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What You Have to Know & Do when Anxiety & Panic Attacks - PRLog (free press release)

Basically, an anxiety panic attack happens when an individual suddenly experience devastating emotions like fear for no reason at all. The recurring symptoms may include heart palpitations, nausea, chills, trembling, and difficulty in breathing.

What causes Phobias - Examiner

... from which immediate escape is not possible or in which help would not be available if the person should become overwhelmed by anxiety or experience a panic attack or panic-like symptoms (Wood 521). Agoraphobia is the most disabling of all ...

Panic in Georgia After a Mock News Broadcast - New York Times

... panic lasted about 15 minutes, said Shota Utiashvili, the director of the department of analysis at the Interior Ministry. Paramedics on Saturday evening reported three times the typical number of emergency calls, many for heart attack symptoms ...

Fictional Russian invasion panics Georgia - Toronto Star

The panic lasted about 15 minutes, said Shota Utiashvili, the director of the department of analysis at the Interior Ministry. Paramedics reported three times the typical number of emergency calls for heart attack symptoms, he said. "There was quite ...

Mamba bite man the third victim in a month - Cape Argus

It is thought that the snake had been driven over by a passing vehicle prior to the attack. The other attack, which was ... Usually doctors can gain an idea of what kind of snake it was from the symptoms, but in some cases the snake is also ...

Barnheart: It's an Epidemic - Huffingtonpost.com

When a severe attack hits it's all you can do to sit still ... The symptoms are mild at first. You start glancing around the internet at homesteading forums and cheese-making supply shops on your lunch break. You go home after work and instead of ...

Cancer survivor aims to ski 1 million vertical feet - Tahoe Daily Tribune

I should have died or had a heart attack, but instead I'm skiing and ... hormones that increase a person's blood pressure, leaving them with feelings of panic, fear, nausea, and abdominal pain. Symptoms and life threatening situations Kubby said he ...

Levaquin Lawsuit - AboutLawsuits.com

Symptoms associated with a Levaquin induced tendon rupture could include swelling ... On day 7, the last day of the course of the therapy I had an attack of crushing chest pain, burping, belching, gas, lightheadedness and dizziness, tingling and ...

High ... and not on life - University News

... can cause extreme anxiety, panic attacks, severe and permanent psychological shifts such as schizophrenia and even death by heart attack or respiratory failure. Tolerance levels quickly rise with use of either and withdrawal symptoms are severe ...

Business/Finance Items - Canada Free Press

The idea is that when a strong player receives a pass, he (or she) should be in a ready (knees slightly bent) position, poised for multiple avenues of attack. It’s called ... Flight 253, from Amsterdam to Detroit, saw panic and mayhem on the final ...

Open Question: Can you only deal with one depressing event at a time?

When I was 14 I lost my grandpa, grandma, and aunt, who collectively had played nearly as large a role in raising me as my parents, all within the span of about 7 months. Right around the time they passed away, my parents were both diagnosed with cancer. My father's cancer was terminal(Mesothelioma). My mother, however, had liver cancer, and remission was still possible. After I had turned 15, they both passed away. My father went first, and my mother passed about 3 weeks afterwards. I had to go live with my aunt, which caused a host of other problems for me(Imagine 2 depressed people, one with the raging hormones and mood swings of adolescence, and the other with menopausal symptoms, and a generation gap of nearly 40 years). We argued constantly for the 4 years that I had to live with her. Now I am 19 years old, and I have moved out. However, I'm now starting to miss my parents for, what I believe to be, the first time. I never really grieved over them while I was living with my aunt. Is it possible that my mind pushed grieving for my parents to the back of my mind while I struggled with my aunt? Lately I have had many bouts of crying, extreme loneliness, more frequent panic attacks, which started around the same time my parents got sick, and I generally don't get any enjoyment out of the things that used to make me happy. I saw many social workers, psychiatrists, etc. while I was living with my aunt, and I had been diagnosed with major depression, and I am now showing similar symptoms. Please cite your resources, and if you have any advice for dealing with depression(besides taking medication, because apparently the psychiatrists around here don't believe in medicine) please post that as well. Thank you. more

Open Question: Should I go to the doctor?

Alright so lets start at the beginning. I've always been one to have really poor stamina and as a figure skater this was always an apparent issue. Another apparent issue was the anxiety I would appear to suffer during tests and try-outs. When I'd have to endure events like these my heart rate would fly through the roof and still currently does. In fact my skating coach tells me that I sabotage myself with worry because these little "spells" go beyond being nervous and cut my already weak stamina in half, I usually vomit if I eat prior (I have even skated off the ice to throw up DURING a test) and basically I just have these SEVERE panic attacks. About a year ago I one of my friends died in a car accident. I was very distressed as one would be but this distress was different than other times. It would seem every other minute I would get this very severe pain in my chest, my heart in particular. It felt like something to big was trying to pass through and it was just incredible painful. I also had this weird sensation that my blood was like sputtering and having difficulty getting its way through my valves or something. It was like this for a few days and my mom took me to the doctor for it but by the time I had gotten to the doctor it was already going away. My mother does in fact have Mitral Valve Prolapse and for people who have that, you can hear a certain "clicking" noise as the heart beats. After I told the doctor my symptoms and after she said she could hear this "clicking" noise she predicted that I had it as well, although I had to wait a few days till the following Monday to have an Echo-cardiogram. The only problem with this was by the the time I had the echo done, my stress level had dropped significantly and nothing was picked up. However during my follow-up my doctor told me that the "clicking" can go away as stress goes away. But now it has been over a year and have continued to have discomfort. Nothing like I had after the passing of my friend but occasional sharp heart beats, and lately in particular I've been having what feels like a lot of pressure and soreness on my sternum and where my ribs connect. It almost feels like I've been doing ab exercises when I haven't. The pain is mostly that, particularly when I'm either really active like figure skating or when I stay in one position for a while. Like when I'm watching a movie or something. I've also been getting this on and off feeling of chest pressure, kind of like when you have a cold except I am perfectly healthy in that sense. It probably has been this way for a few weeks I've just been waiting for it to go away thinking it's nothing major. So I guess this big question after all this blah blah blah is do any of you think I should go? Or can any of you relate to this and know what I should do or the degree of seriousness? And both my parents have heart complications and their is a history of heart disease and in my family. The only thing that is stopping me is the fact that nothing was picked up last time and the cost to see a doctor. Thank you! more

Open Question: should i change medication ?

I was diagnosed with depression/anxiety/panic attacks when i was 19 and was put on lexapro i was on it for almost 6 years and found it really helped my symptoms but last year i started to get worried about my lack of interest in almost everything so i talked to a psych and he just up and switched me to cymbalta...its been about 8 months and its been like a rollercoaster.. but i get really emotional and have horrible episodes where i feel helpless and cry (which i never did before) and have real feelings of suicide...which i never did on lexapro.....i think id rather switch back to lexapro ...what do you think ? more

Open Question: Am I psycologically ill?

