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Posted 5/27/2013 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
Hi lilred and welcome!

It is great to see you posting and making some connections here already!

I can certainly relate to a lot of what you had to say. I used to feel like you described daily!

I was helped so much through therapy (CBT) and a lot of self-help techniques...and of course, this community of support.:)

I hope that you will continue to post with us, and take advantage of our Resources (main page, 1st post) where we have lots of great ideas for anxiety management.

Also, if you feel comfortable doing so, you are welcome to start a new thread of introduction for yourself at any time! (this way more members can recognize you as new, and welcome you.)

Talk to you soon.

Scaredy Cat
Posted 5/27/2013 10:58 PM (GMT 0)
mostly all of my symptoms are physical. only once those start out of nowhere and i think i'm going to have a heart attack and die do things start to become mental. so many times i have to convince myself that i don't need to go to the hospital.

it usually starts with me with my heart starting to pound and i start getting sometimes sharp/sometimes pressured pains in my chest and left arm. i get the (what i call) 'surges' throughout my body starting from my feet that rushes to my head. i'm guessing it's the adrenaline but it mostly makes me feel like i'm about to pass out. sometimes i'll not be able to see for a split second when this happens as well.
i get the tingling feeling in my hands and arms mostly but sometimes my feet and legs. lately i have been getting serious nausea, sometimes throwing up, but usually having numerous bowel movements during the attack. also for the first time yesterday i had this horrible burning sensation going throughout my entire body.
i rarely get attacks at work; i usually get them on the way home from work or once i'm home at night, and this happened at work and really got to me.

i have also been having horrible headaches for the past two weeks. my doctor put me on pills for it. i never really thought it could be related to the anxiety. it doesn't even feel like a normal headache to me - more like someone stuck and icepick in a certain area of my head or that somethign right there in my head is about to explode. does anyone else get head pains like that as well?

i have to say it's been amazing reading everyone's symptoms and realizing i am not alone in any of it and piecing all of my symptoms together. i feel like this could all actually help me talk myself out of an attack if i'm having one. knowing i am NOT the only person having these physical symptoms and it isn't some type of heart condition.

because i always go back to when my anxiety started. almost four years ago after my father had a heart attack and died. i feel like i take everything i saw happening to him and think that that is happening to me.

but i am going to come on here every day. it's great hearing other stories and FINALLY having some kind of link to understanding and support.
Posted 5/27/2013 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Star, just for your peace of mind, heart attacks are not a sharp pain, I will not describe what it really feels
like because our minds have a way of duplicating things. just be at peace with yourself and trust that I
will never lie to you.
Your health is good use it to defeat PAD.

Larry ***
Posted 5/28/2013 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
If listen to Larry because he really does speak the truth. When I was in distress he'd tell me the same thing and
Assured me that I am fine but even though it took me a but I managed to break free and tell myself that I am healthy no matter what happens
Posted 5/28/2013 2:54 AM (GMT 0)
lgm... i absolutely agree about our minds. because after seeing my father have a heart attack and knowing what happened..seeing it with my own eyes. my panic attacks started off duplicating exactly what i saw happen with him.

and after he passed i had gone and got tests done to make sure my heart was okay to rule out anything actually being wrong with me. its been three years now and i have not made the best decisions with drugs and alcohol since then, so my mind kind of wanders back to what if there's something wrong with my heart.

and thank you for not telling me, because i'm pretty much a hypochondriac as it is. lol. that's why i always think the worst when i'm having my attacks.

but you guys honestly are the best on here. =)
Posted 5/28/2013 3:22 AM (GMT 0)
Starism -

