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Anxiety and don't know why?

leigh42
leigh42
Does anyone have anxiety attacks and not understand why? I had my first attack the day after Christmas. I was just lying on the couch with my kids watching a movie and started feeling strange. Heart pounding, nervous feeling, nauseated but never throwing up, chills, etc. I ended up going to the ER twice that weekend with no real answers. This started on a Friday night. Tuesday afternoon I was actually feeling back to normal. Thought it was just a virus or something. Well this Saturday it happened again but was just a really nervous feeling that wouldn't go away and shivering. Went to the Dr. Monday and he gave me Celexa and Zanax. I took the Celexa Monday night and woke up shaking so bad I could hardly walk. The Dr told me it could not be a side effect because it had not had time to get into my system that it was the anxiety. I have been a little shaky for days now off and on. I have started taking a Zanax when I take my Celexa to help offset the shaking. I have a hard time understanding how I could wake from sleep having an anxiety attack when I cant even think of anything that is really bothering me more than usual. The next two days after the anxiety attack I was so depressed. I was weak, tired, couldn't do anything with my kids. I just felt like I would never feel better again and so alone. Has anyone else had this kind of experience?
valgal18
valgal18
i know when my anxiety is bad and i've had a few panic attacks in my life......when i've had my panic attacks sometimes i don't understand why......the way that i've managed this figuring out what a panic attack looks like and feels like and then what to do to make myself calm down....like for me i feel like my heart races, i start walking around in circles and i speak so fast i can't even understand what i'm saying and the words turn into jibberish.....so when that happens i know immediately to take a bath or rub on scented lotion or take a nap or something.....maybe that would work??
DogCrazy
DogCrazy
I know that SSRI medication can make your anxiety worse, sometimes it takes a few weeks to stop. panic and anxiety are a definate side effect, i cant take them because of it. I would give it a few weeks and see if it settles down.
Maybe all the running around as a mum and housewife can be overwhelming, maybe you could use some down time. A nice walk, a movie or a buble bath, a date night with the hubby.
I hope you start to feel better soon.
gramybear
gramybear
Waking up with anxiety is not as rare as you might think. It has happened to me many many times. A lot of times we go to bed with far too much on our minds that we haven't acknowledged or dealt with during the day or not at all. Something has to be triggering these attacks since they appear to come at very odd times. The Xanax seems to work for me if I'm starting to have a panic attack. They do work quickly but their half life is very short. I have never taken Celexa so hopefully someone can help you with that one. Is it possible that there is something that you haven't resolved in your mind, therefore you are having the anxiety? Has your doctor recommend speaking with a Therapist instead of just prescribing medication? Also, a nice brisk walk can also help. Hugs GB
leigh42
leigh42
Thank you all for your help. It has really helped to read post on here when I start to feel anxious. I work during the day and I am sure that and kids and just everyday worries may have me more stressed than I realize. I wonder too if now that I have had the anxiety attacks I am really worried about having another one. Every time my heart starts beating fast or my stomach starts getting a little upset I think...oh crud here we go again. I am going to try and stick with the Celexa. It's nice to know I'm not alone in this.
Georgie0
Georgie0
my anxiety strikes out of the blue. everything you just mentioned and more worse things like i start losing my mind n feeling out of it. hyperventalating. shaking
gribittmep
gribittmep
my anxiety only happens once a day - when I'm awake. Not trying to be a smart ass but it's all day every day.
TheLonelyOne17
TheLonelyOne17
Anxiety can manifest without any obvious cause. Before I got back on my meds, I was getting panic attacks everyday and I felt so physically sick that I thought I was dying. Give your meds time to get in your system. They may help. Not all meds work for everyone though. I would give it a month on the Celexa. If you're not feeling better by then or if you're feeling worse, ask your doctor to put you on something else. A lot of these meds do have side effects when you first start taking them, but most of them go away after your body adjusts to the medication.
aprilrose70
aprilrose70
Mine started out of the blue and at night too. I've been researching about them. The best way to stop them is to stop fearing them. It's not easy but it can be done. Use the AWARE steps. Accept that you are having an anxiety attack when you feel that way. Watch and wait. Act normal and start belly breathing. Repeat all the steps above. Expect the best. It will end. Remember. AWARE.
hyperpgal
hyperpgal
short answer==yes-I've had that exact experience--turned out that I had been going through many many many stressful experiences--but nothing had been registering---apparently I was pretty disconnected from what I had been going through--I'd burst into tears for no apparent reason-I was an emotional mess (thought it was my just my physical illness) ---but I just hadn't been dealing with anything I guess-I just tipped the scales in the "FIGHT OR FLIGHT" game and went too far to one side....lol...so you might want to look at your life and see if you have been going through anything---I've heard it explained that basically you have constant and ongoing stress that pumps up your adrenals and they flood your system with adrenaline----after so much abuse that pedal gets stuck and it is like you are in 4th gear and can't pop it out until it is good and ready....and there after--until you learn how to deal with that sticky pedal--it will just go in and out of gear at random and at seemingly calm moments....