Symptoms: 1) Lately I have trouble sleeping, I cannot sleep more than 3 hours and it is when I fall in bed that I cannot sleep until early morning hours (e.g 6-9) if I sleep at all. I am calm and do not feel a lot of stress in my life. 2) I have a fear that I can think about until I start crying. It is mainly thoughts about the things that I do. I never feel good enough and starting something never makes me feel good. It is many times that I will not start anything in the fear of not being good enough. I don't know how to explain it. 3) I have experienced what I think to be a panic attack lately. My hear rate increased, my body was shaking and I felt like I was going to die, but at some point I had a feeling like I was calm towards the idea and I wouldn't fear jumbing from my window. But it was just a thought and I don't know why I thought about it. Didn't last over 5 seconds. But I would describe my mind and soul as free and strong during that moment. Can anyone make anything? Psycologist advices would be appreciated. more

Resolved Question: What is wrong with me?!!?

Okay so when I go outside even in my front yard I get panic attacks, I think I have panic disorder because I have all of the symptoms such as fast breathing, fast heart beat, feeling faint, and feeling like there is danger even in my own house. My mother has a disease and lost a child so I can understand why she is so overprotective, but she's taking it too far. She is making me watch shows about teens getting murdered and killed to scare me and make me aware of my surroundings. Now I am too aware and scared. Is there are cure for this? And I also have depression ( I'm always tired, hate myself, hate my life, and am always sad but not suicidal yet ). Is there are cure for this? Do I even really have this?My mom doesn't believe in medicine for mental health so she would never aprove, I'm only 13 so I can't get some myself... more

Open Question: Really need help! think i'm depressed.?

ive been self-harming for a year now, since my grandad died and i lost some really close friends. It's been getting worse and worse and really addictive. But i recently decided to try and quit it for good.. it really wasn't as easy as i thought it would be, i quit smoking and i thought that was hard. I have really bad panic attacks and headaches and all the symptoms of depression, ive never told anyone how i feel or what i do, im too shy and shutting off completely, i know i should tell my doctor but i don't no what to say? and i really dont want my mum to find out, shes had a really bad year too i don't want to worry her either.. please can some one help. ? more

Open Question: anxiety attacks or something? what is this?

ok this is fucked, and dont say get help because i am on a waiting list for a psychiatrist. Its been happening for like 4 months now. Ill have anxiety attacks from the stupidest things and i obsess over such dumb things. I get all nervous and light headed and angry and i dont want to be near anyone and all the other symptoms for anxiety. heres a good example: my girlfriend got a haircut and dyed her hair, my mind thought what if i think shes a different girl, and i know clearly its just a haircut but my mind will make me think that shes gunna be different and i get anxiety and panic attacks. more

Open Question: Is this a panic attack?

Here were the symptoms.... my hands and feet went numb, because of this i could not get my shirt off, i could not feel it. Feeling like i was going too die, dread, terror, and a LOT of panic. What do you think? Thanks Much! MUCH LOVE more

Open Question: How does a person choose a career path when they don't have any direction in life?

I am turning 35 years old next month and have been seriously racking my brain the last few months on what and where to go in my life right now. Which, at the moment, is not where I want to be. Let me explain that in more detail. I came back to Alaska last year from California. I was faced being homeless for the 4th time in California and I did not want to go back to that. Prior to moving to California I had worked 17 years in a local night club. Pretty much doing everything from Janitorial, Disc Jockeying, Bartending, Security. Since I started working there I discovered a lot about myself as a person. A lot in which I did not know back when I was younger. I know the only position I am any good at, ......actually, I should tell it like it is. Since I started working there, I have learned I have a number of disorders. Disorders that make my life fairly interesting being around a large group of people for a long period of time. Among those disorders are ones like Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar, OCD, Panic and very bad Anxiety attacks. Rage disorder, and PTSD. I learned that I do better in smaller crowds and in comfort zones. I have found out, through experience, that if any of my disorders rear their ugly heads. It usually is not a pretty site. Most of the time I keep them to myself. Keep all the symptoms of my disorders from showing up when I'm around anyone. Only problem with that is it only works for me. Meaning, that I'm able to keep myself in check. I'm able to not let it show that I'm OCD, or Bipolar, etc. etc. However, with doing so, i tend to withdraw. With Anxiety attacks all my muscles tense up and after awhile it tends to REALLY start hurting. Yet, i cannot stop cause it is just something that happens. Something I go through. Its kinda like breathing, or eating. Its just happens. No, I do not take meds. Yes, I have taken meds before with no success. And, even if I wanted to take meds, which i dont, I cant afford it due to me being unemployed and living out of an area in one of my old jobs. As I was saying before, that job, the only thing I was really any good at was Disc Jockeying. But, even that had its pitfalls. I've been fired and let go so many times at that job. The owner seriously has a problem with hiring me back. Not because of being out of place or out of line. For the most part, I've been known to just walk right out the front door in the middle of my shift and call in later when I've had a chance to collect myself. My disorders are ruining my life and, most of them, I will live with for the rest of my life. Yet the only thing I can do at this point is look for a method that works for me. To be able to go to school, or find a job to live and take care of myself. Yet, at this time, I have little to no idea of where or what to do. I've been to see counselor after counselor and all they really want is for me to be on meds. Which, I would rather not take. Not to mention, I can't afford to go see any more cousnelor's I feel, that if I'm able to control my weight problem. With exercising and eating healthier. That I will be able to have a better self esteem, more confidence, and, I know this will sound funny to some but, actually be able to wear clothes that employers want me to wear. I would be able to function better and take control of my life I'm living in poverty and I can't seem to find a way out of it. I've been thinking about going to college to get a better education. But with that, I was never really any good at school in the first place back when I was younger. I often scare myself out of following through with placing that call to the college. Yet, at almost 35 years old. What does a man do to be able to support himself. I don't want fame, riches, or material things. All I want is to be able to pay the bills and be able to put food on my table with out having to worry where the next meal is coming from. Living on food stamps and out of food banks really sucks, if you know what I mean. I'm not opposed to going back to school, just scared if I will be able to handle it is all due to my disorders. Lets see here, what are my hobbies and things I'm good at. * I have a good radio dj voice, or as a radio dj for 25 years has told me. In which, I had thought of starting my own Mobile DJ business. Yet, with no money its sorta hard to do that. * I love to sing, and I'm actually good at it, yet I don't really see myself singing as a career choice. Unless maybe, it was as a Christian singer. * I do like to cook, and that was one of the reasons I moved to Cali. I have a knack at making new recipes, and I was looking into going to school for Culinary Arts. But, with my disorders, that would not have been a good choice. * I love to write poetry, and Ive been working on writing enough to make a book, but then again, who knows, maybe Im not that good. I know my last two works have really had some say, Wow! Bout the only thing I coul more

Resolved Question: Please someone answer! PPD symptoms?

My baby is 4 months old already, i have another baby girl 2. lately I havent felt like my self, I think WAAAY to much to the point that I have trouble sleeping. I get panic attacks alot and I feel scared all the time. My heart has been racing a lot and scares me, I am constantly thinking something is wrong with me. I get light headed too.. I feel tierd all the time, and sometimes I feel scared that I am going crazy but I know I am not.. Ive been having hair loss, sometimes my husband gets annoying, trouble concentrating...I just dont feel like my self. . Is this postpartum depression? more

Open Question: Possible panic attacks or something else? Please read.?

