I’m 24 yrs old and was just diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder and panic attacks. But everyone in my family thinks its nothing and just tells me to get over it, like its not a real disorder. Has anyone here that’s dealt with anxiety had their family treat them like there really isn’t anything wrong and tells you to "just get over it"? If so, how do you deal with that?
I’m going to see a therapist later this week. i haven’t told my family I’m going to the terapist. I think I’ll just keep that to myself. I’m just not going to say anything else to my family about it. But I just had a baby myself and I could never imagine not being there for my daughter no matter what she’s going through.

I’ve been suffering from depression & anxiety disorder since my husband left me 1 1/2 yrs ago for another woman (after 31 years of marriage). My depression is being treated, but lately I’ve been suffering from anxiety disorder/attacks which makes me not want to leave my home. I cannot sleep at night and suffer from intense fear, so I have missed a lot of work. My doctor gave me meds for anxiety but they are not helping. I am afraid I’m going to lose my job and since I don’t have any one to support me or help me, I feel I’m 1 step closer to being homeless. The psychiatrists I have seen say I need to go to work and fight the fear, but this is easier to say than to do. I don’t know where to turn. Please help!
This problem isn’t about my ex-husband anymore. I’ve accepted the fact that I’m better off without him. My problem now, is the anxiety disorder and how to cope with it so I don’t lose my job.

I am very afraid of flying, and am currently being treated for genaralized anxiety disorder. Does anyone in a similar situation have tips for avoiding having anxiety and panic symptoms while flying?

I have an anxiety disorder in which i take citalopram and budeprion daily. I also take diazepam when i have panic attacks. I used to have panic attacks several times a month but since i have been taking this medicine it has cut down a lot. Now they rarely come… except for that last few weeks. I have experienced a rise in panic attacks lately and am concerned. So please answer this question if you know the answer…. can excessive panic attacks be a sign of something worse. Or am i just giving myself more anxiety by thinking like this?

I have anxiety disorder which causes me to have panic attacks and I am trying to conceive.. So I was wondering if I had panic attacks while I am pregnant if it could hurt the baby?

I don’t understand why doctors in my area refuse to adequately treat anxiety. I lost my mom a little over a year ago and have developed well-documented case of PTSD, anxiety and depression since then. The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is also an anxiety disorder. I had a breakdown in April, and two months later nobody will prescribe me anything other than a SNRI (antidepressant) for my anxiety.

I guess there is a lot of drug abuse where I live but I am one who plays by the rules. I live in chronic pain and have been on the same meds and in a pain management clinic (VERY STRICT) for 7 years. Why won’t doctors give me anything for the days when the panic and anxiety attacks are really bad (2-3 times a week) at least for a couple of months while I’m in the worst of it???? What are they so afraid of?
I am in counseling with a psychologist… I see a psychiatrist. I can’t work because the anxiety has been so bad as to affect my ability to sleep, work, and usually drive.

Panic attacks run in our family. Luckily I escaped it. My cousin, who is a cop, thought he did to. Three years into working for the Raleigh, Nc police, he has developed regular panic attacks. Is this common place for cops? They have reffered him to therapy, but said if he is unable to overcome the disorder in 90-180 days, he should consider resigning, or may be asked to leave. Panic attacks and anxiety disorder are the most common mental disorders known to man. In fact about 1 in 9 of us suffer some form of it. So what should he do?

I am 13 and have have two panic attacks. i havent gone to the doctor but their is anxiety disorder in my mums past. I had my first panic attack when i had a needle, and the second when i flew off fast scooter. i dont know how to deal with the attacks and my mum dosnt help, all she says is calm down and acts as if im embarrising. i htink she thinks im exagerating over little things. but when it happends its out of my control i cant stop shaking and hyperventilating, my hands freeze up and i had severe tingling in my face and a very pale face.Mum dosnt want to take me to the doctor or buy any medications. i agree with her when she says she dosnt want me on any strong perscribed drugs. she dosnt want to spend lots of money taking me to phyciatrists or phycologists(im not sure which one) but i want to get better. any advice. please give me good answers im realy stressed about it all

i suffer from major depression and have a anxiety disorder im currently getting help with cbt and anti depressants and feel i am on the road to recovery but there’s no way i would have been able to do it with out the help of medication, but im just wondering if you think a healthy diet and exercise helps a great deal in battling depression and anxiety and other mental health problems?

I know someone that is being treated for panic attacks associated w/ an anxiety disorder.

Currently, they have been taking Zolfot for about 8 years. However, I have known this person for about 3 years. I have found that over the past 3 years, this person has changed significantly.

All of the issue they are having, happen to be side effects of Zolfot. This includes weight gain, drowsiness, a general lack of energy and interest and (from what I’ve heard) a lack of sexual desire.

I suggested this person stop taking the medication, but they are scared the panic attacks might start again.

I don’t blame them. However, is there anyway that a person can be treated w/ a different medication.

Also, is there anyway a person can receive treatment for anxiety disorders and panic attacks through working w/ a therapist?

