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Posted 5/26/2011 1:30 AM (GMT 0)
Ive just recently been getting bad anxiety and panic attacks for no reason. Was just standing there and mx heart was beating real hard like it was going to come out of my chest. Then my heart was racing and my arm was tingling. It lasts for awhile. Dont see my doctor til next week. Any tips on calming down. Please:( Never had this before
Posted 5/26/2011 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
Hi H&S...I am so sorry that you have been experiencing the recent anxiety with panic attacks! They are truly frightening and miserable things to go through!

Definitely follow through with your dr.'s appointment, but until then use some breathing and relaxation exercises to help control any attacks and symptoms that may occur.

We have some good links in our Anxiety Resource Guide. It is the 3rd post at the top of the main page.

Many times the symptoms we experience during a panic episode are caused by shallow/over breathing. (hyperventilation) This can cause an unbelivable amount of scary physical symptoms since the ph of the blood actually changes, affecting many of the body's systems. Getting the breathing under control is key to reversing the effects.

It sounds simple, but it actually takes some practice to get to a place where you can breathe deep and slow during an attack. This is why it is important to practice everyday, so you are prepared.

I hope that between this and what your dr. and you decide at your visit, that you will find some relief soon!

Be well,
Scaredy Cat
Posted 5/26/2011 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
Yesterday was very scarey to me. I was leaving the hospital after visiting my aunt and as i was standing there ready to walk out the door it felt like my heart was trying to escape my body. It felt like a big thud and then i felt weak. Then when i got home my heart was beating like i just ran the 100 yard dash. It took me awhile to calm down. And its hard for me to explain whats going on to my fiance cause im too busy trying to settle down. Then once i got to sleep woke up only 2 hours later and didnt go to sleep til 5am. I dont feel like i can work anymore. My job is very demanding and stressful. And i dont feel safe there cause they just care about making money and think im making it up. I went to the er the other nite and they treated me like i was crazy and said all i had was a upper r.i. And sinusitis and sent me home. Ugh they made me so mad. Cause i have bad reflux too it makes me feel even worse when they happen one after the other. All i feel like doing is laying in bed all day. Whats going to go wrong with me next? I also feel like im bringing everyone else down around me and i know this is bad but somedays i just want to die in my sleep and not have to deal with this anymore. HELP ME PLEASE:(
Posted 5/27/2011 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
I know that it seems helpless right now, but you are making progress towards recovery already. You have set up a dr.'s appointment, and you are posting here...those are two great steps in the right direction!

I know that it is frustrating to have both physical and anxiety related symptoms all rolling into one big ball of misery. The anxiety triggers the physical stuff, and vice versa. I have had that big 'thud' sensation in my chest, and it is scary. (I think that it is a combination anxiety/gastro symptom, but that is just my theory)

Please try my suggestion of trying the links in our Resource Guide until you can see your dr. You might be pleasantly suprised at just how effective those exercises can be:)

Have a peaceful day,
Scaredy Cat

p.s. forgot to mention that if you have health anxiety/concerns, being at the hospital could be a trigger for your symptoms. I really struggle to visit sick friends and family, especially at the hospital!
Posted 5/27/2011 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
thanks scaredy cat, i was beginning to wonder if i was the only one who had that thud feeling and it was very scary. Im thinking it might have triggered it by being at the hospital, i also get it when people are moving faster than me and i cant catch up to them. I cant wait to see the doctor. I really appreciate the support. When no one is around i can come on here and let it all out and get positive feedback. Thanx.
Posted 5/27/2011 3:04 AM (GMT 0)
Hey hurtandscared. I think many of us here have felt the wonderful array of symptoms that anxiety can create; it really is a wellspring of symptoms! I've struggled with a/p for years and thought I felt all the symptoms, which were many, but I just recently had this tightness and heaviness in my chest. Felt like it was harder to breath. Had an EKG and that was good... really don't think it is anything heart related, it's just amazing what things the body can do when it is in a heightened state.

Anyway, think ScaredyCat gave you great advice. Hang in there and know you're not alone and you've taken good steps already.

Nice to meet you
PresentTensed
Posted 5/27/2011 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
thanx PresentTensed its a good feeling to know im not alone. I dread going to work cause its very stressful and they think im making everything up. Very tired of having to explain myself to them. They could care less about my health, they only care about money. When im there i feel alone and scared. Well anyways let me stop babbling. Nice to meet you too.
Posted 5/27/2011 8:00 PM (GMT 0)
I take effexor for my anxiety, but I still get attacks at times and I usually sit and tell myself that its an episode and that it WILL pass, also I sit back and breathe deeply... usually after a few minutes I talk myself out of it... I hope this works
Posted 5/28/2011 8:36 AM (GMT 0)
I think im just going to the er later and stay til i get some answers. My acid reflux is making it hard for me to breath, then i cant sleep, then anxiety kicks it and im up all nite. I heard of acid reflux causing asthma, i think i have it. Want the doctors to take me seriously. Cant just sit here anymore, thats just making me worse.
Posted 5/28/2011 8:46 AM (GMT 0)
I think im just going to the hospital later, cause i cant take this anymore. My reflux has flaring up real bad and i think im getting asthma from it getting in my lungs, i havent slept but a couple hours in 2 days. Then the anxiety kicks in and im sitting here rite now feeling like crap. Id rather be safe than sorry. Just hope the doctors dont think im crazy. Ugh:(
Posted 5/28/2011 12:43 PM (GMT 0)
Making a Dr;s appt is a step in the right direction. In the meantime, try taking a B-complex formula a couple of times a day. It has helped me with anxiety. It keeps my muscles from getting tense which was always a sign that anxiety was getting ready to hit big time.

