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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MsHoneyB 02/24/2009

It has been a while since I have had panic symptoms. I have been under tremendous amounts of stress for the past 2 years working on a dual masters degree. I will be finished April 30th. However, within the past two months, I have been experiencing physical symptoms of upset stomach and GI distress. I have been to the doctors and they can find nothing wrong. They put me on prilosec (for reflux). I was on penicillian for strep throat in January for 10 days (of which I did not have, but just in case). The penicillian messed up my stomach! I have seen my internal medicine doctor for a complete physical (everything fine) and my gastroenterologist for an exam (she wants to do an EDG). Their findings are both normal. I have forgotten how to deal with feelings of panic and anxiety since it has been 15 years since I had symptoms. Does anyone else experience nausea, gas, bloating, constipation and diarhea from their panic and anxiety? I remember I had these symptoms when I first began experiencing this disorder, but I don't remember feeling this bad. Some advice and insight would help.

deleted_user 02/24/2009

I have all of the above!

MsHoneyB 02/24/2009

How do you deal with your symptoms. Are you on anything from the doctor or was your advice like mine, "wait and heal".

deleted_user 02/24/2009

I am on xanax. It really helps. I am also trying to find an antidepressant that helps, but I have trouble finding one that doesn't give me side effects. The xanax helps me a lot by getting over the anxiety, and when it seems to stop my nausea and upset stomach too.

deleted_user 02/25/2009

I went throguht the same thing. I have been getting panic attackts for ten years now and last year I start to get the upset stomach, bloating and morejust like you I had test done. Its crazy how panic attack cause all these spymptoms.

congratulations on your master degree you should be so happy:))

deleted_user 02/25/2009

oh and for what I do for my symptoms I take clonazepam and it works great. I just started it. I also work out and I think that helps with panic disorder. You have to make room for yourself to and getting a masters degree I bet that is hard to do. I'm a stay at home mom and I find it hard to find one min. to my self.

harry3333 02/26/2009

acidopholous, etc can help, also try alfalfa tablets
nervous stomach is common for some panic attack sufferers

eat slowly, chewing food well, this mixes saliva with food, helping digestion

Mouse8844 02/26/2009

hi i have also had the above.
very dificult to eat when you feel so ill but best to have milk and jelly and easy things to eat.and try to have a little at a time until the panic goes away.I know this can take awhile.
With the bloating and gas I went to the dr last week and she has told me to buy Charcoal tablets for flatulance.I am not sure if this symptom is due to anxiety or an operation ihad in january.I think the tablets do work as my stomach seems to have decreased in size.Have taken some since Thurs

MsHoneyB 02/26/2009

I am actually feeling better. My stomach has not been as shaky and nervous and the feeling of nausea is going away gradually. The doctor had me on Prilosec which had the side-affect of nausea. I stopped taking them and the nausea is going away. Thanks for all the replies.

deleted_user 02/27/2009

Yes, I get all of the above as well. I dont even have to feel panicky, just even an underlying anxiousness and my stomach gets that way! I too have had all those tests by a specialist and everything was normal! I took prilosec for about a year that helped alot with the heartburn and acidreflux but now I just take malaax max. It relieves almost all of the symptoms usually... hope that helps...

MsHoneyB 02/27/2009

I'm hanging in there. The mornings are the worst. I can hardly eat anything without feeling nausea and by the afternoon I am starving for food. I am giving my body a rest with the meds. I'm going to suffer through this for a minute until I feel up to taking medicine again. Because the side effects of the meds they had me on was nausea! LOL.

deleted_user 03/01/2009

I get nausea whenever I am anxious. It scares me! I feel for you as I can appreciate your predicament.

K

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