Please read. Ever since I was 16, I've had faintng spells when I was under stress. It started one day when I was overheated, and then I starting doing it when my parents yelled at me. Once it happened for seemingly no reason. At first the symptoms were: dizziness, seeing black spots and green stars, and then falling and blacking out. I've been told that my face gets really pale and my lips almost blue. I am now 18 and they have gotten worse. Now the sypmtoms include: ears ringing and burning, extreme weakness, increased heart rate, and I don't black out much anymore. Instead I usually just fall down from weakness and I'm a little inchoherent. I've been to the doctor and all I'll ever hear is nothing's wrong with me. I've noticed that this usually happens when I A) Haven't eaten B) Am really hot C) Have been exercising What can this be? PLEASE HELPWell, like I said, I have seen the doctor and they did blood work, pregnacy tests, drugs tests, etc. And they always say the same thing: "there's nothing wrong with you" more

Open Question: Do you think I would be eligible for disability?

Alright, I really didn't want to have to resort to this, but my husband works construction and has been off 2-3 days weekly for the last couple of months due to weather, and I really think if I were eligible it would supplement his income greatly. Since I am without any type of insurance, I haven't been to the doctor about these things recently. I really didn't want to accrue a lot of medical debts because we will be trying to purchase a house within the next 2 years. Anyway, I will list what my symptoms are and I would like you guys to let me know if you think I would qualify for disability. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: I've never been officially diagnosed with CTS, but I've only been to the doctor for it once a few years ago (so that could be why). The time I went I was given a cortisone shot in the wrist. In my right wrist, I often feel pain. I wake up at night with most of my right hand completely numb and the finger next to my pinkie is so numb it's painful. Sometimes it wakes me up 3 or 4 times a night and it usually takes me 10 minutes or more to get my hand to lose enough numbness that I can go back to sleep. When it's really bad, I have a hard time lifting things the next day. Chronic Back Pain: I've had this since I was in high school. If I'm on my feet for more than a couple of hours my back gets really painful. If I bend at the waist and let my upper body hang, I can feel and hear my spine stretching a popping. When I was in high school, my mom would take me to a chiropractor and that seemed to help, but after I turned 18 and was without insurance I stopped going. On my first visit to the chiropractor, he took some x-rays of my spine. I'm no medical expert, but I'm pretty sure your spine should not look like a question mark from the side. Also, I don't know if this is at all related to my spine, but my legs and feet go numb a lot when I'm sitting (when I say a lot, I mean once a day or more). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: In August of 2006 I had a car accident at an intersection. It totaled my car and made me terrified of certain driving situations. I was unable to drive for a very long time, and even now that I've started driving again, I refrain from going into the cities where there are lot of intersections and stoplights. My husband drives when we go to those places, and if we have to make a left turn, I just look down into my lap, with my hand above my brow to avoid seeing the traffic around me. It's not just intersections though. My husband went to pass someone in a legal passing zone and I ended up having a panic attack. I hyperventilated and began crying. I know it seems extreme, but I can't control it. It just happened. Again, I have not been to the doctor for this. Sometimes I have bouts of depression, but it's not a constant thing. I have been treated for it in the past. I would really like to be treated for these things, but without insurance I feel like I will be stacking up a lot of debt that I don't have to if I just suffer from them. If I did qualify for disability, I would be able to get treatment for these things, which I would appreciate immensely. I would also like to know if my choosing to not go to the doctor every time I have a problem with these things will affect my eligibility. I mean, even when I had insurance while I was pregnant, I still didn't run to the doctor for every little pain. Please, if anyone with experience in this area can tell me what you think, I would be very grateful. For those of you that won't offer any help and just want to complain about people that draw disability, please just skip leaving a comment. All offensive answers will be reported. Thank you in advance for your answers!EDIT: Honestly, I don't need a lot of money from this. Just a little coming in to help when my husband is out of work like he has been. Also, having the insurance they provide would allow me to get treatment when I need it, rather than suffering through the pain when it's really bad. What I'm asking is: Do you think the symptoms I've described would be enough to make me eligible? more

Open Question: Is it possible to have a non convulsive seizure after Xanax cessation?

I was taking Bezodiazepines for 2 and half months for major panic attacks and anxiety. I was not aware of their addiction potential until much later on. I was initially put onto 3 mg of Ativan a day for about 3 weeks. During this time I noticed that I started to get tremors in my right arm. After having a major panic after the 3 weeks I was put onto 1 mg of Xanax SR, and stayed on this for two weeks. I eventually managed to see a psychiatrist who tried to ween me off the Xanax, but after two days of not taking I experienced the worst tremors, sweating and "brain zaps". My psychiatrist then put me onto 3 mg of fast release xanax, which I took for two weeks. She then switched me from 3 mg of the fast release Xanax to 5mg of Diazepam a day. I was hospitilised two days later as started to get tremors all over my body, vibrating in my ears and major tinnitus. The Dr in the ER reckoned that it was merely anxiety, but I would like to know if I had had a non convulsive seizure? Is it possible to have a seizure of this kind after merely two months of benzo use? After being discharged from hospital I was put back onto Xanor SR which I stopped taking after 1 week. I have now not taken Xanax in 3 and a half weeks, but am still experiencing the worst tremors, tinnitus, parathesia, and at times I see white stars, as if I am going to faint. Is it really possible that I have had a seizure from the Xanax cessation after such a short period of use or am I just experiencing standardized withdrawal symptoms? Please don't tell me to consult a Dr or Psychiatrist with my problem, I have been to about 10 different health professionals in the past two months and no one knows what is causing the tremors and the tinnitus. I am in South Africa, and our mental healthcare proffesionals do not seem to know much about Benzodiazepine use and withdrawal. I am also taken Zoloft and Molipaxin (for anxiety), which I've been on for 3 weeks. more

Open Question: Face Tension & Headaches?

I really hope this isnt something that is a symptom of anxiety but rather something that might be causing it but I havent had any answer in the general health area so I guess this section is a good bet to see if anyone experiences it. I suffer with tension issues, used to have panic attacks a few years ago and was on mild antidepressants for a number of years to help with them. I stopped taking them about 8months ago and have been ok except that I get a lot of tension in my shoulders which I can cope with really. Lately though I have been getting a lot of face tension, it feels asthough i want to stretch my eyes, best way to describe it is if you put a finger on the top of your cheek bone and pull down, it releases your lower eyelid from your eye, I feel like i need to do that all the time which has resulted in my pulling silly faces subconciously too! Its also co-incided with mild but constant headaches, even as soon as i wake up in the morning for the last few days. Im sure its tension related as my face feels generally twitchy anyway but what is it that causes the tension and how can I releive it? I dont really want to see the doc because after being on anti-depressants, the doctors answer is ALWAYS "oh its stress, better keep taking tablets". Surely there must be someone that has experienced this and had it resolved, I cant see that feeling slightly down sometimes is going to make my muscles tense in the shoulders, my neck clicks and crunches when i move it side to side when im especially tense and if ive been sat for a while on the sofa and get up, I lean back and one of my vertebrae pop back into place pretty sharply. I know its a big list of things and all these things are fine in isolation but I just want to get all the information in so someone can offer an opinion. Ive seen previous mentions of cervical chiropractic treatments..... any good?thanks don, i'd already thought of that and lets just say the dog isnt barking anymore..... still tense tho...? more

Open Question: Why am I afraid all of the time?

