Keep having anxiety attacks - Page 4

skipgo · 10-21-2007, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by To Starla

The fun stops once you stop taking them, and sometimes the central nervous system never recovers from what this drug will do to it.

this is why i now only take them when i have an attack, and not on any sort of regular basis. I had a lot of bad side effects when taking them regularly, one being terrible paranoia. i practically turned into a mild schizophrenic on these pills. To give you an idea of how infrequently i take them now, I was prescribed a bottle of 20 pills in september of 06. I quarter the pills and take one when i have a panic attack. I now have three quarters left, over a year later. When I said they could be fun, I was referring to my 2 years of pill popping and drinking in the mid 90's... something that's not been part of my life for nearly a decade.

TiaraGurl · 10-21-2007, 11:28 AM

take remeron you will sleep through the whole thing.

dean_r_koontz · 10-21-2007, 11:49 AM

yes skipgo good point. can someone kick out that dumb bitch to starla from this thread?

bardy · 10-21-2007, 05:03 PM

I took celexa for a few years and that worked okay. IT still didn't get rid of the panic attacks I had becuase of certain phobias. Actually no amount of benzos helps those kind of panic attacks. I loaded mysetlf up with xanax ebfore getting on a plane recently and it only made me cry out loud instead of internalizing it, which is actually worse in that situation. I think I need prescription sleeping pills for airplanes, anyway I digress.

I don't know what the OP is referring to as "panic attacks" It seems like he has somewhat rational things to be panicing about which isnt really a mental illness. most people that have panic attacks get freaked out over very irrational things and some times nothing at all. I have this slight fear of passing out so I dont like to do things that require a lot of physical activity and I dont like to stand up for a long time becuase I'm afraid that if I accidentally lock my knees I'll pass out. I am also constantly thinking about the most likely way for me to die at any given moment. Yesterday before dinner I was convincinv myself that I had a brain tumor until I said it outloud to my bf and heard how stupid it sounded. I find that helps a lto... if you are freaking out over something irrational... tell someone or write it down and it sometimes hits you how much of an idiot you are.

it seems like you are just suffering from a lack of control over your future and the only advice I can give for that is to hang on and suffer the ride, or sit down and think about goals that you have for your life and figure out ways to accomplish them regardless of the chaos going on around you.

skipgo · 10-21-2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bardy

most people that have panic attacks get freaked out over very irrational things and some times nothing at all. I have this slight fear of passing out so I dont like to do things that require a lot of physical activity and I dont like to stand up for a long time becuase I'm afraid that if I accidentally lock my knees I'll pass out. I am also constantly thinking about the most likely way for me to die at any given moment. Yesterday before dinner I was convincinv myself that I had a brain tumor until I said it outloud to my bf and heard how stupid it sounded.

i do pretty much all of these things. brain tumors (and other cancers), check. freaked out about passing out, check. panic attacks for no reason at all, check. I can be doing something completely mundane and suddenly i'm freaking out and thinking that i'm about to die of a heart attack, can't breath, feeling numb, feeling a little like someone has slipped some acid into my drink, etc. I'm a wreck.

bardy · 10-21-2007, 05:29 PM

aaahaha yeah I dont take any food from strangers because I am afraid they have put drugs in it

we can sit in a nicely lit room (not dark) for the rest of our lives and keep each other company. you know, avoidance therapy.

I used to read this newsgroup a.s.a.p (alt.support.anxiety.panic I think) and there were a lot of hermits on there. Man that really put stuff into perspective. When my anxiety was at its worst I woudlnt leave the house sometimes because I was too afraid but these people hadn't left their homes for YEARS. One guy did a weekly "walk" where he would gradually walk further and further every week and he would post 2-3 page recounts of everything that happened on his quarter mile journey. So cute.

