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I am deathly afraid to throw up, and going to therapy, an taking medications when I need to, but I still get panic attacks pretty frequently. Does anyone have any advice? Or has anyone gone through this? I really need help, or at least reassurance :/ Thanks
Xanax and Clonopin are actually the two meds I’ve been given…and built up a tolerance to. They don’t work anymore. At all.
My gosh girl, I am going through this. I think you just starred my question actually, haha. I don’t know what to tell you. I do know that not thinking so much and trying new things even though you know it bothers you helps a lot.
Take me for example. I usually can’t even go in a store to buy a pack of smokes. I’m afraid of being judged. I hate my appearance and I’m generally just a recluse. The Xanex i’m on is helping me SO much. I’m doing a lot of things that I never would have thought to do before. I’m thinking about getting my license (drivers license) and my GED. I just don’t know if I can do it without the meds tho, and that’s what scares me. As soon as I come off of these, I’m going to be right back at square one. 
I can completely relate, dear. When my husband said he was leaving me… it got 10x worse for me.
Edit: I also wanted to add… pick one thing to try new a week. Just stick with that. Keep doing it until you get more comfortable with it. I did that with eating in public. Now i’m pretty OK with going out and eating in a few select restaurants. Sure, it’s not great, but it’s better than sitting in the car and freaking out.
Lately, all i have wanted to do is cry. And before during and after that a get panic attacks. what do i do to calm myself down so i can break again?
A good thing to try is to practice proper breathing techniques.
Try deep breaths but not too many, you don’t want to hyperventilate.
quick shallow breaths will only make the problem worse.
Try 3 slow, deep breaths, then stop for a moment then try again. Also, try having some soothing music nearby, perhaps with an mp3 player
My boyfriend has recently been experiencing panic attacks.They are very unpleasent when he has one. I was curious if there is any way I can help him calm down while he is experiencing one or if I should leave him alone. Im not sure what actions I should take, I just want to do what is best for him.
try to calm him down ,take a bag and let him breathe in it to avoid hyperventialtion and respiratory alkalosis which could precipitate hypocalcaemia and spasms,regarding medications anxiolytic drugs ,b-blockers and best is reassurance and trying to make him avoid the situations which induce attacks
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I have an intense fear of rollar coasters! When someone mentions them, I get clammy and nauseous and they MUST stop talking about them! At the end of my 8th grade year (this year), we got on a school trip to Hershey Park. I want to go to get over my fear, but I THINK I MIGHT HAVE A SERIOUS PANIC ATTACK! What are they really like though, panic attacks?
Ok, I am NOT looking for a way to get over my fear. Jsyk.
Panic attacks affect people differently.
I suffered from panic attacks for a while not so long ago but got over them by telling myself it’s just my mind and that I’m not actually going to die.
When you have a panic attack, you really feel that you’re going to die. The fight/flight instinct kicks in, and adrenaline will rush through your body, but as you have no need for it, you can often feel like your legs are stuck to the ground.
In my experience, I used to get really hot, breathe heavily and quickly, my head felt all fuzzy and I couldn’t move my legs. The first couple of times I had them, I actually thought I was dying and I cried afterwards. I’ve had panic attacks from just thinking I couldn’t breathe when I had a cold, and worrying about having 2 pints in my hand as opposed to one so they can occur at any time.
I had come downs from a panic attack too. I would shake uncontrollably, shiver and feel cold. After the come down, I would be on a high for a few minutes. Sounds really weird but it happened.
Best way to get rid of fear is to just do it and conquer it. If you feel like you’re going to have a panic attack, tell yourself you’re not going to die and that it’s your mind playing tricks on you.
After doing that, I can now bring myself to have a panic attack and get back out of it again.
My friend has been experiencing the symptoms of a panic attck.But it has been going on for multiple days. Hes heart us always pounding and he is angry a lot, and he doesnt entirely know what to do.Im not even sure what the problem is but it sounds like a panic attck, but panic attcks generally last 10 minutes, not for multiple hours every day.
This is a very interesting question as I had my first panic attack at my job as a medical transcriber /triage nurse, et cetera for three cardiac surgeons. I was typing away, this being 1985, in Charleston, SC and had my first panic attack — the most horrific thing I have ever gone through, trust me. I was feeling like I was dying and I was worried only about my children and who would take care of them in the future.
Well, I was given Xanax slowly by one of the doctors and lied down on his sofa in his office. He had to give me doses of Xanax every so often to finally get me out of the attack. But I finally did and went home with my boyfriend, whom my doctor had called from our office.
A few days later, as I was making rounds in the hospital next door for admittances and such, I suddenly became faint and could not breathe. Luckily my other doctor at the office was right there speaking with a nurse and saw me. He had me sit down and breathe through a brown paper bag, thinking I was hyperventilating. Did not work of course. So I was wheeled to the ER and he met me there and began the Xanax (or another sedative of the same class) IV and had to keep pushing it very often. Why? Because my blood gasses had all gone out of whack and my electrolytes left my body, mainly potassium almost totally. He had to keep giving me the Xanax and watching my blood gasses and potassium, et cetera. Finally all my bloodwork was back to normal, even potassium. He had my boyfriend take me home, normal once again after only an hour or so, and watch me for the night. Anyway, it happened once again and I was hospitalized for five days or so. Nothing showed up. Honest! So I was placed on Xanax for these occasions in the future and it has been a miracle drug for me. Sometimes I never take a Xanax for a month; but when I do have a panic attack, it will take almost 20 milligrams to fight it off. If I would take that much without being in the throes of an attack, it would wipe me out mentally for a long while!!! But when you use it for what it is intended, you will be so happy to have it on hand for just those times. I must back up here to tell you that both of my doctors seeing me during the panic attacks said that they had to give me so much Xanax to make me "normal," they were really afraid for me. But they said all it did was make me turn back to my normal self. And I can truly say the same, I was not drugged at all and I just felt completely normal. They were quite surprised I did not get "high" or "crazy" but I did not at all!!!!
Anyway, that is my experience with panic attacks. I can believe that every one of us could have a different type of panic attack, but if you take the Xanax and do not become "high," then it is the nuts!!! But take it without having a panic attack will only make you weird, high and if you like that, then you are not using it for a panic attack. And a doctor will know for sure!!!! So do not abuse a drug that is a miracle worker for us with panic attacks who really need them, okay?!!!