I have the headaches, too. I've been on Celexa for several days now and that's the only improvement I've seen. That's a big improvement, though. Before, I was taking so much Excedrin that I actually started to bruise all over and I couldn't understand why it wouldn't help.
Posted 5/28/2013 3:30 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Star, no one on here will ever judge you for your past, I wish I could change some things I did, whats
important is what you do about the now you live in. I have read thousands of these posts and the bottom line
is a horrible fear of death. Don't let this fear steal your now of happiness, it will also push you into a lake of
panic and anxiety that we can't seem to swim in. If we continue to think we are dying every time we have a
PAD attack we are same as dead. Were sure not living curled up in a ball crying, shacking, can't breath,
pains everywhere. In my own case I decided I would only die one more time and that was not now. I moved
it into my outer environment and its not allowed in my "right now of life". I will be Praying for You!
You are going to get better, one step at a time in the reality of Now!
Larry ***
Posted 5/28/2013 3:57 AM (GMT 0)
I'm so glad I'm not alone. I have numerous physical symptoms as well. Lightheaded, chest tightness, heart palpitations, muscle tension in neck and shoulder blades and most of all this new daily headache which started Thursday. I think I have taken so many different medications that its killing me.
Posted 5/30/2013 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Its crazy how other people do deal with these problems. Our minds definitely have a way of making us feel like crap. I've green trying really hard not to think about all my symptoms and it seems to help but only temporarily. Today I was at work and sitting perfectly content counting money and bam my heart started racing out of no where and I couldn't think straight. I want having anxiety at all but this episode turned me into a panic but the only symptom was my racing heart. I ran home and luckily my husband was able to talk to me to occupy me from thinking about my pulse and it went down in like thirty minutes. Now I'm back to constant worry and doing what I know not to and that's googling my symptoms. I feel like I'm in the deep end and dot know how to swim out. My husband tells me to take meds buy I'm terrified to because of the symptoms and elk it put me in the looney twice. I'm so scared that I an injuring my own self and I have three kids I wanna be okay....
Posted 5/30/2013 9:19 AM (GMT 0)
I'm glad that so many people have found this post to be helpful, myself included!! What a great way to support each other!!
Posted 6/8/2014 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
I really enjoyed these posts. I'm going through the exact same thing. I'm in therapy, but my body seems like it's doing its own thing. I get really nauseous, anxious, and tired and then other time I have energy, but my energy only last for a little while. I never know how I'm going to feel, so I kinda refrain from doing things outdoors. And when the anxiety sensations hit me, I can't do anything but sit there or lay there and hope that the feeling of anxiety passes.
Posted 6/8/2014 4:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hi paternG and welcome!

We are glad that you have found us, and hope that you find the encouragement and support that we have being a part of this community.

Post and respond as often as you like. You will find you can give and receive much understanding here.:)

Please visit our Resources, top of the main page, and check out the great self-help ideas there...they are really effective!

Start a new thread of introduction for yourself when you feel ready, so that we all can officially welcome you.:)

Talk to you soon,

Scaredy Cat
Posted 6/9/2014 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
JJonah, you have just helped me out SO much today - I just came across this thread and seeing your post brought be out of my panic more than I've been in a long time. We have exactly the same symptoms and it helps to know so many other people are going through it too. I've also been trying to figure out how to get rid of the 24/7 visual disturbances, headache, eye pain, dizziness, numbness/tingling, weakness - I have them even when I'm having a good time somewhere or I feel pretty good...so it's tough for me to figure out the catalyst as to what's even causing this stuff. Please let me know what ends up working for you.

Also, is anyone taking Venlafaxine? I've been on it for 7 weeks and still have no relief - my symptoms seem to only be relieved by clonazepam, but like you all, I don't want to become dependent on that either.

Praying for and thinking about you all!

Bev
Posted 12/4/2017 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone I am new to this forum...I am so glad I came across this post (even though it was created a few years ago lol), and am I glad to know that im not the only one going thru this..i started to feel weird since last summer with headaches (really bad ones) lightheaded and panic attacks I didn't know what this were and thought I was dying, also fatigue, chest pain and shortness of breath. I had two cts scans, one Mri, blood work and a bunch of things done and there all fine...im so exhausted and I just want to know how to cope or if there's a medication that helps with these...this has ruined my life because I have these symptoms all day everyday.. I had to stop driving and had to quit my job, I also can't go out to the stores, restaurants etc... I have 2 small children that don't deserve to go through this with me because I cannot take them out at all...has anybody found something that helps? Thank you for your time!
Posted 12/4/2017 10:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Pink and welcome!

I am sorry to hear of your current struggles with anxiety and panic issues. I know how challenging this is!

Have you not yet talked to your doctor about your treatment options? If not, I urge you to do so...

...or better yet, get a referral to a psychologist who can counsel you on what medication might be best...as well as facilitate therapy.

I do believe you will want to explore both of those choices since you are dealing with agoraphobia, and unable to do many of the things you want and need to do, and to improve your overall QOL.

For now, please see our Resources at the top of the main forum page here for great self help material that you can get started on until your appointment. Practicing the suggested exercises daily will help.

Keep posting with us as well if you find it helpful. We understand, care and support is key!

Talk soon,

Scaredy Cat
Posted 12/6/2017 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
Hi scaredy cat i for sure will try the resources on this page! Iā€™m not seeing a psychologist due to not driving but I will look for one that stays late so that when husband gets home from work can take me...thank you so much for getting back to me it means a lot!
Posted 12/6/2017 4:15 AM (GMT 0)
Absolutely!

Yes, some P-docs/psychologists/therapists keep later or even weekend hours...and some even offer SKYPE sessions, so check on this option too!

Keep us updated, and/or start your own thread anytime you feel comfortable doing so . šŸ˜Š

S.C.
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