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i have been suffering from a panic disorder for a few months now, and its the breathing difficulties i cant deal with. i wont go out the house as im scared i will have a attack and they are so scary i think im going to die. i take medication and am waiting for an appointment for cbt therapy. i feel like my life will never be the same again.
I suffered panic attacks, anxiety.... began with the birth of my first child. Doesn't matter WHAT started it! Stress, loss of job.... anything! I just knew I felt no escape! Always checking myself to see if I still had that auful feeling ... doom. Im NOT into pills!! Understanding what was taking place in my body, and understanding how I put MYSELF in the FEAR mode... jumping at every body sensation... dwelling on every feeling... caused alarm, over and over! What cured me was learning the cycle. YOU WILL NOT DIE! DO NOT RUN!!!!! FACE ...ACCEPT.. and LET TIME PASS. When we feel scared, we automatically want to run, we panic. STOP!!! Say OK... I feel like crap. I will stay calm.. accept this feeling, and eventually it will lose it's power!! RELAX!! Same with depression. REST in depression. Your body is tired!! I call it depletion not depression. Stop adding fear. It sounds easy, but it takes practice. The only way to end panic is to go TROUGH IT! NOT fight it..... :) NO LONGER MATTERING is the key to cure!! I know this to well. Have I faultered? yes. Do I dread a set back? Yes... some stress sensatized my nerves again. Remember .... Do not fight, and accept ... FLOAT is a good word. You will recover!!! And gain confidence. Taking a pill can work, but what if you do not have a pill? This way knowlege means you carry your cure with you at all times!!! Float! and your there!!! ...:)
Been put on lustral (sertaline) and zyprexa. lets see what happens now. Seen consultant psychiatrist, defo panic and anxiety disorder. Has anyone used this medication before.
Hello everyone I'm new to the group. I just had a panic attack and it was horriable. Sometime it seems if i have a really good cry and vent out loud I calm down a little. Does anyone else have this same expirience?
my doc put me on zoloft klonopin and trazodone, my first time taking these meds. i was having panic attacks back to back for like two weeks, which i stoped working playing softball. it took great will power to just get out of bed to cook and clean for my three kids, my mom also lives with me shes disabled, but she is a big help. after i started these meds it felt like i was getting worse, but after about 5 days i started feeling normal again, which i thought was going to be impossible. Oh and oxygen can also be used to calm you. they use it in some spa's. so it wouldnt be harmful to you. but thats up to your dr... maybe talk to them about changing your meds? even though i feel like my combination of meds hit the nail right on the head, i know it wont work for all people with our disorder.... but dang lady i feel for you, i couldnt handle 2 weeks of this, and you've been going through it for months. you gotta be, must be strong as hell.
a panic attack is horrible for me, sometimes it got so bad i had to shock body by taking a cold shower and having the air condition cold, then i wouldnt even dry off, just put a thin towel around my shoulders, the coldness and hard shivering would bring me down from the panic, to where i eventually fall to sleep.... But this by no means is good advice, im not sure if its even safe to shock your system like that, but man it worked.
Ive been checking everyday now sence ive sent you that first messege if you replied, i just want you to know i know exactly what you're going through, and even though i dont know you, i care and im concerned.
much love,
samantha
a panic attack is horrible for me, sometimes it got so bad i had to shock body by taking a cold shower and having the air condition cold, then i wouldnt even dry off, just put a thin towel around my shoulders, the coldness and hard shivering would bring me down from the panic, to where i eventually fall to sleep.... But this by no means is good advice, im not sure if its even safe to shock your system like that, but man it worked.
Ive been checking everyday now sence ive sent you that first messege if you replied, i just want you to know i know exactly what you're going through, and even though i dont know you, i care and im concerned.
much love,
samantha
My oxygen levels are fine, had loads of tests all clear. My meds are 100mg dosulepin and 15mg buspirone a day. Ive been taking dosulepin nearly a year on and off, buspirone only a few weeks. I am waiting to see a cognitive behaviourist therapist. I dont go out the house as its worse, even staying in now is bad. o2 levels are fine though.
Jessie, how are you feeling? My meds are really starting to work for my panic disorder, the last two days i havent had any really bad panic, but whats strange is the day before these good two days i didnt feel like living anymore, i prayed to God to please take this from me. Ive started to see a glimpse of hope, starting to feel normal again. If you dont mind me asking? what meds are you taking? I was also having breathing problems, the doctr did a special test on me and my O2 registered at 85%, thats bad, ive been on and off oxygen here at home, now my O2 stays over 95%... See if they can get you some oxygen at home.
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