If I think of something even remotely frightening, even for a split second, I find myself paralyzed, unable to move at all. My breathing becomes shallow and labored, and for sometimes as long as half an hour, all I can do is lay still until the moment passes. Usually this only happens when I go to bed at night (maybe once a week), but tonight it happened while I was driving, which suggests that it's getting worse. I think it might be some kind of anxiety disorder, but from the research I've done, the symptoms don't really fit that of a panic attack, which I've had before. Has anyone experienced this before, and is there a reason for it? Am I just too easily frightened? I feel like at 21 I'm too old to be scared in my bed at night. more

Resolved Question: Does any one else have the same symptoms as me and can tell me what exactly it is?

I am a 29 year old single mum. I am insulin resist and that was proven by a blood test. I also have depression and I have been diagnosed with anxiety attacks. The symptoms I get is fatigue, feeling weak, palpitations, tremors, shortness of breath and uncomfortable chest pains. I also get what I feel are hunger pains in my chest area and tremors that go with it. I decided to look on the net and found that the symptoms of anaemia are similar to panic attacks. I feel as if that my symptoms have something more to do with my stomach than panic attacks. I've been to the doctors and told them that sometimes its hard for me know whether I'm really having a panic attack or whether it has to do more with my stomach. I eat when I have all these symptoms and it helps but only temporary. My psychologist is so sure that I'm having panic attacks. Doctors think its my insulin resistant or indigestion or reflux. I have been on Nexia (strong prescription antacids) on and off for a few years. But I've been using more regularly lately. I don't know anymore. I know I have insulin resistant and I know I have depression and maybe anxiety. I also know that it's common for anxiety to be diagnosed with depression. Also that all these symptoms are more common symptoms for anxiety. But I just feel that its got something more to do with my stomach than anything. Because I've been taking Nexia for such a long period of time one doctor has finally decided that I should have an endoscopy. But I've had these symptoms for so long that I'm afraid that the result may be more serious like stomach cancer. I had anaemia when I was pregnant years ago and from what my mother says I was prone to stomach ulcers as a child also. I haven't had any sudden weight loss and my eating habits are ok. I don't know what my family history is as I'm adopted. Anyone out there with the same symptoms? Worried. more

Voting Question: Urgent: Blood in urine?

So I've had symptoms of a UTI for two to three weeks. My mom hasn't taken me to a doctor, and bought me cranberry vitamins. The suggested dose is 2, three times a day, but the pain was so bad, I was taking over 10 a day, and the pain went away a week ago. I stopped taking them, and continued a normal teen diet, but minus soda, except maybe once or twice. Today, I had held my pee for an hour or so, because I was waiting to take a pregnancy test after school (turned out negative, by the way). Since then, I feel like the symptoms from before have increased highly. I tried to ignore the sudden urge to pee, figuring I didn't have to, but then I had turned on the shower, and I ended up peeing without knowing, pretty much wetting myself, but I was 2 inches away from the toilet, so I was fine, and I was naked anyway. There were a few drops of blood, and the pee was cloudy, which is an obvious UTI. I'm trying to drink large amounts of water, plus continuing the cranberry pill thing. I know for sure it's a UTI, but is it possible that it's developed into something worse? OH, also, I'm extremely dizzy. I'm not sure if it's from the panic attack I had in the bathroom, the long, hot shower, or something else. And I can't go to a doctor until after school tomorrow, because I have a bunch of mid-terms to take that I cannot miss. more

Voting Question: Is it safe to switch from Ativan to Xanax?

Please don't give me all the yadda yadda about how I should find an alternative medication, or they're addictive and all that. I'm VERY well aware of all that. But everyones situation is different from the next, so without getting into the reasons, I'm really just looking for a simple answer to this. I just switched therapists, and my old one had me taking Ativan for EXTREME Anxiety and Panic attacks. My new one switched me to Xanax because the half life is shorter and she feels the Ativan may be causing added depression because it makes me blah and want to take to many naps. I'm assuming it is safe to switch because of her explanation, but I'm also aware of the stories of other people when they quit Ativan.....ie; withdrawal symptoms. But since it's another benzo, she said it shouldn't be a problem. Has anyone here ever switched? more

Voting Question: Do I worry too much, or am I normal?

seem to have a totally irrational fear of my mum dying. If she goes out for the evening, I have to stay up untill she gets home, if I go to bed then I just worry loads and its horrible. If shes 10 minutes late or anything I think she's dead and get really paranoid and then if she doesn't pick up her phone I think its because she's in hospital. But once she's home and safe, I'm fine, and I realise I was being irrational. This happens a lot. Also I have a continuous feeling of dread, whenever I feel happiness, it is usually accompanied with dread - I get this thought in my head that won't go away 'this happiness is very short lived, soon everything will shatter'. Basically I feel like I'm on a cliff edge about to fall into eternal darkness. I have a huge huge fear that soon we will all die by a nuclear bomb. I obbsess about this or anything, but somtimes a stimulus can set off a huge panic. Like if i hear a helicopter, I think it means a nuclear bomb is on its way etc. I dream about it alot as well. I occasionally experience attacks of anxiety (not sure if they constitute as panic attacks, i dunno what a panic attack is really) . They basically include crying, hyperventilation, and I seem to have no control over it, my lack of control over my breathing fuells the attacks even more until i just feel very faint. I get these about once a fortnight. I don't know if this is normal or not? I was researching anxiety disorders, but i dont really have any physical symptoms (apart from eternal headaches and tiredness), and although its horrible, I can still function in every day life without much abnormality. I know that a lot of this is irrational, but once I have a stimulus theres no persuading me. Anyone able to enlighten me about this? p.s I'm 17 years old. more

Resolved Question: Vomiting without nausea?

So earlier tonight my boyfriend started complaining about a sore throat then he got really really anxious and had a panic attack. He drank a lot of water while he was panicking because his mouth was dry. After he calmed down he got up to pee, while peeing his mouth filled up with saliva and he threw up. He said he doesn't feel nauseated and his stomach doesn't hurt. He has no fever and his only symptoms that would suggest an infection are a sore throat and stuffy nose with PND. I am wondering why one might vomit without nausea? I have emetiphobia and would like to limit my exposure if his vomiting is pathogenic and contagious. He has a history of stress related dyspepsia but that typically manifests as stomach pain and dry heaving without nausea. I know this question sounds crazy but when it comes to my specific phobia I am crazy. Any help preferably from people in health care is much appreciated. Thank you. more

Voting Question: Social anxiety and panic attacks, help!?

