Panic Attacks Support Group

A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...

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Gremlin

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Hi Im new here to this group.Just wanted to say whats up!! I dont really know for sure if I suffer from panic attacks because I am not a doc and I dont have insurance..I do know that I am having a tough time with whatever it is that I an going thru.It is hard to explain...It can happen for almost any reason,usually an unexpected bill or sickness or when I get overwhelmed..My chest gets tight I feel like I cant breathe My mind and my heart start racing and the little "gremlin" as I like to call it starts to antagonize me..It is so intense but I dont think that other people realize whats happening..Afterwards I have asked my sister if she noticed me doing anything strange.and she didnt only said that I got stiff and quiet.Sometimes it is easier to calm down but some days I feel like I am a walking wreck.Yet I seem to hold it together for my two young children.

I dont know how to deal with this,Am I just going crazy like my kids dad says!!!

dOES ANYONE WHO MAY EXPERIENCE ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON HOW I CAN CONTROL THIS OR AT LEAST GET THROUGH?? tHaNkS n GoD bLeSs
harry3333
harry3333
you should keep a note of when they happen and tell your doctor who should check for several possibilities

if they are panic attacks, try to relax, dont tense up or fight back but do breathe deep and slow and wait for it to pass
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Does sound like a p/a. I know what your saying. Praying and reading the Bible helps me. And my ativan.
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Yup sounds just like I feel alot of the time. More often than not infact, It's awful but there are meds to help just make sure you ask questions and be careful with whatever you decide I am currently battling a dependency to xanax, Pray focus on Gods love and Mercy
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