I CANT HANDLE THIS ANYMORE! - Panic Disorders Message Board

fazed · 08-22-2002, 11:45 PM

hi everyone. This is my first time on this board and im really just looking for answers that no one has been able to give me. About 3 months ago i laid down to go to sleep one night and all of a sudden i got hit with a panic attack out of nowhere, wasnt stressed worried or anything and have only had 1 attack prvious to this one. i couldnt breath, heart was going crazy, got dizzy, sweaty, you guys know the usual. Ever since then i havent been the same. every minute of every day i feel like im about to have another attack at any minute. i feel like i have to shake or get something out that just wont leave. like the feeling you have before you get a chill all day long..tightness, lack of concentration, etc. Ive read a lot about anxiety and im struggling to find people who suffer for the same length of time the way i have been...is this feeling normal for people suffering with anxiety and should it be lasting for 3 months straight? i was on zoloft for a while ut it made me feel worse and rak out in hives..any comments or info on this or how to treat it would be much much appreciated as i cannot take much more of this..thank you for taking the time to read this
scott

spotty · 08-23-2002, 07:41 AM

Hi,

I understand what you are feeling because when I had my first one I was never the same after it. I was so upset and worried that I would never feel normal again. It took me 7 months to start feeling better and that was because I finally accepted what was wrong with me and let the feelings come over me without trying to run from them. I tell myself this has happened so many times before and it will pass. I know how hard and scary it can be and I am always afraid that its going to happen again. I read a really good book that helped me alot. "Hope and Help For Your Nerves" by Dr. Claire Weekes". I am always recommending this book because it helped me understand the symptoms and why they happen. You can feel better again it just may take some time. Believe in yourself!! Take Care.

Spotty

andreaphilip3 · 08-23-2002, 08:45 AM

fazed

thats the way it was wh me i never had any til one day i had 1 and thought it was a heart attack and now a few yrs later, they have returned due to extreme stress and i hate them... my last 1 was wed night.

Glenda57 · 08-23-2002, 03:02 PM

Mine show up daily at any time and they can last for hours on end.
I pace the floor and feel like I can't breathe. I feel like a cat on a hot tin roof.
It's terrible.

I am on Lorsapam for these darn attacks.
2 mg's 3 times a day.

If I don't get better relief , I will ask for something that'll really provide relief.

*Raina* · 08-23-2002, 05:48 PM

Oh Fazed!

please know you are not alone... Panic/Anxiety can creep out of no where and stay as long as they want- they are not very polite body-guests.

i think, with me anyway, the anticipation of another anxiety/panic attack is worse than having one.

maybe you could try going on Lorazepam or Alprazolam (Xanax)... i noticed, even on a small dose, it eventually made it so i didnt have a hard time getting through the anxiety, if having any at all.

take care and hang in there- you are not alone, and you WILL get through it.

cheers,

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~*~Raina~*~

"That the birds of worry and care fly over your head: This you cannot change; But that they build nests in your hair: This you can prevent." -Chinese Proverb