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Judith - 2007-01-18 19:14:16
I don't really have full-fledged anxiety attacks, thankfully. But I have heard that breathing exercises are supposed to help as they did for you today. My anxiety usually results in crying or in me getting light-headed because I forget to breathe at all. I am hoping my appt. with the psychiatrist will help me in dealing with my stress.
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Insane Bartender - 2007-01-19 03:48:56
I don't wish to alarm you or anything, but a friend of mine suffers similar symptoms and was eventually diagnosed with a very mild form of multiple sclerosis. It's certainly not normal, and I would get it checked by a medical professional. Otherwise one of these attacks could occur at an inconvenient moment such as while driving a car. This happened to my friend (his leg got numb rather than his arm), he tried to drive through it, but eventually managed to pull over, where he got out of the car and briefly passed out. Fortunately, the roads were clear of traffic that night.
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Megan - 2007-01-19 09:19:41
Oh, wow! And here I thought I didn't handle stress very well. I wish I had some good advise to offer. If I were you, I'd see a doctor to at least rule out some stuff. Doctors often have good meds to offer which might help. There is a lady on Diaryland you also suffers from severe panic attacks and discusses them often (beyondpanic.diaryland.com). I'll tell her about you. Maybe she could offer you some help.
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m-lewis - 2007-01-19 09:23:06
It is I, m-lewis who just submitted the above offering of advise. I got to thinking that maybe you wouldn't know who "Megan" was, so I thought I'd at least tell you Megan and m-lewis.diaryland.com are one and the same. Now, I'll head on over to beyondpanic and tell her of your problem.
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Joan - 2007-01-20 13:44:28
OK...first and foremost. BREATHE! Now, believe this - You Are Not Going Crazy!! You are having an anxiety attack. Your anxious about something that you may not even know about. For me, I was anxious about the fat guy walking down the street (were people going to make fun of him today?) or the old couple in the Acme (Did they have enought money to buy dinner) or my daughter's love life (would her boyfriend break up with her) and so on and so on and so on. I didn't even realize that I was worrying about these things. So then something bigger would happen and I would explode - I would run to the bathroom with dry heaves and diarrhea, my right arm would tingle, I would perspire - i'D GET HOT THEN COLD, THEN HOT THEN COLD. iT FELT LIKE A FLUSH WAS CREEPING UP my body from my stomach to my hair line. Then I'd start to cry and cry and cry - all the time being terrified of something, but not sure what. It was horrible! I lived with these for years, taking xanax and then they stopped working. Once I finally got over my embarrasment of possible seeing a therapist, I went to him, and he worked with my family dr. to find the right meds for me. I am a zillion times better - the meds stop the panic from starting. I used to tell the Dr. that once the panic atack started, I was on for the ride - I couldn't stop it. I don't have them anymore. I'm on effexor - it works. Email me anytime, especially when you think that no one understands. Remember this - people who have never had a panic attack have a hard time understanding them.
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