I'm 16 and have had social/nervous anxiety and panic attacks for almost three years, I finally went to the doctor and asked for help for all of this. The medicines is called lorazepam and it hasn't helped me at all, I've been taking it for about 3 weeks now. If anything it makes it a lot harder for me. My social anxiety has become a lot worse, I've always had the symptoms like: my face turning bright red, sweating, shaky voice, heart pounding and the list goes on, but it seems like I've had no progress with this medicine! I was already in counseling as well, never helped one bit. I'm just tired of embarassing myself in front of my friends, people I just meet, and even my family! This happens everywhere I go too, the grocery store, school, family gatherings, ect. It was hard for me to even tell my mother what was going on till I asked her to get my medicine from the store for me. She made me feel like crap about having this anxiety disorder, she just doesn't know how it affects my life...she's never been an understanding person, and now I'm too scared to tell her this medicine isn't working. What medicines have worked for you(no counseling suggestions please)? I just need all the help I can get right now, I'd greatly appreciate the help. more

Voting Question: I think i have leukemia?

I am going to the doctor tomorrow for tests, but i am really worried about my symptoms. I am really pale recently, I bruise so easily, like i fell over (not a bad fall) and had a bruise about the size of small plate within hours. And i always have bruises that i don't even know where they are from because i bruise that easily. I also have small red dots under parts of my skin that don't go away when i put a glass over them. Sometimes i get chest pain that is like pounding on off for about 10 minutes then it goes away. I am also sleeping all the time recently. I get night sweats quite alot also, an have woken up in mid panic attacks before. I also experience something that i can only describe as though something is being twisted under my skin, like when you wring out wet clothes. This is just above my stomach on the left side. My bones and joints hurt quite abit sometimes also. Also my gums bleed occasionaly. so as i said im going to the doctors tomorrow but i cannot sleep because i have got it into my head that this is what is wrong. Does it sound like leaukemia? Or anything else you may know of? more

Voting Question: anxiety and agoraphobia? what helps?

i have generalized anxiety disorder and sleep problems i cant not sleep next to someone without waking in anxiety or panic attack? i have nightmares, palpatations, sweating, i jump alot and when i got on vacation or long trip i have panic and anxiety... what helps with these disorders and the symptoms? please help... more

Voting Question: Health help, any connections?

So first of all, don't say go to a doctor because my parents don't take my seriously or are tired of taking me to doctors or something, but, regardless, this is apparently not an option. But doctors have diagnosed me with sports induced asthma, anxiety, anemia, heart mumur, and scoliosis. The problem is, I have undiagnosed problems that I either haven't gone to the doctor for, or the doctors aren't sure of, and I was wondering if I had a bigger disease that is all of these combined, or just a lot of strange seperate diseases. My asthma is strange because i have the symptoms of sports induced asthma, and also other symptoms. I'm really sensitive to smells and feel dizzy and have a hard time breathing with strong smells, which is normal, along with difficulty breathing while runnning and chest pain. What's not normal is that no matter how long or far I run, it could be just a few feet, this extremely thick mucus builds up in my throat. I can't swallow or breathe, and I feel like I'm going to throw up, but the mucus won't let me so stomache acid just comes up and burns my throat. I really wish this didn't happen because I had to quit basketball and only play goalie in soccer because of this, and run slo in softball. Doctors always just assume I make it up or am having an anxiety attack, which I'm not. I went to an asthma and allergy doctor and he didn't find anything! My anemia was really bad over the summer, but it's getting better, except for when I'm in science class, I always feel like I'm going to faint, which gives me a panic attack. My anxiety is really bad too, and a therapist made it worse. I almost went agoraphobic over the summer, and my mom refuses to let me use medicine to correct this. I'm also at high risk for a heart attack because of the heart murmur, anemia, asthma and heart problems that run in my family. My hair is falling out and I have a few gray hairs at 14. I also developped a really bad rash on my groin, and I'm a virgin. I tried yeast infection medicine and anti-itch medicine but neither worked. Lastly, when I go to the bathroom sometimes, blood comes out too. I don't know if these things are all connected or what so I'd appreciate some advice, and I apologize if I sound like I'm complaining because I'm not trying to, I'm just trying to describe these things. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: Has anyone ever told someone or esp. the ER or a doctor that you suffer from Panic Attacks? and then...?

To me it feels like the doctors automatically put off any "symptoms" or "problems" your having off on anxiety which then it causes me more anxiety.which scares me worse. I was just in the ER last night for an ulcer issue ,I thought I was completely calm but the doctor asked as always about medical history and as soon as I told him I have panic attacks that all of a sudden became the biggest topic ,when I went in for throwing up blood ... and it makes me so mad that ,that happens it's already bad enough to deal with but to have my panic attacks constantly wrote down as "primary diagnosis" It's like I just don't want to say anything about them anymore to see if I can be treated for the real problem I have/had . What do you think ? any ideas for future visits with doctors,etc..? This is NOT the first time this has happened to me btw more

Voting Question: Can anyone please tell me if these are normal symptoms of quitting smoking?

I quit smoking about 2.5 months ago because I was having trouble breathing and my blood pressure was high (i'm 23 years old, so it scared me). I feel worse than ever! I still have trouble breathing and chest tightness, and about a month ago I had a severe panic attack that lasted over an hour. My heart often palpitates and pounds, which is naturally worsened if I have only a couple sips of coffee. I still haven't coughed anything up yet, and I think this might be part of the problem. I don't have insurance, so I don't have the opportunity to visit a doctor right now. I just wanted to know if anyone else has had this problem, especially the inability to cough anything up. Is there a secret to getting all that crap out of there? more

Voting Question: Social/nervous anxiety please help?

I'm 16 and have had social/nervous anxiety and panic attacks for almost three years, I finally went to the doctor and asked for help for all of this. The medicines mostly for panic attacks but it hasn't helped me at all, I've been taking it for about 3 weeks now. If anything it makes it a lot harder for me. My social anxiety has become a lot worse, I've always had the symptoms like: my face turning bright red, sweating, shaky voice, heart pounding and the list goes on, but it seems like I've had no progress with this medicine! I was already in counseling as well, never helped one bit. I'm just tired of embarassing myself in front of my friends, people I just meet, and even my family! This happens everywhere I go too, the grocery store, school, family gatherings, ect. It was hard for me to even tell my mother what was going on till I asked her to get my medicine from the store for me. She made me feel like crap about having this anxiety disorder, she just doesn't know how it affects my life...she's never been an understanding person, and now I'm too scared to tell her this medicine isn't working. What medicines have worked for you(no counseling suggestions please)? I just need all the help I can get right now, I'd greatly appreciate the help. more

Open Question: why did alcohol consumption make me hyperventilate?

long story short, i was hyperventilating at my friends house for over an hour after we had a little party last night/this morning. i had all the symptoms, dizziness, blurred vision,tingling sensation in my arms, hands, and face, shortness of breath obviously. i had a few drinks of coke & vodka. then 10 jello shots after that. (i weigh 106 lbs if that even matters) i have a history of panic attacks but something like this has NEVER happened before. my friends were scared for me but i knew it wasn't life threatening. anyway, why does this happen??? more

Resolved Question: Where the heck is my period? Can you hear me mother nature?!?

