Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks

I have anxiety attacks and sometimes have to go to the hospital for stroke like symptoms.. numbness, tunnel vision, black outs, cold/hot sweat, weakness etc. I finally figured out that it was my anxiety. but the last time it happened I was on bipolar meds and my hubby rushed me to the er because he said my lips were blue. it’s pretty scary. can I die from this if I didn’t have meds for it?

I don’t think it can actually kill you, but it can definitely cause you to pass out. Some of the symptoms you described (tingling, numbness, weakness) are caused by hyperventilation. Your nervous system gets overloaded with stress and you start breathing too fast and you don’t get enough oxygen. (Or maybe it’s too much oxygen, I’m not sure)…but in any case, it throws off the oxygen and C02 balance in your body and so you start feeling dizzy and all kinds of other symptoms. But you also get a sudden adrenaline rush and that causes a "Fight or Flight" response…you feel absolutely terrified. Your brain perceives a threat that actually isn’t there, and it kicks your body into overdrive to try to get ready for a threat. It’s like a false alarm and it doesn’t turn off.

A panic attack is absolutely terrifying. I’ve had problems with depression off and on since I was a kid. I went through a severe depression several years ago, and I’ve been having problems again. But this time, I also have a panic disorder. I had this really weird feeling of "dread" or "doom" like something bad was about to happen. Then I started having panic attacks almost every day. It’s horrible…you feel like you’re going crazy, and you feel like you’re becoming "disconnected" from the world. You feel disoriented. Sometimes you feel like you’re dying.

I don’t think it can actually kill you, but it’s disabling because your are so overcome with fear and you feel like you’re going crazy.

The big problem with a panic disorder if you don’t get it treated is that it can get worse and progress into other psychological problems. It can lead to agoraphobia, where you might be afraid to even leave the house. Thank God I never got to that point…but I can see how people can wind up that way.

If you are seeing a psychiatrist right now, you need to tell them what’s going on. A panic disorder can be an entirely different thing from whatever problems you have with bipolar depression. An anti-anxiety medication might help. I went back to counseling and I’m taking Xanax right now, and that has definitely helped. I don’t get that weird feeling of "doom" anymore and it’s been a while since I’ve had a full blown panic attack.

I don’t think a panic attack in itself can kill you…but all that stress definitely can’t be good for you long term.

By the way, I’m not saying that medication is the answer for everything, or that you’ll have to take pills for the rest of your life. I’m just saying that right now, you need to get this under control so you don’t feel miserable and you can get your life back on track.

This will calm you down, allowing you to focus on the task at hand. Saved me when I had panic attacks.
PACE stands for Positive, Active, Clear & Energetic.
E. Drink water
C. Brain Buttons: place one hand over the navel. With the other hand, massage the areas on either side of the sternum below the collar bone. Change hand (30 sec/hand)
A. Cross Crawl: Touch hand to opposite knee and vice versa. Do this SLOWLY for approximately 2 minutes. Move shoulders and breathe.
P. Hook Ups – Part1: Sit. Cross ankles. Stretch out arms, cross them and place palms together. Lace fingers and bring hands under and up to rest under chin. Close eyes, inhale through nose and place tongue on hard palette behind teeth. Drop tongue as you exhale. SLOW, STEADY breaths. Do as long as you want.
Hook Ups – Part2: Uncross ankles and arms. Lightly touch fingertips together with both hands. Close eyes, inhale through nose and place tongue on hard palette behind teeth. Drop tongue as you exhale. SLOW, STEADY breaths. Do as long as you want.

Slowly come back to reality and notice what your body feels.

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I’ve been having anxiety attacks when ever I go anywhere and sometimes I even have them at my house. Should I get medication prescribed to me? What should I do?

They say that anxiety usually manifests during a trauma in your life, or highly stressful time in your life. I got mine about 5 years ago when I was in college and my father was diagnosed with cancer. I went through many tests just to find out i had an anxiety/panic disorder. Go see either a psychiatrist, or a general physician to get some help. Meds helped with my anxiety and panic attacks but the side effects that lingered I couldn’t take anymore. Side effects were lots of weight gain, and derealization/depersonaliztion for me. Every one is different. But it did help though. I just got off them about a month ago, it’s hard but I needed to learn to do it on my own and not depending on something all my life. I read books to make my mind think of something else other than negative thoughts. Listen to music, hang out with positive people, try to laugh more, go out and get some sun light, find a new hobby that will occupy your mind. That’s the trick, you have to always keep your mind at peace. It’s not easy, but you have to try. No one deserves to go through life with this horrid disorder. And remember that things always get worse before they get better.

I’m just curious because I’ve had a lot of panic and anxiety attacks and just noticed that my finger nails have an off-white line across them and a bit of a dark purple color just under that. So is this caused by panic/ anxiety attacks or is it something more serious than that?

