Aneixty and pannic attacks?

[jays375]

Just wondering who here has dealt with aniexty and pannic attacks.I am basically finally seeking help for my problem.Went a few weeks ago to the doctor.Was prescribed Fluoxtine.First week was great.Had my old life almost back.After suffering so many years.Well I crashed bad at the end of week two.When my medicine was increased.I went into pannic mode worse than ever.Went back to see the doctor.Figuring on getting put on tranquilzers next.Which I really didn't want.I tried aniexty drugs once and quit.Definately didn't want both.The doctor concluded I needed professional help.Which I already knew.Didn't want to admit.So in the end thankfull for that.Would like to hear from others who suffered from this.Surprisingly I don't suffer from depression also.

[6speedthumper]

I had anxiety attacks when I was in the 2nd grade. It was pretty much because I didn't want to be separated from my parents. Don't really know why it happened. Woke up one day and there is was, an anxiety attack. Got over it by my mom bringing me to school, and the teachers keeping me in the room as my mom left. Once my kid self's mind accepted that everything was okay, I was fine. Did not have any more attacks until I started dating. I've found that if I feel something is wrong with my "other half" I will have anxiety attacks until I confront her about it. Or until I just vent to someone. Sounds like your problem is worse then mine.

[Mickey Dunlap]

Just wondering who here has dealt with aniexty and pannic attacks.I am basically finally seeking help for my problem.Went a few weeks ago to the doctor.Was prescribed Fluoxtine.First week was great.Had my old life almost back.After suffering so many years.Well I crashed bad at the end of week two.When my medicine was increased.I went into pannic mode worse than ever.Went back to see the doctor.Figuring on getting put on tranquilzers next.Which I really didn't want.I tried aniexty drugs once and quit.Definately didn't want both.The doctor concluded I needed professional help.Which I already knew.Didn't want to admit.So in the end thankfull for that.Would like to hear from others who suffered from this.Surprisingly I don't suffer from depression also.

Oh boy, been there done that. It runs deep in my family, but no one got better and no one talks about it. First thing is get real honest with your self, get to the root of what is really going on and how long it's been going on in your life is key!. While that may sound easy, it's not in anyway shape or form easy. It also may need the help of drugs in order to get to a place where you can get your thinking straight. It may be a chemical imbalance, I hope not because going through months or even years of testing drugs until you find one that you think is working is very hard and will always need changing, my Dad never got it right.:cry:

Even as a Christian it can be difficult to understand what is going on. the bible says in Philippians 4:6-7

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

The problem comes when you pray, what are you praying about? It's always about our relationship with God as Christians, but finding the root of the problem still isn't easy. Then if you are not a Christian who do you trust in for the right answers, the one charging you big bucks to come in once a week?:wondering

Get to the root, some times it can be done through the 12 steps of AA, which are based on Gods principles too. In AA you work with a sponsor. Find someone you can trust with you deepest secrets.

[jays375]

Oh I basically know what the cause is.Not gonna lie I abused my body for years with booze.The added stress from work didn't help.In fact it just about ate a hole through my stomach.A few traumatic experiences came from it.Instead of seeking the help I needed,wanted to hear it was a health issue.Didn't want to hear good job messing yourself up.So I kinda tucked it away and kinda lived a life.Not the most enjoyable for many years.Recent events in life made it worse than ever.It's time to get it fixed.I have to much stuff to live for.

[Mickey Dunlap]

Oh I basically know what the cause is.Not gonna lie I abused my body for years with booze.The added stress from work didn't help.In fact it just about ate a hole through my stomach.A few traumatic experiences came from it.Instead of seeking the help I needed,wanted to hear it was a health issue.Didn't want to hear good job messing yourself up.So I kinda tucked it away and kinda lived a life.Not the most enjoyable for many years.Recent events in life made it worse than ever.It's time to get it fixed.I have to much stuff to live for.

All of life builds up, that's why I said to check out the 12 steps of AA so you can work on them. The hard part will be going to a AA meeting. Even if you stopped drinking you still have the baggage from it and you need to get the monkeys off your back. The 4th and 5th step is where the work starts. I could never get my Dad to really work the steps in detail so you have to get real honest and want it bad enough or you will just turn to a drug from the local drug store. Take care of it now! It doesn't get better and it will destroy you.

[Caminofeld]

tFirst thing is get real honest with your self, get to the root of what is really going on and how long it's been going on in your life is key!.


Couldn't have said it better myself. Counseling and prescription drugs will help, but the biggest component in overcoming your problems is YOU. Mind over matter works, and persistence pays off. You need to truly convince yourself that YOU are in control...and believe it all the way to your core.

