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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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Really bad day

Rachellem
Rachellem
Actually to be more accurate it has been pretty bad for maybe a week now, but it seemed to of calmed down and now BOOM! It's back full force.


I have my usual can't breath feeling and those dang, freaking,disturbing heart skips.You know the ones that feels like your heart has stopped for a split second then kicks in again hard. What is weird is when I am sitting up they don't happen much, sometimes, but they seem to get worse when I lie down. I wonder sometimes if my stomach is not a factor in those skips along with the anxiety.

I just feel so awful in between the fear of more palpitations, fast or skips, and just a general feel of building overwhelming fear that feels like a monster that is constantly chasing and catching me,I am bloody exhausted and at the end of my rope.I guess all I am looking for is to commiserate with those who have and currently go through this same crud I am going through now. There are times I just feel I can't do this anymore.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Well you've found a good place to share. Your panic experience is exactly the same as mine except laying down helps. Go figure. Finding this site has opened my eyes to a whole new world of people who deal with this every day and while I wouldn't wish this on anyone is certainly comforting to know you are not alone. You are not alone.

Check out the suggestions posted by CordonBleu on the post "Uncontrolable twitching and shaking" just a few posts down from yours. I've been following them any they are helping a lot!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I know those heartbeat a racing, then a-stopping ALL too wel! I was even diagnosed with a heart mumur a couple times. Lo and behold, after years of that cardiac craziness, I realized it was "just" anxiety! And I'm not downplaying the heart thing by any means, cause I'd had my times-o-plenty with it myself. Just that after starting antidepressants, it mysteriously went away, for the most part. On occassion, when the meds can't keep up with my Nervious Nellie mode, that all too familiar stuff comes back. But now I know.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh, I can definitely commiserate. I don't get my heart skipping, but it sure can start racing, or at least it feels like it is. Then I start having a hard time breathing, I shake and get confused. Yuck! I have it pretty bad today. I've already taken 3 Alprazolams to try to get calmed down. Usually I only take one, sometimes two. So, like whyami says "you are not alone".
julryan
julryan
You can feel your heartbeat more when you lie down so it may not be getting worse you are just feeling it more. I strongly recommend that you get a beta blocker from your doctor. It blocks some of the adrenalin and your heart wont pound. Once your heart stops pounding you may be less scared etc... They help with the physical symptoms of anxiety.

Meanwhile, if laying in bed makes you worse, walk around. Just even around your house. I don't mean a workout walk but move around a bit. My pdoc told me this when I called him curled in the fetal position - he said get up and walk around your house.

Also, since the symptoms of anxiety are bothering you as much as the anxiety itself i strongly recommend any books by Dr. Clair Weeks. One is even on I tunes for download. She explains every detail of anxiety and why it won't hurt you. She is very reassuring. I know how unbearable it feels! Its the WORST but it will pass. Maybe you can take a bath and listen to the radio? I wish you some peace SOON!