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Posted 7/12/2013 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
I guess mine vary, but lately they seem to linger for HOURS!!! I can't be the only one this happens to!!! Just need some encouragement that others have it for long periods of time as well.

Thanks for sharing!!!

JJ
Posted 7/13/2013 12:32 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I so do mine can last through out the day&sometimes for more then a hour&yes it do suck,,but thats just the ugly head of anxiety&works your nerv but everyday we will get closer to a break through.
Posted 7/13/2013 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Hi JJ,
Mine last for awhile as well, unfortunately. I can have symptoms all night sometimes. This week in particular I had symptoms every night for hours. I had to take a klonopin just now because my throat was tightening and my chest started hurting. My symptoms vary as well...like a box of chocolate i never know what symptom im going to get. Hopefully this is the last of it for this week. This has got to be the worst disorder! People really don't understand how damaging it can be unless they actually experience it themselves. I hope we all can find ways to manage it soon.
Posted 7/13/2013 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you to both of u. I'm learning to despise this awful disorder!! I had hyperemesis Gravidarum while pregnant and I thought it was the worse thing ever, sadly I was wrong!
Posted 7/13/2013 4:33 AM (GMT 0)
Mine last pretty much all day. Some parts of the day being worse than others. Lately my symptoms have mainly consisted of dizziness, hot flashes, back/neck tension, and a general feeling of nervousness.
Posted 7/13/2013 5:15 AM (GMT 0)
Totally random for me...however, the farther along I get in my recovery, the shorter in duration they have been. In other words, I can get myself in a state of calm quicker and more effectively when I use my coping skills now.

At the peak of my anxiety problems and when I was dealing with panic attacks, I could get into cycles that could last for days.

The 'textbook' 10 minute panic attack is a myth!

I no longer have attacks now, but I still get isolated symptoms, and these can be stubborn too.

However, like I said, it is improving with time and practice.:)

S.C.
Posted 7/13/2013 5:25 AM (GMT 0)
Mine last for hours and hours. Intense. Heart racing, sweating, dizziness, confusion, stumbling/falling, vomiting, head hurting, difficulty communicating.

Last Friday, I had pretty much one solid attack, heart rate nearly doubled throughout from about 6:30 a.m. until after midnight.

I posted a very similar question (only more whiny).

Hang in there - I stopped one after only a couple hours today. I feel super empowered, and you're going to learn to do that as well. :)

Hugs!
Posted 7/13/2013 7:53 AM (GMT 0)
Ty everyone!!!! I appreciate ur responses!!!
Posted 7/13/2013 7:55 AM (GMT 0)
Ty everyone!!!! I appreciate ur responses!!!

Follow up question: when u wake up either during the night or in the morning does ur anxiety come back right away? Or does it slowly work it's way back??
Posted 7/13/2013 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
I used to wake with a start and it was on! All anxiety systems go. It was really an awful way to start the day. I thought, how can this be happening so fast...just out of a dead sleep?

Now, I don't wake this way, but find it creeping up if I am stressed (or not, it can be random too!) and not keeping up on my coping skills....anxiety has its way of reminding you like that! ;p

S.C.
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