm anxious not depressed! But gave in, and I dont wake up with any anxiousness anymore.
If I can be of any help just ask...I'm not fully healed but feel as good as it gets for now. I think one will always have that anxious feeling, but if you can get your head around that its you alone that is putting in the negatives in your brain, ie I feel stressed or panicky, then thats what you will become because that is all you are telling your brain and it is only sending back the signals that you are giving it, it really does make sense, if you stop and think about it. We spend so much time telling ourselves that we dont feel well, so why dont we spend more time tellingl our brain that we do feel good.
We can control irrational thoughts , it takes alot of practice, and I mean a lot!
The only way you can feel a negative emotion is to focus on what MIGHT happen, or what you DONT want to happen in the next minute , day week.
When you change to thoughts of what you do want to happen instead of what you DONT want to happen you will
get those good results.
I hope this is making some sense to every-one.
best wishes and good happy thoughts
Sue

One my anxiety starts i get very nervous and i have alot of pressure on the back of my neck sorta. Its very stiff and i barely can turn my neck with it shaking.

Hey...Good post!

My anxiety can start with any symptom!!

If i feel dizzy, nervous, scared or lightheaded this seems to trip a switch in my mind which automatically triggers my other anxiety symptoms.

For example...........If i get dizzy, i think, oh no, here it comes again....and then i will feel nervous and then more dizzy and then my heart will beat fast which will make me scared so i get more dizzy.....the cycle continues......!!!


I often have this feeling of butterflies in my stomach, it then gets stuck in my head and triggers everything else! The dizzyness starts, i feel like the ground is moving and that im about to pass out!!! (Never have so far) I feel sick and cant eat, my heart beats really fast and hard, i get red hot and basically continue this cycle until it gets worse and worse!!!

The dizzyness is worse for me....i feel like im about to fall over. My vision seems to get messed up too. Like my brain takes a while to realise what my eyes are looking at!

My heartbeat really fast too and it scares me because i think im dying....this just makes everything worse and i get chest pain and everything!!

When all this stuff is going on i lose sense of everything going on around me. If i am talking to people i just want them to go away and im not listening to them anyway....all i am thinking about is looking for a comfy place to fall on when i eventually pass out!!!!

rich

rich, What a wonderful description. It made me laugh although it is not funny. I laughed because you sound so much like me.

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