I have been treated over the last several years for anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. I got on meds and over time things seemed to get better. Until about two weeks ago. I had to be put on an antibiotic for a sinus infection and for some strange reason I just freaked out. I was terrified to take the medicine. After my husband finally convinced me to take the medicine, later that night I woke up with a panic attack. Since that night I am having them daily. I am so exhausted. Physically and mentally. I feel like I am choking constantly, my heart is racing, I can’t seem to focus on anything, all I can think about is having another attack. I’m absolutely terrified. I called the doc ans she increased my dosage on my depression med and gave me klonipin for whem I’m having an attack. How can I deal with this? It’s drivng me crazy. I can’t eat or sleep because I’m so worried. I;m convinced there is something physically wrong with me, but everyone keeps telling me it is all in my head. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can overcome this. The meds don’t seem to be working and I cna’t see a therapist until the end of September. I’ll be crazy by then.
I have tried doing the breathing exercises and talking myself through it, but nothing is helping. My chest feels so tight, and literally sore because I have hyperventilated so much this week.

My husband (he’s 40 and in pretty good shape) has been feeling unwell since the end of August. It started with a non-severe headache that comes and goes, but he generally has it every day at some point and in some area of his head (not always the same). Sometimes it hurts more in his forehead and sometimes at the back of his head, or sometimes on one side. The doctor diagnosed tension headaches, probably because my husband has been under stress lately (financial and work). He tried amitriptyline (prescribed for bedtime use), but that just made him exhausted during the day, so he stopped taking it. He has tried every kind of Tylenol and ibuprofen and sometimes it helps, but not always. He has found that he often gets mild nausea as well. He’s been back to the doctor twice and last time, they sent him for a sinus x-ray (we don’t have the results back yet) and prescribed nasocort. He said last night he got the chills, no fever, and started getting really worked up, so his pulse was racing. He isn’t typically a complainer, but he does get really anxious about anything medical. I think he’s afraid he has a brain tumor, although the doctor doesn’t seem to think so. I am wondering if he’s having anxiety issues and if that could be playing into this. He has been to the e.r with "hart attack symptoms" once and another time he was having an allergic reaction to something and suffered a panic attack, but he has never been treated for any form of anxiety. He stays pretty quiet when he’s upset and I am the only one who sees it. I know anxiety/panic attacks run in his family… his sister has a mild form of it. Our daughter is a very anxious type as well. I have made an appointment to go in with my husband and talk to the doctor later this week. I am wondering if anyone familiar with anxiety/panic attacks can identify with this. He has no other symptoms other than the headache and nausea.

I’ve read ancedotal articles and posting from sufferers who believe their anxiety panic attacks were dimished or completely cured by diagnosing and treating their low testosterone. Is there any truth or studies to back this up?

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

I have been living with extreme depression for years. In 2007 I experienced my first bout of panic attacks and anxiety developed as well as hypochondria. I won’t take western medication unless I absolutely have to. So instead I look more towards natural methods of healing. What are some ways to help control and prevent depression, anxiety, panic attacks and especially hypochondria? Advice, personal experience and links are welcome! Thanks!

What marijuana can treat anxiety/panic attacks? Sativa’s, Indica’s etc.?

i recently have been having anxiety/panic attacks but everytime i smoke this one kind of medical stuff my friend sold me, it makes my anxiety/panic worse. Is there, and what marijuana can help this?
What marijuana can treat anxiety/panic attacks? Sativa’s, Indica’s etc.?

i recently have been having anxiety/panic attacks but everytime i smoke this one kind of medical stuff my friend sold me, it makes my anxiety/panic worse. Is there, and what marijuana can help this? PEOPLE SAY ITS FROM PARANOIA BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT I AM NOT EVEN CLOSE TO PARANOID WHEN I GET THESE PANIC ATTACKS, THEY JUST HAPPEN

Are there any free hotlines that you can call if you suffer anxiety/panic attacks? How effective are they with helping people overcome and conquer the fear of having attacks? Do the people benefit and learn ways to deal with them through breathing exercises instead of using medication?

Will Valerian root help with my anger problems and anxiety/panic attacks with school work. I don’t want to take normal drugs for this and I am looking for an alternative. Will this work, what are the risks, and are there any more effective and safer things I can take?

Thanks

i have had serious anxiety for many years, i have cronic anxiety, and depression due to the fact i have social phobia and cant even go to the shop to buy some milk coz i get so scared and judged and start having anxiety panic attacks and crazy racing thoughts rushing thru my head. my doctor hasnt really given a crap and given me crap anti depresants that never worked, i also have a small child and i find it impossible to cope like this , i feel like a complete loser and really cannot take it anymore, i cant even go to the shop with my own daughter coz i start panickin and avoid it and shop online, wat am i spose to do to help myself , is there any anxiety medication that can help im so desperate this has ruined my life for years and i cant take it no more

