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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blazefly 08/12/2013

I have flashbacks when driving associated with my panic attacks.
When cars behind me I get very panicky because I had a car rear ended me and for some reason I tend to look at what is going on behind me.
Is this a trigger to my attacks?
I ask my doctor, they prescribe medicine.
I take haloperidol 5 mg for this and my schizophrenia.

deleted_user 08/12/2013

Hope its working and sorry your going through this. LISA

harry3333 08/13/2013

you seem to have PTSD from the car crash, this is normal, try to accept and relax

deleted_user 08/14/2013

Sometimes it does happen. I had it happen to me couple of times and work with therapist to help understand

deleted_user 10/24/2013

This could well be a result of you being rear ended. Unfortunately the reason for these triggers is not an exact science and there may be many contributing factors.
It is important that you take your doctors advice , particularly as you have been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
I had suffered panic attacks for quite some time and finally found a solution to my problems at the website
http://anxietyattacksite.net

This may not be your solution - but it has been a great resource for me

deleted_user 10/24/2013

" This could well be a result of you being rear ended. Unfortunately the reason for these triggers is not an exact science and there may be many contributing factors.
It is important that you take your doctors advice , particularly as you have been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
I had suffered panic attacks for quite some time and finally found a solution to my problems at the website
http://stressmanagementinfo.net

This may not be your solution - but it has been a great resource for me "

Pampasgrass 02/03/2014

Yes, that is a typical symptom of PTSD. I have the same symptoms and I have PTSD, if you can get treatment for that first. Unfortunately panic attacks are a symptom of PTSD. It is a way of your mind warning you of possible danger, hyper vigilance and it is not fun to go through that.
Be aware that many many people have these symptoms.
The problem when we tell ourselves to relax is merely the opposite because our own mind knows that we are trying to trick ourselves. We know we have a panic attack, and then we attempt to tell our mind to relax which is the exact opposite of how we feel. I think then our brains say: Whoa, what are you doing? I am having a panic attack and you are telling me to relax? Nope, does not work.
Fully telling yourself that you are in the middle of a panic attack helps. Fully accepting that what you are feeling is a panic attack helps. And sometimes you have to tell yourself thousands of times: I am having this attack now, this is how it feels, not so good, and then tell yourself over and over that you are not trying to go to war with your mind over this, but that you are just there, surfing out the highs and lows.
Ah, heck, it sounds a lot better than it really is I guess.

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