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Posted 8/28/2014 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
I'm new here, I'm Bik and suffering from on/off anxiety but it got worst when I have for the first time a panic attack.. I just need to know if you guys can help me how to manage this. Thanks advance
Posted 8/28/2014 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear that you're going through this. I know how hard it is. The first time I had one I thought I was dying. I couldn't eat or sleep for fear of having another one. The one thing I learned was the more I try to fight it the longer it lasts. I get terrible shaking when I have an anxiety attack. Rather than fight them I just try to relax my body and let them happen. It sounds crazy but just knowing what it is and that I will survive it helps. I also take Xanax on occasion and will take one if I feel one coming on.
Posted 8/28/2014 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome Bik! Sorry to hear about your anxiety and panic attacks but you've come to the right place for help and support. When I feel a panic attack come on I do what NYgrl does. Relax, breath, let it wash over you, sort of like a wave it rushes in and then flows out. Then once I've centered myself and I can feel the adrenalin leaving my body I then distract my mind and get busy.
Posted 8/28/2014 3:29 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Bik and welcome!

I am sorry to hear that  you are currently dealing with anxiety and panic.  We know how this feels, and it is very challenging.:(

What have you done so far in terms of treatment/relief?

There are a couple of opitions that you could discuss with your doctor.  Medication and therapy are both conventional methods that most people explore.  If you think that you might consider one, or both of these, make an appointment with your doctor for advice/referral.

Self-help is another excellent way to learn anxiety management.  We have great material right here in our Resources (see link below.) 

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206

Give the recommended coping skills a try, and see if you note any improvement after a week.:)

Keep talking with us as well.  Support is key, and we understand and care!

S.C.

 

Posted 8/28/2014 5:15 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you guys so much,for taking your time reading and responding in my post. It means a lot to me. Right now I'm taking Prozac once a day and 2 at the same time thereafter.. And sometimes I'm taking Ativan and Xanax. 3days ago I did take 1capsule of Prozac in the morning and the time come I took an over the counter stepping pills. I have to wake up early in the morning because I have yo pick up my friends daughter to send in the school. After I took the over the counter slepping pills, I slept for almost 1hr I think but I keep asking my husband if I did sleep because it's seems I didn't sleep. 12mn comes,I got panic attack,came out from nowhere.. All my body numb especially my hands.its like paralyzed.. I'm telling my husband to call 911. But I took my Ativan,it relax me and go to sleep easy.that's my first time to feel what is panic attack means.. After I took my friends daughter to school it happened again,but worst.. I talk to my doctor and tell her everything and she maybe that's the reaction of the over the counter pills and Prozac..sorry guys for my bad English.. Hope you guys understand my English here..been searching a very natural remedy for anxiety and stress so that I won't depend in the medication that the doctor prescribed in me..been taking Prozac 6days now.
Posted 8/28/2014 8:21 AM (GMT 0)
I know how many of us here don't necessarily *want* to rely on meds from our doctor. But think of it this way: If you were diabetic, would you still feel like you wouldn't *want* to take insulin?

This is similar....

Ultimately the decision is yours.

But do keep in mind, if you take rx meds, don't combine them with "natural remedies." Pick one OR the other but not both. And always be sure to take them exactly as described, no skipping doses or days or times.

I may not fully understand what you're taking or how, but the message is still the same: Follow your doc's directions.

Keep in mind, if it turns out you don't like the meds, your doc can always work with your doc to titrate yourself off the meds....you're not locked into anything "forever!" It all works out in the end.











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