Panic Attacks?
I am 17 and have been having anxiety/panic attacks for about 2 months now… when will they go away? I hate having to live everyday worrying if I am going to have another attack, I go to counseling and I still go out and do things and try and have fun, Im not really stressed out or anything but I still have the attacks. Advice? Knowledge? help please
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I started panic attacks at age 19 and im 27 now. all i ever did was go on a med and i was convinced it would heal me bc i just wanted to get better so badly. it never worked. sure they were better from time to time but i never treated the route. im in councling now and beeing weaned off mt meds. i eat healthy, exercise and i see a naturalist. she has put me on nutri-calm, mood elevator, and on the days i dont take my paxil 5-htp. all nautrals sunshine herbs. u can check out the web site if u want. it explains what they do for the body. im healing my body and mind, instead of just putting a bani-aid on it. im putting back into my body what its lacking instead of putting a man made synthetic drug into my system bc the side effects are alwful. good luck its a hard journey but dont let it take ur life. get to the route of it. allow them to come, ride out the waves, ignore the symptoms and eventually ur body wont see them as a threat and they will slowly go away. remember mind over matter is everything. thats what im trying. i know years of being a lab rat only set me on wild rollacoasters and here i am how many years later still having them. well no more bc im controlling my mind now not some drug. feel free to e-mail me if u wana chat.
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Counseling is a good place to start. At your age it is very hard to make a decision to go on medication or not. A psychiatrists can help, but teenagers are more prone to major issues on anti-depressants.
If you can control it without medication all the better. Finds ways to calm down. Exercise is important. Getting good sleep is important. Find a good support group. Friends ETC.
Hang in there and tell your parents. They can help. A trip to a shrink may not be a bad idea.
I feel to too the panic Attack like you. I am taking Trileptal For Epilepsy and like panic is a attack too , this medication had bee low my panic.
Trileptal- low my panic ,yes some times feel it , but not frequently
Hi. I’m really sorry you’re suffering panic attacks.
First and foremost you need to learn how to breathe properly. This will control your panic. At the moment, when you feel anxious, you begin to breathe more rapidly (or yawn or sigh). This extra intake of oxygen makes you feel even more anxious – and you start breathing even more rapidly. This cycle continues until you hyperventilate and have a panic attack.
The good news is you can stop this cycle! As soon as you notice the signs of anxiety, sit or lie down. Then breathe in slowly through your nose pushing your tummy out (to the count of 5 or so). Breathe out slowly and for a bit longer (to the count of 7 or so) through your mouth. Do not breathe rapidly or shallowly (in the chest area). This will soon restore the balance of oxygen and you will feel a lot better. (Books and psychologists can explain it a lot better than me!)
Also I would really advise a course of Cognitive Behavioural therapy. CBT is proven to be the most effective thing for panic attacks. It takes a bit of work, but if you put the effort in it’s super effective.
You can speak to your doctor about doing a course, or you can take a course for free online at: http://www.livinglifetothefull.com/elearning/ (A ‘prettier’ version of this type of programme can be bought at http://www.thewellnessshop.co.uk). If you don’t like computers, the best book is Dr Robert Burns, The Feeling Good Handbook which teaches CBT (it’ll also tell you breathing techniques). It is brilliant and used by many psychologists.
All I can say is CBT changed my life. I had to put in a lot of work, but my panic attacks have been virtually eliminated. I also did relaxation exercise tapes 2 or 3 times every day for a year.
Remember that you always have the power to stop your panic attack!
Good luck! I hope you start feeling better really soon.