Your panic attacks

[tanyarn]

Hello gals/guys. I was wondering what actually provokes your panic attacks (if you get them) Is it the thought of throwing up alone or do you actually feel sick and afraid your going to throw up? I use to get terrible, and I mean terrible panic attacks. I use to get them even when I would be in the car driving. I can remember one time I was stuck in traffic, started panicking and got real dizzy. This made the attack worse because I thought I might throw up if I got too dizzy. I litersly had to turn the a/c on in the car (it was 18 degrees outside) to calm myself down because I was soo worked up. My panic attack have not been as bad as they used to though. I still occasionally get them when I feel sick and I'm afraid I will throw up or if I hear someone else is sick or something is going around. God forbid mine come back like the ones I used toget. I'm afraid to even take something for them because I sometimes get side effects when I take anti-depressants or aniexty meds. I know lexapro made me feel very weak and shaky when I started taking it and Zoloft made me sweat. I would like to try a new one. Any suggestions. I think now would be a good time for me to start because being were in the season I know my panic attacks are bound to come up and butt me in the butt again. TIA:O)

[tayda]

Hi Tanya...


My worst anxiety attack ever was what caused me to discover this site, actually.


I literally couldn't breathe (thought I couldn't anyways) and was having severe hot and cold falshes.. and i was numb, then detached, and thought I was going to have a heart attack.. due to palpitations I was experiencing... I thought I was going to die... it was that bad. and went to the hospital.... <<Shudder>>


Anyways, less severe ones are usually... shortness of breath....icey cold, tingly, weak, dizzy and detached. (THey're still kind of scarey, but not like the one I went to the hospital for).


I'm also sensitive to medication and usually opt not to take it. I've tried a few anti-depressants and they almost ALWAYS make me feel alooft or dizzy!


However, prozac has been pretty good to me. Before goijng onto any meds.. discuss the risk/benefits w/ your doc first.


Sorry about the panic attacks.... it sucks how they can happen anytime; anywhere... but try therapy, and relaxation methods too.. they help.

[aussielaura]

I only get panic attacks at night because i only really feel nausea at night. I think its because i have a fear of sleeping aswell (please dont laugh)and get quite anxious at night time. Unforunetly i put bedtime off for as long as i can and when i have a panic attack i have to go through it alone cause evry1 is in bed. But when i have one its horrible.....cant breath ...heart gets tight.....i shake.......get very hot....and very dizzy. I jump in a cold shower most of the time to help it as i hate it when they come on.


I'm not on meds but i wish i was so i could maybe control them. i do use alternative thereapy tho and since then i have been having les and less attacks which is fabulous. I dont know if this helps its just what i go through.

[joel87]

I get the same thing sometimes. It's usually if someone else doen't feel good and then I start to think I don't feel good myself. It gets worse if I think about it so I try to get my mind off it and do something else I enjoy.


[img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]Joel