Everytime I step outside.. I feel like I'm not there.. That I'm looking at everything from the outside and have stepped into some kind of dream land.

I'm not as talkative or as friendly as I used to be.. I'm not the man I used to be what so ever. I feel like my world has been turned upside down.

You have that sense sometimes that you feel your heart beating..

I take Xanax when I feel like I can't breathe (about twice a day).. But it doesn't relieve really the anxiety symptoms as much as you'd hope it would. Your mind is still on everything that's bothering you.

I haven't tried it yet, but counseling is probably the best thing to do.

i just can't sit still for a secound like my adrilin is pumpin all the time i don't even have medication to take to calm down tho..

i smoke cigerettes to try to calm down but it does'nt work.

its like a circle it keeps repeatin it self. can these syntoms cause u to be depress?

like don't even like to talk anymore just stay queit...and i sometimes feel like im a heat pad i sweat in my hands and feet and face feels like its on fire..

and i panic sometimes because i think somethings wrong with me...

can i go to the ER for this to lease see if theres something wrong with me?

cause i can't see a doctor til the end of the month.

will they give me any meds for this?

odds are that they won't give you any meds and just tell you that you suffer from anxiety.

It sounds like Anxiety to me.. Yet I'm not doctor. My anxiety started in february, i spent 6 grand on doctor bills since. I'm 21, and that money was for college, no less.. In which I have to return in two weeks.. IDK how the hell i'm gonna do it either.. I'm still visiting doctors as we speak.. They haven't found anything significant enough to diagnose me and I feel as if they are just going to let me slip through their fingers and be an accident. The only thing my Doc keeps telling me is that I have anxiety issues.. No caca- But I think my problems run much deeper then that. Doctors have been of no help in my case.


As hard as it seems, you have to try and think positive.. Whether there's an underlying cause or not.


Think about when all this started happening.. and reasearch anxiety symptoms on the net.. It'll help until you get to your docs.

Last but not least-

No matter how bad you think you have it.. Things could always be worse, trust me.

I just read this post, and boy, do I feel for you! It sounds like you're worring yourself sick! Like dmack0059 said, try to be positive.

When I start to have a panic attack, it is a lot worse when I start to worry more, or worry about every thing that I'm unhappy about.

It also makes it worse to worry that something is wrong with you physically. You're NORMAL!! There's lots of people who have panic attacks. I think most are brought on by people who tend to carry a lot of burden and worry around, rather than letting it go. Admitt to yourself that you're upset or worried about something, try to find a simple solution, and move on. If there is no solution, don't worry yourself sick over it. Believe me, it doesn't help. It just makes things worse.

Also, I try to smoke too sometimes, to settle down. It doesn't seem to help. I think the mixture of nicotine and the anxiety just don't mix too well.

You'll be okay. Just try and hold out until you can see a doctor, and when you do see a doc, stress to him/her how upsetting all this is to you and that it is also depressing.

Hang in there!

Don't worry, have you ever consided seeing a psychologist, I went through bad anxiety and saw a psychologist and now i am feeling a little better.

I would have thought smoking would makes the panic attack worse.

This sounds so similar to what I am going through right now. I'm so scared that I'm going to die or I have something major wrong with me.

I was a heroin addict for 3 years and stopped using about 7 months ago and recently have become completely (2 months) clean off Methadone. I am utterly scared that I have done serious damage to my body. I feel emotional, then numb. I can't keep still, my right leg is constantly shaking and I have to concentrate really hard to stop it. I must be having at least 4 panic attacks a day and anything triggers them. Vision goes funny, feel dizzy like the world is turning itself upside down, no concentration on anything other than the anxiety. I saw my GP last week, blood pressure and stats all normal except heart rate which peaked at 160bpm, she prescribed me Diazepam at 2mg. It helped a little, but it was such a short prescription. Now I'm back to square one. Today my period started a little differently (at least I hope that's what it is...) and I convinced myself that I am either having an ectopic pregnancy or I am suffering from Cervical Cancer. So far during anxiety attacks I have convinced myself that I am suffering from brain cancer, coz my left hand side felt numb and my brain was switching off and jaw pain probably caused from clenching my jaw constantly, to heart disorders (coz my heart races) that I can't breath etc....

I can't see an end to this, on top of it all I feel depressed and tearful. I think my panic attacks are triggered by feelings of loss of control... IE I'm scared of passing out and I'm actually scared to relax in case I just die.

