RE: panic attacks!!! awfull things

February 16, 2008

Just catching up.. I read your story. I to was and probably still have

potential of being a panic attacker. Mine started when my first born was a

baby I was home alone with her and eating chix soup I swallowed a bone. Well

that lead to the begining of them, I went into a full blown attack, don't even

think I was ever really choking on the bone! But I too visited many times at ER

and could not sit still sure I was dying and had small children to raise. Well

it took yrs of practice breathing, realizing they are only a panic attack and it

will end, as back then no one would put me on meds. I had two friends who also

had them, and even though we could talk about them, sometimes, after hanging up

from talking it would set me off on one. The store thing, Me to had them in

there would drop everything and run out. Driving had to pull over instantly.

They seem to come on when you don't think they should, like when your at rest,

or think your relaxed, Your the first

who I have heard say you were woke with them as I was, would jump right out of

bed. I am glad you are able to take something as they are wicked. And

hopefully they will diminish as mine have. But do fear them in the back of my

mind when driving long distances. Take Care Sharon

Teri Wallner wrote: You can count me in on panic

attacks too - when I first started having them

probably 15 years ago or so I thought I was dying. I would end up in the ER

countless times convinced I was having a heart attack. They weren't picky

either as to when they occurred or where - I could be sleeping and wake up

with a full blown attack - my daughter (bless her heart) was the one that

learned very quickly how to help me through them. Shopping would set them

off too - I remember being in a Wal-mart once by myself and having a major

one - people must have thought I was nuts. I found one of those push stairs

that they use to stock shelves - plopped down on it and tried to breathe

through it. I remember sitting there for the longest time. After that I

shied away from shopping by myself. I'm on meds for them now and they don't

seem to come as often, but I still get them. I would have them while I was

driving - not good - definitely a pull over. At least now I know I'm not

dying but it still feels that way during an attack. Hubby has learned how

to help me through them too. I have no idea what sets them off - all I know

is I DO NOT LIKE them.

Teri (central Wisconsin)

Re: stress and how we handle it

I've always had panic problems. It used to be a lot worse and they

seemed to happen more in large crowds and movie theaters. I am a little

claustrophobic so that may be why. I've started getting 'angry' at

them, if that is the right term. Like one time we went to see the third

Lord of the Rings movie, and as the movie started I was hit by a panic

attack. I went to the bathroom to take some breaths, and then went back

and forced myself to stay and enjoy the movie. I did meditation,

breathing, and just a hard fight to keep the panic down during the whole

movie. I wanted hubby to at least enjoy it, but I felt like I missed

the whole movie and we ended up seeing it again a few weeks later.

So last summer we went to see Pirates-3 and just as the lights dimmed I

felt suddenly like " I cannot BREATHE in here! " and my heart started to

race. Then I said to myself " No, darnit! I'm going to STAY and I'm

going to ENJOY this movie! " and I don't know what I did or how, but it

seemed to work.

Recently we went to see Cloverfield but the theater smelled like vomit

because of people seeing it and getting motion sickness. I'm a bit

phobic about stuff like that, and told hubby as we walked in and smelled

that smell that 'I'm going to have a panic attack!' I tried to fight

it, but it won this time. I told him just as the movie started that " I

just can't do this! " and we left, got a refund and were kind of glad. I

read so many articles about people getting motion sick from that movie,

I'm kind of glad we decided not to. I just felt so guilty and like I

ruined a fun day for hubby. He said the smell was getting to him too,

and he didn't want to stay anyway.

Anyhow I've tried meds before but my body doesn't tolerate mood meds

very well at all. The doc encouraged exercise, so a year and a half ago

I started on a floor stretching routine, then added some yoga, then

gradually added some walking inside my house, then that turned into a

jog etc. I told the doc later that my anxiety went way down after I

started to work out, he said that our bodies release those endorphins

and it diminishes a lot of things like that. I never knew.

Anyhow yes I deal with panic sometimes. I hate it and wish I would

never have a panic attack ever again.

Melody

toddvikkd wrote:

> I have a problem with I think panic attacts. If I go to a party or work

> with my hubby who is not nice to work with. I shut down its wierd I

> feel imbarrssed. I take a 1/2 valium before, but I wish I would not do

> this. My hubby has to hep me leave, I am out going, but do to my

> sickness and seisures I got home bound and imbarressed having siesures

> and being sick. Now latley I have, been somwhat better with lyrica, my

> being scred has not gone away, anyone else have these panic problems?

> well just a problem that pagues me.

>

February 16, 2008

Sharon,

My attacks have definitely diminished but I take meds daily - used to take

xanax but they aren't long lasting so they switched me to klonopin which

seems to work better for me. I still have my xanax in case of full blown

attacks in addition to the klonopin. I can tell though if I need to take a

klonopin (or at least a half) because I am able to tell if one is coming on

or my head will start spinning with all these stupid thoughts that I can't

stop which usually lead to a bout of depression (or worsening of, I should

say). I too have learned how to deal with them - which bites - I'd rather

learn to do something enjoyable - like skiing (yeah, right - like that's

ever going to happen). ;-)

Teri (central WI)

RE: panic attacks!!! awfull things

Just catching up.. I read your story. I to was and probably still have

potential of being a panic attacker. Mine started when my first born was a

baby I was home alone with her and eating chix soup I swallowed a bone. Well

that lead to the begining of them, I went into a full blown attack, don't

even think I was ever really choking on the bone! But I too visited many

times at ER and could not sit still sure I was dying and had small children

to raise. Well it took yrs of practice breathing, realizing they are only a

panic attack and it will end, as back then no one would put me on meds. I

had two friends who also had them, and even though we could talk about them,

sometimes, after hanging up from talking it would set me off on one. The

store thing, Me to had them in there would drop everything and run out.

Driving had to pull over instantly. They seem to come on when you don't

think they should, like when your at rest, or think your relaxed, Your the

first

who I have heard say you were woke with them as I was, would jump right out

of bed. I am glad you are able to take something as they are wicked. And

hopefully they will diminish as mine have. But do fear them in the back of

my mind when driving long distances. Take Care Sharon

February 16, 2008

I suffer from them too. I have panic anxiety disorder. I believe I had one last

night. Do y'all feel out of control when you have yours?

Teri Wallner wrote: Sharon,