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...
I just joined this support group, it is taking a little strength to write this, but I believe I have anxiety/agoraphobia/panic disorder. It all started about 2 years ago after a separation. One day after getting an update on the separation/ next steps, I was in a meeting with a bunch of folks and felt like I could not talk, could not breath, and shaking a little. I had to leave, stop talking, and ask someone else to talk over. I put it down to stress, and never though it was a panic attack. Then a few months later, another major stress component of the separation happened, and I found myself in another meeting and I had a full blown attack, it was horrible. Now, you have to know something, presenting in front of people never bothered me, I have presented in front of a couple of hundred, and loved it, but now 2 years later I can not stand in front of a crowd without getting an attack. I had taken medication, things got better, time seemed to heal, but all of a sudden it started again. I know I am doing it to myself. I just want it to stop, and enjoy presenting in front of folks again. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I would love to get your advice/ input. Thank you!!!
years . They started after a very unexpected heart attack. I was a workout fanatic and always ate healthy..thats why I say unexpected.
Now I get them out of nowhere .not even related to heart issues.
Happens a lot while Im driving [not even i heavy traffic]. Best thing Ive
found is Ativan. I take one maybe 2 or 3 times a month when an attaack hits that i cant control any other way.. All the Benzos
are addictive , so limited use is reccommended. My daugter is in nursing school and gets panic/ high anxiety when she has a test at school.
Her doc gave her Klonopin to take "as needed"..same drug class
as Ativan.