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13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 58

I have found that not empowering the panic attack has a significant effect, an actual panic attack is caused by anxiety boiling over and fundamentally chemicals being released in your body. Recognizing as soon as possible that i am having an attack and partaking in meditation, slow and deep breathing, and using affirmations and positive self talk usually stops an attack in its tracks.

However; if an attack manages to break through, my favorite way of rebounding is playing my guitar as loud and as aggressively as i can in order to use up the remaining cortisol and adrenaline in my body and have a bit of fun the requires my full attention.

Sunny

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

The policy in our psych ward here is all medication and a home like atmosphere, you have to make your bed, do your laundry, eat communally and once a week help with preparation. It is a calming atmosphere but no CBT, so people go home quit there medication and end up back there. I wonder if this is the policy all over. The only group therapy was initiated by me. I still communicate with people from there. None of us are crazy, Just the overload and no understanding of what was happening sent us there. Average stay being three weeks would get a person a good start on CBT. Maybe there are not enough councillors around.

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Davit

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 43

When I first started having panic attacks I always got them at night - I couldn't sleep. I've called 911 thinking I was having a heart attack. That was 10 years ago. With medication alone I have been able to live virtually panic free, with only a few episodes a year, that would usually happen over the course of a month in the winter.

This time, they hit me in the morning. To the point where I couldn't go to work. Meds alone weren't seeming to help. So I found this website - stumbled upon it really, and it's been really helpful! Seriously I've been using it for less than a week, and I already feel better. Just knowing someone there gets what I get, and I'm not really going crazy.. I was starting to think I needed to check myself into a local mental health hospital - but now I know I'm fine.

I'm very much looking forward to working through the CBT, and getting a real handle on my panic.

And prayers, and reading scripture works for me too. :)

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 18

When my panic attacks first started they would last for several hours and then I would have several days where they would come and go all day. Now they are not completely gone yet, but when I do get one it only lasts for a few minutes.

What helped me: Reassurance from my doctor and others that I am not going crazy and that I am actually a healthy person. Reassurance from myself and being able to admit "hey, I've had too much stress and my mind/body is telling me all about it."

Reassurance from medical tests that my heart is fine. Talking to others with similar symptoms. This forum is a godsend for me-because I can see and talk to others with similar issues.

Also continuing with the panic program and I do a lot of self talk. Also helpful is breathing exercises and meditation mp3's-and allowing myself a time out when I need it.

Deanna

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

I have yet to have an attack last only minutes until I got what you could call over them. Now if I get the beginning of one it goes fast but I have sat on the toilet in an over heated bathroom with a blanket over me shivering, scared to move and scared to stay there. Pounding heart Can't breath feeling like I'm going to pass out. Too hot one minute, too cold the next. On a bad one I have paced up and down the drive way In a dressing gown and slippers in minus twenty and snow freezing and sweating. Some times sitting down just to bounce back up. And I have had this feeling last as much as three hours. If I closed my eyes I fell over. Can't lie down. Can't even have a cup of tea cause I can't swallow. Hands shaking so bad I couldn't hold it any way. The worst part is trying to run away from something getting you when you don't know what it is or where it is.

What works: Ativan or Valium and 15 minutes talking to some one who understand till the meds work.

What works better is journaling for reasons I have posted elsewhere.

What stopped them: A thorough understanding of why they happen, what was causing them and dealing with it. CBT, basically.

There are a lot more symptoms, because they mimic physical or mental problems. Often some thing you can associate with even though it never actually happened to you.

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Davit

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2606

Members,

The physical symptoms of panic attacks may be familiar to some of you. For others, here are some of the symptoms you may experience:

Terror – a sense that something unimaginably horrible is about to happen and one is powerless to prevent it
Racing or pounding heartbeat
Chest pains
Dizziness, light-headedness, nausea
Difficulty breathing
Tingling or numbness in the hands
Flushes or chills
Sense of unreality
Fear of losing control, going "crazy," or doing something embarrassing
Fear of dying
If this is your first panic attack, it is always wise to seek medical attention to rule out any medical causes to your symptoms.

Although the attacks only last a few minutes, the rebound effects and the recovery time after an attack can last a few hours. We now invite our members to share their best tips for rebounding after a panic attack.

Samantha, Health Educator

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