Panic Attacks /Fluttering Heart / Shallow Rapid Breathing / Terri from Hawaii

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Terri,

Ativan ????

How did that help you as I never took any type of medications the doctors ordered for me at any time.

The doctors believed I was a real nut case with all of my symptoms that is why I refused the meds

I just never filled any prescriptions

My body and brain knew something was wrong regardless of thier thoughts,looks and jestures were

The doctors prescribed zanax,and that other one that causes heart attacks

I cannot think of the name of it at the moment but they took it off the market

and people won lawsuits over that drug.

I surly would have had a heart attack I probably saved my own life twice.

By not taking any of thier drugs and it was me who made the decision three years later

to get my implants removed as the doctors kept insisting, it was not the implants at all making sick

And Here We All Are......

It's a Medical Merry Go Round

Sandy

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Sandy,

I had terrible panic attacks and depression as well when I was sick with implants. I had never had either problem before. Three things I did that helped my mental state alot: daily meditation for about 15 minutes, took 5 grams/day of fish oil, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

The meditation part can be really simple, the simplest would being to sit in a chair and repeat a mantram or spiritual passage in your head with your eyes closed. There is a wonderful spiritual teacher named Eknath Easwaren who has some great books and tapes that teach meditation and the spiritual life for beginners. What's great about him is that thought he is of a Hindu background, he is inclusive of all the great faiths and uses teachings from all of them. You can even sign up to have a "thought for the day" sent to you each day by email, it's just a spiritual excerpt and short commentary-- very uplifting. You can find him at http://www.easwaran.org/nilgiri.cfm?pageid=5001. Basically, it's about finding an inner strength and centeredness so that your physical issues don't rule your life. I definitely know how hard it is when you're not well-- I was there, too!

The fish oil is really good for mood stabilization, and many other things. If you have problems with depression, especially in the winter, it will help with that as well.

The cognitive behavior therapy is similiar to the meditation, in that you are retraining your mind/body. Specifically, training yourself not to react with the strong physical sensations you get with panic attacks. You can use relaxation tapes or self-hypnosis tapes, especially at bedtime, and over time your mind will stop triggering your body to react with all the freaky panic symptoms-- the beating heart, dizziness, fright, sweating.

If you still have implants (I forgot, are you getting them out soon?) some of the panicky stuff is from your body reacting to the implants, but the meditation and relaxation exercises will still help ALOT. One thing I learned from all of this was to get down to what's really important to me and my loved ones and stop worrying about the bullshit.

I hope you feel better soon!

Bindi

Panic Attacks /Fluttering Heart / Shallow Rapid Breathing / Terri from Hawaii

Terri,

Ativan ????

How did that help you as I never took any type of medications the doctors ordered for me at any time.

The doctors believed I was a real nut case with all of my symptoms that is why I refused the meds

I just never filled any prescriptions

My body and brain knew something was wrong regardless of thier thoughts,looks and jestures were

The doctors prescribed zanax,and that other one that causes heart attacks

I cannot think of the name of it at the moment but they took it off the market

and people won lawsuits over that drug.

I surly would have had a heart attack I probably saved my own life twice.

By not taking any of thier drugs and it was me who made the decision three years later

to get my implants removed as the doctors kept insisting, it was not the implants at all making sick

And Here We All Are......

It's a Medical Merry Go Round

Sandy