I'm here because I've had a lot of panic attacks in the past month-up to 7 a day, and I need help to make them stop. I'm seeing both a psychologist and a psychiatrist but this can help me when they're not there, so if I have another panic attack I won't end up in the ER again.
I'm not really sure why I'm having them, either, but sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy or I'm going to die. I think about death a lot, but I'm determined to NEVER consider suicide, no matter how bad the panic attacks get. And sometimes they get really really bad.
I hope being able to discuss my symptoms with other people will help me.
Yesterday I had the same problem. I woke up thinking I was going to die. The worst panic attack of my life. Pretty much every symptom on the list, and then some. They almost admitted me as an inpatient at the local mental hospital, mostly because I'd mentioned suicide if my panic attacks got really really bad. Now there's no way I'd think of that, but I still feel scared a lot, thinking of another attack. I don't see my psychiatrist until tomorrow, and I don't have any medicine. So basically I'm trying to survive the next 24 hours. That's why I'm glad I found this forum.
Thanks guys. Unfortunately I'm not on medicine right now. I see my psychiatrist for the first time tomorrow. I'm hoping he'll put me on something that'll help. I definitely want to be on something. I've had two panic attacks so far today, but not really bad ones. Not like yesterday. I'm glad I can come on here if I need to.
Well, it's up to 5 panic attacks so far today. One was pretty big, after I got blood drawn at the doctor's. Usually I don't like needles, but I don't feel really dizzy and short of breath afterwards either. I think maybe the dizziness was from lack of food (I don't eat much with the panic attacks, plus it was a fasting blood test) but either way, I think my body might have taken the dizziness and thought, well, it's time for another panic attack because half an hour later, it was full-blown. I'm glad I'm probably getting medicine tomorrow, though. As you can tell, I'm kind of desperate to make these end. I want to thank everyone who's posted so far. Any more advice to get through the next 24 hours would be helpful. I've read the first part and the relaxation part already, and the breathing has helped, as did the muscle relaxation.
I have an update for everyone. I went to the psychiatrist today, and he prescribed three medications: Valium, Celexra, and a sleep aid. My question is, I'm on Valium right now, and I'm still having chest pain. I'm 24, so it's not like I think I'm having a heart attack or anything, and I'm not anxious right now. So I wonder why I'm still having chest pain.
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