My personal experience that I can relate was dealing with years of built up anger and stress mainly due to my own insecurities and jealousy. Seeing many of my friends succeeding in life and blaming everyone but myself for where I was. Self-medicating was only masking the problem, and when I would sober up I was right back where I left off (or worse). I felt like everything was spinning out of control for awhile. I had grown up skateboarding and began to turn to that more and more as an outlet. It was highly physical and exhilarating...and I began to realize that the more I wore myself out physically, the clearer my thoughts were. I came to realize that my anxiety was worse than I had thought...completely clouding my mind and preventing me from making any progress. That realization opened up the world for me. I began exercising on a regular basis, continued skating, and picked up other physical hobbies such as biking and martial arts. I had everything tightly regimented into a schedule and stuck to it. My mind became clearer than it ever had and I soon found myself balancing my physical pursuits with intellectual ones. I taught myself how to play guitar, bass, and drums and rediscovered my love of reading. I found myself more motivated than ever and it showed through promotions at work (longshoreman at the time), improvements in my relationship with God, my family, and friends, and eventually becoming a professional skater for a Baltimore board company. I felt like my eyes were wide open and, through a terrible industrial accident at work, realized that my calling was to help people. I went to school, became an EMT, and then dropped the Paramedic program to become a Nurse. All along the way I met so many great people and had so many great experiences that I'll never forget. My secret weapon was (and still is) a positive, "can-do" attitude and trying to learn from everything life puts in front of me. My resolve was recently tested with almost 2 years of a terrible situation that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy and losing my beloved grandfather and grandmother 4 days apart. Again I felt my mind clouded with anxiety and my daily stress level honestly almost killed me. Thank God for my wonderful parents and Girlfriend. Their support and love really pulled me through and took me back to the early 2000's and my initial wake-up call. I reached deep inside, again made the conscious decision not to be consumed by my anxiety and anger, and am now at a place where I have not only accepted, but embraced my situation. I have again found my inspiration and motivation and am working hard every day to make my life the very best it can be...a healthy balance of physical and mental stimulation/exercise that not only benefits me, but those around me.

I feel for anyone experiencing crippling anxiety and wish you the best, brother.

[belly]

Try to seek professional therapy. All of those "wonder drugs" have horrible side effects. It might seem to help at first but they cover up the real problem. The anxiety or stress will come back the same if not worse. Ive been down that road and the only thing that has helped is therapy and most of all prayer. The key thing is to be honest with yourself and admitting something isnt quite right. It took me 10 years before i realized that there are unresolved issues. My medicine was drinking. Ive been sober for 1.5 years now and its not been easy.
Let your family/close friends know whats going on and hopefully they will be there to support you. It wont be an easy road and dont give up. Therapy will suck at first but after time you will see results. You have to give it 100% effort. Will it make you feel uncomfortable or out of your element? Yes it will. Is it worth all the time and effort? Yes.
As men, we tend to bottle up emotions or ignore issues that will in time come back to haunt you. Its the quick and easy fix that makes us feel strong. In reality, its the worst possible thing to do. Feel free to pm me if you'd like to talk. Ive expierienced and have delt with people like "us" for quite some time. Take care

[6speedthumper]

Talking to someone that will listen is a great relief. You've opened up to us here, on the net, try taking it to the next step and talk to someone in person. Most times they don't have to say anything and you'll do all the talking. But boy does it feel good. Good luck.

[King Trikester]

I personally have never experienced it, but my wife does all the time. I don't have an answer but there are lots of good pointers on here. For her she is convinced alcohol is the cure, I really need a way to convince her it isn't. I am positive that if there was no more liquor the attacks would stop. I've been with her for 3 years now and see a pattern that she just doesn't see.

When I first met her it was really bad, and she also drank a lot, then we took about a 9 month break (amazing little daughter) and by the end of those 9 months I completely forgot she even had anxiety. Fast forward to today and they are back. I don't want to get into my personal life to much but her panics attacks are back, but they only seem to come around when there is drinking. It just goes in circles getting no where, she will make really great progress and go months without anything, then they come back, lasting a few weeks at a time or so.

[sledcrazyinCT]

Good advice posted here.
Talking to someone you trust can help as vocalizing your problems or concerns can provide relief.

Exercise is great to take your mind off the things that are stressing you out.

Medicine might help initially but without identifying the source of your anxiety simply taking pills or drinking will not make your anxiousness go away.

Good luck and keep on talking to people you would be amazed how helpful that can be.

