Thank you for your replies. Shawn, I will read through those materials you have courteously provided for me. Much obliged. Kim, I wanted to acknowledge your reply, and I will answer your questions...
I see 16 views with no posts :P My apologies for my first post being a novel. I have been guilty of skipping over posts of this length in the past myself!...
I believe I may have posted on a thread awhile ago in passing ,but never really introduced myself. I'm 28 years old living in Vancouver, Canada and have had chronic diarrhea since I was around 15 or...
It's been awhile since I've been around, so I'll send a warm greeting to all of you. :) I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning at 1030 (it's 1245am right now) and I'm pretty stressed about it....
I'm sorry to hear that your anxiety is becoming worse. I can sympathize with regards to the public transit issue, as I've spent far too much money on taxis these past months getting to and from...
So I just realized that someone responded to a very old post. The original post was from 2006. Hahaha, I really need to pay more ATTENTION to that kind of stuff :P...
Ativan is the trade name for Lorazepam, wheras Xanax is the trade name for Alprazolam. They are both anxiolytic drugs under the family of drugs known as benzodiazepines. Their half-lives differ (peak...
I know you weren't asking me Hazelnut, but I figure this is my area of 'expertise'. My resting heart rate is between 50-65bpm. When I get nervous, or start to feel my heart pound hard (not...
It really does sound like you're talking about your carotid pulse as suggested above. Everyone has this pulse, although some people have a harder time finding it than others. My pulse is generally...
First off welcome to the forums Bluejulie. You have obviously been through a lot and are continuing to go through even more. What I find helpful is to attempt to focus in on one thing that I myself...
My father took upwards of 12mg a day of xanax for his severe panic disorder. That's a ridiculous amount, as I'm sure 2mg would knock me on my ass. But yes, they up the dosage, or switch you to a...
Hey great to meet you former. What did you find was the greatest asset you learned/acquired over your time with anxiety that has led you to such great success? I'm eager to hear your response....
Hello Caren and welcome. I am 28 years old and male...without my driver's license. I've always had a severe fear of driving. I don't mind being a passenger but the thought of driving and dealing with...
Nice to meet you LadyBear. I am very familiar with your issues with the big "D". I've had diarrhea on/off for 8 years or so. All I've ever been told is that I have IBS and to keep changing up my...
No problems to report here debaser. Good to see you btw! You were a regular contributor during my last visit around these parts :)...
Okay lyn, thank you. LOL fishing expedition. I like that terminology, it's cute :) and no lyn I do not know girl1. Her first post seemed directed at me in a sarcastic way with all the ellipsis lol....
Agreed in regards to Kitt and Lyn deserving a round of applause *claps*...very caring individuals :) As far as what I'm proud of...I suppose just trying to be a good person in day to day life. Giving...
Yeah, see now my thread seems like I was fishing for acknowledgment/appreciation myself. Not the case. I just had finished reading a bunch of threads where I felt that there was so much sincerity in...
I wanted to take the time and thank everyone that comes to these forums and offers support to others in need. Absolutely, offering support can act as a type of therapy, so it's not all altruism, but...
You know sometimes google can scare us more as we read about symptom after symptom that we are experiencing that could mean this or that disease/disorder or what have you. But in this case, I think...
1a) I feel like I'm losing control of my body. b)I fear that I will die of a heart attack c) I can feel my heart beating out of my chest (fight or flight syndrome kicks in and an adrenaline dump...
Hey Twitcher24, I too suffer from a moderate case of the 'twitches'. The worst is when it's my eyelid(s).However, lately it's been mainly the back of my arm, right above my elbow...twitching like...
So many good points made in this thread, I couldn't help but comment. You can get through this (minute,hour,day,week,year) and you will do so with positivity LongBeach. I was laid off from my job...
Hey Hazelnut. I am THE most stressed out person regarding heart rates :D So I understand your worry. To answer your question, my resting heart rate is between 50-70bpm normally. I realize that's a...
Welcome to the forums. I know you will find some very kind and helpful people on here to support you. Great to meet you....
I actually did not know that due to having asthma that I was prone to being hypersensitive to medications. This is absolutely true, but I never attributed it to the asthma. As far as allergies go,...
Thanks for your replies debaser and kitkat32. Debaser, I will certainly bring these points up tomorrow. I have a one on one counselling session tomorrow with a UBC grad student (i think). It's free...
As someone that is absolutely petrified of having my heart beat more than say 80bpm when the slightest idea of anxiety is on my mind...I was just curious if anyone here is knowledgeable with what an...
Thank you for your reply LT!!! I agree, all of what you said is exactly 100% true. I will have to look into the 'belly breathing' as honestly, the only thing i seem to be able to do during an attack...
cristecor I am a fellow anxious asthmatic. Panic attacks and having asthma really do suck. Especially when I overuse my ventolin and it causes heart palpitations that set me off. I tried Advair also...
I can't say that I've ever experienced this to a tee, although the closest I've come may be after a panic attack and I've taken my ativan....sometimes the physical symptoms (racing/hard heartbeat)...
Wow, you've certainly got a lot going on right now Cassandra. Hopefully you felt some relief in typing that out to the rest of us. I applaud the fact that you haven't given in yet. Many people would...
Thank you for the warm welcome :)...
Firstly, let me introduce myself as a new member to the forums. I'm a 28 year old male living in British Columbia Canada and have been suffering from panic attacks for about 10-12 years....
If you don't mind my asking, how much SL ativan do you find yourself needing? I am just recently starting to use it more and more, and find 2mg doesn't even cut it for me anymore, when not even 6...