I know someone that is being treated for panic attacks associated w/ an anxiety disorder.

Currently, they have been taking Zolfot for about 8 years. However, I have known this person for about 3 years. I have found that over the past 3 years, this person has changed significantly.

All of the issue they are having, happen to be side effects of Zolfot. This includes weight gain, drowsiness, a general lack of energy and interest and (from what I’ve heard) a lack of sexual desire.

I suggested this person stop taking the medication, but they are scared the panic attacks might start again.

I don’t blame them. However, is there anyway that a person can be treated w/ a different medication.

Also, is there anyway a person can receive treatment for anxiety disorders and panic attacks through working w/ a therapist?

My husband has recently been diagnosed with gen. anxiety disorder with panic attacks and there is a tobacco barn in our small town which is irritating his allergies he took the cough med. Delsym and it aggravated his anxiety. Help what can he take?

My friend developed an anxiety disorder while working at her current company. They have assistance available, and she is taking advantage of that. However, though her immediate boss is working with her to reduce her stress and anxiety at work, the general manager is overriding these methods and making life at work difficult for my friend. She is beginning to think her days at this job are numbered and that she will be fired soon. Is this legal, or is it covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

I’m 25. I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety disorder. I feel shortness of breath, dizzy, anybody gets these symptoms? It’s weird because I don’t know what causes it. They gave me Lorazepam now Paxil 20mg I try not to take it but now I hear it makes you gain weight? How does it go away? I want to be normal again! Please help me with info. Thx.

I’ve had an anxiety disorder for about one year and i was wondering if smoking weed had anything to cause this.

I believe I have anxiety disorder. I don’t need to get into why.

I have no family doctor, so I have no idea how to begin getting help.

Should I just walk into a walk in clinic?

I have a health anxiety disorder and cant stop thinking that there is something wrong with me. I feel i am going mad. I am on medication for depression but nothing is working. I cant sleep and just feel anxiety from the moment i wake up to the moment i go sleep, (when i do eventually get to sleep) its causing problems at home with my husband because he trys to understand but doesnt what do i do.

Hi – I suffer from chronic anxiety disorder & have about 1-2 panic attacks a day. Today I had one in a fashion shopping store and was about to faint but it was way more intense and odd than the other ones – I couldn’t hear a dang thing! My friend was trying to talk to me and it sounded as if she was under water – Is that due to the attack or a real health problem? I’ve never had that before. My hearing was almost gone?! It came back after the attack though.

ok, so i have been having all the symptoms of panic attacks, and every one of the 4 doctors i’ve seen came to the same conclusion…anxiety disorder, panic attacks…

they did cat scans, holtor monitor, ekg, thyroid tests and ultrasounds, and multiple blood tests

NOTHING IS WRONG WITH ME BUT THIS PANIC THING!!!

how come i feel like there is something major wrong with me…

this jsut came out of no where…with no reason….i keep feeling like now im turning into a hypochondriac…

every ache and pain i think is something serious…

my leg hurt for the last 2 days, i keep telling myself its a blood clot….i had a 2 day headache, i though was a brain turmor…

i went from perfectly normal to a mental health freak….is this normal for panic things???

i have this….thing, its like im in this defense mode, im always waiting for a panic attack to happen….and now its like im expecting it to happen unless im really busy…

is being emotional part of it?

I have anxiety disorder and bipolar. I know there is some link between stress and irregulars periods but the drs won’t admit this. I am not sure why. It seems when I am having different phases my periods are different. When I am manic my periods are light; when I am depressed they are heavy. Is it my period causing this change of moods or is it my moods causing the change in my flows?

I have grand mal seizures and they’re horrifying. I don’t want to face them anymore and when I wake up I immediately start panicking and I take a Xanax (prescribed for panic and anxiety disorder) and go back to bed.

When I wake up again it’s the same thing. More horrifying fear for no reason. I’ve seen psychologists. I’m agoraphobic and just scared to death of seizures and life.

Please talk to me if you’re like me. I keep praying but I just get worse.
Thanks.

I have anxiety disorder, I have about 3-4 panic attacks a week.. I was wondering what negative effects this has on my heart. My heart is usually at a fast pace, around 100. I’m 17 and I have no heart disease. I was wondering if anxiety/panic attacks as much as I have them can put me at greater risk or worse yet actually have one? Thanks.

Hi,

I’m a 14 year old with a social phobia/anxiety disorder and I’m having an extreme panic attack at the moment due to the thought of school tommorow. Please could somebody who knows what they’re talking about suggest ways of dealing with said anxiety attack?

Thank you very much, and please don’t be insensitive, because I really don’t think I’d be able to cope with that at the moment.

-Sarah
xxx

I was curious about this. I have been recently diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder and I think I have been also diagnosed with Panic Disorder, but I am not sure. How many panic attacks does someone have to have to be diagnosed with Panic Disorder?

I think I have a anxiety disorder, and I've tried to tell my parents, they told me it's just part of being someone my age, then they laughed at me. What can I do, to let them know that I'm serious, and that I want to be tested?