I really wish I was ignorant. Just finished my exercises....wasn't having chest pain before starting....but did during the exercise....then it went away after. However, the pain can start while at rest too. I just want to scream....or figure out what this is/or isn't....and start feeling better.
I have wheezing when I get sick and my asthma kicks in....and it has nothing to do with my anxiety. Heart murmurs don't really cause wheezing...unless the valve problem is so severe that you've gone into congestive heart failure (but that isn't really what we call "wheezing") or something acute has happened (ie ruptured tendon that keeps the valve closed).
I took an 8-week Mindfullness Based Stress Reduction course last spring. We practiced being in the moment using our breath as an anchor. Various types of meditation (ie sitting, body scan and walking) and yoga were a large part of the program. The course was based on Jon Kabat Zinn's program and I found it really helpful. I'm sure you can find tons of stuff online about the program.
I still practice....although not as much as I should. I do the mindfulness yoga routine we set up with the MBSR course almost every day, and I also try to incorporate it into something I do daily: showering, the dishes, riding in the car, etc. Ashley's friend's description is exactly right: to be mindful is to note the things currently going on around you, or within yourself, in a non judgmental way. You notice something....perhaps think "Oh, that's interesting"....and then let it go. Every time you notice your thoughts wandering away from "now" you gently bring it back without getting angry or upset with yourself.
So my doctor and I have decided to change my GAD meds...for the 3rd time.
When I first started having problems again with anxiety in December 2013/January 2014 I started on Cipralex as I'd been on it for a number of years and it worked well (I was off it for about 12 months and did alright). After about 8 months (and being at the max dose), the Cipralex wasn't working as well as I wanted so I switched to Effexor in August . Again...it wasn't working so switched to Celexa at the end of November. And again...I've maxed out the dose on Celexa without the results I want....so I'm now going to wean down/cross over to Zoloft.
I actually first started on Zoloft when I first started having problems with anxiety back in university in 2003. I don't know why/when I switched from Zoloft to Cipralex....however.
I'm also waiting on a referral to the AMHOP clinic at the hospital I work at.
I'm just getting very frustrated and angry with this stupid anxiety. I am doing everything I can but it seems like nothing is working (except for when I was on vacation in Florida last month....my anxiety was pretty good the....hmmm).
Anyway....sorry for the rant. I hope everyone else is making some progress with their anxiety.
The weather was fine....one day of a bit of humidity when it rained overnight....but otherwise perfect vacation weather. However it could have rained every day and it would have been "perfect" weather....compared to the weather we've had here in Ontario this winter. We didn't have one day over the freezing mark in February.
I'm not a big fan of "springing forward" or losing an hour of sleep. I was enjoying it being light in the morning when I go into work. My shifts start at 07:30 and I since I am NOT a morning person...it is easier to get up and going when it's daylight in the morning. I know it will eventually get to a time where it's light when I get up....but alas.
I am a little confused about your last post....or at least the sinus tachycardia part of it. I actually work in the cardiology field so know a fair bit about it. Sinus tachycardia is not usually an issue/medical concern. It can occur from some underlying condition (ie fever, hypothyroidism, etc). Why are you concerned about the tachycardia? And how did you find out about it??
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