Okay, I'm on a bit of a mental breakdown. I leave for Mexico on Saturday and my period is not here. I've always gotten my period in the first week of the month, but haha very funny mother nature -- did not let me have it so now I'm freaking out. I'm fourteen so my periods are always a little irregular, but they are always in the first week. I've got period symptoms -- headaches, bloating, discharge, but where the heck is my period? I've been freaking out and don't tell me to suck it up and use a tampon because I CAN use a tampon, I just don't want my period during my spring break trip. I tried not to stress about it I took yoga classes, I drank green tea like my mother said to, but now I'm in a full blown panic attack.I recently started new medication last month, but it's anti-depressents so that shouldn't be messing with my business down there. Anyone know what the heck is going on, and what I can do. Please help? Thanks. more

Voting Question: Do Stomach Pains, Break Downs and Panic Attacks associate with stress?

I currently have been very stressed, and as a result of my stress i get very severe stomach pains which feel like my insides are being stabbed. I am a 18 year old lad who finds crying and moping over my problems a sign of weakness, so i tend to tell myself to man up, and move on. However recently for the past 4-6 months I've been unable to control my emotions, and just break down with tears, which leads onto panic attacks. Also my whole body tenses up, and doesn't un-tense until my body feels weak and lets go. In the past I've normally ignored the fact that my mother suffers from severe depression, and according to her its run in the family from her father. However now I'm worried because my patience is low, the tone in my voice has been uncontrollable as has my emotions, and its affecting my family life. Do these symptoms have any link to depression? My mum has mentioned she see's the way i react and links it to the way she reacts to situations, but i would like other peoples opinions who may know from experience from themselves or from close friends or family. I hope i have made sense. Thank you for any contributions. more

Resolved Question: potassium and racing heart, help?

I had been experiencing symptoms of low potassium for 4 days (fatigue, muscle soreness, weakness, no appetite, heart racing/palpitating) I finally realized what was more than likely going on (had been taking a weight loss supplement that depletes potassium) and I freaked out thinking I should go to ER but I don't have the money so a nurse friend told me to eat food with high potassium content and that I should have 1500 to 2000 mg so yesterday I had 2 bananas, 2 kiwis, potassium supplement containing 99 mg, glass of juice containing 260 mg, so altogether I had about 2000 mg and today I feel better as far as the fatigue, dizzines, muscle cramping,soreness but my heart is still racing. I don't know if this is because I have anxiety and I've worried myself over this so much that now my heart is racing because of anxiety or if its still the potassium. This morning I ate another banana but heart is still racing. I am tempted to take one of my 5 mg valium to calm my heart down because I feel like I"m going to have a panic attack but I dont know if it would be dangerous to take valium even though it is such a low dose if my heart is racing because of potassium and not panic. heeeelpI am not self medicating with any drugs, i have valium for panic/anxiety but i have not taken it! That is the only drug I listed. I started upping the potassium because I was on a potassium depleting medicine and was experiencing symptoms of low potassium but i never went over the daily recomended mgs of potassium more

Voting Question: Is this a panic attack or anxiety?

Hi, everyone. I'm a 23 year old male. Recently I've been getting to feel like I'm experiencing anxiety or panic attacks. I'll have many of the symptoms including racing heartbeat, bad thoughts, nervousness, nausea, urgency to urinate or defecate, etc. I am not currently in school nor do I have a job. I've been looking into getting back to one or the other. I mostly only go out on the weekends, if that. Most of my social intereaction is with my family and a couple close friends. My sleep and eating habits aren't the best either. Any advice? more

Voting Question: does anyone know a safeway to step down from alcohol?

my boyfriend is an alcoholic he is trying to stop he has no insurance so we would like to do it at home. right now he cant even go for a few hours in the morning without panic attacks and heart palpation's. i thought maybe to dilute water with vodka until the symptoms go away, each day lesser amounts. if anyone can help, please do. more

Voting Question: Postnatal Depression after pregnancy?

I have been diagnosed with Postnatal Depression. My baby girl is 7.5 months old. I have been on Zoloft for 6 weeks now at 50mg. My symptoms i was having were crying for no reason, snapping at my partner, feeling overwhelmed, panic attacks etc. Since being on the meds i have noticed that the crying and attacks have stopped, but im still snappy? The zoloft also still makes me sleepy, i take it befor bed and most morning when i wake up im still tired. If i take it during the day i crash about 2hrs after taking it. So my question really is, how long did it take for you to feel it work? And what did it feel like? Did it help you? more

Resolved Question: Zoloft for postnatal depression?

Resolved Question: What kind of doctor should I request? This is serious...Thanks for your responses.?

Since July 2009, (Only 7 1/2 months ago) I have been prescribed 17 different medications for Anxiety and Panic. They have, not only NOT helped/worked, but they have added more problems and symptoms that I never had before. Before - All I had were the occasional panic attack and stressful anxiety. Now I have become totally anxious 24 hours a day, agoraphobic, lost a TON of weight (and I'm thin framed to begin with), and the list goes on. ****Word of Warning**** Beware of prescription happy doctors! 17 different meds in less than a year is UNTHINKABLE!!!!! It wasn't until about a month ago, that I woke up and realized I had to take control of this, and now I'm all screwed up. Anyway, I am going to my PCP next week and I want to request a referral to a Neurologist for testing to make sure there is no damage from all these medications. They were all Psych meds and I feel that some Neuro testing is the best place to start, but I'm wondering if there are any other type of Doctors I should request. Not to mention a little legal advice. more

Resolved Question: Am I clinicaly depressed?

i took therapy for a few days due to panic attacks which didn't work out for me too well several months back. I i often tend to be reclusive which I've always been however the severity has burgeoned. I did suffer from an anxiety disorder earlier though, the symptoms diminished.. However I've been going through a lot of pressure with my academics and family lately and despite my choice, I often tend to dwell on the topic of my death. Also, I have a weird tendancy that I've developped to randomly count the numbers of everything that I'm doing. I'm generally quite a clean personality but often catch myself in an emotional mess where my ambitions and targets, even if marginally.. Fail me.. I break down at the thought of failure. Do I need help? I've visited a therapist before but I was extremely uncomfortable and unhappy with her.. As I would be with most people more

Voting Question: Adjustment disorder? I don't understand why I'm so insane..?

I have so many mental symptoms I don't know where to begin. 5 years ago my dad died when I was 14. He'd been sick my whole life and in and out of the hospital. I'm an only child and we were a very close family: he was literally my best friend. We always went on family road trips and he was most like a sibling rather than a dad. I remember the hospital when I found out he died, but after that my memory is blank. I remember the moment when my life changed, but I don't remember any of the years before that, besides certain things with him like trips, ect. People say I plunged instantly into depression, and I cut myself; typical emo kid, really. Before this I was a Hollister goody-goody..at least thats what people tell me. When I was 16 I dated a boy that convinced me he loved me, and then cheated on me and left me a month later. All I remember is laying on the ground not being able to move. It's so pathetic, really to be like that. But I couldn't move, I thought my heart would stop beating. And after we became friends again, he was murdered. Brutally. I was dating my husband at that point, and if it weren't for him I would have just laid down and died, as cliche as it sounds. Or, rather, pathetic? And all my best friends then decided that my 'depression thing' wasn't cool anymore and said they'd wasted 8 years of their life putting up with me. Right before my wedding, actually. So that's the story, but now that I'm away from the town I grew up in, I still have problems. I can't go back there or barely think about that place without starting to shake. People were so mean and judgmental. But emotionally, I am SO dependant on my husband. If he looks at me the wrong way I start to hyperventilate and get the delusion he'll leave me; which if it gets bad I just collapse. I know I was very sensitive as a child, but I don't know much of my history. Its like my memory was buried with my dad and ex. Gone forever. Sometimes I have flashbacks, and it absolutely astonishes me. But, it doesn't give me a panic attack, which is odd. I'm looking into therapy, but I'd like to know whats wrong with me. I don't want to end up in a padded cell because I'm emotionally sensitive. In fact, I can't be around a hospital at all without either sharp chest pains or collapsing. I know it's long, and that you for any answers! more

Resolved Question: I suffer with Hypoglycemic symptoms but my blood glucose level is normal.?

