hooray!!! Good job Bik31! Glad you were able to do it and enjoy your friends....
Hi Mel, I can't do chat now but just wanted to reach out and send some hugs and support your way. Sounds like you are going through a really rough time and I'm so sorry. As SC said you WILL get...
Glad you are doing better now! I have found sometimes I have a hard time swallowing or choke/cough when drinking or eating just a bit, when anxious -- or sometimes that happens and then my heart...
Thanks RN! Will email you... Thanks WantToBeNormal! Feeling better but haven't really ventured out again yet....
Lacey, hugs to you! I've had bad migraines since I was a child and sometimes the pain is so bad you wonder if it really is ok. So sorry you suffer with these, and yes the definately increase my...
Hi Rose - I am afraid of taking any medication too, but Advil is the one thing I will take, if that helps you feel a little better!...
Great job, night crawler! It takes a lot to do something like that especially when you aren't feeling great. You took action! I get start to get really anxious when walking my dog very far and...
Thank you Rn, Park, Luv, and Linda for your all your understanding and support, it means more than I can say, and to know I am not the only one that knows what this feels like. And thank for sharing...
Thanks SC! Hard not to get discouraged but I know I will try again. Just wish it wasn't always such a struggle....
So sorry, and yes I am in the same boat - can hardly drive or go anywhere by myself. Been in therapy for 2 years and doing exposure therapy for 1. Made some progress but not enough. In fact , just...
Sorry Soul, I hear you and feel your frustration. My husband is like this. Sending you hugs, and just know the mean things are not true. try as much as you can to focus on yourself and what you know...
well, got about 3 miles out of town and had to turn around. i hate this. absolutely hate it....
thanks for the support, Normal. sorry you have this too. does anything help for you?...
... oh, I just saw in your other post that you are going off prozac, i would think that could add to your symptoms. maybe its the combination of all three things....
Wow! Could be the combination of aspartame withdrawal and caffeine withdrawal. But good for you for quitting! I never liked diet coke (I do drink too much regular coke and have cut back on it quite a...
that's interesting gypsy - did the anxiety start or get much worse when you quit?...
In the last month or so I've gone to the doctor's by myself twice - a huge step for me, even though they are right here in town. I've also done some other driving around town, taking my daughter to...
Me too, thanks! This happens a lot to me when driving....
Thanks angel! So glad the rest of your mothers day went well! Having raised 3 boys you deserve it!...
Oh angel, sending you a big hug and hope the rest of your day gets better. My Mother's Day has been kind of hard too because my marriage is not doing well and my husband has not spoken a word to me...
Hi bungee- sorry you are not feeling well. I get something similar, start to feel dizzy, sometimes shakey and like I will faint or fall. Sometime I feel hot during this too. I've had lots of tests...
Hi Beal - how are you doing now? Have you been able to eat anything else now? Just want you to know you are not alone....
Thank you so much for posting this Richard. It really helps to hear your whole story, and perspective now. It sounds very familiar! I think I may be where you were around year 4 now, and working on...
Hi Biogirl and welcome! Thank you for sharing your story here. I began experiencing panic attacks three years ago and it has been the hardest thing I have ever dealt with too. Everyone here is so...
Hi Toomuch! I don't think we know each other very well but I recognize your name so we may have been in the same thread a few times. How are you doing?...
Hi angel just seeing this now. I hope you are feeling better. For some reason I find dinner time trying to cook, etc can be a stressful time day. Hope you have a peaceful night....
Sorry you are going thru this hard time, I know what it's like. I think the Skype or day program is a good idea. Or, will your therapist be willing to do sessions over the phone? When I haven't been...
Oh Blu so sorry this happened and sending you a hug! I know what how you feel because I always feel like a failure after a panic attack but Larry is right- it's not a failure! I also know what u mean...
Just wanted to send you a hug, Soul. Sorry you are going through this....
Thank you so much for sharing this trader! I was diagnosed with hashimotos years ago, was on synthroid for a while, then armoire- then told I didn't need any medication. The last time my antibodies...
Thank you Hibee!...
Hi Dawn- I get this too! Sometimes also with dizziness and sometimes not. I get it a lot when walking in places like walmart or at the mall, or on stairs, but also have had it many times while...
Thank you so much, all of you, for being happy for me and your encouragement, your comments literally made me start to tear up. I am so grateful for each of you and a place to go where people...
Thank you Angel!...
I'm just excited to report that today I went to a dr's appointment all by myself. The doctor was just about 7 miles from my house, but I was terrified as I have gotten bad panic attacks at dr's...
I get weird zings or tingles in my arms and weirdly- in my feet at the beginning of a panic attack. Not usually my head, but this sensation could probably happen in different places in different...
Oh Lacey I am so sorry to hear about your headache. I get migraines too- some real bad like the one you are describing and it's like you are just trapped in absolute misery until it dissipates. And...
Healing thoughts and prayers being sent your way......
Sending prayers for your friend....
Hi Deb- Just wanted to say I really know how you feel. I struggle with driving and going out, family get- togethers included. I get really dizzy. I'm still working on being able to go around town and...
I took a different antibiotic over the winter for a respiratory infection- began with a "c" but I can't remember the name- and I know it affected me! I would literally get a panic attack about 45...
Sorry you are going through this hard time weary. Sending hugs and prayers your way now....
Hi, just wanted to let you know you are not alone in this and I know what a terrible feeling it is. I get the floating /surreal/dizzy feeling a lot and especially when I sm anxious and in situations...
Thank you for this topic smooth! I make a great chocolate cake, I am good at word searches, being a mom, and I'm a good sleeper!- which I've come to appreciate as I get a little older - I fall asleep...
... Also what you said about canceling appointments is so true! I have cancelled and rescheduled so many appointments because when the time came to go the anxiety was too much....
Hi Mandy- so sorry you are going thru this I know how you feel and it can feel so lonely and like you are just trying to hold on while no one else knows what the "big deal" is. Just want to let you...
Sorry park. Not fun to have a migraine and not fun going to the er:( but I think it's good to get checked out instead of wondering. I've had pretty severe migraines since I was a child and only had...
Sorry for your migraine I get them too and they are miserable :( I do the same - a warm pack on my feet and a cold pack on my head. if you can fall asleep and not feel it for a while, even better....
Hi Rowan - Just wanted to say glad you reached out here and sorry you are feeling this way. It is very hard because as tela said when its happens you feel like no one else feels this way, and can...
Hi BT - I agree with larry and andwes that it could very well be anxiety. i get a lot of feelings like I am floating, especially while driving, and feeling dizzy/faint from anxiety. its a horrible...