As silly as it sounds. What has worked for me as of late is to just troll these forums, or read about something you enjoy. As I am typing this right now I am in the middle of a panic attack.

Its all just about putting calm and positive images in your head. If you can, take the day off and watch a cooking channel or something relaxing and dull. It doesn't sound like too much fun, but it works, at least for me it does.

Best wishes! Keep it positive.

that doesn't sound silly, i was just going thru the forums and i'm feelinf better than i was before, when they were bad last year, the number one biggest thing that helped me was joining this site and giving others advice, i think that by supporting others i was subconsciously taking my own advice

Are the panic attacks mainly occurring at night? Remember that it is adrenaline that wakes us up, which can easily startle a person with panic disorder who is sensitized to this adrenaline. A sleeping aid may help, or all you may need to do is just set a sleep schedule. It seems like your body is not going into deep sleep, which is causing you to wake up so frequently. Also, stay away from sugar, alcohol and caffeine, especially at night. And for me, not getting proper sleep at night causes me anxiety throughout the day.

I just had one myself. I hope you are doing better. Think about how lucky you are to be alive and how silly it is when you know there isn't anything wrong with you. I know it's hard and it doesn't always work... but remind yourself to be stronger and smarter than those attacks!!! Good luck!!!

Eat a spoon of creamy peanut butter. Try it

Rach

You are going to be just fine. Something sparked a little anxiety in you and now your mind is focusing on all of the heartache that you had before in beating this. You will not be plagued by panic attacks again. See if you can figure out what sparked the anxiety and walk through it. Explain to yourself that nothing is wrong, stop reading about swine flu, and focus on your breathing. Try the following videos for guidance. You are going to be just fine. It will pass quickly. Accept that it happended and move on. Do not focus on the issues that you had before, as they are over and gone. Here are the videos. Aslo, go hold your man Travis and tell him that you eed him to make you forget the World for an hour. I am sure that he will oblige.

Blessings...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu-qZugHXfc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JerhK0_XLZk

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Peanut butter is rich in Tryptaphan, so it might actually help.

I realize not all anxiety and panic disorder is nutritional, but it seems to have been in my case. I would encourage everyone to look into their diet and get tested for deficiencies because that can sometimes be a contributing factor.

peanut butter has a lot of things in it and is a good food for keeping a stable blood sugar. Tons of minerals in it and some monounsaturated fat for your hormones which may influence neurotransmitters.

I have a combo meal of phobias which I usually can keep under control yet, every ten years or so I go into a panic/anxiety nose dive that terifies me and leaves me barely functioning. When that happens I gather all my favorite reading material, funny movies, taped TV shows and do everything possible to keep myself distracted. Remember that old story about when someone tells you not to think of, say a pink elephant? And all you can do afterward is think of it? Or when a song gets stuck in your head? With determination you can force yourself not to think of something. Can't get a song out of your head? Concentrate on a different one until the original goes away. Same with distrubing thoughts that trigger panic attacks. Force your elf to think of something pleasant or funny and stay with it until the disturbing thought fades. These sudden onslaughts eventually peter out. All you need do is to outlast them. You can! Believe me, I've done it

I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING WITH A PANIC ATTACK AND I CAN'T EVEN LAY IN BED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO CRAWL OUT OF MY SKIN AND I CAN'T HOLD STILL BECAUSE MY HEART IS GOING SO FAST. I GET UP AND TAKE MY DOG OUT FOR HER MORNING WALK AND BY THE TIME I GET BACK I ONLY NEED HALF OF AN ATIVAN INSTEAD OF A WHOLE ONE. I KNOW THAT EXERCISE HELPS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, ETC, ETC..., THE HARD PART IS GETTING THE BODY TO DO IT. WRITE WHENEVER YOU NEED HELP.

I have read a lot about Magnesium (sp?) but you have to take a lot of it. I will find out the dose and post it.

Some people can take magnesium supplements and it helps them. However, I seem to react opposite to it as a supplement. If I get it from food it seems to be balanced with other nutrients and seems to work better. Supplement must be too much at once, disrupting other elements in the blood and causing me panic instead of relaxing.

So I get it from brown rice bread, peanut butter, avocadoes.

I have been having a problem with my heart pounding at night, so loud and uncomfortable that it is hard to get to sleep. During the day I can control it fairly well. I tried Ativan, which usually works, but it hasn't helped in the last two nights. Does anyone else have this problem and if so what do you do about it.

thank you so much everyone who replied. i'll be on DS regularly again, the doctor thinks it will help. and i love DS, everyone here has always been so great, it really restores my faith in mankind when you can come on here and everyone is here to help and be helped, no judgement and full of support, hugs to everyone. xoxox