Background - I'm 34, working full time with 3 children, married with lots of debt. Two main symptoms are night terrors and restless leg syndrome, lets not forget cravings for all the wrong foods....alcohol, bad carbs and sugar, joint pain, mood swings, panic attacks and difficulty in losing weight and wanting to excercise, brain fog, inability to concentrate. My doctor has stated that Hypoglycemia is something they would NOT diagnose so are putting me in contact with a Psychologist instead!! Understandably stress may play a role in these symptoms but I'm unsure how this may help me. The Zoe Harcombe Diet has highlighted that I may be suffering from this but would prefer to have a diagnoses before cutting out all the things I enjoy and visit a psychologist every week. What can I do or where can I go to achieve a diagnosis that is taken seriously?I notice a couple of responses were related to my intake of alcohol. A bottle of wine at the week-end is not a problem. And with regard to the doctors opinion she was not aware of how to diagnose hypoglycemia and stated that it something they wouldn't diagnose even if it was!!!! Strange, I've suffered with food intolerances for the last 8 years and doctors are unable to help, psychologist help and burning a whole in my pocket paying for tests and nutritionalist help and still no further forward. The only thing the general practionioner is good for is to tell you your mad or you suffer from IBS.....complete tosh! more

Resolved Question: Just got Klonopin & concerned.?

So I just got back from the dr, after 2 er visits with panic attacks they gave me ativan and sent me to a dr to follow up. I had blood work done, all is fine except she said my WBC was a tad high and probably from stress, I said do I have cancer and she looked at me like i was crazy and said no, shoot maybe I am crazy thats why she gave me Klonopin and told me its less addicting? I just looked up this med and it seems very addicting and hard hitting. I have a appt. with a psychologist in 3 weeks to discuss my case. I am concerned about this med and also the WBC, the dr kinda blew off all my symptoms told me I have panic disorder and to take this twice a day. Can anyone give me some insight?? more

Voting Question: can severe anxiety/panic attacks be cured without medication?

i'm constantly anxious as all hell, developed something like agoraphobia (I only go out after taking xanax or getting drunk), really if you go down the list of anxiety symptoms I have them all constantly. the worst is walking around with this horrible fog in my brain. I can't think clearly, I get super emotional, anger problems, very agitated, etc. I've tried 6 different antidepressants now and they've all just been terrible poison. the ones I've taken in the past I don't really know how they work for anxiety because this has all only developed (at least to this extreme level) within the past year. I barely leave my house once a week, and that's only for therapy. I used to be on the go constantly with my ex-girlfriend, partying every weekend, etc, with no problems at all. and then first it started to happen when I'd go to the mall, I'd get a panic attack EVERY time. so I avoided the mall. then it would happen in my ex's car, so I avoided her car most of the time. before long I wasn't able to drive myself, go to any stores, go out drinking, and then eventually I wasn't even safe from it in my own house. I ended up in a short-term mental hospital for a few days back in december, and they forced me to take celexa which didn't help the anxiety and just made me feel completely apathetic to everything. I had gone from crying all day everyday about my breakup to not caring about anything. so I never got the script filled after I was discharged. I've been going to therapy for a couple of months now (hasn't helped at all, I think I need to find a psychologist instead of just seeing a social worker), and they had me try effexor XR, and within two days it made me suicidal. went back to see the doc today and he said he didn't feel comfortable putting me on antidepressants anymore if they had that effect on me, and tried to push bipolar meds. I told him no way, and he just told me to keep taking my xanax and see if the CBT works. in other words he basically did nothing to help me. anyway, I'm hoping that the anxiety is all just in my head and that if I can learn to think differently and just not care about it, that it won't bother me anymore, but the problem is it always seems to be physical symptoms and then they trigger panic attacks because I start to freak out about the way i'm breathing, or how my heart is racing, or the faint feeling in my head, and i'm constantly worrying and have racing thoughts. like I said before, I'm walking around with my head in a cloud, and it's awful. if you asked me how I started everything I've just written, I wouldn't be able to tell you the first sentence without going back up and looking at it. anyway, because it was only $8 and I don't know what else to do, I went and filled the generic celexa script today, but haven't started taking it yet and don't know if I'm going to. even if it could possibly help, I'd like to think I could be a stronger person than someone who has to take antidepressants for the rest of my life because I can't cope with, basically, feeling nervous. so I don't really know what to do. but I'm tired of being confined to my house, miserable, jobless, never going out on weekends anymore, and certainly being miserable over my ex-girlfriend instead of at least trying to meet new girls. anyone have any success without medication? I know people are gonna say things like breathing exercises and meditation, but they just don't work for me. breathing exercises freak me out, and I can't calm myself down enough or stop thinking about all the nonsense that goes through my head long enough to meditate. right now I usually take 0.5mg xanax twice a day, and if I have to go out and drive sometimes it ends up being 1.25mg or 1.5mg by the end of the day (which isn't good cause my script will run out sooner). other than that, I just take B-vitamins and fish oil, they don't seem to make any difference. I also work out on my home gym every other day, and have been trying to use an elliptical on the off days but i'm so out of shape that I don't quite have all that in me yet, i'm easing myself in. also, I've found that when I get drunk (but only when it's on occasion) I don't feel anxious at all (and then when it starts to wear off, or the next morning, I feel about 100x more anxious along with the hangover). I guess that's all there is to say, so please help! anyone have success with CBT for SEVERE anxiety? i'm talking constant feeling of anxiety in general with all the physical symptoms and the b rain fog and then anticipatory panic attacks, along with invariable panic attacks associated with specific events (driving, shopping, etc). more

Voting Question: Okay crazy symptoms or so I think so what do you think? Kinda long :/?

SO here is goes I am a 23 yr old female I had a lil girl 10 months ago....so I had post par tum for awhile up until she was 5 months old then it started to diminish and I felt great other than being 30 pounds over weight.....My husband was deployed and it was only a 5 months deployment so 2 weeks b4 h was about to go home I went to the ER for breathing difficulty when I breathed in it felt sharp and I couldn't breathe SO I went they ruled it out as pulled muscle well while I was there I have a resting heart rate of 48-52 ( I had lost all of my weight since my husband left by diet and exercises no pills just eating right and working out) anyways while I was there they were about to discharge me and I just had the sudden urge like I was gunna pass out so I panicked and my heart rate jumped to 150 the docs rushed in and checked everything out did more test did ekg while it happened they told me I had an anxiety panic attack so ever since then I still get them all my blood work came back normal same with x-ray echcardiogram ect....no its been going on for 3 weeks after all that happen my husband got an extension for 2 more weeks i went back to the doctors and they prescribed me xanax to help which it has but I still get the general feeling but not as bad as they were. so now I have been getting weird shooting pains in my head and I feel the urge to pass out again I get weird shooting pains in my back were I tense up real tight and its like a second of pain and bam its gone. I feel shaky at times I get a blurry vision in one eye sometime i have a heart arrhythmia and a slight heart murmur and I am on a heart monitor now for another 6 days Ihavee had it on for 3 weeks now...my legs have goneHott then cold then numb with no reason I dunno what to do with myself my head feels heavy but light headed at the same time I get into this like derealization...so could this be a panic attack or is there anything you can think of for me to ask my doctor to do to me? has anyone out there felt this b4???? more

Resolved Question: Having a day long anxiety or panic attack?

