Thank you Rissa! I know that everyone can do this. I was honestly having major panic attacks every day this week over it, which just got worse today when I made the decision to do this. It wasn't...
Home!!!! Done!!! The relief is amazing! I'm so glad that I went and just did it. No more thinking about it, no more anxiety. Andrea, it's not easy to face the fear, but it is so worth it in the end....
Went in to the dentist and the first words out of his mouth are "well, we might be sending you for a root canal"...total panic!!! Then he took x-rays, tapped my teeth and decided I just need two...
Okay, so my daughter is on her way here right now and I'm hoping to get to the dentist for this filling. I'm beyond terrified, but funny enough I feel exactly the way Rissa just described in her post...
Hi Andrea, Wow, reading your posts is like reading my own! And I'm right where you are right now. I need to go to the dentist and I'm beyond terrified!! My panic has been out of control for weeks and...
Hi Rissa, I think that I get that same thing. And your right it is hard to explain, but I'll try. It feels like you said a whole bunch of palps all in quick succession with the fluttering feeling...
Mornings have been tough for me for as long as I've had anxiety, though they are a lot better now that I'm doing better. Lately it's been around 2pm that I've started to feel kind of strange. A...
I'm so sorry that you are going through such a rough time. I've been right where you are many times over the years and I know just how miserable it can be. Do you use CBT at all? That is honestly...
I get the exact same thing every month too. It starts about a week before, then gets better once it starts, then I seem to have one day at the end that throws me off again. I get that same smothering...
Hi Cat, Yes! Peri-menopause can definitely bring on anxiety! I've had panic/anxiety for over 20 years, and have found ways to deal with it over time, so it was mostly under control. Once I hit the...
I love this thread! You know you have anxiety disorder when you stand at the kitchen sink with a glass of water in one hand and a pill from a prescription you've never taken in the other and an hour...
Chair-Bear, I've had panic/anxiety for about 22 years, on and off. I've gone through really bad times when the panic is constant and I couldn't leave the house for months, or at one point almost two...
Hi and Welcome ValentineGirl. I so feel for you right now, but believe me, you are not alone. I've been exactly where you are. The constant panic, the bathroom issues, the hopelessness, crying...I've...
Hi Chair-Bear and Welcome! What you are describing sounds like what I've had. It feels sort of like a missed beat and then a really strong beat of the heart. You may get a little fluttery feeling in...
Thank you WM and SC for your replies. I've just been trying to hang in here today. I have been using some self talk, telling myself that nothing is as bad as I make it out to be. I've got a tendency...
So it's that time again. I've got several appointments, doctor and the dreaded dentist, to take care of in the next few weeks, and my anxiety is kicking in to high gear. None of these appointments...
Kitt, our journey's sound very similar right now with the ups and downs and downs, and downs! I also have a lot of wonderful in my life, and need to stop for a few minutes here and there and remember...
I wish things were going well, but most days I feel like I'm hanging on by a thread! So many awful things happening around me and the stress is crazy. My sister-in-law was diagnosed with breast...
Hi SkateDee and welcome. I'm so sorry about the loss of your sister. It's hard enough to lose someone and deal with those feelings without having the anxiety flaring up as well. Going through the...
MM, I absolutely believe that hormones affect anxiety! I've had anxiety disorder/panic attacks for over 20 years and it's always worse one week before my period every single month! That is proof...
Thanks for letting me know that it's okay to post the link, Kitt. http://www.power-surge.com This truly is a wonderful site. There is a lot of information available and a forum filled with ladies who...
I agree with what everyone else here wrote. I see things move out of the corner of my eye all the time and have often wondered, like you, if I'm completely losing it. I've just decided that it's just...
Brownie, what you are experiencing does sound pretty normal for perimenopause. I get the palpatations all the time and they drive me crazy!!! I'm 45, and my hormones are all over the place. I'll have...
Laura, I am right there with you! I've had panic/anxiety for over 20 years, and have now begun the wonderful journey of perimenopause as well. After years of being very regular with my periods, they...
