Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks

At a public high school could i kid in regular classes with an anxiety disorder or learning difference get modified homework assignments as part of an IEP? Like if the kid has 4 or five hours of homework a night and they try to get it done but it stresses them out to much? Or would that be considered cheating.

Thanks

If a student has been identified as a special needs student then his IEP should reflect the modifications to programming, instruction, and grading and be directly related to the student’s disability. If he is receiving 4-5 hours of homework it doesn’t sound like an IEP has been assigned. A 504 plan is used for those students not eligible for Special Education but in need of a modified education plan. It is usually drafted by the school counselor and should make allowances such as extra time for testing, help with note taking, sitting closer to the teacher, etc. The transcript may reflect the modified coursework and indicate that a lower standard of coursework was provided. A doctor’s diagnosis may be required to start the process.That’s about all I know, hope its right and hope it helps.

I had an eating disorder a few years back and I thought u had gotten over it. I suffer from a lot of anxiety and recently I had a pretty bad panic attack… Im convinced that I have an anxiety disorder and I’m wondering if this could be related to my eating disorder? and how do i know for sure if I have an anxiety disorder ?
oh and i’m a girl by the way.

Yes, other mental disorder often cause or contribute to eating disorders. Sometimes, difficulty dealing with emotions (such as stress and anxiety) is a big factor in the development of an eating disorder. An eating disorder allows a person another (harmful) way to cope with these feelings.
The only way to know for sure is to go to your doctor and get an official diagnosis, but here are some resources that might help you to determine if you have an anxiety disorder:

This website provides the DSM IV criteria (scroll down a little, and the criteria are listed): http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/psychiatry/anxiety-disorder/
This is an anxiety screening quiz, which is an unofficial way to determine if you might have or show signs of an anxiety disorder: http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/anxiety.htm
This website has a self-test: http://www.adaa.org/public/selftest_gad.htm
i hope this helped, and congratulations on your eating disorder recovery, and i wish you the best of luck recovering from your anxiety disorder

I know I have panic disorder and borderline OCD (just obsessive thoughts), but it seems I have alot of other symptoms like agoraphobia, derealization and alot of other symptoms that match alot of other disorders. I am currently on 100mg Zoloft and would like to start CBT.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy will be really good for you. And it is really a positive step that YOU would like to start it.

Also a good book to read ( if it is available in your area ) is :

"Change Your Thinking", by
Sarah Edelman PhD ( Psychology )
Published by ABC Books
ISBN 978 0 7333 1832 0

A good bookstore , if they do not stock this particular book, should be able to find a similar book of the same calibre. Don’t settle for ‘pop’ get happy books.

I wish you well.

I’m doing a research paper on the five main types of anxiety disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive, Post-Traumatic Stress, Panic, Social Anxiety, and Generalized Anxiety. Are all of these disorders treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy and SSRI’s? I was wanting to be able to sum up the treatment in one paragraph at the end rather than dedicating a paragraph about treatment to each disorder. Thanks in advance. [:

Not all, because different people may react differently to medication. Doctors are trying to find the minimum effective dose, with the medication with the least side effects. If SSRI does not help they have to switch to a more serious medication, with perhaps more severe side effects.
Many medications originally approved for the treatment of depression have been found to relieve symptoms of anxiety. These include certain SSRIs, tricyclic antidepressants, MAOIs, and the newer atypical antidepressants.

Antidepressants are often preferred over the traditional anti-anxiety drugs because the risk for dependency and abuse is smaller. However, antidepressants take up to 4 to 6 weeks to begin relieving anxiety symptoms, so they can’t be taken “as needed.” For example, antidepressants wouldn’t help at all if you waited until you were having a panic attack to take them. Their use is limited to chronic anxiety problems that require ongoing treatment.

The antidepressants most widely prescribed for anxiety are the SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors).

For example, women are 2 times more likely to develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Why is it that anxiety disorders prevail more in women than in men?

Its true society puts alot of stress on woman…. You have to be skinny and pretty and have a nice house and raise your kids right and be a good wife and have a sparkling clean house and have a successfull career and be nice to everyone and blah blah blah blah…. and on top of all of that we actually care what people think about us Who wouldnt get anxiety disorders from that???

Are they born with it? If not, when does it usually develop?
Can you be 16 and get a panic attack and all of sudden suffer from panic/anxiety disorder? is it possible?

thanks for answers

It’s possible. Your brain chemistry changes a lot, putting it mildly. If your attacks came on suddenly, there is a possibility that they will leave when you are out of adolescence. Usually though, there has been underlying stress and other factors for years. Sixteen is the age I began to have regular panic attacks, but when I thought back I could remember it happening twice before. There’s no minimum age or maximum age to panic attacks and mental disorders.

What role does a lack of safety signals play in the development and maintenance of generalized anxiety disorder?

Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.

Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.

But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called "St John’s Wort" – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
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I havent gone to the doctors or to any professional, but I am almost 89% sure I have Social anxiety disorder (and anticipatory anxiety -the fear of a situation before it even happens). Ive been like this for almost 7 years now, and I hate it. Is there any way I can help myself? or should I go to the doctors?

anxietycompass.com

This program provides an update on the primary care management of anxiety disorders. The presentation includes a review of current therapies including oral anxiolytics. Series: “UC Grand Rounds Series” [2/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 13705]

Duration : 0:58:58

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I’m 16 and have generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder…I’ve heard that stress can stunt your growth. What do you think?

I have G.A.D. too, but not the other ones….i have heard that it can stunt your growth…Im 14, but mine hasnt been stunted or anything…try some deep breathing for the anxiety..that has worked for me and I only get anxiety attacks every so often. Good Luck:)