Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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JFLOWERS30ADPL 02/06/2017

I've been suffering from anxiety for about a year it comes in waves.. lately I feel like it's starting to come back. I woke up one night in a panick attack that it was hard to come out of.. When I get these attacks I get numbness in my extremeties, chest pain, rapid heart beat,hard to breath, pins & needles felling in my back my arms,my mind gets kinda foggy. The Past 2 weeks I have the craziest dreams that don't let me have a good night sleep.When I get these attacks it gets me so exhausted that i constantly feel the need to sleep.So I went to the gym today and right after my work out my heart was beating so hard & fast it felt like it was going to come out of my chest... Lately what has been bugging me the most is my chest pain, an uneasy unsettled, shacky chest (at least that's how it feels) What drives me insane is that i can see my heart beating in my chest & I can hear what seems to be a heart beat in my ear when in bed..Don't know what to do . The meds I take feel like they are no longer working .I've tried so many things nothing really seems to work.. I try not to take my lorazepam because I don't want to get addicted to that drug, so most of the time I just ride it out but it's getting so exhausting. .. Any suggestions??? I've tried taking teas,oils, breathing teachniques,mind awareness stuff my therapist suggested.

BrookeT 02/07/2017

if it happens before bed mostly I would say take a bath to relax your muscles and mind right before you go to sleep! always helps me during a panic attack

Gladdmatt 02/07/2017

I play music that helps me feel energized and happy, and also take hot baths. If your meds aren't working or you aren't taking them as prescribed, you should talk about that to the dr. who prescribed them. If you were getting "addicted" to them it would be very hard not to take them, and take them at increasing dosages. Though I take my meds every day, I do not feel at all addicted to them, and have to remind myself to take them. But talk to a dr. God bless your day.

JFLOWERS30ADPL 02/07/2017

Thanks guys.

summerbabe88 02/07/2017

You should be in a calm space and set your alarm for twenty minutes on your phone: sit and do nothing. do not move your body, just sit and relax. this helps your brain recharge and slow your heart rate. This may cause more anxiety at first but once your body gets used to it, you'll feel a little better. Hope this helps!

Sherlane 02/07/2017

Have the exact same symptoms. Have high blood pressure, also under piles of stress!!! Have u had yr. blood pressure checked?? Am going to try Redicalm, if that doesn't work, am going to a psychiatrist, maybe a cardiologist, as eyes are failing now, due to this rapid heart beat, palpitations. Get sick, & nausea many days. Allergist found I was allergic to my own adrenaline & cortisol, so even a tiny, tiny stress affects me. One drop of adrenaline will KILL me, he said, so must tell hospital, et.al. Cannot have ANY adrenaline. Not even at dentist.

notaginggracefully 02/07/2017

The anxiety/panic attacks are a workout on your system. I will often find myself completely wiped out after a few bad days.

JFLOWERS30ADPL 02/07/2017

Checked my blood pressure several times it's always normal. Had blood work done and everything comes up fine. Thanks everyone for your soggestions.

lijie218 02/07/2017

When you are really focusing on your physical symptoms, that's a good time to take the lorazapam - you can even take half a pill. It will lower your physical stress and help break the cycle of fear bringing on physical symptoms - which makes you afraid there's something really wrong - which makes you more afraid - which brings on more physical symptoms. I was having this problem really bad, focusing on my chest (pain, skipped beats, weird feelings) and I had to sleep sitting up so I couldn't hear my heart beat. But I started taking the lorazapam one month ago and it has REALLY helped. I'm not miraculously cured but it's a BIG improvement, and I've even had a couple of days where I wasn't afraid I might be dying the entire day .

kenznoel 02/07/2017

Sounds exactly like mine. I first had mine almost exactly a year ago. Felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest. My heart was pounding an it was hard to breath. I had a pit in my stomach and it felt like something bad was going to happen. I got put on lexapro and it slowly got better. I still have moments where I feel anxious and sick but it doesn't last long at all. Every once in awhile if it gets really bad I take a Xanax but I try to hold out because I don't want to rely on that. I would suggest taking to your doctor about switching your meds. Hope it gets better!

JFLOWERS30ADPL 02/07/2017

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate it.. it's nice to have a conversation with people that understand.

Hawkns 02/07/2017

i have the same feeling, panic attacks come out of no where. scare the hell out of me thinking i am having a heart attack, but i have seen heart Dr and heart is doing good. seen regular Dr and told me i have panic attacks. gave me a prescription for clonopin , i take it when i feel a attack coming on. i seem to take a pill right in the morning but have to sit and relax awhile for the pill makes me dizzy. but it works. for dealing with it, well i try to and see my Dr.s on a monthly basis to make sure heart and lungs and the rest of my body is doing good. blood test well with taking the clonapin it will show up, but they know about it. all is good for tests that i go though. for the rest of the time dealing with attack. i get up slow out of bed and do what i can. i am retired so i don't have to worry about work. medically retired from open heart surgery 9 years ago. wish every one that has the attacks be well.

Gumption 02/07/2017

Oh... I sooo understand how you feel.

I have tried everything.

But there are some things that have helped me in the recent weeks.
I am a researcher by nature. I want to know everything and every possible way to fix problems.

I have come across this video... that has helped me sooo greatly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAclBdj20ZU

And also....
With panic attacks.... there are two responses. Fight or Flight.
Flight is ... I need to get out of here... Im going to die, I need air, Im going to have an anurism, I cant think, I cant read.
Fight is, Why? I shouldnt feel like this. What's happening to me. Whats wrong with me. Calm down. Breath. Relax.

One of the best things I have come across... is the idea that.....

When we start feeling anxiety... or a panic attack coming on... if we try to ignore it... it get worse... and FAST.

I have started.. OBSERVING my symptoms. I do not ignore or run from them anymore. When I start feeling the racing heart, short of breath. I tell myself. I am feeling anxious. My heart is racing. I think I am not getting enough air. "I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT I AM NOT IN DANGER."

It doesnt always work. But it has.
And the more I observe the more I understand, and the more accept my conditions.

I hope this helps.
I really do.

HUGS

birdmom5 02/08/2017

Everyone has made great suggestions. Has your therapist helped you figure out the root of the issue? I can get anxiety when I am feeling out of control in certain situations. Then, I have worked at why I still have some control and that I can't get hurt and it seems to help. Applying positive to the negative that seems to swallow you up! Good LUCK!!

Yolie 02/08/2017

I totally understand those feelings the anxiety and panic comes out of no wear I have all those symptoms sometimes my back burns shoulders get tight I want to cry but I can't these attacks make me sad angry I just lost my mom 4 mn ago I think it's starting to hit me that she's gone

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