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i need answers =(
iv been getting really bad panic attacks and anxiety every day, i had to leave the zoo on the week end cuz of it, i have missed work and when i go in to work i panic all day and cant eat and i leave early, my anxiety kinda goes away though when i leave and know im going home. i used to do drugs in high school and the doctors told me i had a chemical unbalance and said i might have pshycosis depressing and anxiety, it lasted a year and i got better, now every so offend it comes back but way worse. i cant handle being like this anymore. i feel so weird its hard to explain. i want to work out and eat lots and properly but i cant when im like this, iv lost 5 pounds in a week. i worry about not getting better but i dont agree with drugs, is there anyone that has had this that pulled through it, its killing me
i kinda know what u mean, the problem with mine is ever since it was really bad in gr 10 and then went away, it has came back like 4 or 5 times randomly and last a couple weeks then goes away, i have no idea y, and this time it is worse and is lasting longer. i ttry to do things to get my mind of it but my thoughts are all on getting the panic attack, i hate it, what dpp u think caused urs?
I experienced a very traumatic event back on July 17....about a week after i was sitting on my bed when all of a sudden my heart started going crazy, I couldn't breathe, my arms and hands totally went numb, my entire body felt "tight", I couldn't stand up on my own...someone in my apartment building called an ambulance...when they got there they could barely find a pulse and couldn't get a blood pressure reading...I literally thought I was going to die.That was my first panic attack...the e.r gave me some ativan and a script for xanax...followed up with a dr 2 days later and she diagnosed me with post traumatic stress disorder and has continued prescribing the xanax (.25s) and also put me on zoloft (initially 50mgs but upped it to 100).In the month after the accident happened I've lost over 30 lbs...I eat a few bites and I'm full....if I try to force myself to eat more i feel so uncomfortable and it makes my anxiety worse.I've gotten better at being able to stop the attacks from getting as severe...when I feel like a "bad one" is coming on I find that if I walk (normal pace) it helps alot and I've gotten very good at controlling my breathing, which, also helps.Since Friday though I have found that I constantly feel nervous, my heart hurts (usually kind of a dull ache but I've very sharp pains at times), my entire body aches and I've constant tightness in my back, neck, jaw, and chest, tingling in my hands, and heart palps (its not uncommon for my "resting" heart rate to be at 100 bpm).I'm so aware of every little symptom (especially my heart beat) every second I'm awake (somedays I sleep almost all day but most others I'm lucky if I can sleep for 2 hrs).I'm 33 and have never dealt with anything like this before in my life and I hate it....I honestly wonder if I will ever feel normal again...I just want my life back.I do ,however, feel better knowing that so many other people suffer from this because I know I'm not alone...I know I'm not "crazy" and I know that I can have hope that I can overcome this.It just really ***** because "it" has total control over my life right now.
Hello and welcome!
The difference between psychosis and anxiety is that people with psychosis are out of touch with reality or have a very difficult time determining what is real and what is not. For people with panic attacks, we fear being "crazy"...although I assure you there is no psychosis associated with panic.
Youre describing textbook panic attacks. If you haven't already, you need to get a thorough evaluation with a psychiatrist who can give you an accurate dianosis (possibly panic disorder) and then discuss treatment options.
I'm willing to bet that when you were told before about having "psychosis", it was in relation to your past drug use. Seek out some help and start addressing the anxiety....because the more you "flee" in a situation of panic, the more avoidant behavior you'll display due to the fear. You need to start breaking that cycle as soon as possible.
You're maong friends here and people who know what you're going through.
Please keep us in the loop!
The difference between psychosis and anxiety is that people with psychosis are out of touch with reality or have a very difficult time determining what is real and what is not. For people with panic attacks, we fear being "crazy"...although I assure you there is no psychosis associated with panic.
Youre describing textbook panic attacks. If you haven't already, you need to get a thorough evaluation with a psychiatrist who can give you an accurate dianosis (possibly panic disorder) and then discuss treatment options.
I'm willing to bet that when you were told before about having "psychosis", it was in relation to your past drug use. Seek out some help and start addressing the anxiety....because the more you "flee" in a situation of panic, the more avoidant behavior you'll display due to the fear. You need to start breaking that cycle as soon as possible.
You're maong friends here and people who know what you're going through.
Please keep us in the loop!
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