Hope you find some relief soon.

Gem
Posted 5/28/2011 1:37 PM (GMT 0)
Whats a b complex formula? My anxiety seems to come out of no where and catch me off guard. Its everytime i go to sleep, for some reason it always happens in this order... Try to sleep, cant catch breath, anxiety, reflux, more anxiety, freak out. It feels like i cant catch my breath all day, im outta breath no matter what i do. Very scary to me. Is it true that acid can get in your lungs and cause this? Anybody experience this?
Posted 5/28/2011 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
Good Morning Gene,

I just read your latest post and I think you have identified many triggers that set off your anxiety; work, GERD, anticipating bad outcomes, worrying about your health and afraid to visit hospitals.  You have many of the same problems as our members so know you have come to a great forum.

A couple of homespun remedies--Exercise. Exercise is one of the best ways to deal with anxiety.  Meditation--I've noticed that my anxiety is at least temporarily soothed by meditation. Sitting in a quiet, nonthreatening place, listening to your own deep breathing or a phrase that soothes you. I  say, " I am OK."

Give these suggestions a try. Sending prayers and good vibes your way.

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 5/28/2011 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
B-Complex is a vitamin supplement that contains all the B vitamins. Taking them alone is ineffective, they all work together, I take B-complex three times a day and add extra Niacin (B3) at night to help me sleep. If you are not getting enough B vitamins in your diet, it effects mood, energy, digestion, etc. Are you drinking alot of caffeine? It sends anxiety swirling. I use to have trouble breathing, my throat would close up, it was terrible. More than one trip to the ER for that.

Gem
Posted 5/28/2011 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
Thanx kitt. I will try those suggestions and hopefully can start to calm down a little. Thanx to u 2 Gem, i will have to pick some up today. Never drank coffee, used to drink alot of pepsi but that stopped 3 months ago. All i drink now is water and organic apple juice.
Posted 5/30/2011 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
Hello hurtandscared, I too suffer from bad acid reflux and bad anxiety. I am 28 year old female, mother of 1. I am a bit over weight, but since I gave birth to my boy 3years ago I have found myself scared of everything! When I was 35 weeks pregnant I was induced to have my baby because of my blood pressure, it went sky high. Needless to say, he was born at 36 and a half weeks at 4lbs 13oz. He was fine, but my blood pressure was still up. The doctors couldn't figure out why it wasn't going back to normal as I hadn't had a history of high blood pressure until I was 34 weeks pregnant. Finally the doctor let me go home as I explained that I hated hospitals and being in there was making it worse. The nurses made me feel like I was dying!!! I came home, my family doctor put me on some new meds, blood pressure still didn't go back to normal. When my boy was 3 months old I had to have my gull bladder out, soon after it was removed, my blood pressure went back to normal. Aparentley your blood pressure will go up when your body is in pain in any way. Since then I have always felt as though I had "everything" I get dizzy and I think I have brain cancer or a tumor! Chest pains and I am havinbg heart attack!! Its crazy!! I have adivan, but I don't take it everyday, just when my heart races and I get palpitations and I need to calm myself down. I take a PPI for my acid reflux, which is my 5th different PPI as it nothing seems to be working. Had blood work, EKG/ECG, endoscopy, ultrasound and everything, normal!! I have chest pains on a daily basis and when I get my chest pains I panic!! Sometimes, which feels like more and more now, I get a panic butterfly feeling in my belly and I am not even scared or excited about anything, just sitting around doing nothing! I am at my wits end with this s**t!! I have never seen a therapist, but am thinking that maybe I need to. I don't have anything in my past that makes mne think I need therapy, but if I can learn some breathing techniques and ways to cope with this s**t I will do it! I will do anything right about now if I knew it would work!
I guess what I want to let you know is that you aren't alone!! This is a great plac to come and read other peoples posts. I can tell you that when I do feel an attack coming on it has helped me to come and read here. I guess knowing that I'm not alone makes me fell "better" To tell you the truth, tonight before I came here and read your post I was having an attack! I am at work right now and my job isn't stressful or anything, but I am a caregiver for adults with mental disabilities and I care for usually 3 at a time and it is only me here with them and I think that sometimes that makes me panic! Knowing I am alone with them to care for and what happens if something happens to me?? Who can care for me when I am supposed to be caring for them??
Hope all is well
Posted 5/30/2011 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
It’s important that you should know what really cause your anxiety. Stress may be one factor that leads you to this situation. Stress can cause a lot of physical and emotional illness. When I am in stressed I always encounter physical and emotional discomforts like body aches and being anxious. I keep on worrying how I can manage my stress since I don’t have any free time to do the relaxation and my condition just got worse. When I arrive at home after work I just laid my back on the bed and slept. When I woke up, I felt a lot of body discomforts and again anxiety strikes me. When Paul (YM practitioner) had a correction of my energy imbalances and clear my blockages my symptoms were alleviated in just 10 minutes without doing anything. Now, even if I am stressed the whole day I can still sleep for the whole night without interruption of having pain and discomforts. And I knew how to manage my anxiety that can cause me to go back from reality.
Posted 5/30/2011 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
Feeling depressed today. Holidays just aint the same to me anymore since ive been sick, miss the good old days when i could enjoy it with my family:( Its so hard to have to put on a fake smile and act like everything is fine. Some days i just want to cry all day. I dont want to be on meds my whole life. I pray to god everyday that i could just wake up one day and be the person i use to be, now i just am a shell of my former self. tty later.
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