Discoloration of the fingernails is usually caused by a variety microorganisms. However, it can also be the panic attacks, they pose many risks to the body’s immune system. Anyway, you should see a doctor and get examined. If you want to treat the panic attacks you can try this site for a natural method: http://tinyurl.com/ylkuwhx/panic

I’ve just started experiencing anxiety attacks 2 months ago,and I hate them a lot.I’ve been to the hospital twice so far. They usually happen at night. How can I prevent them from happening? WITHOUT MEDICATION. Please help.

At the first sign of one, employ an ANTI PANIC ATTACK breathing technique. Advice from a published psychiatrist on controlled breathing: (1.) Get a clock, or watch with a second timer. (2.) Practise for 5 minutes, 4 times daily, until proficient. (3.) Take a small breath in, and hold it, for 6 seconds. (4.) Think to yourself: "RELAX", just before breathing out. (5.) Try to feel a sense of releasing tension, as you breathe out. (6.) Breathe in for 3 seconds, then out, for 3 seconds. Try to make your breathing very smooth, and light, as you breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth, or nose. (7.) For the next minute, continue to breathe in, and out, every 3 seconds. (8.) Go back to step 3, at the end of the minute, and proceed through to step 7, doing this for 5 minutes. Use this at the very first sign of a panic attack starting, or any time you feel anxious, or tense. Similar, but simpler advice, from a clinical psychologist is to breathe in to the count of 3: (one thousand one; one thousand two; one thousand three) each takes around a second to say to yourself, in your mind, and out to the count of 3. Also see http://deeplyrelax.com & www.deepsloweasy.com/html/intro.htm

Note: the controlled breathing only helps with the symptoms (as do medications/herbal remedies): you need to address the underlying cause, which requires some form of therapy, and Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy has been shown to be effective. Imagine that the cause of your panic; your anxieties, fears, your self doubts, self recriminations, all the agonizing "I’m-so-Stupids"; every painful "I-can’t-do-it" are huge raging, hurtful bulls snorting and charging at you. You see them coming at you and you hold out your red matador’s cape at arms length and simply let them charge right by. Every time they come at you, hold out your arm with the red cape and let them rage and snort and go right on past. Some people recommend nettle tea, with a little honey. Others use Lavender tea, Lemon Balm, Chamomile, but use no milk or cream with herbal teas, or Valerian (caution: its use may become habitual). Know how these affect you before driving, or doing anything dangerous, and it is far better to use the treatments, rather than relying on herbal remedies. There is a free online PANIC COURSE at www.panic-attacks.co.uk and it is also available by email. Well worth a look, too, is the section on panic attacks at www.mind.org.uk which they also have in booklet form.

I keep getting them more and more, I told my doctor but he really didn’t seem t care to much. Did you have anxiety attacks?

I have had three so far. It starts out with a stressful thing like an overdue bill and I start crying then I can’t stop crying then I can’t breath and I start freaking out before you know it i am on the floor rolling a roind like a lunitic screaming. The only thing that can calm me down is my hubby he hugs me and rocks me like a baby and breaths with me. I have never done anything like this before it makes me feel kinda crazy. The doc said just do what I am doing but it scares me that I am going to hurt the baby.
Good Luck!

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Not having any Anxiety attacks or anxiety about anything. Being so numb to everything around you. I don’t know if it’s God giving me the the gift of calmness during hard times, or if it is the numbness of depression. Either way, it scares me that i am not upset, sad or mad about current happenings.

There is a lot out there – one person cannot solve it all.
We can all just chip away.

Worry does not solve anything. Action does.

Be good. Do good. Find God.
You will not be depressed.

When I was 12 my daddy died and I had to hunt and fish for my family to eat (I was the oldest); instead of begrudging my fate – I actually started enjoying it. I love blasting guns!

You should be accepting of current events and trying to do the best you can. Even giving food through FeedingAmerica.org or similar group.

2 years ago; I was lying in bed ready to go to sleep and all of a sudden my heart started racing then I started to panick and felt as though I could not breathe. My parents helped me to relax and the anxiety attack passed. Since then I went to the doctor and she told me to try breathing into a paper bag or focusing on a still point and to concentrate only on my breathing. I have not had an attack since then; although my heart does race and I am scared to have another one. My heart races at night before I go to bed and when I fly (when the plane is taking off). Does anyone experience anxiety and/or know any ways to avoid it and techniques to manage the thought process to try and relax if your heart races? Thanks!

Try using a relaxation technique. The one I use focuses on relaxing your entire body, one part at a time.IFirst I lie down (you can do this while sitting too). I start at my toes and I tell them to relax; I consciously release the tension from the them. Next I move to my entire foot, then my ankles, and so forth until I’ve relaxed every part of my body. It helps to exhale every time I release tension.

Hope this helps.