Also to OP, stay away from caffeine or any other substances that can make your mind go "faster"

skipgo · 10-21-2007, 05:32 PM

yes, caffeine! i haven't had any in nearly a year, and it's made a big difference. I stopped having panic attacks for several years, and suddenly last fall they hit again in a huge way. I have no idea where it came from, but it really fucked me up for a while. Started taking the klonopin again and stopped with the caffeine, and it's been much better. I only have about one anxiety attack every 5 or 6 weeks now, which is quite an improvement from the daily ones I was getting last year.

JessiMercury · 10-21-2007, 11:17 PM

i started having daily panic attacks and terrifying hypochondriac delusions out of nowhere a couple months ago. i got sedatives from a psychiatrist and will do some therapy sessions. you should make an appointment ASAP, because it will probably be a month before anyone can see you. it's kind of embarrassing and really scary, because i have no idea why my anxiety got so bad so fast.

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10-21-2007, 11:28 AM	#92
TiaraGurl No Whickety Whack Location: 718 area code Posts: 688	take remeron you will sleep through the whole thing.

10-21-2007, 11:49 AM	#93
dean_r_koontz Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 12,657	yes skipgo good point. can someone kick out that dumb bitch to starla from this thread?

10-21-2007, 05:03 PM	#94
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,831	I took celexa for a few years and that worked okay. IT still didn't get rid of the panic attacks I had becuase of certain phobias. Actually no amount of benzos helps those kind of panic attacks. I loaded mysetlf up with xanax ebfore getting on a plane recently and it only made me cry out loud instead of internalizing it, which is actually worse in that situation. I think I need prescription sleeping pills for airplanes, anyway I digress. I don't know what the OP is referring to as "panic attacks" It seems like he has somewhat rational things to be panicing about which isnt really a mental illness. most people that have panic attacks get freaked out over very irrational things and some times nothing at all. I have this slight fear of passing out so I dont like to do things that require a lot of physical activity and I dont like to stand up for a long time becuase I'm afraid that if I accidentally lock my knees I'll pass out. I am also constantly thinking about the most likely way for me to die at any given moment. Yesterday before dinner I was convincinv myself that I had a brain tumor until I said it outloud to my bf and heard how stupid it sounded. I find that helps a lto... if you are freaking out over something irrational... tell someone or write it down and it sometimes hits you how much of an idiot you are. it seems like you are just suffering from a lack of control over your future and the only advice I can give for that is to hang on and suffer the ride, or sit down and think about goals that you have for your life and figure out ways to accomplish them regardless of the chaos going on around you.

10-21-2007, 05:29 PM	#96
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,831	aaahaha yeah I dont take any food from strangers because I am afraid they have put drugs in it we can sit in a nicely lit room (not dark) for the rest of our lives and keep each other company. you know, avoidance therapy. I used to read this newsgroup a.s.a.p (alt.support.anxiety.panic I think) and there were a lot of hermits on there. Man that really put stuff into perspective. When my anxiety was at its worst I woudlnt leave the house sometimes because I was too afraid but these people hadn't left their homes for YEARS. One guy did a weekly "walk" where he would gradually walk further and further every week and he would post 2-3 page recounts of everything that happened on his quarter mile journey. So cute. Also to OP, stay away from caffeine or any other substances that can make your mind go "faster"

10-21-2007, 05:32 PM	#97
skipgo Minion of Satan Location: i'm a horrible human being Posts: 9,146	yes, caffeine! i haven't had any in nearly a year, and it's made a big difference. I stopped having panic attacks for several years, and suddenly last fall they hit again in a huge way. I have no idea where it came from, but it really fucked me up for a while. Started taking the klonopin again and stopped with the caffeine, and it's been much better. I only have about one anxiety attack every 5 or 6 weeks now, which is quite an improvement from the daily ones I was getting last year.

10-21-2007, 11:17 PM	#98
JessiMercury Ownz Posts: 752	i started having daily panic attacks and terrifying hypochondriac delusions out of nowhere a couple months ago. i got sedatives from a psychiatrist and will do some therapy sessions. you should make an appointment ASAP, because it will probably be a month before anyone can see you. it's kind of embarrassing and really scary, because i have no idea why my anxiety got so bad so fast.