I honestly think I am loosing my mind. No matter how much I try and control it, it just doesn't work, my mind still keeps on telling me something is wrong.

Does it ever go away?

Regards

It DOES go away. You just need to find what works best for YOU. Go back to a your GP and ask for a longer prescription. Explain EVERYTHING that you are feeling, so that the doctor gets the whole picture, mental and physical.

And most of all, try not to concentrate so hard on your physical problems. Don't keep thinking that you are dying or have a serious health problem. Everything you are feeling is likely caused by the anxiety, nothing else. Your NORMAL. Keep telling yourself that what you are feeling is caused by anxiety, nothing else. Keep telling yourself that you are OKAY.

I hope this helps you some and that you get to feeling better soon. =)

Thank you for your reply... It's very reassuring. I know within my rational side that this all anxiety related... I think I have managed to mess my menstrual cycle by literally worrying myself sick!

I suffered from anxiety a few years ago after PND and being prescribed Prozac.... I was then prescribed Dothipin, and my God, I actually was psychotic from it. Regards the physical effects of the anxiety I believe I have been naive in thinking that the mind could not create such symptoms.... Everything is affected!

I will ask my GP tomorrow for a more lengthier Diazepam prescription. I even worry about taking that, because of addiction. She has also reffered me for counseling and CBT. This will take at least 8 weeks for an initial appointment.

They say drug addicts all have reasons that caused their initial drug use. I did it because I wanted to feel warm and secure and comfortable in my own skin... It worked i did... But it only masks the problem for so long.

I used to believe that I was a resilient person who didn't let things get to her. I am slowly learning that I am not.... I have numbed my mind and my emotions for so long that now I am clean they have all flooded back to me and I don't know what to feel anymore... Hence I become numb from the anxiety.... My partner is very understanding to a point, and talking with him helps sometimes, but he suffers from anxiety too, so sometimes when I discuss with him how I feel it triggers a panic attack with him. I don't like to discuss my feelings with friends as I am scared they will see me as mad. I have also become very short tempered and the slightest thing will trigger anger within me, while inside I am numb. This scares the crap outta me as I feel as though I am turning into my mother who is a short tempered monster.

I feel bored all the while, but have no concentration. I have to have the TV on at night to help me drown out these thoughts of ailments... I'm 27 and haven't felt physical pain since I was 23 because of opiate addiction... My body has aged 3 years and of course it is normal to have the odd ache and pain, but because my mind has been in an opiate daze, it didn't register the pain of growing older until it had a jump start when I got clean....! It's almost like being in a dream state for 3 years and then waking up and expecting to be still in a 23 year old body!

I am grateful that I did this now and not in another 10 years time and be in my late 30s as this would have been a real shock to the system.

I know I have changed, it is natural for us all to evolve as individuals.... I'd just prefer to be the happy go lucky person I once was, instead of the nervous, unadventurous, bored and unhappy person I have turned into...! Life used to excite me... Now it just seems mundane... And the joke of it all is I'm too scared to do anything I might enjoy, incase I pass out or die!

What a mess!

By the way thanks for your advice.. talking about it has helped alot... At least I am now beginning to rationalize all this!

Love and Light C xx

You are more than welcome. I'm glad that you feel a bit better! =) It's crazy how being worried/anxious can affect your whole body isn't it? I don't think you're naive for not knowing that such a thing can affect your whole body. It took me a while to realize that too.

I'm so glad that you have kicked drugs, and at a young enough age too. When things get bad, just think, you have your whole life ahead of you now, whereas before who knows how many years you may have had. Yeah, things can really suck now and then, life can make us hurt emotionally and physically, but now that you're not on mind/body numbing drugs you can experience all of this, good and bad. I know it sounds lame, but when we suffer through the bad times, it just makes the good times that much sweeter!

I know also how you feel about being bored, but being afarid to try anything for a fear of passing out or the irrational fear of dying. It'll be okay though. Maybe you can find small things at first, things that you like to do or interest you, and just go from there. Sometimes I get really lonely and want to get out into the world and be social but I have a nervousness about dealing with a lot of people. I get shy and worry about it. But, I have learned it's all about your own comfort zone and being alright with who you are. I have worked in retail and HAD to learn to deal with people, and honestly it helped me to be more open and outgoing, something I never thought would happen.

I hope that you are able to get the help that you are seeking. A counsceler would help a great deal I think and if you're able to go through with it than that's wonderful. I have the same problem that you do about not wanting to tell my friends, as I think they would judge me. A cousceler would be better for that anyway.

=)