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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Augustmilo
Augustmilo

I have been struggling with panic attacks for the past 3 months. Never had them before until i was walking home from work one day and felt a weird sensation in my head and started to lose my balance and panicked that i would pass out(my worst fear) then after that the panic attacks used to be once everyday, putting me in the ER a couple of times. I've had blood work done, EKG, echocardiogram, MRI on my brain, basically everything and have been told nothing is wrong. 


My PD put me on lexapro but I had a really bad reaction to it with the worst panic attack I've ever had, calling the ambulance to go to the ER and they gave me the lowest dose of xanax which I now take for emergency situations.


There were 3 weeks that went by and I was completely fine until it happened at my job and they had to take me to the hospital since the xanax I took didn't do its job. And now I am at a constant worry at work.


I am just so sick of having panic attacks....I see a psychologist and he just thinks my body is extra sensitive to what's going on. But l really can't take it.


Does anyone have any advice? It's really taking a toll on me :( first i was worried about my heart beat, then I was worried about my breathing and if I didn't control it myself it would stop, then it went back to my heart beat and now since i got a little sick it's making it hard to breathe sometimes and it made me have another panic attack at work.


I'm sorry for the long post I just don't know what to do anymore. I don't want to go back on lexapro and fear other medications will give me the same reaction.

valentin.yeismarie07
valentin.yeismarie07
Please soemone help !!!
Suchaslife
Suchaslife
With meds it can be tricky to get the right one and the right amount. But they can help i know its not fun but please talk to your doctor i put up with having them daily for years and you really don't want to go down that road.
Augustmilo
Augustmilo
Thank you for your reply! Im hesitant to go on medication since this just started like 3 months ago i keep hoping it will dissappear on it's own and I would go back to how I was, but I will see. If this doesn't go away I really will consider medication.
Rippelk2
Rippelk2
When I first started having panic attacks, I too didn't want to go on medication. It got so bad for me that my comfort zone kept getting smaller and smaller until it was to the point where I didn't leave my house for 3 months. That's when I caved and gave in. I started with xanax as needed but ended up taking more and more of it and that scared me. I ended up trying Prozac and it changed my life. I recovered about 90% from my panic disorder and weaned off all medication last December- I've been slowly relapsing since then and have re started my Prozac. I have very bad side effects for about a month of being on it (nausea, increased anxiety and insomnia). But it takes 1-2 months to see beneficial qualities start from an SSRI. I can only hope it works as great this time as it did the first time.

I know how terrifying and debilitating this disorder can be. I'm sorry for anyone that has to go through this. Know that you're not alone.

Feel free to message me if you need to talk ❤️
Hsalazar
Hsalazar
Hi, I am new to this. How do you know if it's anxiety or panic attacks? This is all new to me. I get foggy, dizzy, feel like I am not in my body, neck hurts all the time. My right arm and leg get numbed. I also been to every DR you can think of and they say I am fine. Hearth specialist, I am not sure what to do anymore. Meds don't help at all. They say it's stress. I been seeing a chiropractor and that has been helping.
SameDeal
SameDeal
Stop scaring yourself. PANIC attacks wind up considerably if you keep yourself in a rewind of junk.
Breathe from your diaphragm.
Breathe in a color you love and out the disastrous junk that's been heaped on you.

This works.
SameDeal
SameDeal
DO NOT DO MEDS. They only delay dealing with the reasons you have for going through panic attacks. Work on centering yourself instead and keep all the bad junk out.
justme1234
justme1234
I can relate! It’s been 3 weeks since I started having panic attacks which led to severe anxiety. I only had panic attacks after I had my last child 6 years ago and never had them again until now. This time it has been debilitating to the point of me being scared and not knowing if I’ll be better again. This was not me! I never had anxiety. My doctor wanted to put me on lexapro, but I declined. I had her give me beta blockers to control the physical symptoms of panic attacks (which I used them to overcome them 6 years ago) . This time wasn’t just panic attacks but anxiety as well. Last week I had to go back to work and I cried most days (I never cry let alone cry in front of my co workers). I tried natural things like GABA, 5-htp, cbd oil, meditation, binaural beats.. sometimes it helped a little, but never got rid of the deep dark scary feeling. Until my friend told me to try Traditional Chinese medicine! It saved my life and made me almost me again! I was able to function and control my emotions and stopped taking my beta blockers and other natraul things I was trying out. It’s only been 1 week since I’ve taken the herbs, and I feel like I have hope. I’m 85-90% better. I’m starting acupuncture next week in hopes that it will fully recover me. I urge you to find a traditional Chinese medicine doctor/acupuncture to help you through this. The herbs have no side effects, don’t make you feel tired or off and makes you feel normal and stable.
Augustmilo
Augustmilo
Thank you all for your reply. I have been struggling every single day and im so sick of it :( its not so mkuch panic attacks anynore morr anxiety abiut my breathing. I got sick and had slight pneumonia. Was prescribed an inhaler. Im about 85% better but my breathing still scares me and i have to keep taking in deep breaths. And taking the lowest dose of xanax to calm down to stop coughing :(