I focus on one thing in the room or place where I am at, focus on my breathing (deep breathing) and talk myself thru what is happening. It takes a lot of skilled focusing

Yeah, I try to focus alot on my breathing too. My DBT coordinator says that "breathing slows down the racing", he can't be more right!!

I'm not entirely sure what I do. I think I try breathing techniques but I usually just end up vomiting.

Sorry to hear that Jess. Yeah, the breathing doesn't work all the time, unfortunetly.

I'll just drop everything and go for a walk if I'm not in a full blown panic. Helps to get me distracted....it's something in the moving around that helps me.

i do breathing exercises...really have to reflect what is causing the anxiety....i also talk myself or to others to get through it. Some of my medication cocktail helps i think curb the intensity of some of my panic attacks

i do deep breathing and meditation, if it gets really bad, i take an extra clonazepam

I break open my trusty Xanax and wait for it to pass. I can't sit still to meditate to save my life.

Breathing, focusing on one thing, and then getting myself out of the situation ASAP and some Lorazepam.

I had one in WalMart too! Right by the peaches and grapes. Now whenever I smell peaches I get a panicky feeling.

I can not talk myself down. I have to ride the whole panic attack out. I end up stuffing something in my mouth if I'm screaming because I don't want to scare my kids. I usually end up vomiting too.

I have one huge trigger that I wish I could avoid but I can't. I am drawn to it. As miserable as it makes me.

I used to be able to rely on the breathing exercises and then had to take klonipin and now added a xanax when it's real bad but now my stress and anxiety is so high there is nothing to do for it so I just have a total fit and can't breath lose total track of mind and sometimes pass out. But it will get better it has to doesn't
it?

When I was 18 and first diagnosed with Panic Disorder, we tried Biofeedback Therapy. Did not work for me. Now I go to my Klonopin or Xanax, whichever doc has me on.

It used to bug me that it took a pill or two to calm me down. Now I could care less as long as those meds calm me down.

Ativan, beer (I'm not supposed to), breathing. I've been through it a few times, but I still stupidly wonder if I'm having a heart attack.

Well, where I live now, they won't give you anything for panic attacks so I don't have meds like I used to. Which is only making them worst or seem worst as before I had meds to control them.

Breathing doesn't work. I typically go hide in my room under the blankets and just ride them out if I can... typically wishing I were dead so I wouldn't be so afraid. That is if I'm lucky enough to have them when I'm at home.

BUT, leaving the house can trigger them or being outside the house can trigger them. Loud noise can trigger them. Crowds DEFINATELY trigger them. And like tremorchrist, I've had them in Walmart a few times. Not fun.

I rely on benzos to get me through a panic attack. That, and telling myself that it will pass shortly. They usually take place at work or in a crowd, so I have to try very hard not to show anyone that I am in the middle of a panic attack. Not sure what I would do without Klonopin.

xanax