So very early this morning I woke with a horrible stomach ache, and diarrhea. As the day has gone on the diarrhea has continued, but accompanied with shortness in breath/trouble breathing, a panic feeling, my heart feels like its going to beat out of my chest, hot flashes, nausea, and I have had a dull headache off and on. I have had the shortness in breath and heart pounding feeling before, but never all day. I looked it up on line and found this: Common physical symptoms of anxiety include: * Pounding heart * Sweating * Stomach upset or dizziness * Frequent urination or diarrhea * Shortness of breath * Tremors and twitches * Muscle tension * Headaches * Fatigue * Insomnia Symptoms of an anxiety attack include: * Surge of overwhelming panic * Feeling of losing control or going crazy * Heart palpitations or chest pain * Feeling like you’re going to pass out * Trouble breathing or choking sensation * Hyperventilation * Hot flashes or chills * Trembling or shaking * Nausea or stomach cramps * Feeling detached or unreal What can I do to make this stop?I got the info from http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_types_symptoms_treatment.htm more

Resolved Question: A question for medical purposes?

I would like to know if these are the symptoms of a panic attack (that is reoccurring): Your body forcing itself up (in the middle of the night) as you are unable to breathe. At all. As if someone is choking you. Not being able to get in any air to breathe and thinking you might die. Trying to stay calm and slowly regaining breath. Racing heart afterwards and during. Pounding head. Trembling/shaking However nothing else is wrong, not a depressed or scared person. Confused as to why this happens and would like some more information. Thanksfor answer number 4 - no i am not overweight or large framed, and i am under 30 so age is not the likely problem. also yes it is only when sleeping and has nothing to do with dreams/nightmares as i remember most nighmares and dreams that i have. thanks more

Resolved Question: A question for medical purposes (panic attacks)?

I would like to know if these are the symptoms of a panic attack (that is reoccurring): Your body forcing itself up (in the middle of the night) as you are unable to breath. At all. As if someone is choking you. Not being able to get in any air to breath and thinking you might die. Trying to stay calm and slowly regaining breath. Racing heart afterwards and during. Pounding head. Trembling/shaking. more

Voting Question: help with hypoglycemia problems?

about a month ago i started feeling very hungry, tired, weak, depressed, dizzy, lightheaded, and started to have these crazy attacks where my heart would pound out of my chest, I felt as though i was having a heart attack and dying. My mom thought i was just having a panic attack but i did'nt think so because i have delt with anxiety attacks for a while and these were much much more intense, She said panic was different but i never got that feeling that i was being smothered like she said. I started researching my symptoms and came up with hypoglycemia. I am now seeing a endocrinologist and have taken the five hour glucose test and the result was hypoglycemia unspecified which i don't know what that means if anyone can tell me. My doctor now wants me to have a supervised fast. My worries are that i have never had a problem with my sugar before and i have never been a big sugar eater as far as candy or cakes, i do realize that almost every food has sugar in it but im 29 years old and have always been in good health so what could be making my sugar drop so many times in a day for the last month now and giving me all those symptoms. during my GTT my sugar dropped to 51 and i felt like i was almost dead. This is all so new to me and im scared that there could be something bad causeing this all of a sudden. If anyone has any knowledge of hypoglycemia or can relate i would greatly appreciate the input. thank you. By the way i am not pregneant. more

Resolved Question: What are the symptoms of a panic attack?

Resolved Question: any online services to talk to while having panic attack?

Ok... i am currently sat here having a panic attack and they have been bad for about 4 hours now getting worse... probably due to i have a phobia of sickness... and i've had an upset stomach since 7 and feel really sick and basically just panicking!! i phoned nhs, 1 coz of my upset stomach symptoms and 2 coz of the panic attacks, they gave me a number to phone... which i did and listened to a 5min recording of an old lady called margeret telling me everything will be ok... well im sorry margeret but its not!! i really need someone to speak to (preferably professional!) at this moment to try and calm me down abit and just to blab to coz im really really nervous and argg!! please help! more

Resolved Question: Do I need to see a doctor?

Hi, i'm 15 and i need help. About 6 months ago i had my first panic attack, i then had another one a few weeks afterwards. Luckily i haven't had a panic attack since but i've had persistent symptoms ever since. Lately my anxiety has really started getting in the way of every day life, my heart feels like it's tearing out of my chest, i feel short of breath, my palms all sweat, i get terrified and it's like a panic attack only it's happening constantly throughout the day on and off. It's really worrying and the problems with my heart and chest have been really worrying me. Also, i think i may be suffering from depression, i'm unbelievably irritable, snappy, anxious, on edge, i can't sit still, i get home and just cry, i feel like i have no control over my life and it really depresses me (Which is why i think i may be depressed). I don't sleep very well and on week days i sleep for about 5 or 6 hours and on a weekend usually 8, which is uncommon because i used to be able to sleep for 14 hours, i mean i am a teenager! I have other problems such as last year i had a lot of family problems, i'm gay and have someone who i love but my Mum hates their guts and also i go to one of the roughest schools in my district so i dread going to school because i get teased daily. This then led to me self harming unfortunately. I have body image issues and i have resorted to taking diet pills even though i'm under 120 pounds. Ok it seems like i have a really lot of problems and i didn't realise until now just how messed up i am. I'm almost 16 and i want to go to the doctor's to ask about a possible anxiety or depression disorder but i don't want my Mum to find out. My doctor's is really far away so i can't physically get there but there is a doctor's round the corner from school that i could call in on the way home but i don't know whether i'd be able to go there because i'm not registered there even though i was when i was younger. Sorry for babbling. I really need help!Oh and also, in October of last year, my Nan passed away, she practically raised me as i saw her everyday for 4 hours after school and from 8 until 5 in the school holidays. She was an unbelievable influence on me and it was like losing a much nicer parent. As you can probably tell it's been a rough year so help please. more

Voting Question: People that have beaten depersonalization?

I'm going through avery rough patch, after I had a very bad panic attack. I had a history of anxiety and depression. So I'm not going to believe I have the Disorder of Depersonalization. But just the symptoms. It's been two month of hell!!! It all started with emotional numbness, then a few bad reaction to med's. I now feel like an alien to the world and My self, very confused and I been getting all these crazy fears and thoughts I would have never dream of a few months ago. I am just wondering that people that have deal with this before, does everything come back to normal. Your old thoughts and normal self, because I feel like I'm going crazy. more

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