the other day i was laying down watching tv, almost sleeping, but i decided to get up and get something to drink, as soon as i chose to get up and not to sleep, my heart started racing up to about 110bpm, like i was sprinting. and my head was tingly and it felt like there was electricity in my stomach and throat. and my hands were tingly too, i was really shaky and unable to relax. and my heart rate was sky high, i had to call 911 and they came over and said it was just an adrenaline dump, or an adrenaline rush, but i’ve been really stressed out because of work lately and people at work are treating me like shit, andputting a lot of pressure on me to not make mistakes, and all i ever think about is work. so could being stressed out from work cause these sypmtoms? i could breathe fine and i took deep breaths but it didn’t slow down my heart rate, any ideas?

Ok so what is going on with me? I am 23 married and a mommy. I have been having anxiety attacks since I was 15 maybe even younger than that.

I am so scared when I am having one. I think I am literately dying. It is horrible. My heart rate goes up to about 170 when I am under attack. I am worried and I don’t know what to do. I am always thinking that something medically is wrong with me. I wake up and if I feel just a little sick then I will start to think I am dying. Why do I feel like this. I don’t want to be drugged up on medications but I don’t know how I am going to treat this.

I am so tired of living like this. I am worried and stressed about everything. When I am having one I am always scared I am dying. Even though I have had so many and I know what it is I always convince myself that I have a health issue. What can I do and where do I turn? I can’t keep on living like this:(

Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows if there’s any over the counter supplements that can be used to treat panic attacks and/or depression? I would love to discover some sort of supplements or medicine that would help prevent social anxieties specifically. Maybe I should find some sort of breathing exercises to help keep my heart rate down.

Basically, i have had Panic/Anxiety Attacks since i was about 8 years old (maybe younger). Over the years, its usually comes and goes, but when it comes, it comes back for a long time. i have misses like 5+ months school in the past due to this.

I have gone through all avaiable help, which doesnt include taking drugs, as i think thats the last resort.

However recently my attacks are far worse then before, not only do i vomit, shaking, etc but now unable to sleep at all. i get attacks within minutes of closing my eyes, and do last hours.

Having visit the doctors, after 4 days (less than 5 hours sleep) for help, they basically said, they tried everything. they dont really know what to do next. up to me if i wanna try drugs which might get me hocked (not in his words).

Having heard this, atm, im at a all low, because im starting to lose the battle against this, and dont know what to do next.

Has any1 else had the same problem, or any advice???
i have already tried Cognitive Behavioural therapist, hypnotherapist, etc, i was given drugs to reduce heart rate, but none really worked. well it did work for a while, while my mind adapted to something more extreme. because atm, listening to calm music, breathin excerises dont work, where they use to before.

Anxiety attacks?
im 18 years old female and right before i go to sleep sometimes out of know where i’ll start feeling really light headed and dizzy, and my heart rate sometimes will either slow down or speed up, and i’ll be laying in my bed just thinking im going to die cause my heart is going to stop and it scares me. i cant sleep but sooner or later i do fall asleep and wake up feel better. is this a sign of an anxiety attack, cause i do get anxiety all the time.

what can i do so i dont trip out late and night so i can do to sleep without freaking out thinking im going to die and get light headed

my husband has been getting really bad anxiety attacks everynight for the past 2 weeks. his doctor has sed its due to stress and he needs to relax. Last night everything seemed normal then all of a sudden his heart started beating very fast n he sed he had earache and felt spaced out. he has been given propranolol beta-blocker tablets but they dont start to work for approx 2hrs. is there anything i can do to help him relax or take his heart rate down? it really worries me n i just want to help him. we have tried aromatherapy, calming music, candles, massage, watching films to take his mind off it but its not working. any suggestions welcome.
Thank you!

I am confused when I read about panic attacks being bad, and exercises being good for us. Heart rate is up for both.

im 18 years old female and right before i go to sleep sometimes out of know where i’ll start feeling really light headed and dizzy, and my heart rate sometimes will either slow down or speed up, and i’ll be laying in my bed just thinking im going to die cause my heart is going to stop and it scares me. i cant sleep but sooner or later i do fall asleep and wake up feel better. is this a sign of an anxiety attack, cause i do get anxiety all the time.

what can i do so i dont trip out late and night so i can do to sleep without freaking out thinking im going to die and get light headed

I’ve had anxiety for as long as I can remember. I used to have anxiety attacks as a juvenile, with a " lump in the throat and I’m going to swallow it and choke to death " feeling and my hands would get sweaty and I would lie awake in bed, scared to death from days, sometimes even weeks on in. I’m 25 now and I’ve recently been having them but they’re not too bad, however, today I was at work and encountered the worst anxiety attack I’ve ever had in my entire life. I was having a good day, nothing going wrong then all of sudden I left my office and my chest began to tighten. I started panicing and my heart rate increased drasticly and I began to shake uncontrolabley. I started thinking I was going to sufficate to death. It felt like I had someone sitting on my chest and I couldn’t expand it enough to get a full breath. I sat down and it began to slow down. An hour later, I thought it was over and I began to drive home from work. I was talking to a girlfriend on the phone and I literally hung up on her in mid conversation because it started again. I pulled over to the side of the road from the highway and started flipping out again. My chest tightened, I was having trouble breathing, I started to shake and and I felt really light headed. It honestly scared me. I’m afraid to go to sleep now. I’ve never expirineced a panic attack this bad before. Is this normal? a friend told me, some panic attacks are worse then others. I feel like I’m losing my mind.