[Mickey Dunlap]

You got a lot of good advice and it's cool that you can get good info like this on a forum for 3 wheelers, kind of crazy if you think about it but very cool at the same time.:cool::D

[jays375]

Well hopefully I picked a good psycologist.Tough to find much info on.What scared me is dealing with somebody that just sat there.No interaction.Just collecting a check.The one I found might work.He works as a professor at a local college.Read student reviews and were good.My girlfriends nephew works there and knows him.He said really nice guy and is well liked.Plus he is younger so he hopefully has a passion for his job.At least the meds are wearing off more today.Plus I got a lot off my chest yesterday.Called work and explained situation.Really don't care what they due.I need to get myself well and have people to help me.I appreciate all the kind words and info from everybody here.

[Dirtcrasher]

Jay, I'm beginning to think your my long lost brother....

Still got my number? Give me a buzz around 7 tonite if you can.

[tri again]

There is comfort in knowing that whatEVER we are going through, someone has been there, no matter how special our situations seem.
The meds can help short term but I can't even count the number of folks trying to get OFF stuff like xanax and zoloft. Years of tapering down and worse than kicking heroin.
I was married to the most wonderful alcoholic. Sober for years but still had the triggers.
Nothing wrong with going to alanon (for non drinkers to deal with alc family members) and Co-dependents anon too. WHY do we try and try to help people and make things better at our own 'self'destructive" or 'sacrificial' expense.
It will add insights to what those around us are dealing with.
AA is great too. People talk and we listen. There is no real cross talk or interaction in that sense or advice given but just hearing stories of others, we tend to form our own opinions and strategies. I tried EVERY avenue to keep the marriage.
A good schedule, getting up every day, eating a few times a day etc sleeping at night helps too.
If you're real concerned, many insurances and even social security disability covers situations like this.
Most areas have free clinic type places with 24 hr phone lines.
Oregon it's White Bird Medical and Calif is Rock Medicine. Nice folks and volunteer docs and all kinds of specialists from dentists to child psychologists.
My caretaker on the farm needs at least 2 beers every morning to keep from heaving.
NICEST guy in the world, super hard working etc etc but also just lost his 12 yr old daughter.
Don't feel bad.
Even super successful people have these problems.
It's now how we choose to deal with them.
I'm personally screwed to my chair today, for a few days now but friends coming over to to thru trikes for storage and fun farm stuff, bonfire storm damage trees etc. Some will be drinking, some smoking legally.
What will I do?
Not sure yet.
One day at a time, sometimes, one minute at a time but I also know that I have no problems that alcohol can't make worse.
Hang in there and do something nice for yourself.

[Mickey Dunlap]

There is comfort in knowing that whatEVER we are going through, someone has been there, no matter how special our situations seem.
The meds can help short term but I can't even count the number of folks trying to get OFF stuff like xanax and zoloft. Years of tapering down and worse than kicking heroin.
I was married to the most wonderful alcoholic. Sober for years but still had the triggers.
Nothing wrong with going to alanon (for non drinkers to deal with alc family members) and Co-dependents anon too. WHY do we try and try to help people and make things better at our own 'self'destructive" or 'sacrificial' expense.
It will add insights to what those around us are dealing with.
AA is great too. People talk and we listen. There is no real cross talk or interaction in that sense or advice given but just hearing stories of others, we tend to form our own opinions and strategies. I tried EVERY avenue to keep the marriage.
A good schedule, getting up every day, eating a few times a day etc sleeping at night helps too.
If you're real concerned, many insurances and even social security disability covers situations like this.
Most areas have free clinic type places with 24 hr phone lines.
Oregon it's White Bird Medical and Calif is Rock Medicine. Nice folks and volunteer docs and all kinds of specialists from dentists to child psychologists.
My caretaker on the farm needs at least 2 beers every morning to keep from heaving.
NICEST guy in the world, super hard working etc etc but also just lost his 12 yr old daughter.
Don't feel bad.
Even super successful people have these problems.
It's now how we choose to deal with them.
I'm personally screwed to my chair today, for a few days now but friends coming over to to thru trikes for storage and fun farm stuff, bonfire storm damage trees etc. Some will be drinking, some smoking legally.
What will I do?
Not sure yet.
One day at a time, sometimes, one minute at a time but I also know that I have no problems that alcohol can't make worse.
Hang in there and do something nice for yourself.

I was just in Washington, I went to the oldest store in town and could believe all the bongs they were selling. The whole world I grew up in has gone to pot! LOL

[jays375]

Well my family has a history with the issues I suffer from.Just nobody ever got this bad.Picking a psychologist out was a good time.Luckily got some insider info.Plus got a appointment for Tuesday.Gave the booze up many years ago.Which I never really hid behind that.Granted used it as a stress reliever at times.Honestly I loved to party,hang out in bars and get messed up.Drank the whole weekend basically.People could never figure out how I never really drank any other part of the week.Never said I was normal though.Always took pride in my work during the week maybe had something to do with that.Maybe I should have my ocd checked out also.I am so done living like this.That is a definite.