Hi i’m Bella and i’m a 13 year old girl.
basically i’ve had 6 anxiety/panic attacks over the last 8/9 days. but yesterday and today i’ve been feeling lightheaded almost all the time and i keep getting dizzy spells and feeling sick (like travel sickness, but i’m not travelling).
What does this sound like? i told my mum about the anxiety attacks last night.. but now i am feeling really lightheaded and sick aswell.
What does this sound like?
please help!
Bellaaa-xxx
And I feel a little tired, even though I had about 9-10 hours sleep… xxx
Also the bridge of my nose feels like numb and slightly buzzing and my legs feel light like I can’t control them, but I can walk just not in a perfectly straight line. xxx
I haven’t had an anxiety attack since yesterday. They start for no reason, and I am not stressed about anything (it’s the holidays) which is why i’m confused… i’ve been lightheaded and feeling sick since my last one which is unusual for me… xxx
I have all the symptoms of an anxiety or panic attack, that is why I know why. when i am getting my period (which i’m not even getting at the moment) i don’t usually have moments where i shut down and start shaking and my pupils go strange and i can’t breathe properly. And neither do most people.. it isn’t normal. xxx

can u have anxiety/panic attacks if your pregnant?
x

I know this is probably a question only Drs would know but I can’t find anything on it. My dad went to the Dr with anxiety attack symptoms (fast heartbeat, worrying something terrible is wrong) and the nurse rushed him for blood work to check his white blood count and the Dr said if the Xanax didn’t work they’d run more tests. This worried me a little because I have no idea what it would be if it wasn’t anxiety/panic attacks. If anyone has any ideas…thanks

Does anyone ever feel "weird" like everything is a dream.
like your not yourself.?
Has the doctors told you it was JUST anxiety, but you think its something else??
When did you get your first panic anxiety attack?
How often do you have panic attacks?
Whats ALL the symptoms you experience when getting anxiety/panic attacks??
Do you feel sick everyday?? like how?

I DO. and i think its more then anxiety.
i feel sick everyday. but i dont get the panic attacks like i use to.
my heart doesnt race. i hate it!!!!! i always feel like im going to fall over when walking. i think the worst is going to happen to me everyday.
just wondering how others feel when they have one or had one?
so give me all the info you can.

First of all i have no insurance, so daily PhD therarpy or a long drawn out medical testin is out. I suffer from general anxiety, panic attacks that have resulted avoidance behavior to the max.

I’m curious what meds will wok best for me. I might be suffering from depression, I’m not sure.

I’m looking for a medication or medications that do the following.

1. No weight gain like I hear most meds of this nature do.
2. Do not cause severe addiction, or present severe withdrawls upon discontinuation.
3. I like sex, so it should have limite sexual side affects
4. I don’t want a medication that hops you up like cociane, I’ve heard some do this in attempts to reduce depression. No thanks.

Any tips?

The only med I’ve tried before is Xanax, and this was only taken three times per month when full blown panic sets in. I need a med that basically releives panic symptoms, leviates depression and axniet, no addiction, no weight gain, no sexual side affects.

HELP ME PLEASE?

I’m not really sure what’s going on … I just have this feeling something terrible is happening/going to happen. I feel like I can’t breathe. I tried looking anxiety/panic attacks up online, but I’m not really sure, and reading about all the symptoms (most of which I don’t have) isn’t helping me at all ….. Making me more worried
This sounds really stupid, and I can’t think of a reason to be worried, but I can’t shake the feeling. I was outside feeding our two dogs, it was dark, and I went inside the gate and called them. They were acting really weird, and not coming to me, they always get excited about food. I came back inside, and kind of tried to shake it off, thinking I was just being paranoid because I’ve watched too many horror movies. But I still can’t shake the feeling that something is really wrong.

I don’t know … it’s kind of fading now. but what is this?

Does anyone know the symptoms or know if these sounds like symptoms of anxiety/panic attacks.
I keep gettin pains in my rib and the other night had a small pain in my heart but i had to grab my chest, also my heart sometimes feels like its beating faster and stronger. And i remember when i was in school which wasnt that long ago i found it really hard to swallow sometimes, and sometimes nowadays i think im gonna lose control of my bladder or something, and its just things happen like that and then i cant think straight and get really agitated and i just like concentrate on this one thing.

sorry if it doesnt make sense i cant really explain it lol but do these sound like symptoms or somethin else and what can i do to help… obv im gonna go the doctors but what will he tell me to do and what causes attacks? thnks..

I was diagnosed about 2 years ago with having anxiety/panic attacks. I was on Lexapro which really helped, but then got pregnant with my 3rd child and got off medication. After I had my baby I didnt feel even a 1/4 of how I felt when I started on meds, but lately I’ve been feeling kind of crappy again. Im a smoker and occassional drinker, and have recently decided to quit smoking and limit my drinking even more, since I know both of these things dont help with preventing attacks. My symptoms of an attack are feelings of blood rushing to my temples and like something is going to pop. I dont get it in the chest like others say they do and I was just wondering if anyone else with attacks have symptoms like mine?
I also get some numbness in the temples.
Yes, I’ve had a catscan, and a ekg, they’ve taken my blood pressure, and tested me for blood infection, everything came back normal.

I started getting anxiety/panic attacks and depression bout month ago am 23 weeks preg now. They are awful – I can't sleep properly and am afraid to go to bed as this is where I got my first panic attack. I am terrified of baby's health both physically and mentally coz of them and am scared that I will have this anxiety etc forever. Does anyone think it might be normal preg worries made way worse by hormones and is there anything to do/take to ease these symptoms