I did it!!! Spent the whole morning an absolute wreck, panic through the roof. Took a xanax at 2pm, that only helped a little. The dentist office called at 2:30 pm and said they were running ahead of...
Thank you both so much. G.B. I am just like you, just don't have good teeth, even though I take really good care of them...oh the ritual I have, you'd think I'd be the poster child for good oral...
I realized last week that I had broken the back off of my front, top, tooth and of course it sent me into a panic. Due to my anxiety being very high because of another issue, I put off making an...
Hi Dianna, Stress, anxiety and panic can most definitely cause you to have loose stools. I go through that all the time. If I'm under a lot of stress, if my anxiety is high or if I'm having panic...
How are you doing today Twiggy? Was thinking about you today when my daughter, who just started prozac mentioned that since she started taking it everything looks brighter and it bothers her eyes to...
I've been right where you are Serenitee! The all day anxiety with panic attacks thrown in, or the all day just straight up panic. I'm so sorry that you are going through this! I have to agree with...
This is just amazing! I agree with all that S.C. said, so beautifully written and so honest. I think all of us can completely relate to everything you said. What's so sad is all that we miss because...
S.C. Too funny! The nurse actually asked me the very same question...was too shy to post that... As for the trivia, just a very good guess on the last one...had never heard of it! Love the music ones!...
Hi Parz, I can completely understand your anxiety! I have terrible health anxiety too, and as soon as something goes wrong I'm immediately thinking the worst. Many years ago, I had blood in my urine,...
I'm so sorry to hear this Kitt. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family....
Hi Serb, I've been having this same thing lately. I get a sudden dizzy spell then feel like a head rush kind of thing...and it's usually when I'm using the computer. I'm not sure if it's being on the...
I so agree SC! I've been using deep breathing to calm myself for years and it works really well! It did take a while before it seemed to help, but once it did, what a difference. Thanks for sharing...
Twiggy, It is so wonderful to see you back here. I'm so sorry for all that you've had to go through, but it sounds like you are now using all you've learned to your advantage and to help others. That...
Kitt, I have always admired you for the compassion and kindness that you show everyday here on the boards. Even when going through some of the darkest times in your life, you have always unselfishly...
Sending you prayers for peace and a good outcome to your test. Will cross my fingers and toes too, just for good measure :)...
I'm hoping that there are some others here who will be able to identify with my situation and offer me some advice. My sister-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer about a week and a half ago. She...
Hi Skatterprank and welcome to HW! I'm glad that you found this forum, the people here are amazing, and we all understand what it's like. It has helped me so much through the years to be able to come...
I keep to myself as well, get quiet and don't like to be social at all. I'll usually read or spend more time online to distract myself from how I'm feeling....
I'm so glad that you don't mind e-mailing. I'll be sticking around here too, but like you said I think we have a lot in common and it would be wonderful to get to know each other better without...
It's still so amazing to me that it's so much easier to convince ourselves of the very worst, like we are dying, than to do the opposite and convince ourselves that this is all anxiety and can't hurt...
Your story sounds very similar to mine and I deal with it in the same way...keep busy. It's been harder for me to do that lately because I've been depressed and have some back issues that limit what...
I'm sorry to hear that your panic has returned. It's so miserable to be doing well for a period of time and then have the panic swoop back in. For me, illness can definitely trigger the anxiety...
I used to be the queen of the what if's! I'm better about it now, for the most part, but like I've said, the heartbeat stuff is the one thing that still pushes me over the edge and gets me thinking...
Oh, I know they will return, they always do. This time it's been years since I've had such a long attack, and so many at a time, usually it's just a few here and there and I'm okay with that. I've...
Mine come when I'm more stressed too, and sometimes with hormonal fluctuations. I haven't tried magnesium, but have read that a lot of people do use that for their palpitations, so I'm thinking about...
Thank you so much for sharing, Carly! As much as I hate to hear that anyone else is dealing with these, it is a comfort to know I'm not alone. I know that this will not hurt me or kill me, or I'd...